Jump to content

North Wembley

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Mild Bill Hiccup (talk | contribs) at 15:43, 28 October 2016 (Cleaned up using AutoEd; Fixing style/layout errors). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

North Wembley
OS grid referenceTQ175855
London borough
Ceremonial countyGreater London
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWEMBLEY
Postcode districtHA0
Dialling code020
PoliceMetropolitan
FireLondon
AmbulanceLondon
UK Parliament
London Assembly
List of places
UK
England
London

North Wembley is a district of Northwest London, England. It is located in the London Borough of Brent, and is the location of the Sudbury Court Estate. Sudbury Court Estate is in North Wembley and is in juxtaposition to the neighbourhood that is its namesake. It is not a council estate however. North Wembley on average is home to a richer population than Wembley Central but the part of district that is within the Preston ward has a few small council estates, blocks and many working class people.

Along East Lane, a street which run through the neighbourhood, is Wembley High a secondary school, as well as a small selection of shops. It also contains East Lane business district which contains numerous skill labourers and office spaces;[1] adjacent to that area is Hirst Crescent which is a collection low-rise flats stretching into the Preston Road area. The district is home to many ethnicities, as it is part of Wembley, one of the most diverse areas in the London. There is a significant Indian (mostly Hindu) community in North Wembley as well as a smaller black population with Afro-Caribbeans been larger than African, there is also a mostly elderly white British population.

Transport

Buses

London Buses serving North Wembley are:

Route Start End Operator
245 Alperton Sainsbury's Golders Green Metroline
483 Harrow Bus Station Ealing Hospital Metroline

As of autumn 2016 the 83 route was splintered; prior it had run from Golders Green to Ealing Hospital, the replacement was the 483 to Ealing Hospital from Harrow town centre.[2] The 483 runs along East Lane and the 83 goes terminates in Alperton.

Tube

Stations in the area are:

Schools

Nearby places

References

  1. ^ "East Lane Business Park, London Office Space, Warehouses to let, Open storage Workshops". www.wembleybusinesspark.co.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Changes to route 83 and the introduction of new route 483 - Transport for London - Citizen Space". consultations.tfl.gov.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2016.