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Area Guide

Brondesbury Park

Brondesbury Park is located in the Borough of Brent. And it is a very beautiful and acceptable location. Brondesbury is fondly referred to as the ‘Old Lady of NW’. Most homes are Edwardian, 1930s or later but with all its properties, it holds its elegance and beauty. Brondesbury Park is well planned with wide roads and beautiful tree-lined streets. Manor House Drive is off Brondesbury Park Road and it depicts the most elite area in Willesden Green, with the largest properties having at least six bedrooms or more, swimming pool, front and back gardens and, in some cases, security gates. Brondesbury Park is an expensive area but you get value for money, exclusiveness and an enviable ambience. A range of activities can be found near by too, local parks, pubs, as well as being within Malorees school catchment area. Transportation is not a problem with Paddington being minutes away and equally 15 minutes to Heathrow. The Jubilee Line and Bakerloo lines are close by too running not just to London’s West East/South, but also Westminster, Waterloo and Canary Wharf. There is ample access to the A406, A5 and the M1 motorways.

Cricklewood

This part of London is located to the northwest of central London, between Kilburn and Hampstead. Cricklewood offers a wide range of properties from Hampstead-fringe detached houses and mansion flats to Victorian and Edwardian Terraces, semis, cottages and converted flats. The properties in the wide roads near Gladstone Park such as Anson Road and Oman Avenue offer good-sized family accommodation of 4/5 bedrooms. It is a great area to get in and out of if you have a car or using public transport. The Jubilee Line runs through the southern edge of NW2, Brondesbury station is on the North London Line and Cricklewood station is now part of the Thameslink between Brighton and Luton.  Cricklewood offers many excellent opportunities to live the 'urban lifestyle' in converted industrial structures. This cosmopolitan area also offers shopping and eating from all over the world and it is considered to be an 'up and coming area', susceptible to gentrification.

Dollis Hill

Dollis Hill lies on two sides of Gladstone Park, partly in NW2 and partly in NW10. As the name suggests, it is on a high spot and a beautiful view can be seen of Harrow and Ealing and the new Wembley stadium. From the South of Dollis Hill lays the methodical grid running down from Gladstone Park to Dollis Hill station that forms clearly defined neighbourhood. Although Edwardian homes are traditional in style, they show use of designs that can accommodate new technology, modern conveniences, and the simplicity of interior decoration.

Hampstead

Hampstead has long been known as the hang-out of artists, writers and intellectuals. It has never been out of fashion in regards to the culture holds, it keep its glorious houses of every period from Queen Anne to today. On one side of Hampstead is London’s largest parkland, Hampstead Heath, famous for its swimming ponds, which were originally reservoirs for drinking water. Hampstead has everything the wealthy want: the Heath, superb architects, smart shops, good restaurants, excellent schools and beautiful homes.

Harlesden

Harlesden is an up and coming area and surrounded by neighbourhoods such as Park Royal – Europe’s single largest industrial estate, Willesden and Kensal Rise. Harlesden offers a good quality of houses, Edwardian and Victorian, most with original character. Although once sidestepped by buyers, and the Stonebridge Estate regarded as a place to be avoided. But Harlesden has large blocks of flats, late Victorian and Edwardian era houses plus with many streets of terraced homes hidden among the sidings near Willesden Junction station. With excellent local transport links, schools, shops and leisure services, Harlesden represents an excellent opportunity for young working class and a brace of familiar celebrities.

Kensal Rise

Kensal Rise is situated on Brent’s Southern boarder along the Harrow Road. Many of the houses are semi-detached and are still intact in their original features. Its heritage offers many excellent opportunities to live the metropolitan lifestyle in converted warehouses. Kensal Rise is known for its pretty smaller terraces and mansion blocks. Transportation is not a hustle with the London underground, Kensal Green station and Kilburn Park, and also Silverlink Trains operating from North Woolwich to Richmond.

Kilburn

Kilburn is approximately 15 minutes away by car or bus from places such as Baker streets, Oxford Street and Edgware Road. Most properties in Kilburn area are Victorian and Edwardian homes at prices less than those bordering areas such as Maida Vale, Hampstead or Edgware Road. It has good transport links to and from the city centre, with an excellent Jubilee Line running from Stratford to Stanmore. Kilburn High Road is cheap and cheerful, with the usual high street chains, local outlets and varieties of restaurants. The Tricycle Arts Centre (theatre and Arty cinema) attracts people from across the capital with its magnificent theatre performances.

Neasden

Neasden has a strong family feel with two large recreational areas, Gladstone Park and the Welsh Harp Reservoir.  Neasden is also excellent value for money, which can be seen by the increase in the number of younger couples buying and renting properties in the area. In Neasden you will find one of the largest Tesco’s superstores that open 24 hours, six days a week at Brent Park, an Ikea store on the North Circular Road and a state of the art drive-thru McDonalds on Black Hill. The Jubilee line runs through Neasden station and also its easy access to North Circular Road, which leads to the M4 to Heathrow Airport, and the M1 motorways.

Queen’s Park

Queen’s Park has increasingly become more popular because of its easy access to the West End and the city. It’s only a few short tube stops from the heart of London and the City using the underground as well. In Queen’s Park you can find a lot of Victorian terraces and flats and as you get closer to the park it get more expensive and offers beautiful late Victorian and Edwardian properties. Queen’s Park is conveniently located for fast and easy access to the West End and the City, with the use of the underground lines of Bakerloo and Jubilee Lines.

Swiss Cottage

Swiss Cottage is situated on the southern end of Finchley Road, now a manic junction on the way from central London to the M1. Flats and mansion blocks are the order of the day around Swiss Cottage. Swiss Cottage has witnessed some major developments recently with the park and sports centre making way for a 16-storey block of flats beside Basil Spence's vast 1964 library. Between Adelaide and Fellows Road are new modern flats and town houses in Quadrangles development. Georgian gems in heart of the Village and scattered among the surrounding gracious streets. The Jubilee line runs through Swiss cottage that leads to central London. Nearby attractions includes Regents Park’s London Zoo, Regent's Park, The Freud Museum, Camden Town and Hampstead Heath.

West Hampstead

Properties in West Hampstead are mostly Victorian terraces and semis (generally converted), mansion blocks and purpose-built apartments. The family homes around Fortune Green are among the most expensive; the classy conversions and well-tended mansion blocks of South Hampstead also fetch high prices. Mostly young single professionals and families who cannot afford Hampstead occupy West Hampstead. West Hampstead is a place of entertainment, with the huge O2 shopping centre that has multiplex cinema, Sainsburys, bars, restaurants and Gym adds to an area already well provided with a good collection of specialist outlets-interior companies, bookshops and antique oulets. It has excellent transportation link with one Underground station, Thameslink and the Silverlink line directly taking you to East and West London.

Willesden Green (Mapesbury) and Willesden

Willesden Green is situated between Willesden and Cricklewood, with Mapesbury making up the eastern side. The area offers properties in a wide price range, including beautiful, spacious Victorian houses in the Mapesbury Estate, converted commercial buildings as well as affordable flats, 2-bed townhouses and relatively cheap rental possibilities. Situated on the Jubilee line, Willesden Green provides easy access into the heart of London. Jump on a bus to get straight to the west end. The ethnic diversity of the area is mirrored in the local cafes, restaurants and shops spotted along the High Street, and perhaps most tellingly by the different churches, synagogues and temples along Walm Lane.