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Kilburn
vs Willesden Green

Kilburn has the younger population: 23% of residents are aged 15–29, against 22% in Willesden Green. Homes in Willesden Green sold for a median of £617,500, 10% above Kilburn. Kilburn has more green space nearby (7% within 500 m, against 5%).

Map of Brent with Kilburn highlighted
Kilburn
281 postcodes
Map of Brent with Willesden Green highlighted
Willesden Green
337 postcodes
Map of Brent
Brent
city average

People

Kilburn has 17,206 residents in 7,645 households; Willesden Green has 18,905 in 7,546. Willesden Green has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 11%, 1.4 percentage points more than Kilburn (Brent: 12%). Kilburn has the higher share of people living alone: 39%, 7.1 percentage points more than Willesden Green (Brent: 27%).

17,206Residents (2021)
18,905Residents (2021)
339,816Residents (2021)
7,645Households
7,546Households
118,612Households
22.6%Aged 15–29
22.3%Aged 15–29
21.9%Aged 15–29
9.4%Aged 65 and over
10.8%Aged 65 and over
11.6%Aged 65 and over
38.7%Living alone
31.6%Living alone
27.0%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, flats are the most common type of home: 56% of homes in Kilburn and 33% in Willesden Green. Willesden Green has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 32%, 7.6 percentage points more than Kilburn (Brent: 38%). Willesden Green has the higher share of private renting: 44%, 10.4 percentage points more than Kilburn (Brent: 36%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £561,250 in Kilburn and £617,500 in Willesden Green, against £550,000 across Brent.

£561,250Median sale price
£617,500Median sale price
£550,000Median sale price
24.1%Owner-occupied
31.7%Owner-occupied
38.4%Owner-occupied
33.4%Private renting
43.8%Private renting
36.0%Private renting
40.9%Social renting
22.8%Social renting
23.5%Social renting
0.7%Detached houses
2.9%Detached houses
6.0%Detached houses
1.9%Semi-detached houses
13.6%Semi-detached houses
22.3%Semi-detached houses
9.0%Terraced houses
14.4%Terraced houses
14.9%Terraced houses
55.8%Flats
33.1%Flats
38.0%Flats

Surroundings

Kilburn 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 451 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Kilburn, and 165 in Willesden Green. The typical postcode is 193 m from the nearest school in Kilburn and 253 m in Willesden Green. The typical postcode is 373 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Kilburn and 375 m in Willesden Green. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 94% of premises in Kilburn 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
451Services within 15 min (median)
165Services within 15 min (median)
133Services within 15 min (median)
193 mNearest school (median)
253 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
373 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
93.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)
83.2%Gigabit broadband (premises)
85.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 191 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Kilburn 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.

191Recorded 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.

Kilburn

Kilburn is one of 22 wards in Brent, home to 17,206 people in 7,645 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £561,250 over the past two years, in line with 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.

Kilburn and Willesden Green next to other wards of Brent.

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