St Raphael's Estate is a housing estate in

Neasden Neasden is a suburban area in northwest London, England. It is located around the centre of the London Borough of Brent and is within the NW2 ( Cricklewood) and NW10 (Willesden) postal districts. Neasden is near Wembley Stadium, the Welsh Harp ...

and part of the

London Borough of Brent The London Borough of Brent () is a London borough in north-west London. It borders the boroughs of Harrow to the north-west, Barnet to the north-east, Camden to the east, the City of Westminster to the south-east, as well as the Royal Borough ...

in Northwest

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, England. A community centre is located within the estate on Rainborough Close. It forms part of the NW10 postcode. The low-density estate was built between 1967 and 1982, although some of the land dates back further as Brentfield Estate. It has about 1,174 properties of which the vast majority are owned by the local Brent authority. The estate has a relatively high rate of

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, and its geographic location makes it somewhat isolated from

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or other retail town centres. To its east, St Raphael's Estate is cut by the

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dual carriageway, while to its west the

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and a recreational ground separates it from the

Tokyngton Tokyngton, also locally known as Monks Park, is a locality that forms the southeastern part of the town of Wembley in Greater London, in the London Borough of Brent, England. Most refer it as being either Wembley or Stonebridge, as the name ''T ...

locality of Wembley. The superstores of Brent Park are directly to its north. It is proposed as of 2010 that 21 new homes will be built on the estate. The majority of the inhabitants are of

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heritage.

Transport

Two London bus routes terminate at Pifield Way: the 224 and the 232. The 92 terminates at Drury Way ("St Raphael's North"). Because St Raphael's is very close to Brent Park, there are links to many other bus routes, at

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and

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, and along the North Circular Road.

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and

Neasden tube station Neasden is a London Underground station in Neasden. It is on the Jubilee line, between Wembley Park and Dollis Hill stations. Metropolitan line trains pass through the station but do not stop, except on rare occasions. The Chiltern Main Line/L ...

are the nearest train stations.

Notable residents

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- footballer. * George the Poet - musician *

Emmanuel Abebe Immanuel ( he, עִמָּנוּאֵל, 'Īmmānū'ēl, meaning, "God is with us"; also romanized: , ; and or in Koine Greek of the New Testament) is a Hebrew name that appears in the Book of Isaiah (7:14) as a sign that God will protect the H ...

- footballer *

Chunkz Amin Mohamed ( ar, امين محمد; born 21 February 1996), better known as Chunkz, is an English YouTube personality, host, entertainer and former musician. , his YouTube channel has over 2 million subscribers and 142 million video views. ...

- entertainer *

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- entertainer

Notable sites and organisations

Sufra A ''sufra'', ''sofra'', or ''sofreh'' ( ar, سُفْرَة; fa, سفره; tr, sofra; ka, სუფრა) is a cloth or table for the serving of food, or, in an extended sense, a kind of meal, associated with Islamicate culture. Forms of th ...

- a local charity that is run in the location. **

St. Raphael's Edible Garden St. Raphael's Edible Garden is a community garden located in St. Raphael's Estate, St. Raphael's, Neasden. The former derelict site was acquired by Sufra in 2016 and was granted permission to build a community garden project by the Brent Counci ...

- A public growing garden for local residents which is a part of Sufra.

References

Buildings and structures in the London Borough of Brent Housing estates in London {{London-struct-stub

Transport

Notable residents

Notable sites and organisations

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