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Yesterday's scout threw up some interesting places, but nothing perfect. A lot of the courts were in the middle of estates (i.e. with housing on all 4 sides many stories high), which would not be ideal for us or the residents.
Best all-rounder was Malden Rd NW5
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=51.550346,-0.153305&daddr=&geocode=&hl=en&mra=mi&mrsp=0&sz=18&sll=51.550348,-0.153315&sspn=0.001651,0.004823&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=18
It has floodlights, decent surface, good fence, but it is huge
There are 2 courts this size, side by side.
Next is Kingsford St, NW5
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=51.552654,-0.155301&daddr=&geocode=&hl=en&mra=mi&mrsp=0&sz=18&sll=51.5526,-0.155042&sspn=0.001651,0.004823&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=18
This is a little on the small side, no floodlights, and maybe some gaps at the bottom of the fence. It's not circular as shown on google maps, but looks like this:
Then we have Oppidan's Road, NW3. This may be a little on the small side too (definitely quite narrow) and also no floodlights, but it is in good condition:
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=51.541958,-0.159165&daddr=&geocode=&hl=en&mra=mi&mrsp=0&sz=19&sll=51.541887,-0.159162&sspn=0.000826,0.002411&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=19
So overall I think that Malden Rd is a good place to start, considering it has floodlights.