Willesden Green is a busy north‑west London neighbourhood in the London Borough of Brent, centred on its town centre and Willesden Green station on the Jubilee line. It sits between pockets of leafy open space and inner‑city streets, giving it a mixed feel of suburban parks and urban high street life with good transport links into central London.
Historically expanded with Victorian suburban housing after the rail arrived, the area is notable for a culturally diverse population and a lively local economy of independent shops, cafes and markets. A modern library and community arts space provides a cultural hub, and nearby Gladstone Park offers green space; in recent years the ward has seen steady regeneration and a blending of longstanding communities with newer residents.
Postcode districts covering Willesden Green
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Islington 5.3 miles8.5 km
- City of Westminster 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Bexley 17.3 miles27.8 km
- Sutton 13.5 miles21.7 km
- Croydon 14.6 miles23.6 km
- Slough 16.2 miles26.1 km
- Harrow 5.4 miles8.7 km
- High Wycombe 22.9 miles36.8 km
- Watford 10.7 miles17.2 km
- Woking 22.5 miles36.2 km
- Harlow 20.9 miles33.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Roundwood Ward 0.6 miles1 km
- Cricklewood & Mapesbury Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Dollis Hill Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Brondesbury Park Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Harlesden & Kensal Green Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Cricklewood Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Fortune Green Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Brent Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Kilburn Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Stonebridge Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- West Hampstead Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Queen's Park Parish 1.8 miles2.8 km
Example postcodes in Willesden Green
NW10 2JT, NW2 5DJ, NW2 5TA, NW2 5EH, NW2 5AD, NW2 4NT, NW2 5SJ, NW2 4LP, NW2 5EN … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 11.1 miles17.9 km
- London City Airport 12.7 miles20.5 km
- Cricklewood Railway Station 1 mile1.6 km
- Brondesbury Park Railway Station 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Waterloo Bus Depot 6.2 miles10 km
Hotels near Willesden Green Ad
- The Black Lion Pub & Boutique Guesthouse 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Henrys Townhouse Marylebone 5 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Milestone Hotel Kensington 5 3.9 miles6.2 km
- The Connaught, Maybourne Hotel Collection 5 4.5 miles7.2 km
- The Fox & Goose Hotel 3 3 miles4.8 km
- The Dorchester 5 4.5 miles7.3 km
- The Pillar Hotel 4 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Hotel 41 5 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Royal Lancaster London 5 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Egerton House 5 4.6 miles7.4 km
Schools in Willesden Green
- Convent of Jesus and Mary RC Infant School Primary
- Gladstone Park Primary School Primary
- St Andrew and St Francis C of E Primary School Primary
- St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Junior School Primary
Local points of interest
- Brent Cross Shopping Centre Shopping centre 1.9 miles3 km
- Wembley Stadium Stadium 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Loftus Road Stadium 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Lord's Cricket Ground Stadium 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Lord's Cricket Ground Stadium 2.9 miles4.7 km
- White City Shopping centre 3 miles4.9 km
- Burlington Gardens Shopping centre 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Royal Air Force Museum Museum 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Sherlock Holmes Museum Museum 3.6 miles5.9 km
- Barnet Copthall Stadium 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Kensington Gardens Gardens 3.7 miles6 km
- Leighton House Museum 3.8 miles6.1 km