Northwick Park
vs Sudbury
Sudbury 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, 42% above Sudbury. Northwick Park has more green space nearby (16% within 500 m, against 16%).
People
Northwick Park has 11,716 residents in 3,788 households; Sudbury has 13,938 in 4,327. Northwick Park has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 18%, 7 percentage points more than Sudbury (Brent: 12%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (20% and 20%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Northwick Park (49%) and flats in Sudbury (37%). Northwick Park has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 62%, 16.8 percentage points more than Sudbury (Brent: 38%). Sudbury has the higher share of private renting: 40%, 14.7 percentage points more than Northwick Park (Brent: 36%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £636,000 in Northwick Park and £448,000 in Sudbury, against £550,000 across Brent.
Surroundings
The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (16% and 16%). A typical postcode has 94 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Northwick Park, and 123 in Sudbury. The typical postcode is 316 m from the nearest school in Northwick Park and 546 m in Sudbury. The typical postcode is 668 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Northwick Park and 432 m in Sudbury. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 95% of premises in Northwick Park and 86% in Sudbury.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 41 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Northwick Park and 80 in Sudbury, 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.
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.
Sudbury is one of 22 wards in Brent, home to 13,938 people in 4,327 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £448,000 over the past two years, 19% below the Brent median. On average 16% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 65% above the Brent average.
More comparisons.
Northwick Park and Sudbury next to other wards of Brent.