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About

Kensal Green in Brent sits along the Harrow Road corridor where local streets meet mainline and suburban rail links. The area is served by Bakerloo and London Overground services, with Kensal Green and Kensal Rise stations providing direct routes into central London and across west and north London. Street patterns include long terraces and short parade streets, and you can often spot railway arches used for small businesses beneath the North London Line. Local shops, bakeries and independent cafés cluster around the stations and along Chamberlayne Road, giving a clear village feel within the city grid.

Housing ranges from late 19th-century terraces to interwar houses, with pockets of postwar infill and former industrial plots repurposed as studios and workshops. Community gardens and allotments occupy tight plots between streets, and civic buildings and schools anchor neighbourhood life. On quieter lanes, original iron railings and bay windows remain, and the Harrow Road marks a practical spine for buses and goods traffic rather than a leisure route. The area’s character follows transport and small-scale manufacturing more than large public parks or tourist sites.

Area overview

On average Kensal Green has average deprivation and very low crime levels, with around 49 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, about 62% below the London average of 130 per 1,000. Approximately 20% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Kensal Green is £73,312 per year. There are 1 schools in Kensal Green: 1 primary (0 Outstanding and 1 Good) and 0 secondary (0 Outstanding and 0 Good). On average most houses in the area have average public transport connectivity. Kensal Green is home to around 9,941 people, with a population density of about 12,981.6 per km².

Crime rate
2/10
Crimes per 1k residents
49
Deprivation level
6/10
Income level
5/10
Social housing
20%
Connectivity
6/10

Area Profile

Kensal Green Population
9,941
Population density
12,981.6 per km²

Crime

Crime per 1,000 population

Anti-social behaviour
18.21(-32%)
Violence and sexual offences
15.99(-49%)
Vehicle crime
7.75(-17%)
Shoplifting
7.54(-25%)
Other theft
6.24(-45%)
London average

Demographics

Ethnic groups

British
3,445
34.66%
Other White
1,744
17.55%
Caribbean
857
8.62%
Indian
651
6.55%
African
530
5.33%
Total population: 9,939

Economics

Education (age 16+)

Level 4+ (Degree)
4,080
50.58%
No qualifications
1,295
16.05%
Level 3 (A level)
955
11.84%
Level 2 (GCSEs 9-4)
700
8.68%
Level 1 (GCSEs 3-1)
549
6.81%
Total 16+ residents: 8,067

Housing

Housing tenure

Private landlord or letting agency
1,096
27.82%
Owns with a mortgage
977
24.8%
Owns outright
938
23.81%
Other social rented
602
15.28%
Social rents from council
213
5.41%
Total households: 3,940

Property prices in Kensal Green

Median price£726,900
Price per sq ft£871
Sales (last 12 months)82
Typical range (middle 50%)£621K – £1.2M

Based on 82 recent sales, the median property price is £726,900 (about £871 per square foot) in Kensal Green area, with individual transactions ranging from £94,700 up to £2,499,999.

Prices by property typelast 12 months

Median sale price, median price per square foot, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in Kensal Green over the last year.
TypeSalesMedian£/sq ft
Semi-Detached4£1,650,000£840
Terraced30£1,249,063£845
Flats48£631,850£886

10-year price trendmedian sale price in Kensal Green

Sale price

Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Kensal Green.
YearFlatsSemi-DetachedTerraced
2016£575,000£1,430,000£950,000
2017£588,000£1,002,500£1,055,000
2018£575,000£868,500£1,030,000
2019£555,000£1,012,500£1,065,000
2020£585,000£1,305,000£1,111,000
2021£590,000£1,157,500£1,216,250
2022£548,000£1,308,870£1,160,866
2023£617,500£1,212,500£1,117,500
2024£566,000£1,372,500£1,262,468
2025£625,000£1,135,000£1,248,125
2026£590,000£1,975,000£1,200,000
Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Kensal Green.

Price per sq ft

Ten year median sale price per square foot trend for each property type in Kensal Green.
YearFlatsSemi-DetachedTerraced
2016£780£688£647
2017£729£807£782
2018£702£660£743
2019£733£680£683
2020£789£718£786
2021£754£823£781
2022£774£813£855
2023£779£919£835
2024£761£857£840
2025£866£925£869
2026£804£905£921
Ten year median sale price per square foot trend for each property type in Kensal Green.

Price distribution by property typelast 12 months

Price distribution by property type for Kensal Green in the last year.

Council Tax Bands

Annual council tax rates for Brent district.

