N8 postcode area guide — Brent

Where is N8?

Broadband & internet speeds in N8

Strong coverage

Broadband availability in the N8 postcode district (Brent) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 673 postcodes Ofcom measures in N8, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 73.9%.

Around 0% of premises in N8 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.

Sample postcodes in N8

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Mobile signal around Brent

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Brent district (144,763 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in N8

Police recorded 865 incidents within about a mile of the centre of N8 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).

House prices in N8

Based on 364 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in N8 is £597,000, up 2.9% on the previous year (£580,000).

Latest recorded sales in N8

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? Brent demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider Brent district (339,816 residents, 118,612 households):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around N8

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.

Food hygiene ratings in N8

311 rated food businesses operate in N8. 243 hold the top rating of 5, 39 are rated 4, and 5 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: Awesome CIC@ Cape AP, 1 to 3 Coffee, Accent Catering Service Ltd @, Accent Catering Services Ltd - West@, Accent Catering Services Ltd @.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in N8

From a sample of 256 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 N8 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 45% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.

Phone area codes for Brent

Landlines around N8 typically use:

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What's it like living in N8?

Postcodes in N8

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.