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Queens Park
vs Willesden Green

Willesden Green has the younger population: 22% of residents are aged 15–29, against 19% in Queens Park. Homes in Queens Park sold for a median of £800,000, 30% above Willesden Green. Queens Park has more green space nearby (8% within 500 m, against 5%).

Map of Brent with Queens Park highlighted
Queens Park
317 postcodes
Map of Brent with Willesden Green highlighted
Willesden Green
337 postcodes
Map of Brent
Brent
city average

People

Queens Park has 17,496 residents in 7,173 households; Willesden Green has 18,905 in 7,546. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (12% and 11%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (31% and 32%).

17,496Residents (2021)
18,905Residents (2021)
339,816Residents (2021)
7,173Households
7,546Households
118,612Households
18.7%Aged 15–29
22.3%Aged 15–29
21.9%Aged 15–29
11.6%Aged 65 and over
10.8%Aged 65 and over
11.6%Aged 65 and over
30.9%Living alone
31.6%Living alone
27.0%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is terraced houses in Queens Park (27%) and flats in Willesden Green (33%). Queens Park has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 43%, 11.1 percentage points more than Willesden Green (Brent: 38%). Willesden Green has the higher share of private renting: 44%, 10.2 percentage points more than Queens Park (Brent: 36%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £800,000 in Queens Park and £617,500 in Willesden Green, against £550,000 across Brent.

£800,000Median sale price
£617,500Median sale price
£550,000Median sale price
42.8%Owner-occupied
31.7%Owner-occupied
38.4%Owner-occupied
33.6%Private renting
43.8%Private renting
36.0%Private renting
22.7%Social renting
22.8%Social renting
23.5%Social renting
1.6%Detached houses
2.9%Detached houses
6.0%Detached houses
7.2%Semi-detached houses
13.6%Semi-detached houses
22.3%Semi-detached houses
27.3%Terraced houses
14.4%Terraced houses
14.9%Terraced houses
26.6%Flats
33.1%Flats
38.0%Flats

Surroundings

Queens Park has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 8%, 2.6 percentage points more than Willesden Green (Brent: 10%). A typical postcode has 312 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Queens Park, and 165 in Willesden Green. The typical postcode is 245 m from the nearest school in Queens Park and 253 m in Willesden Green. The typical postcode is 306 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Queens Park and 375 m in Willesden Green. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 90% of premises in Queens Park and 83% in Willesden Green.

7.9%Green space within 500 m
5.3%Green space within 500 m
9.7%Green space within 500 m
312Services within 15 min (median)
165Services within 15 min (median)
133Services within 15 min (median)
245 mNearest school (median)
253 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
306 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
89.9%Gigabit broadband (premises)
83.2%Gigabit broadband (premises)
85.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 144 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Queens Park 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.

144Recorded 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.

Queens Park

Queens Park is one of 22 wards in Brent, home to 17,496 people in 7,173 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £800,000 over the past two years, 45% above the Brent median. On average 8% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 19% 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.

Queens Park and Willesden Green next to other wards of Brent.

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