About Willesden Green
Willesden is an area of northwest London, surrounded by Dollis Hill, Cricklewood, Kilburn and Queen’s Park. The area underwent a huge transformation during the First World War with a rapid expansion in flats and housing.
Nowadays, Willesden is known as an up-and-coming London area, celebrated for its diversity and community feel; walk around the area and you will be struck by the number of independent shops, restaurants and businesses Willesden boasts. Families are also attracted to the parks and green spaces such as Gladstone Park, Roundwood Park, King Edward VII Park, and the delightful Mapesbury Dell.
Willesden is also well-known for its excellent pubs, and with its historic Irish connections, pub culture in the area is thriving. We are quite partial to a pint in the Queensbury from time to time!
With its close proximity to affluent neighbourhoods Brondesbury Park, Queen's Park and Kensal Rise, the area surrounding Willesden Green station has seen increased gentrification in the past several years, however it is generally considered to deliver much better value than those surrounding areas.
Transport
There are excellent transport links in Willesden providing easy access to central London, with Baker Street under 15minutes away by Tube. Willesden Green and Dollis Hill Underground stations are on the Jubilee line, whilst Brondesbury Park and Brondesbury are on the Overground with trains to Willesden Junction, Highbury & Islington and Dalston Junction. It also has excellent bus connections, with four major routes terminating at Willesden bus garage.
Schools
Bevington Primary, St Joseph’s Roman Catholic Primary, Our Lady of Grace Catholic Junior school, St Lukes Church of England and Queen’s Park Community School all have good reputations and impressive Ofsted ratings.
Top Tip
Willesden Salvage is a veritable treasure trove of goodies, so definitely check it out if you are furnishing a place in the area!
Of course, it would be remiss of us not to mention that Winkworth Kensal Rise & Queen’s Park has been the #1 estate agent for sales and lets agreed for the last 5 years (Rightmove stats to October 2022, not ours), so if you are looking to buy or rent in the area, give us a call on 0208 960 4947.
