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Dollis Hill
vs Roundwood

Dollis Hill has the younger population: 22% of residents are aged 15–29, against 20% in Roundwood. Homes in Dollis Hill sold for a median of £515,000, 17% above Roundwood. Dollis Hill has more green space nearby (11% within 500 m, against 7%).

Map of Brent with Dollis Hill highlighted
Dollis Hill
361 postcodes
Map of Brent with Roundwood highlighted
Roundwood
257 postcodes
Map of Brent
Brent
city average

People

Dollis Hill has 21,854 residents in 7,308 households; Roundwood has 16,723 in 6,306. Dollis Hill has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 12%, 2.2 percentage points more than Roundwood (Brent: 12%). Roundwood has the higher share of people living alone: 33%, 6.5 percentage points more than Dollis Hill (Brent: 27%).

21,854Residents (2021)
16,723Residents (2021)
339,816Residents (2021)
7,308Households
6,306Households
118,612Households
21.6%Aged 15–29
20.2%Aged 15–29
21.9%Aged 15–29
11.9%Aged 65 and over
9.7%Aged 65 and over
11.6%Aged 65 and over
26.3%Living alone
32.8%Living alone
27.0%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, flats are the most common type of home: 33% of homes in Dollis Hill and 43% in Roundwood. Dollis Hill has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 40%, 17.4 percentage points more than Roundwood (Brent: 38%). Dollis Hill has the higher share of private renting: 39%, 6.5 percentage points more than Roundwood (Brent: 36%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £515,000 in Dollis Hill and £440,000 in Roundwood, against £550,000 across Brent.

£515,000Median sale price
£440,000Median sale price
£550,000Median sale price
39.8%Owner-occupied
22.4%Owner-occupied
38.4%Owner-occupied
38.8%Private renting
32.3%Private renting
36.0%Private renting
19.8%Social renting
41.5%Social renting
23.5%Social renting
6.6%Detached houses
3.4%Detached houses
6.0%Detached houses
27.1%Semi-detached houses
9.2%Semi-detached houses
22.3%Semi-detached houses
20.5%Terraced houses
19.4%Terraced houses
14.9%Terraced houses
33.1%Flats
43.4%Flats
38.0%Flats

Surroundings

Dollis Hill has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 11%, 4.1 percentage points more than Roundwood (Brent: 10%). A typical postcode has 87 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Dollis Hill, and 175 in Roundwood. The typical postcode is 269 m from the nearest school in Dollis Hill and 233 m in Roundwood. The typical postcode is 710 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Dollis Hill and 795 m in Roundwood. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 79% of premises in Dollis Hill and 84% in Roundwood.

11.1%Green space within 500 m
7.0%Green space within 500 m
9.7%Green space within 500 m
87Services within 15 min (median)
175Services within 15 min (median)
133Services within 15 min (median)
269 mNearest school (median)
233 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
710 mNearest tram or rail (median)
795 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
1Postcodes in flood risk areas
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
322Postcodes in flood risk areas
78.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)
83.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)
85.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 114 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Dollis Hill and 140 in Roundwood, 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.

114Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
140Recorded 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.

Dollis Hill

Dollis Hill is one of 22 wards in Brent, home to 21,854 people in 7,308 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £515,000 over the past two years, 6% below the Brent median. On average 11% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 14% above the Brent average.

Roundwood

Roundwood is one of 22 wards in Brent, home to 16,723 people in 6,306 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £440,000 over the past two years, 20% below the Brent median. On average 7% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 28% below the Brent average.

More comparisons.

Dollis Hill and Roundwood next to other wards of Brent.

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