Is Brent a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Brent, from official data · 15 postcode districts · 5,920 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Brent, from official data · 15 postcode districts · 5,920 postcodes
The average home in Brent sold for £546,135 in the latest House Price Index, down 2.6% on a year earlier. Across Brent, police record 120 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, above the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of Brent, the nearest primary school is St Margaret Clitherow RC Primary School, 0.3 mi away, about a 7 minute walk; the nearest secondary is North Brent School, 0.5 mi away, about a 11 minute walk (Ofsted: good); the nearest GP surgery is Brentfield Medical Centre, 0.3 mi away, about a 7 minute walk.
Stonebridge Park station is 1.0 mi away, about a 21 minute walk; Neasden (tram, metro or Underground) is 0.4 mi away, about a 9 minute walk; the nearest park is 0.2 mi away, about a 5 minute walk.
Across Brent, police record 120 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, above the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in Brent sold for £546,135 in the latest House Price Index, down 2.6% on a year earlier. By type: detached £1,326,037, semi-detached £829,853, terraced £700,019, flats £378,992. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is St Margaret Clitherow RC Primary School, 0.3 mi away, about a 7 minute walk. The nearest secondary school is North Brent School, 0.5 mi away, about a 11 minute walk (Ofsted: good). Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Stonebridge Park is 1.0 mi away, about a 21 minute walk, and Neasden (tram, metro or Underground) is 0.4 mi away, about a 9 minute walk.
The ONS estimates average household income of £48,020 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).