Among the most deprived
IMD England
Around average · 5.5 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
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Coordinates & Location for NW2 3AG
Postcode
NW2 3AG
Coordinates
51.5553, -0.2152
Grid reference
TQ238855
Easting
523,833
Northing
185,550
Region
London
Plus Code
9C3XHQ4M+4W
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Brent
Travel to Work
London
ITL Region
Brent
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
3978
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 3978 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near NW2 3AG
England & WalesCrime trends · near NW2 3AG
Counts are for Cricklewood & Mapesbury electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
22
YoY -19%
352412
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
23
YoY -12%
483419
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
7
YoY -61%
18125
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
3
YoY —
1161
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
1050
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Other White23.8%
White Brit.18.1%
Indian10.9%
Other Asian8.7%
Other ethnic group: Arab6.8%
+ 11 other groups · 31.7%
Religion
Christian45.1%
Muslim25.3%
No religion18.0%
Not answered7.1%
Hindu2.7%
+ other · 1.7%
Age groups
35–4927.1%
25–3422.5%
50–6419.8%
20–247.3%
≤46.0%
+ 5 other age groups · 17.2%
Households
Other31.2%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over11.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.1%
Cohabiting couple family: No children8.6%
+ 7 other households · 29.4%
Administrative Information
Brent
Local Authority
Council AreaBrent East E14001122
Constituency
E14001122Metropolitan Police
Police Force
England
Ward
Cricklewood & Mapesbury
Constituency code
E14001122
EU Electoral Region
London
Parish
Brent, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Brent
Health & NHS
London
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandWest London
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
London
NHS Region
London
Integrated Care Board
NHS West and North London Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Brent Teaching
Sub ICB Location
NHS West and North London ICB - W2U3Z
Cancer Alliance
West London
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Brent 015D E01000556
E01000556MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Brent 015 E02000107
E02000107LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Brent 015D E01000556
E01000556MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Brent 015 E02000107
E02000107Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:40 AM
Sunrise
6:10 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:40 AM
Sunset (today)
6:10 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 30 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1995
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~31 years
Active Duration
1995 -> PresentJanuary 1995 — Introduced
Postcode NW2 3AG introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 3978
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01000556 and MSOA E02000107 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode NW2 3AG is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1995
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~31 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near NW2 3AG
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 32%
RWM expected
68%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 7–17
Secondary with sixth formStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 55%
Attainment 8
43.1
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 27%
RWM expected
82%
PrimaryIndependentOut of boroughMixed · Ages 2–7FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 34%
RWM expected
69%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 34%
RWM expected
56%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7FSM 30%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 43%
RWM expected
75%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 29%
RWM expected
76%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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