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Northwick Park
vs Wembley Hill

Wembley Hill has the younger population: 21% of residents are aged 15–29, against 19% in Northwick Park. Homes in Northwick Park sold for a median of £636,000, 46% above Wembley Hill. Northwick Park has more green space nearby (16% within 500 m, against 10%).

Map of Brent with Northwick Park highlighted
Northwick Park
201 postcodes
Map of Brent with Wembley Hill highlighted
Wembley Hill
219 postcodes
Map of Brent
Brent
city average

People

Northwick Park has 11,716 residents in 3,788 households; Wembley Hill has 15,510 in 4,768. Northwick Park has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 18%, 6.8 percentage points more than Wembley Hill (Brent: 12%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (20% and 21%).

11,716Residents (2021)
15,510Residents (2021)
339,816Residents (2021)
3,788Households
4,768Households
118,612Households
19.3%Aged 15–29
21.0%Aged 15–29
21.9%Aged 15–29
17.5%Aged 65 and over
10.7%Aged 65 and over
11.6%Aged 65 and over
20.3%Living alone
20.9%Living alone
27.0%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Northwick Park (49%) and flats in Wembley Hill (38%). Northwick Park has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 62%, 22.4 percentage points more than Wembley Hill (Brent: 38%). Wembley Hill has the higher share of private renting: 46%, 20.5 percentage points more than Northwick Park (Brent: 36%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £636,000 in Northwick Park and £435,000 in Wembley Hill, against £550,000 across Brent.

£636,000Median sale price
£435,000Median sale price
£550,000Median sale price
61.5%Owner-occupied
39.1%Owner-occupied
38.4%Owner-occupied
25.3%Private renting
45.8%Private renting
36.0%Private renting
12.3%Social renting
12.9%Social renting
23.5%Social renting
16.8%Detached houses
6.4%Detached houses
6.0%Detached houses
48.6%Semi-detached houses
26.9%Semi-detached houses
22.3%Semi-detached houses
6.5%Terraced houses
15.1%Terraced houses
14.9%Terraced houses
23.2%Flats
38.1%Flats
38.0%Flats

Surroundings

Northwick Park has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 16%, 6.3 percentage points more than Wembley Hill (Brent: 10%). A typical postcode has 94 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Northwick Park, and 201 in Wembley Hill. The typical postcode is 316 m from the nearest school in Northwick Park and 292 m in Wembley Hill. The typical postcode is 668 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Northwick Park and 361 m in Wembley Hill. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 95% of premises in Northwick Park and 78% in Wembley Hill.

16.1%Green space within 500 m
9.8%Green space within 500 m
9.7%Green space within 500 m
94Services within 15 min (median)
201Services within 15 min (median)
133Services within 15 min (median)
316 mNearest school (median)
292 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
668 mNearest tram or rail (median)
361 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
3Postcodes in flood risk areas
322Postcodes in flood risk areas
94.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)
78.2%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 149 in Wembley Hill, 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
149Recorded 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.

Wembley Hill

Wembley Hill is one of 22 wards in Brent, home to 15,510 people in 4,768 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £435,000 over the past two years, 21% below the Brent median. On average 10% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — in line with the Brent average.

More comparisons.

Northwick Park and Wembley Hill next to other wards of Brent.

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