This neighbourhood area occupies the northern half of Kingsbury Green, and is located in the northwestern borough of Brent between Burnt Oak and Hendon. The area is very green, with lovely suburban tree-lined streets. It is extremely residential in nature, making it a great option for families seeking more space and some tranquillity away from the inner city, and is surprisingly well-connected, with a Northern line and a Jubilee line station on either side of the neighbourhood. Edgware Road, which runs through this locality, boasts numerous restaurants with a variety of multicultural cuisines, including a traditional Romanian restaurant. There are also a few pubs and bars located in the neighbourhood, as well as nearby Fryent Country Park, giving local residents a variety of indoor and outdoor entertainment options.

The area of Kingsbury was known in ancient times as Tunworth and was mentioned in the Domesday Book as Chingesberie, which meant ‘king’s manor’, although whatever royal connection the area may have had seems to have been lost by the time the Normans arrived. It was historically a fairly modest rural parish of 6.9 square kilometres (2.7 sq mi), located in the Hundred of Gore, and the county of Middlesex. The area was severely affected by the Black Death in the 14th century, and the old village was largely abandoned, with people migrating to create a new village in Kingsbury Green. Development in this area was slow over the years and it was not until after the First World War and the extension of the railways north that the district became built up, creating the area we see today.

TE Lawrence, a British archaeologist, military officer, diplomat, and writer, prompted by his familiarity with nearby Hendon aerodrome and Colindale tube station, adopted the pseudonym ‘Colin Dale’ when writing reviews for The Spectator. During the Second World War, in September 1940, the local Colindale tube station and the Newspaper Library were heavily bombed.

One of the downsides of this neighbourhood area is that the area near Edgware Road can be seen as a bit bleak and as just a place for cars and buses to travel through. There are also some retail warehouses and car showrooms set along the A5 corridor that add to this industrial feeling. However, once away from the road itself, the noise of the thoroughfare fades away quickly, and the area becomes very peaceful.

The local councils of Brent and Barnet have identified the potential of this neighbourhood area and its surrounding, and both have designated it as a growth area and one that will be benefit from regenerative development. Barnet Council has plans to introduce around 10,000 new homes within Colindale by 2036, and the Brent local plan sets out a goal of at least 1,100 new homes by 2026.

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.