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Brondesbury Park
vs Cricklewood & Mapesbury

Cricklewood & Mapesbury has the younger population: 22% of residents are aged 15–29, against 21% in Brondesbury Park. Homes in Brondesbury Park sold for a median of £702,500, 30% above Cricklewood & Mapesbury. Brondesbury Park has more green space nearby (5% within 500 m, against 5%).

Map of Brent with Brondesbury Park highlighted
Brondesbury Park
257 postcodes
Map of Brent with Cricklewood & Mapesbury highlighted
Cricklewood & Mapesbury
242 postcodes
Map of Brent
Brent
city average

People

Brondesbury Park has 13,438 residents in 5,519 households; Cricklewood & Mapesbury has 14,156 in 5,715. Brondesbury Park has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 14%, 3.1 percentage points more than Cricklewood & Mapesbury (Brent: 12%). Brondesbury Park has the higher share of people living alone: 35%, 1.3 percentage points more than Cricklewood & Mapesbury (Brent: 27%).

13,438Residents (2021)
14,156Residents (2021)
339,816Residents (2021)
5,519Households
5,715Households
118,612Households
20.9%Aged 15–29
22.1%Aged 15–29
21.9%Aged 15–29
13.6%Aged 65 and over
10.5%Aged 65 and over
11.6%Aged 65 and over
35.4%Living alone
34.1%Living alone
27.0%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, flats are the most common type of home: 44% of homes in Brondesbury Park and 40% in Cricklewood & Mapesbury. Brondesbury Park has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 42%, 9.1 percentage points more than Cricklewood & Mapesbury (Brent: 38%). Cricklewood & Mapesbury has the higher share of private renting: 45%, 9.3 percentage points more than Brondesbury Park (Brent: 36%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £702,500 in Brondesbury Park and £540,557 in Cricklewood & Mapesbury, against £550,000 across Brent.

£702,500Median sale price
£540,557Median sale price
£550,000Median sale price
41.8%Owner-occupied
32.7%Owner-occupied
38.4%Owner-occupied
35.8%Private renting
45.1%Private renting
36.0%Private renting
21.1%Social renting
20.7%Social renting
23.5%Social renting
7.4%Detached houses
5.9%Detached houses
6.0%Detached houses
15.0%Semi-detached houses
9.9%Semi-detached houses
22.3%Semi-detached houses
6.7%Terraced houses
6.8%Terraced houses
14.9%Terraced houses
44.3%Flats
40.1%Flats
38.0%Flats

Surroundings

The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (5% and 5%). A typical postcode has 279 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Brondesbury Park, and 219 in Cricklewood & Mapesbury. The typical postcode is 282 m from the nearest school in Brondesbury Park and 345 m in Cricklewood & Mapesbury. The typical postcode is 496 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Brondesbury Park and 540 m in Cricklewood & Mapesbury. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 85% of premises in Brondesbury Park and 83% in Cricklewood & Mapesbury.

5.4%Green space within 500 m
4.6%Green space within 500 m
9.7%Green space within 500 m
279Services within 15 min (median)
219Services within 15 min (median)
133Services within 15 min (median)
282 mNearest school (median)
345 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
496 mNearest tram or rail (median)
540 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
322Postcodes in flood risk areas
85.1%Gigabit broadband (premises)
82.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)
85.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 96 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Brondesbury Park and 103 in Cricklewood & Mapesbury, against 127 across Brent. Police.uk records crimes by approximate location, not by where victims or offenders live. Busy streets, shops, stations and nightlife record more. Figures are counts, not a measure of personal risk.

96Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
103Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
127Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · official school registers · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Environment Agency · data.police.uk, 12 months to Aug 2026 · Ofcom Connected Nations

In brief.

Each ward in a few lines, from its own page.

Brondesbury Park

Brondesbury Park is one of 22 wards in Brent, home to 13,438 people in 5,519 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £702,500 over the past two years, 28% above the Brent median. On average 5% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 44% below the Brent average.

Cricklewood & Mapesbury

Cricklewood & Mapesbury is one of 22 wards in Brent, home to 14,156 people in 5,715 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £540,557 over the past two years, in line with the Brent median. On average 5% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 53% below the Brent average.

More comparisons.

Brondesbury Park and Cricklewood & Mapesbury next to other wards of Brent.

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