Buying a home in NW2, London. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£700kmost £578k–£890k
Houses per m²£7,249flats £6,829
Sold last year1901,476 in five years
Prices in Brent-2.6%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in NW2 sold for £700,000 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £577,922 and £889,690, for about 100 m² of space. That is 17% less than the same home across London (£840,000).

190 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £307k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in NW2 7 (£6,083) and the most in NW2 3 (£9,127).

Across Brent, prices are down 2.6% on a year ago and up 2% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £2,271 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £3,192 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £140,000 for that mortgage: what £140,000 buys.

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House prices in NW2 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£350,000£345k–£357k39 m²5
2£521,175£452k–£609k73 m²82
3£700,000£578k–£890k100 m²263
4£842,886£724k–£1.07m128 m²123
5+£1,564,184£976k–£2.19m198 m²193

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£350k£521k£700k£843k£1.56m
Detached——£847k—£2.38m
Semi-detached—£627k£699k£871k£1.38m
Terraced—£493k£680k£791k£876k
Flats£307k£428k£507k£663k£745k

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across NW2

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
NW2 1£7,000£6,471
NW2 2£8,765£6,880
NW2 3£9,127£7,466
NW2 4£8,419£7,374
NW2 5£7,344£6,988
NW2 6£7,051£6,314
NW2 7£6,083£5,622
NW2 8—£7,734

Schools near NW2

Best state primary within 2 kmSt Luke's Church of England School100% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%23 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmMichaela Community School99.2% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%46 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about NW2

Is NW2 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 17% less than across London; prices in Brent are down 2.6% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (100% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (99.2% against 43.8%); 190 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in NW2?

A typical 3-bedroom house in NW2 sold for £700,000 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £577,922 and £889,690.

Is NW2 expensive for London?

A 3-bedroom house in NW2 costs 17% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across London (£840,000).

How many homes sell in NW2 each year?

190 homes sold in the last year and 1,476 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near NW2?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is St Luke's Church of England School, where 100% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near NW2?

For a 3-bedroom house, NW9 (£576k, 4 km), HA9 (£578k, 5 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.