Split down the middle by the main road of Church Street, this residential neighbourhood sits between the sprawling Fryent Country Park and and West Hendon, and is situated in the north-western borough of Brent. This area is filled with families, houses, and schools. There are a few well-reviewed Middle Eastern restaurants amongst its leafy streets, as well some local bars, such as Mac’s Wine Bar, with more along Edgware Road and in nearby Wembley Park. Additionally, the neighbourhood is surrounded by open green spaces, including the aforementioned Fryent Country Park, Welsh Harp Open Space, and Brent Reservoir, giving residents an abundance of outdoor entertainment options. There are also a number of religious congregations present in the area, like Shree Swaminarayan Mandir Kingsbury and St. Andrew’s Church, making this a great diverse neighbourhood for a wide variety of people and faiths.

It is thought that this area was settled before the Anglo-Saxon period. Bronze-age cinerary vessels have been found in the Brent reservoir, but it’s also possible that they had been washed some distance by streams. Roman bricks and hypocaust tiles have also been found inside the churchyard of old St. Andrew’s church and probably came from somewhere in the close vicinity. This is possible because the nearby area we now know as Kingsbury lay between two ancient north-south routes, Watling Street, today’s Edgware Road, and Honeypot Lane, earlier called Old Street or Hell Lane. It’s therefore clear that there was abundant ancient activity in the area.

The inventor of the television, John Logie Baird (1888-1946) lived in this area during the 1920s and it was here that he received the first television signals from Berlin.

One of the downsides of this neighbourhood is that there are very few local entertainment options. There are a handful of great restaurants, but one must travel a bit to find more entertainment venues. Some of the area’s housing is also a bit older and a little rundown. However, with all of the development that is planned, it is likely that this will be remedied in the coming years.

The area falls into the council’s broad zone that has been singled out for redevelopment, though development directly in this neighbourhood is a bit limited due to the protected land and reservoir that surrounds it. The borough’s local plan sets out a goal of creating at least 1,100 new homes by 2026 in the area, as well as more mixed-use development and economic activity spurred by an increase in commercial frontage. Brent Council partnered with United Living South to deliver 61 one-bedroom self-contained residential flats on Honeypot Lane, as part of Brent’s New Accommodation for Independent Living (NAIL) project. Near to the site, the council has also pledged to carry out improvements to the communal gardens of the neighbouring NHS Kingswood Centre. Kingsbury Place, a new development in the area by Latimer Homes, intends to deliver 43 one and two-bedroom Shared Ownership apartments around an enclosed communal garden.