Harlesden

Brent · London · population 13,693 · 7 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

4Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,545 of 6,856 in England
  • #995 of 1,002 in London
  • #34 of 35 in Brent
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents13,582
Median age (est.)36
Density13,119per km²
No qualifications24%
Degree or above35%
No car or van61%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 13%25–44 31%45–64 27%65+ 9%

Tenure

Own outright: 10%Mortgage/shared: 14%Social rent: 35%Private rent: 42%
Own outright 10%Mortgage/shared 14%Social rent 35%Private rent 42%

Households

One person: 34%Couple, no children: 8%Couple with children: 18%Lone parent: 22%Other: 17%
One person 34%Couple, no children 8%Couple with children 18%Lone parent 22%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 17% · Professional 15% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Elementary17%
Professional15%
Associate professional13%
Caring & leisure13%
Managers & directors10%
Skilled trades9%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 38%Asian: 14%Black: 31%Mixed: 8%Other: 10%
White 38%Asian 14%Black 31%Mixed 8%Other 10%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · Muslim 21% · No religion 18%

Born outside the UK: 51%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Harlesden is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,545 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #34 of 35 in Brent. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (38) and lowest on Housing & access (1). Typical homes here sold for about £510,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+4%) (from 73 sales), 7% below the wider Brent median of £550,000. Typical household take-home income is around £40,558 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 153 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 2 · #6,730
Employment 8 · #6,284
Education 29 · #4,872
Health 38 · #4,241
Crime 5 · #6,510
Housing & access 1 · #6,805
Living environment 6 · #6,442

House prices ?

£510,000median (12m) · -1.0% yr · n=73
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£510,00073-1.0%+4.1%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detached£660,0005
Terraced£732,16026-13.1%-5.5%
Flat£416,25042+4.1%-4.9%
This area£510,000
Brent£550,000
London£525,512
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£40,558±£5,912 · #3,258 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£29,039
Price-to-income ?12.6×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

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Recorded crime ?

153 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 2,096 offences
Brent98
London102
England83

Rank #5,930 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences667
Theft511
Burglary86
Vehicle crime179
Criminal damage & arson137
Public order & weapons197
Drugs163
Robbery120
Other36

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 809 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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