Welsh Harp

Brent · London · population 8,174 · 5 LSOAs

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

6Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,435 of 6,856 in England
  • #989 of 1,002 in London
  • #31 of 35 in Brent
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,325
Median age (est.)34
Density6,126per km²
No qualifications30%
Degree or above27%
No car or van38%

Age

0–14 24%15–24 14%25–44 27%45–64 24%65+ 11%

Tenure

Own outright: 23%Mortgage/shared: 16%Social rent: 23%Private rent: 38%
Own outright 23%Mortgage/shared 16%Social rent 23%Private rent 38%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 8%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 16%Other: 21%
One person 26%Couple, no children 8%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 16%Other 21%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 17% · Skilled trades 14% · Professional 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary17%
Skilled trades14%
Professional12%
Process & plant11%
Caring & leisure11%
Sales & customer service9%
Associate professional9%
Managers & directors8%
Administrative8%

Ethnic group

White: 30%Asian: 29%Black: 22%Mixed: 4%Other: 14%
White 30%Asian 29%Black 22%Mixed 4%Other 14%

Religion & identity

Christian 38% · Muslim 37% · Hindu 10%

Born outside the UK: 56%

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

Welsh Harp is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,435 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #31 of 35 in Brent. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (44) and lowest on Housing & access (0). Typical homes here sold for about £377,500 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+5%) (from 20 sales), 31% below the wider Brent median of £550,000. Typical household take-home income is around £41,968 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 69 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.

Income 2 · #6,743
Employment 11 · #6,126
Education 12 · #6,065
Health 44 · #3,823
Crime 31 · #4,749
Housing & access 0 · #6,846
Living environment 30 · #4,824

House prices ?

£377,500median (12m) · -22.2% yr · n=20
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£377,50020-22.2%+4.9%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detached£508,0005
Terraced£480,0007-6.8%+1.1%
Flat£247,5008-17.5%-7.1%
This area£377,500
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)£41,968±£6,040 · #2,859 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£26,427
Price-to-income ?9.0×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 →

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Recorded crime ?

69 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 565 offences
Brent98
London102
England83

Rank #3,469 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences221
Theft66
Burglary43
Vehicle crime67
Criminal damage & arson49
Public order & weapons49
Drugs52
Robbery9
Other9

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 142 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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