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Willesden Green: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Willesden Green neighbourhood of Brent, England (ONS area Brent 022). Headline figures assembled 11 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes NW10, NW2. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near NW10 2PU.

A middle-income neighbourhood, with signals pointing away from gentrification

Willesden Green is a middle-income neighbourhood. But area signals point away from gentrification against Brent (3 of 22 signals falling, 1 rising). Houses here typically resell for £850,000 and flats for £440,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is in line with Brent (1.1 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Willesden Green, is about a 7-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

£850,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +8% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£440,000

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +1% 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

Moving the other way

Weighted balance -0.19; 1 of 22 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 2 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 2 to 4.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£61,300

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

1.1 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 Willesden Green sits in Brent

Typical house price: 8th highest of the 31 neighbourhoods in Brent with enough house sales for one
Typical flat price: 9th highest of the 33 neighbourhoods in Brent with enough flat sales for one
Average household income: 16th lowest 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 Willesden Green

Median resale price of houses each year here and across Brent, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Median resale price of flats each year here and across Brent, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

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

1 of 22 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Brent, 3 the other way and 18 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

Single-person households under 65

Falling behind the borough

Home improvement applications
Borough against the region
Benefit claims (DWP)

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest stations

Willesden Green Underground station, about a 7-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (520 m in a straight line).
Brondesbury Park Railway station, about a 19-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.5 km in a straight line). About 18 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: London Overground to Stratford (London) (about 39 min) and Clapham Junction (about 28 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 St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Junior School 20 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Sep 2023).
Nearest state secondary school Harris Lowe Academy Willesden 1.0 km 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 Willesden Green

What is the typical house price in Willesden Green?

£850,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +8% against 2017-2019.

How does Willesden Green compare with the rest of Brent?

Typical house price: 8th highest of the 31 neighbourhoods in Brent with enough house sales for one. Typical flat price: 9th highest of the 33 neighbourhoods in Brent with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 16th lowest of 35 neighbourhoods in Brent.

Is Willesden Green an affluent area?

Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Willesden Green gentrifying?

Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.19; 1 of 22 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Willesden Green?

Willesden Green. Underground station, about a 7-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (520 m in a straight line).

Which state schools are nearest to Willesden Green?

Nearest state primary school. St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Junior School. 20 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Sep 2023). Nearest state secondary school. Harris Lowe Academy Willesden. 1.0 km 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.