Brondesbury Park
vs Willesden Green
Willesden Green 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, 14% above Willesden Green. Brondesbury Park has more green space nearby (5% within 500 m, against 5%).
People
Brondesbury Park has 13,438 residents in 5,519 households; Willesden Green has 18,905 in 7,546. Brondesbury Park has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 14%, 2.8 percentage points more than Willesden Green (Brent: 12%). Brondesbury Park has the higher share of people living alone: 35%, 3.8 percentage points more than Willesden Green (Brent: 27%).
Homes and prices
In both, flats are the most common type of home: 44% of homes in Brondesbury Park and 33% in Willesden Green. Brondesbury Park has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 42%, 10.1 percentage points more than Willesden Green (Brent: 38%). Willesden Green has the higher share of private renting: 44%, 8 percentage points more than Brondesbury Park (Brent: 36%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £702,500 in Brondesbury Park and £617,500 in Willesden Green, against £550,000 across Brent.
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 165 in Willesden Green. The typical postcode is 282 m from the nearest school in Brondesbury Park and 253 m in Willesden Green. The typical postcode is 496 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Brondesbury Park and 375 m in Willesden Green. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 85% of premises in Brondesbury Park and 83% in Willesden Green.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 96 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Brondesbury Park and 184 in Willesden Green, 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.
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 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.
Willesden Green is one of 22 wards in Brent, home to 18,905 people in 7,546 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £617,500 over the past two years, 12% above the Brent median. On average 5% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 45% below the Brent average.
More comparisons.
Brondesbury Park and Willesden Green next to other wards of Brent.