Harlesden & Kensal Green
vs Stonebridge
Stonebridge has the younger population: 23% of residents are aged 15–29, against 21% in Harlesden & Kensal Green. Homes in Harlesden & Kensal Green sold for a median of £590,000, 51% above Stonebridge. Stonebridge has more green space nearby (8% within 500 m, against 7%).
People
Harlesden & Kensal Green has 20,110 residents in 8,013 households; Stonebridge has 20,255 in 7,237. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (10% and 9%). Harlesden & Kensal Green has the higher share of people living alone: 32%, 3.1 percentage points more than Stonebridge (Brent: 27%).
Homes and prices
In both, flats are the most common type of home: 34% of homes in Harlesden & Kensal Green and 57% in Stonebridge. Harlesden & Kensal Green has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 29%, 10.8 percentage points more than Stonebridge (Brent: 38%). Harlesden & Kensal Green has the higher share of private renting: 38%, 14.9 percentage points more than Stonebridge (Brent: 36%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £590,000 in Harlesden & Kensal Green and £390,000 in Stonebridge, against £550,000 across Brent.
Surroundings
Stonebridge has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 8%, 1 percentage point more than Harlesden & Kensal Green (Brent: 10%). A typical postcode has 210 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Harlesden & Kensal Green, and 80 in Stonebridge. The typical postcode is 216 m from the nearest school in Harlesden & Kensal Green and 326 m in Stonebridge. The typical postcode is 541 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Harlesden & Kensal Green and 740 m in Stonebridge. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 79% of premises in Harlesden & Kensal Green and 57% in Stonebridge.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 161 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Harlesden & Kensal Green and 155 in Stonebridge, 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.
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.
Stonebridge is one of 22 wards in Brent, home to 20,255 people in 7,237 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £390,000 over the past two years, 29% below the Brent median. On average 8% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 18% below the Brent average.
More comparisons.
Harlesden & Kensal Green and Stonebridge next to other wards of Brent.