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Housing in NW9 8QH

What the homes in NW9 8QH are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Kingsbury South
Council
Brent
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
2,035 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (45.9%). Flats make up 43.8%, well above the 22.2% across England.

NW9 8QHEngland
Detached7.6%22.9%
Semi-detached45.9%31.5%
Terraced2.5%23%
Purpose-built flat34.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house6.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building3.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

44.6% of households in the NW9 8QH area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 40.2% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 21.4% own outright and 23.3% with a mortgage.

NW9 8QH
45%
40%
15%
England
  • Owned44.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented40.2%20.5%
  • Social rented14.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

NW9 8QHEngland
Owned outright21.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan23.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent37.8%18.2%
Other private rented2.4%2.2%
From the council12%8.3%
From a housing association2.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 3.1 people living in it. 18.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

NW9 8QHEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (22.9%). 29.7% of households include dependent children.

NW9 8QHEngland
Living alone, under 6610.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over8.6%12.8%
Couple, no children9.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children22.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children11.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households19.2%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 NW9 8QH (Kingsbury South) (about 2,035 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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