NW6 5HY Area Guide - Crime, Schools & Is It a Good Place to Live?

NW6 5HY is a postcode in Kilburn, Brent, London, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near NW6 5HY, then scores the surrounding small area 34/100 - bottom 12% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around NW6 5HY are property market signals and schools and education, while local prosperity is the main area to examine before moving, renting or buying here. LocaleIQ uses these local signals as a practical area rating rather than a single raw statistic, so read the score alongside the detailed map layers and source records.

The demographic profile for NW6 5HY is based on Camden 020 Census 2021. It covers 8,885 residents, 18,814 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 35, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 18% owner-occupied, 35% privately rented, 45% social rented, useful context for renters, buyers and landlords comparing the local property market. On the official England neighbourhood wellbeing index the area ranks in decile 2/10.

For property prices near NW6 5HY, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the NW6 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £1.36m from 40 rolling sales. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

Families checking schools near NW6 5HY can compare 12 state schools within one mile, including 10 rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted or the equivalent inspectorate. The Schools tab adds phase, school type, distance, rating and a dedicated school map so the education context is easier to judge.

The Kids & Clubs tab adds 12 nearby child-friendly activities from open activity feeds, including 0 records marked free and 12 with booking links where the source provides them.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near NW6 5HY by category and map position. Crime pressure is running hotter than the previous month. Use it with the LocaleIQ safety score because police data can lag and does not capture every local issue.

Local change around NW6 5HY is tracked through nearby planning permissions, HMO licensing and roadworks. This report currently shows 1,030 planning applications, 62 HMO licences, 50 street-disruption records in the Planning tab, with dates, distance and source links. Large council source datasets may contain more records than the displayed list.