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Housing in NW6 5YL

What the homes in NW6 5YL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Kilburn Park
Council
Brent
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,235 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (91.3%). Flats make up 92.4%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

NW6 5YLEngland
Detached1.4%22.9%
Semi-detached1.9%31.5%
Terraced4.3%23%
Purpose-built flat91.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

16.4% of households in the NW6 5YL area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 10.3% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 4% own outright and 12.4% with a mortgage.

NW6 5YL
16%
69%
England
  • Owned16.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership4.3%1%
  • Private rented10.3%20.5%
  • Social rented69%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

NW6 5YLEngland
Owned outright4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan12.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent10%18.2%
Other private rented0.3%2.2%
From the council36.9%8.3%
From a housing association32.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 35.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

NW6 5YLEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (28%). 31% of households include dependent children.

NW6 5YLEngland
Living alone, under 6628%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over7.1%12.8%
Couple, no children6.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children19.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children11.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children8.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over0.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households13.8%7.7%
Rents

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.

BrentEngland
All homes£2,014£1,459
One bedroom£1,577£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,934£1,335
Three bedrooms£2,271£1,489
Four or more£3,052£2,161
Detached£3,187£1,640
Semi-detached£2,628£1,449
Terraced£2,332£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,801£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around NW6 5YL (Kilburn Park) (about 1,235 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.

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