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Harlesden & Kensal Green
vs Queens Park

Harlesden & Kensal Green has the younger population: 21% of residents are aged 15–29, against 19% in Queens Park. Homes in Queens Park sold for a median of £800,000, 36% above Harlesden & Kensal Green. Queens Park has more green space nearby (8% within 500 m, against 7%).

Map of Brent with Harlesden & Kensal Green highlighted
Harlesden & Kensal Green
314 postcodes
Map of Brent with Queens Park highlighted
Queens Park
317 postcodes
Map of Brent
Brent
city average

People

Harlesden & Kensal Green has 20,110 residents in 8,013 households; Queens Park has 17,496 in 7,173. Queens Park has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 12%, 1.6 percentage points more than Harlesden & Kensal Green (Brent: 12%). Harlesden & Kensal Green has the higher share of people living alone: 32%, 1 percentage point more than Queens Park (Brent: 27%).

20,110Residents (2021)
17,496Residents (2021)
339,816Residents (2021)
8,013Households
7,173Households
118,612Households
20.5%Aged 15–29
18.7%Aged 15–29
21.9%Aged 15–29
10.0%Aged 65 and over
11.6%Aged 65 and over
11.6%Aged 65 and over
31.9%Living alone
30.9%Living alone
27.0%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is flats in Harlesden & Kensal Green (34%) and terraced houses in Queens Park (27%). Queens Park has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 43%, 14.3 percentage points more than Harlesden & Kensal Green (Brent: 38%). Harlesden & Kensal Green has the higher share of private renting: 38%, 4 percentage points more than Queens Park (Brent: 36%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £590,000 in Harlesden & Kensal Green and £800,000 in Queens Park, against £550,000 across Brent.

£590,000Median sale price
£800,000Median sale price
£550,000Median sale price
28.5%Owner-occupied
42.8%Owner-occupied
38.4%Owner-occupied
37.6%Private renting
33.6%Private renting
36.0%Private renting
32.3%Social renting
22.7%Social renting
23.5%Social renting
2.1%Detached houses
1.6%Detached houses
6.0%Detached houses
9.0%Semi-detached houses
7.2%Semi-detached houses
22.3%Semi-detached houses
14.5%Terraced houses
27.3%Terraced houses
14.9%Terraced houses
34.2%Flats
26.6%Flats
38.0%Flats

Surroundings

The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (7% and 8%). A typical postcode has 210 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Harlesden & Kensal Green, and 312 in Queens Park. The typical postcode is 216 m from the nearest school in Harlesden & Kensal Green and 245 m in Queens Park. The typical postcode is 541 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Harlesden & Kensal Green and 306 m in Queens Park. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 79% of premises in Harlesden & Kensal Green and 90% in Queens Park.

7.0%Green space within 500 m
7.9%Green space within 500 m
9.7%Green space within 500 m
210Services within 15 min (median)
312Services within 15 min (median)
133Services within 15 min (median)
216 mNearest school (median)
245 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
541 mNearest tram or rail (median)
306 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
78.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)
89.9%Gigabit broadband (premises)
85.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 161 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Harlesden & Kensal Green and 144 in Queens Park, 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.

161Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
144Recorded 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.

Harlesden & Kensal Green

Harlesden & Kensal Green is one of 22 wards in Brent, home to 20,110 people in 8,013 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £590,000 over the past two years, 7% above the Brent median. On average 7% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 28% below the Brent average.

Queens Park

Queens Park is one of 22 wards in Brent, home to 17,496 people in 7,173 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £800,000 over the past two years, 45% above the Brent median. On average 8% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 19% below the Brent average.

More comparisons.

Harlesden & Kensal Green and Queens Park next to other wards of Brent.

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