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Kensal Green: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Kensal Green neighbourhood of Brent, England (ONS area Brent 033). Headline figures assembled 11 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes NW10. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near NW10 5HY.
A middle-income neighbourhood, showing some signs of gentrification
Kensal Green is a middle-income neighbourhood; it shows some signs of gentrification against Brent (6 of 22 signals rising, 2 falling). Houses here typically resell for £1,200,750 and flats for £615,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Brent (0.6 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Kensal Green, is about a 6-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 13 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£1,200,750
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +15% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£615,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +7% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Middle income
How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation
Signs of gentrification
Some signs
Weighted balance +0.13; 6 of 22 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 3 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 6 small areas range from decile 3 to 6.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£73,300
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
0.6 times the borough's rate
Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.
Source: Police.uk
Schools getting better
In line with the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Kensal Green sits in Brent
- Typical house price: 5th highest of the 31 neighbourhoods in Brent with enough house sales for one
- Typical flat price: the highest of the 33 neighbourhoods in Brent with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 6th highest of 35 neighbourhoods in Brent
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 13 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.
Prices over time in Kensal Green
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 13 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
6 of 22 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Brent, 2 the other way and 14 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.
Rising against the borough
- Anti-social behaviour
- Lifestyle businesses
- Home improvement applications
- Catching up with neighbouring areas
- Homes selling
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Falling behind the borough
- Single-person households under 65
- Borough against the region
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Kensal Green Railway and Underground station, about a 6-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (440 m in a straight line). About 25 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: London Overground to London Euston (about 15 min); London Underground and London Overground to Stonebridge Park (about 8 min).
Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.
Nearest state schools
- Nearest state primary school Princess Frederica CofE Primary School 240 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Mar 2024).
- Nearest state secondary school Harris Lowe Academy Willesden 720 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 4 areas (Nov 2024).
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (11 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Questions about Kensal Green
What is the typical house price in Kensal Green?
£1,200,750. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +15% against 2017-2019.
How does Kensal Green compare with the rest of Brent?
Typical house price: 5th highest of the 31 neighbourhoods in Brent with enough house sales for one. Typical flat price: the highest of the 33 neighbourhoods in Brent with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 6th highest of 35 neighbourhoods in Brent.
Is Kensal Green an affluent area?
Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Kensal Green gentrifying?
Some signs. Weighted balance +0.13; 6 of 22 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Kensal Green?
Kensal Green. Railway and Underground station, about a 6-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (440 m in a straight line). About 25 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: London Overground to London Euston (about 15 min); London Underground and London Overground to Stonebridge Park (about 8 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Kensal Green?
Nearest state primary school. Princess Frederica CofE Primary School. 240 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Mar 2024). Nearest state secondary school. Harris Lowe Academy Willesden. 720 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 4 areas (Nov 2024).
Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.
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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.