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Harlesden & Kensal Green
vs Willesden Green

Willesden Green has the younger population: 22% of residents are aged 15–29, against 21% in Harlesden & Kensal Green. Homes in Willesden Green sold for a median of £617,500, 5% above Harlesden & Kensal Green. Harlesden & Kensal Green has more green space nearby (7% within 500 m, against 5%).

Map of Brent with Harlesden & Kensal Green highlighted
Harlesden & Kensal Green
314 postcodes
Map of Brent with Willesden Green highlighted
Willesden Green
337 postcodes
Map of Brent
Brent
city average

People

Harlesden & Kensal Green has 20,110 residents in 8,013 households; Willesden Green has 18,905 in 7,546. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (10% and 11%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (32% and 32%).

20,110Residents (2021)
18,905Residents (2021)
339,816Residents (2021)
8,013Households
7,546Households
118,612Households
20.5%Aged 15–29
22.3%Aged 15–29
21.9%Aged 15–29
10.0%Aged 65 and over
10.8%Aged 65 and over
11.6%Aged 65 and over
31.9%Living alone
31.6%Living alone
27.0%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, flats are the most common type of home: 34% of homes in Harlesden & Kensal Green and 33% in Willesden Green. Willesden Green has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 32%, 3.2 percentage points more than Harlesden & Kensal Green (Brent: 38%). Willesden Green has the higher share of private renting: 44%, 6.2 percentage points more than Harlesden & Kensal Green (Brent: 36%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £590,000 in Harlesden & Kensal Green and £617,500 in Willesden Green, against £550,000 across Brent.

£590,000Median sale price
£617,500Median sale price
£550,000Median sale price
28.5%Owner-occupied
31.7%Owner-occupied
38.4%Owner-occupied
37.6%Private renting
43.8%Private renting
36.0%Private renting
32.3%Social renting
22.8%Social renting
23.5%Social renting
2.1%Detached houses
2.9%Detached houses
6.0%Detached houses
9.0%Semi-detached houses
13.6%Semi-detached houses
22.3%Semi-detached houses
14.5%Terraced houses
14.4%Terraced houses
14.9%Terraced houses
34.2%Flats
33.1%Flats
38.0%Flats

Surroundings

Harlesden & Kensal Green has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 7%, 1.7 percentage points more than Willesden Green (Brent: 10%). A typical postcode has 210 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Harlesden & Kensal Green, and 165 in Willesden Green. The typical postcode is 216 m from the nearest school in Harlesden & Kensal Green and 253 m in Willesden Green. The typical postcode is 541 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Harlesden & Kensal Green and 375 m in Willesden Green. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 79% of premises in Harlesden & Kensal Green and 83% in Willesden Green.

7.0%Green space within 500 m
5.3%Green space within 500 m
9.7%Green space within 500 m
210Services within 15 min (median)
165Services within 15 min (median)
133Services within 15 min (median)
216 mNearest school (median)
253 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
541 mNearest tram or rail (median)
375 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)
83.2%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 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.

161Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
184Recorded 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.

Willesden Green

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.

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

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