Kensal Green
Brent · London · population 9,738 · 6 LSOAs
Postcode NW10
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #4,008 of 6,856 in England
- #482 of 1,002 in London
- #6 of 35 in Brent
- Around the England average
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 25% · Associate professional 20% · Managers & directors 17%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 25% |
| Associate professional | 20% |
| Managers & directors | 17% |
| Caring & leisure | 8% |
| Elementary | 8% |
| Administrative | 7% |
| Skilled trades | 6% |
| Sales & customer service | 5% |
| Process & plant | 5% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 45% · No religion 29% · Muslim 10%
Born outside the UK: 40%
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
Kensal Green is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #4,008 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #6 of 35 in Brent. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Education (80) but weak on Housing & access (8). Typical homes here sold for about £710,000 over the past year, down 12% across five years (from 103 sales), 29% above the wider Brent median of £550,000. Typical household take-home income is around £50,456 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 58 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £710,000 | 103 | -13.5% | -12.1% |
| Detached | Too few sales to report (n=1) | |||
| Semi-detached | Too few sales to report (n=3) | |||
| Terraced | £1,249,062 | 38 | -1.1% | +12.4% |
| Flat | £633,000 | 61 | +11.0% | +8.2% |
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Household income
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 ?
- #6,553 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #2,726 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 166 |
| Theft | 162 |
| Burglary | 32 |
| Vehicle crime | 85 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 32 |
| Public order & weapons | 27 |
| Drugs | 36 |
| Robbery | 20 |
| Other | 7 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 176 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 →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Brent
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