Kilburn sits in the north‑west of Brent, centred on the bustling Kilburn High Road and well served by Tube, Overground and bus routes into central London. The ward mixes Victorian terraces and red‑brick council estates, with pockets of recent regeneration that have brought new cafés, independent shops and higher property prices alongside long‑standing local businesses.
It has a strong cultural life for its size: theatres and live‑music venues - including the Kiln Theatre - and a lively pub scene, typified by the story of the Carlton Tavern which was illegally demolished and later rebuilt, making national headlines. The area is ethnically diverse, rooted in working‑class history but increasingly popular with young professionals, and takes its name from the historic River Kilburn that once ran more visibly through the neighbourhood.
Postcode districts covering Kilburn
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 3.2 miles
- Islington 4 miles
- City of Westminster 2.3 miles
- Bexley 15.6 miles
- Sutton 12.4 miles
- Croydon 13.2 miles
- Slough 17.5 miles
- Harrow 7.1 miles
- High Wycombe 24.5 miles
- Watford 12.3 miles
- Woking 22.8 miles
- Harlow 20.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Maida Vale Ward 0.6 miles
- Harrow Road Ward 0.6 miles
- Queen's Park Parish 0.6 miles
- South Hampstead Ward 0.8 miles
- Brondesbury Park Ward 0.9 miles
- West Hampstead Ward 0.9 miles
- Abbey Road Ward 0.9 miles
- Golborne Ward 1 mile
- Fortune Green Ward 1.1 miles
- Westbourne Ward 1.1 miles
- Little Venice Ward 1.2 miles
- Dalgarno Ward 1.3 miles
Example postcodes in Kilburn
NW6 7DY, NW6 6SY, NW6 6QN, NW6 7HY, NW8 1NN, NW6 5YY, NW6 5DY, NW6 5ZG, NW6 5EJ … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 11.2 miles
- London Heathrow Airport 11.9 miles
- Kilburn High Road Railway Station 0.3 miles
- Queen's Park Station 0.3 miles
- Waterloo Bus Depot 4.5 miles
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Schools in Kilburn
- Carlton Vale Infant School Primary
- Christ Church C of E Primary School Primary
- Kilburn Grange School Primary
- St Mary's RC Primary School Primary
- The Kilburn Park School Foundation Primary
- The School of the Islamic Republic of Iran Independent - all ages
Local points of interest
- Lord's Cricket Ground Stadium 1.2 miles
- Lord's Cricket Ground Stadium 1.3 miles
- Sherlock Holmes Museum Museum 2 miles
- Madame Tussauds Museum 2.1 miles
- Kensington Gardens Gardens 2.2 miles
- White City Shopping centre 2.3 miles
- Daunt Books Library 2.3 miles
- Loftus Road Stadium 2.4 miles
- Kensington Square Garden Gardens 2.5 miles
- Wigmore Hall Theatre 2.6 miles
- Royal College of Art University 2.6 miles
- Leighton House Museum 2.6 miles