W9 postcode area guide — Brent
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the W9 postcode district in Brent — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in W9
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
98.8%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
83.8%
Gigabit-capable
83.1%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the W9 postcode district (Brent) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 546 postcodes Ofcom measures in W9, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 83.1%.
Around 0% of premises in W9 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 W9
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| W9 1AA | 100% | 0% |
| W9 1AB | 50% | 0% |
| W9 1AD | 92.3% | 53.8% |
| W9 1AE | 100% | 100% |
| W9 1AF | 100% | 100% |
| W9 1AH | 100% | 100% |
| W9 1AJ | 100% | 100% |
| W9 1AL | 100% | 100% |
| W9 1AN | 100% | 0% |
| W9 1AP | 100% | 0% |
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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 W9
Police recorded 1,824 incidents within about a mile of the centre of W9 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 498 | 27.3% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 364 | 20.0% |
| Shoplifting | 247 | 13.5% |
| Other theft | 176 | 9.6% |
| Vehicle crime | 100 | 5.5% |
| Burglary | 93 | 5.1% |
| Theft from the person | 87 | 4.8% |
| Public order | 72 | 3.9% |
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 W9
Based on 301 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in W9 is £650,000, down 1.5% on the previous year (£660,000).
Terraced
£1,320,000
16 sales
Flat / maisonette
£638,333
271 sales
Latest recorded sales in W9
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2026 | £365,500 | Flat | Maida Vale | W9 1RN |
| 21 May 2026 | £540,000 | Flat | Hormead Road | W9 3NQ |
| 7 May 2026 | £325,000 | Flat | Maida Vale | W9 1UJ |
| 6 May 2026 | £772,000 | Flat | Shirland Road | W9 2EL |
| 5 May 2026 | £150,000 | Flat | Portnall Road | W9 3BA |
| 1 May 2026 | £775,000 | Flat | Randolph Avenue | W9 1BQ |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £720,000 | Flat | Shirland Road | W9 2EL |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £980,000 | Flat | Maida Vale | W9 1TA |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £767,500 | Flat | Elgin Avenue | W9 1HU |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £600,000 | Flat | Shirland Road | W9 3JH |
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 W9
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paddington Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,256 | W9 2DR |
| St George's Catholic School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,170 | W9 1RB |
| Ark Atwood Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 419 | W9 2JY |
| St Joseph's RC Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 264 | W9 1DF |
| Essendine Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 237 | W9 2LR |
| St Saviour's CofE Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 214 | W9 2JD |
| Maida Vale School | Not applicable | 11–18 | 197 | W9 3HR |
| St Peter's CofE School | Primary | 5–11 | 192 | W9 2AN |
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 W9
206 rated food businesses operate in W9. 91 hold the top rating of 5, 38 are rated 4, and 27 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Adam on the Go, Al Wadi Market, Amigos Burgers And Shakes, Athlone House Nursing Home, Banana Tree.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in W9
From a sample of 459 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 W9 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 51% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
1%
Band C
50%
Band D
41%
Band E
7%
Band F
1%
Band G
1%
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 W9 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.