Housing in NW2 5DN
What the homes in NW2 5DN are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Willesden Green
- Council
- Brent
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,898 (2024)
NW2 5DNLondon
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are flats in converted or shared houses (34%). Flats make up 66.1%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
32.6% of households in the NW2 5DN area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 42.1% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 18.2% own outright and 14.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned32.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.6%1%
- Private rented42.1%20.5%
- Social rented23.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.3%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 30.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (22.8%). 23.1% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Brent
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Brent (August 2026, +3.4% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around NW2 5DN (Willesden Green) (about 1,898 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.