City Profile • Local Authority

Brent

Brent is a local authority district comprising 12 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £575k, reflecting a downward trend of 3.7% over the past year. Crime levels run above average (116 per 1,000 residents), often driven by commercial zones and transport hubs.

Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.

Population Trajectory

Annual residents (1991 – 2022)

341,221
Residents (2022)

Constituent Districts

12 Areas

Population Composition

Detailed breakdown of the residents within the Brent authority according to the Census 2021.

Top Ethnicities

Indian19.5%
White: Other White15.9%
White: English15.2%
African9.1%
Other Asian7.2%
Caribbean6.3%

Age Profile

30-34 years8.8%
25-29 years8.6%
35-39 years8.1%
40-44 years7.5%
20-24 years7.2%
45-49 years6.8%

Top Occupations

Professional19.5%
Elementary occupations13.7%
Associate professional12.1%
Managers and directors11.6%
Skilled trades9.8%
Caring and leisure8.6%

Housing Tenure

Private rented: Landlord33.5%
Owned: Outright20.2%
Owned: Mortgage18.2%
Social rented: Other14.7%
Social rented: Council8.8%
Private rented: Other2.5%

Area DNA

health10/10
safety2/10
transit3/10
investment1/10