Housing in NW2 7ST
What the homes in NW2 7ST are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Dollis Hill
- Council
- Brent
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,950 (2024)
NW2 7STLondon
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (40.8%). Flats make up 57.4%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
45% of households in the NW2 7ST area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 31% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 21.7% own outright and 23.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned45%61.3%
- Shared ownership3.3%1%
- Private rented31%20.5%
- Social rented20.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.6%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.8 people living in it. 25% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (23.5%). 37.6% 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 7ST (Dollis Hill) (about 1,950 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.