Kilburn is a compact, lively ward in the north-west of the London Borough of Camden, forming part of the bigger Kilburn area that straddles the boundary with Brent. It sits along the busy Kilburn High Road, a long commercial spine of shops, cafés and pubs, and benefits from good transport links such as Kilburn High Road station (London Overground) and Kilburn Park (Bakerloo line).
The ward mixes Victorian terraces and post‑war housing with pockets of newer development, and has a reputation for cultural diversity and grassroots energy - long‑standing Irish and Afro‑Caribbean communities sit alongside more recent arrivals and younger professionals. Local cultural anchors like the Kiln Theatre, independent shops and a busy high street economy give it a distinctive urban village feel, while ongoing regeneration and rising demand for housing mean social and economic change is a constant part of the area's story.
Postcode districts covering Kilburn
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Islington 3.6 miles5.7 km
- City of Westminster 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Bexley 15.4 miles24.8 km
- Sutton 12.7 miles20.4 km
- Croydon 13.3 miles21.4 km
- Slough 17.9 miles28.8 km
- Harrow 7.2 miles11.6 km
- High Wycombe 24.7 miles39.8 km
- Watford 12.4 miles20 km
- Woking 23.2 miles37.4 km
- Harlow 20.3 miles32.6 km
Neighbouring places
- South Hampstead Ward 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Kilburn Ward 0.5 miles0.8 km
- West Hampstead Ward 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Maida Vale Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Abbey Road Ward 0.8 miles1.2 km
- Fortune Green Ward 1 mile1.5 km
- Harrow Road Ward 1 mile1.5 km
- Frognal Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Belsize Ward 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Queen's Park Parish 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Brondesbury Park Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Little Venice Ward 1.2 miles2 km
Example postcodes in Kilburn
NW8 0RJ, NW6 2JL, NW6 2DG, NW6 2BS, NW8 0BD, NW6 5PB, NW6 5UD, NW6 4QH, NW6 5NJ … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 10.9 miles17.5 km
- London Heathrow Airport 12.4 miles19.9 km
- Kilburn High Road Railway Station 0.2 miles0.4 km
- West Hampstead Railway Station 0.5 miles0.7 km
- Waterloo Bus Depot 4.4 miles7 km
Hotels in Kilburn Ad
- The Black Lion Pub & Boutique Guesthouse
- London Marriott Hotel Maida Vale 4
- Maitrise Hotel Maida Vale - London 3
Schools in Kilburn
- Kingsgate Primary School Primary
- St Eugene de Mazenod Roman Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Mary's Kilburn C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Lord's Cricket Ground Stadium 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Lord's Cricket Ground Stadium 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Sherlock Holmes Museum Museum 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Madame Tussauds Museum 2 miles3.2 km
- Daunt Books Library 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Kensington Gardens Gardens 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Wigmore Hall Theatre 2.5 miles4 km
- White City Shopping centre 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology Museum 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Kensington Square Garden Gardens 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Royal College of Art University 2.8 miles4.5 km
- London Palladium Theatre 2.8 miles4.5 km