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Northwick Park
vs Preston

Preston has the younger population: 22% of residents are aged 15–29, against 19% in Northwick Park. Homes in Northwick Park sold for a median of £636,000, 14% above Preston. Northwick Park has more green space nearby (16% within 500 m, against 13%).

Map of Brent with Northwick Park highlighted
Northwick Park
201 postcodes
Map of Brent with Preston highlighted
Preston
173 postcodes
Map of Brent
Brent
city average

People

Northwick Park has 11,716 residents in 3,788 households; Preston has 12,218 in 3,811. Northwick Park has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 18%, 6 percentage points more than Preston (Brent: 12%). Preston has the higher share of people living alone: 22%, 2 percentage points more than Northwick Park (Brent: 27%).

11,716Residents (2021)
12,218Residents (2021)
339,816Residents (2021)
3,788Households
3,811Households
118,612Households
19.3%Aged 15–29
22.2%Aged 15–29
21.9%Aged 15–29
17.5%Aged 65 and over
11.5%Aged 65 and over
11.6%Aged 65 and over
20.3%Living alone
22.3%Living alone
27.0%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 49% of homes in Northwick Park and 42% in Preston. Northwick Park has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 62%, 16.6 percentage points more than Preston (Brent: 38%). Preston has the higher share of private renting: 38%, 12.3 percentage points more than Northwick Park (Brent: 36%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £636,000 in Northwick Park and £560,000 in Preston, against £550,000 across Brent.

£636,000Median sale price
£560,000Median sale price
£550,000Median sale price
61.5%Owner-occupied
44.9%Owner-occupied
38.4%Owner-occupied
25.3%Private renting
37.6%Private renting
36.0%Private renting
12.3%Social renting
15.5%Social renting
23.5%Social renting
16.8%Detached houses
6.5%Detached houses
6.0%Detached houses
48.6%Semi-detached houses
41.7%Semi-detached houses
22.3%Semi-detached houses
6.5%Terraced houses
8.7%Terraced houses
14.9%Terraced houses
23.2%Flats
37.9%Flats
38.0%Flats

Surroundings

Northwick Park has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 16%, 2.9 percentage points more than Preston (Brent: 10%). A typical postcode has 94 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Northwick Park, and 113 in Preston. The typical postcode is 316 m from the nearest school in Northwick Park and 331 m in Preston. The typical postcode is 668 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Northwick Park and 439 m in Preston. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 95% of premises in Northwick Park and 93% in Preston.

16.1%Green space within 500 m
13.2%Green space within 500 m
9.7%Green space within 500 m
94Services within 15 min (median)
113Services within 15 min (median)
133Services within 15 min (median)
316 mNearest school (median)
331 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
668 mNearest tram or rail (median)
439 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
16Postcodes in flood risk areas
322Postcodes in flood risk areas
94.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)
92.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)
85.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 41 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Northwick Park and 92 in Preston, 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.

41Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
92Recorded 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.

Northwick Park

Northwick Park is one of 22 wards in Brent, home to 11,716 people in 3,788 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £636,000 over the past two years, 16% above the Brent median. On average 16% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 66% above the Brent average.

Preston

Preston is one of 22 wards in Brent, home to 12,218 people in 3,811 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £560,000 over the past two years, in line with the Brent median. On average 13% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 36% above the Brent average.

More comparisons.

Northwick Park and Preston next to other wards of Brent.

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