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

Council tax bands are based on the value of your property. Most homes fall into bands A to D.

Frequently asked questions about Kensal Green

Is Kensal Green safe?

Kensal Green records about 49 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, which is a very low crime rate for England: it scores 2 out of 10 on the Area360 crime scale, where 10 is the highest crime level.

What is the average house price in Kensal Green?

The median sale price in Kensal Green is £726,900 (about £871 per square foot) based on 82 registered sales according to HM Land Registry data.

Are there good schools in Kensal Green?

Kensal Green has 1 primary school (1 Good). Ratings are from the latest Ofsted inspections.

How deprived is Kensal Green?

Kensal Green scores 6 out of 10 on the deprivation scale, where 10 is the most deprived. The typical neighbourhood in Kensal Green sits around rank 14,481 of 32,844 in England on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation (rank 1 is the most deprived).

What is the average household income in Kensal Green?

The average household income in Kensal Green is around £73,312 per year, and 20% of homes are social housing (ONS data).

All postcodesin Kensal Green

NW105AE

Buchanan Gardens

NW105AX

Holland Road

NW105JG

Clifford Gardens

NW105NJ

Harrow Road

NW103DB

Doyle Gardens

NW105AS

All Souls Avenue

NW103BX

Herbert Gardens

NW103JA

Chamberlayne Road

NW105RL

Linden Avenue

NW105EP

College Road

NW105XE

Victor Road

NW105QH

Greyhound Road

NW105AJ

All Souls Avenue

NW105HS

College Road

NW105TG

Purves Road

NW105QD

Earlsmead Road

NW105HY

Bathurst Gardens

NW103SU

Doyle Gardens

NW105XJ

Napier Road

NW105UE

Furness Road

NW103BJ

Haycroft Gardens

NW103PG

College Road

NW105HX

Bathurst Gardens

NW105QB

Earlsmead Road

NW105UJ

Furness Road

NW105SH

Burrows Road

NW105EU

College Road

NW103BH

Herbert Gardens

NW105SS

Felixstowe Road

NW105HG

Whitmore Gardens

NW105SL

Burrows Road

NW105XD

Victor Road

NW105UP

Monson Road

NW105UL

Wrottesley Road

NW105TE

Purves Road

NW103BU

Herbert Gardens

NW105AA

Buchanan Gardens

NW105TA

Purves Road

NW105HB

College Road

NW105JH

Bathurst Gardens

NW105UY

Wrottesley Road

NW105JB

Clifford Gardens

NW105AT

Holland Road

NW105EX

College Road

NW105UH

Furness Road

NW105NQ

Harrow Road

NW105RG

Linden Avenue

NW105HH

Whitmore Gardens

NW105TD

Purves Road

NW105UB

Ridley Road

NW105NS

Harrow Road

NW105TP

College Road

NW105NN

Harrow Road

NW105AR

All Souls Avenue

NW105SB

Ashburnham Road

NW105TJ

Purves Road

NW105BR

Harrow Road

NW105RA

Linden Avenue

NW105SD

Ashburnham Road

NW105XH

Napier Road

NW103QD

Liddell Gardens

NW105AL

All Souls Avenue

NW103QB

Liddell Gardens

NW105QY

Linden Avenue

NW105PS

Hiley Road

NW105ER

College Road

NW105SR

Felixstowe Road

NW103SR

Doyle Gardens

NW105PX

St Margarets Road

NW105QS

Linden Avenue

NW103BT

All Souls Avenue

NW103SS

Doyle Gardens

NW105HL

College Road

NW105UD

Wrottesley Road

NW105BZ

Harrow Road

NW105RJ

Dagmar Gardens

NW105SA

Ashburnham Road

NW105JT

College Road

NW103BP

Herbert Gardens

NW105NR

Ravensworth Road

NW105RH

Dagmar Gardens

NW105EN

College Road

NW105JJ

Bathurst Gardens

NW105RN

Linden Avenue

NW103QE

Liddell Gardens

NW105AB

Buchanan Gardens

NW105HE

Whitmore Gardens

NW105JS

Harrow Road

NW105AU

Holland Road

NW105UX

Lushington Road

NW105AD

Buchanan Gardens

NW105NP

Ravensworth Road

NW103AX

All Souls Avenue

NW105ES

College Road

NW103RS

Harlesden Road

NW105SY

Purves Road

NW105PU

Hazel Road

NW105PR

Hazel Road

NW105UU

Lushington Road

NW105PA

Harrow Road