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 miles
- Islington 5.3 miles
- City of Westminster 3.9 miles
- Bexley 17.3 miles
- Sutton 13.5 miles
- Croydon 14.6 miles
- Slough 16.2 miles
- Harrow 5.4 miles
- High Wycombe 22.9 miles
- Watford 10.7 miles
- Woking 22.5 miles
- Harlow 20.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Roundwood Ward 0.6 miles
- Cricklewood & Mapesbury Ward 0.7 miles
- Dollis Hill Ward 0.8 miles
- Brondesbury Park Ward 0.8 miles
- Harlesden & Kensal Green Ward 1 mile
- Cricklewood Ward 1.2 miles
- Fortune Green Ward 1.3 miles
- Brent Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Kilburn Ward 1.7 miles
- Stonebridge Ward 1.7 miles
- West Hampstead Ward 1.7 miles
- Queen's Park Parish 1.8 miles
Example postcodes in Willesden Green
NW2 4JS, NW2 5SH, NW10 1EP, NW10 2SJ, NW2 4PS, NW10 2PX, NW2 4NH, NW2 5NN, NW2 5PR … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 11.1 miles
- London City Airport 12.7 miles
- Cricklewood Railway Station 1 mile
- Brondesbury Park Railway Station 1.1 miles
- Waterloo Bus Depot 6.2 miles
Hotels near Willesden Green Ad
- The Black Lion Pub & Boutique Guesthouse 1.4 miles
- Henrys Townhouse Marylebone 5 3.9 miles
- Milestone Hotel Kensington 5 3.9 miles
- The Connaught, Maybourne Hotel Collection 5 4.5 miles
- The Fox & Goose Hotel 3 3 miles
- The Dorchester 5 4.5 miles
- The Pillar Hotel 4 2.4 miles
- Hotel 41 5 5.2 miles
- K West Hotel & Spa 4 3.4 miles
- Royal Lancaster London 5 3.6 miles
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 miles
- Wembley Stadium Stadium 2.1 miles
- Loftus Road Stadium 2.9 miles
- Lord's Cricket Ground Stadium 2.9 miles
- Lord's Cricket Ground Stadium 2.9 miles
- White City Shopping centre 3 miles
- Burlington Gardens Shopping centre 3.3 miles
- Royal Air Force Museum Museum 3.3 miles
- Sherlock Holmes Museum Museum 3.6 miles
- Barnet Copthall Stadium 3.7 miles
- Kensington Gardens Gardens 3.7 miles
- Leighton House Museum 3.8 miles