NW8 postcode area guide — Brent
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the NW8 postcode district in Brent — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in NW8
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
98.7%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
77%
Gigabit-capable
77%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the NW8 postcode district (Brent) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 829 postcodes Ofcom measures in NW8, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.7% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 77%.
Around 0% of premises in NW8 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 NW8
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| NW8 0AA | 100% | 100% |
| NW8 0AB | 100% | 100% |
| NW8 0AD | 100% | 100% |
| NW8 0AE | 100% | 100% |
| NW8 0AG | 100% | 100% |
| NW8 0AH | 100% | 100% |
| NW8 0AJ | 100% | 100% |
| NW8 0AN | 100% | 100% |
| NW8 0AP | 100% | 100% |
| NW8 0AR | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Brent
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Brent district (144,763 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
99.9%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
100%
Voice indoors — all networks
100%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in NW8
Police recorded 1,147 incidents within about a mile of the centre of NW8 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 329 | 28.7% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 233 | 20.3% |
| Other theft | 135 | 11.8% |
| Shoplifting | 105 | 9.2% |
| Theft from the person | 86 | 7.5% |
| Vehicle crime | 68 | 5.9% |
| Burglary | 60 | 5.2% |
| Public order | 44 | 3.8% |
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 NW8
Based on 204 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in NW8 is £850,000, essentially flat on the previous year (£850,000).
Detached
£9,850,000
8 sales
Semi-detached
£5,500,000
8 sales
Terraced
£2,550,000
20 sales
Flat / maisonette
£655,000
159 sales
Latest recorded sales in NW8
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 2026 | £530,000 | Flat | Grove End Road | NW8 9EN |
| 18 May 2026 | £990,000 | Flat | Marlborough Hill | NW8 0NG |
| 11 May 2026 | £475,000 | Flat | Grove End Road | NW8 9LR |
| 6 May 2026 | £655,000 | Flat | Finchley Road | NW8 9TX |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £750,000 | Flat | St Johns Wood Terrace | NW8 6JJ |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £10,750,000 | Semi-detached | Hamilton Terrace | NW8 9UX |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £1,150,000 | Flat | Lodge Road | NW8 7ES |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £850,000 | Flat | Loudoun Road | NW8 0RY |
| 23 Apr 2026 | £9,850,000 | Detached | Cavendish Avenue | NW8 9JE |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £337,500 | Flat | Belgrave Gardens | NW8 0RE |
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):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% |
| 15–29 | 29.5% |
| 30–44 | 22.4% |
| 45–64 | 17.4% |
| 65+ | 11.6% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 38.4% |
| Private rented | 36.2% |
| Social rented | 14.7% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around NW8
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The American School in London | Not applicable | 4–18 | 1,428 | NW8 0NP |
| Harris Academy St John's Wood | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,326 | NW8 0NL |
| St John's Wood Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 428 | NW8 7AL |
| Gateway Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 428 | NW8 8LN |
| Arnold House School | Not applicable | 3–13 | 359 | NW8 0LH |
| Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre | Not applicable | 4–19 | 264 | NW8 6HX |
| Saint Christina's School | Not applicable | 3–11 | 162 | NW8 7PY |
| Portman Early Childhood Centre | Nursery | 2–5 | 65 | NW8 8DE |
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 NW8
175 rated food businesses operate in NW8. 88 hold the top rating of 5, 36 are rated 4, and 15 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Abbey Road Groceries, Alba Caffe', ARC Youth Club (Lunch Club), Arnold House Huxley, B P Service Station.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in NW8
From a sample of 325 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 NW8 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 46% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
10%
Band C
37%
Band D
40%
Band E
12%
Band F
2%
Band G
0%
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 NW8 typically use:
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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.