Compare

Kensal Green

Middle area

South east Brent. 9,633 people in 0.8 square kilometres.

Open in map

Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Kensal Green live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£715,000
Joint 235th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
9,940
1,196th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Kensal Green

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Kensal Green at a rate of 73.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 120.9 per 1,000 people across Brent.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Anti-social behaviour168
Violence and sexual offences163
Other crime102
Vehicle crime90
Shoplifting62
Drug offences33
Burglary32
Robbery19
Criminal damage and arson17
Theft from the person17

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Kensal Green compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Kensal GreenMiddle
Median sale price35 middle areas, Brent · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Brent35 areas from £315,000 to £1,100,000. The middle area is £515,000. Kensal Green is £715,000.
£715,0005th most expensive
Population35 middle areas, Brent · 2021
Population: every middle area in Brent35 areas from 7,259 to 13,578. The middle area is 9,630. Kensal Green is 9,940.
9,94015th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares35 middle areas, Brent · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Brent35 areas from 0.0% to 0.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Kensal Green is 0.0%.
0%
Gigabit broadband coverage35 middle areas, Brent · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Brent35 areas from 50.6% to 97.9%. The middle area is 90.8%. Kensal Green is 95.0%.
95.0%4th highest

Is Kensal Green safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Kensal Green at a rate of 73.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 120.9 per 1,000 people across Brent.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 63 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Kensal Green.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (168), violence and sexual offences (163) and other crime (102).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Brent

These figures are published for the whole of Brent, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Brent and not Kensal Green alone. See Brent

Average house price
£546,135
Down 2.6% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£39,944
140th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
13.7×
9th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
30.0
41st most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Kensal Green in brief

The median price paid for a home in Kensal Green was £715,000 in 2025.

Kensal Green had 9,940 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Kensal Green live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Kensal Green, 95.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.