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Brent

Brent is a town or village in Greater London, England. It has around 2 GP surgeries, 3 pharmacies, 6 supermarkets, and around 45 restaurants and cafés, with 48 bus stops and the nearest railway station at Neasden, 0.9 km away. There were around 857 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. Covers 1 town with local open-data for the whole authority.

On deprivation, Brent is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2025). It is home to around 339,816 residents at roughly 7,860 people per km².

39/ 100

My Area Score

Mixed

Ranked 229th of 294 English council areas — better than 22% of them.

Low crime32
Home affordability3
Affordable rents3
Good schools74
Life expectancy75
Low deprivation7
Employment2
Low council tax90

A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology

Weather

11°COvercast

  • Today: 11° / 9° · 21% rain
  • Tomorrow: 12° / 9° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:00Sunset 16:29

9h 29m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

34US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Brent - Ikea, United Kingdom

Air pollution (PM2.5)

  • 8.9 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
  • 6.6% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

Crime

863 reported · August 2026▼ 3% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences315
  • Anti-social behaviour181
  • Public order64
  • Other theft55

Neighbourhood team: Stonebridge · Metropolitan

Local policing priorities

  • Direct patrols in the Brent Trade Park and Wembley Trade Park area to reduce Robbery and theft.​​
  • Reduce robbery in Brent Trade Park and Wembley Trade Park.

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

737 reported road collisions (2025)

101 killed or seriously injured · 818 casualties · 21.7 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

  • 418 rated 4–5 ★ (353 top)
  • 21 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Neasden (0.9 km)
  • 48 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Wembley Stadium (1.5 km):

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Live buses at Hannah Close:

  • 92 → St Raphael's North · 1 min
  • 92 → St Raphael's North · 3 min
  • 92 → St Raphael's North · 8 min
  • 206 → Kilburn Park · 21 min

Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, National Rail

House prices

£555,687 average▼ 0.3% YoY

Across Brent · to 2026-08

Detached£1,354,287
Semi-detached£850,122
Terraced£719,435
Flat£383,498

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£2,014 average monthly rent▲ 3.4% YoY

  • 1 bed £1,577
  • 2 bed £1,934
  • 3 bed £2,271

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

Affordability

14.5× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 14.5 times median annual pay (14.2× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Property sales

1,680 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 138.8p · AppleGreen (5.3 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 146.8p · AppleGreen (5.3 km)

35 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

150 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: IKEA Wembley (0.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres2
  • Gyms2
  • Sports pitches21
  • Playgrounds17

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

339,816 residents in Brent · 7,860/km²

  • Under 16: 19%
  • 16–64: 69%
  • 65+: 12%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Internal migration

  • Moves in from elsewhere in the UK35,114
  • Moves out to elsewhere in the UK44,191
  • Net moves−9,077

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Deprivation

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 22 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

15% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Council tax

£2,235 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (31% of 135,080)

A £1,490
B £1,739
C £1,987
D £2,235
E £2,732
F £3,229
G £3,725
H £4,471

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

Schools

104 schools · 50,029 pupils

60 primary · 15 secondary · 29 other

Ofsted: 39 of 42 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (93%)

90 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Ark Elvin AcademyOutstanding
  • Wembley High Technology CollegeOutstanding
  • JFSGood
  • North Brent SchoolGood
  • Alperton Community School
  • Claremont High School
  • E-ACT Crest Academy
  • Harris Lowe Academy Willesden
  • Kingsbury High School
  • Menorah High School for Girls
  • Michaela Community School
  • Newman Catholic College
  • Queens Park Community School
  • Saint Claudine's Catholic School for Girls
  • St Gregory's Catholic Science College

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Brent

Care & health services

332 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes47
  • GP practices70
  • Dentists85
  • Homecare agencies95
  • Hospitals & hospices7

CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 1 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Brent

Heritage & planning

  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 21 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

Planning decisions

454 applications decided

77.3% granted · 351 granted, 103 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Your MP

Dawn Butler

Labour

Brent East

Recent votes:

  • AyeDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
  • NoOpposition day motion: Support for British farmers
  • AyeWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
  • AyeDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour (minority)

  • Lab 26
  • Con 11
  • LD 11
  • Grn 9

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools17
  • GPs & clinics6
  • Pharmacies4
  • Supermarkets8
  • Parks & greens34
  • Restaurants & cafés61

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

17,355 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

50 jobs advertised · £50,600 avg

e.g. SEN Teaching Assistant, Mobile Vehicle Technician, Lettings Officer

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£786 median full-time weekly pay

7.2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£30,402 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

52% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 153,986 certificates

11% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Grid electricity

48% low-carbon electricity

Gas 51% · Wind 30% · Nuclear 10% · Biomass 6%

209 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for London · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 85.9 yrs women · 80.6 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 65.2 women · 64.5 men

58% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.1
  • Feeling worthwhile7.3
  • Happiness yesterday7.3
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.8

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Health services

16 GP surgeries · 25 pharmacies in NW10

  • Park Royal Centre - Bcss Inpatient Unit
  • The Law Medical Group Practice
  • St Andrews Medical Centre

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Brent East:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

Notable places nearby

  • Neasden Depot · 0.4 km

    Neasden Depot is a London Underground depot located in Neasden in the London Borough of Brent, between Neasden and Wembley Park stations on the Metropolitan line. It is the largest depot on the London Underground, and…

  • Brent Park, Neasden · 0.4 km

    Brent Park is a retail area of Neasden in the London Borough of Brent, located by the A406 North Circular Road and to the south of Neasden Depot. It includes an IKEA store, along with a Tesco Extra superstore, and bou…

  • Neasden Power Station · 0.4 km

    Neasden Power Station was a coal-fired power station built by the Metropolitan Railway for its electrification project. It was opened in December 1904. It was within the site of the current London Underground Neasden…

  • St Raphael's Estate · 0.6 km

    St Raphael's Estate is a housing estate in Neasden and part of the London Borough of Brent in Northwest London, England. A community centre is located within the estate on Rainborough Close. It forms part of the NW10…

  • Neasden Hospital · 0.7 km

    Neasden Hospital was built in 1894 by Willesden District Council as an isolation hospital in Neasden.

  • Wembley Exhibition railway station · 0.7 km

    Exhibition Station (Wembley) was a railway station in Wembley Park in what is now the London Borough of Brent. It was built on a spur to connect the 1924-5 British Empire Exhibition to London Marylebone.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Towns in Brent