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Homes rented privately

22.8% to 61.9%

Homes rented privately ranged from 22.8% in Stonebridge to 61.9% in Wembley Park — a gap of 39.1 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 22 of 22 current wards with comparable figures.

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Homes rented privately · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Stonebridge22.8%1,6527,242
Northwick Park25.7%9953,877
Kenton27.8%1,5865,702
Kingsbury29.7%1,1233,782
Tokyngton32%9042,826
Roundwood32.1%2,0016,225
Barnhill32.2%1,2143,766
Queensbury32.7%1,7625,388
Kilburn33.4%2,5537,648
Queens Park34%2,3977,043
Welsh Harp35.1%2,0855,944
Brondesbury Park35.8%1,9735,508
Preston37.1%1,4653,944
Alperton37.3%1,6764,489
Harlesden & Kensal Green37.7%3,0368,061
Dollis Hill38.8%2,8437,331
Sudbury40.1%1,7384,331
Wembley Central41.1%2,0264,932
Willesden Green43.8%3,3117,561
Cricklewood & Mapesbury45.1%2,5825,719
Wembley Hill46.4%2,1484,627
Wembley Park61.9%1,6502,667
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People reporting bad or very bad health

1.9% to 5.9%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 1.9% in Wembley Park to 5.9% in Stonebridge — a gap of 4 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 22 of 22 current wards with comparable figures.

Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Wembley Park1.9%1437,548
Alperton3.2%48915,056
Queensbury3.7%63017,189
Wembley Hill3.7%55315,064
Northwick Park3.8%46512,367
Sudbury3.8%52613,938
Wembley Central3.8%68017,925
Queens Park3.9%66717,158
Tokyngton4%40310,005
Cricklewood & Mapesbury4.2%59014,151
Welsh Harp4.2%76017,922
Preston4.3%54112,662
Kenton4.4%78717,686
Willesden Green4.5%85518,956
Kingsbury4.5%50911,236
Barnhill4.6%52411,420
Brondesbury Park4.8%64313,434
Dollis Hill4.8%1,05721,848
Kilburn5%85617,212
Harlesden & Kensal Green5%1,00020,076
Roundwood5.8%96716,708
Stonebridge5.9%1,20420,255
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People aged 65 or over

1.6% to 19.2%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 1.6% in Wembley Park to 19.2% in Kenton — a gap of 17.6 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 22 of 22 current wards with comparable figures.

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Wembley Park1.6%1247,550
Kilburn9.3%1,60917,212
Stonebridge9.4%1,89720,254
Roundwood9.7%1,61716,708
Harlesden & Kensal Green9.9%1,98420,075
Alperton10%1,50315,057
Sudbury10.4%1,45513,938
Wembley Hill10.5%1,58915,062
Cricklewood & Mapesbury10.6%1,49514,151
Wembley Central10.6%1,90517,925
Willesden Green10.8%2,04818,958
Queens Park11.4%1,95717,156
Preston11.7%1,48412,662
Dollis Hill11.9%2,59621,848
Kingsbury11.9%1,33811,236
Barnhill12.7%1,44811,422
Welsh Harp13%2,32617,923
Brondesbury Park13.6%1,82913,434
Queensbury14%2,39917,187
Tokyngton14.7%1,47310,006
Northwick Park16.8%2,07712,367
Kenton19.2%3,39917,686
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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

5.9% to 30.1%

People aged 16+ with no qualifications ranged from 5.9% in Wembley Park to 30.1% in Wembley Central — a gap of 24.2 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 22 of 22 current wards with comparable figures.

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People aged 16+ with no qualifications · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Wembley Park5.9%3876,561
Queens Park12.9%1,80113,949
Brondesbury Park16.3%1,82811,221
Northwick Park16.3%1,68610,336
Kilburn16.7%2,36614,184
Cricklewood & Mapesbury19.6%2,29911,751
Willesden Green20.1%3,14015,597
Kingsbury20.2%1,8449,107
Preston20.4%2,06710,148
Barnhill20.6%1,8729,101
Kenton20.9%3,07014,665
Sudbury22.5%2,51811,186
Harlesden & Kensal Green22.6%3,61515,963
Wembley Hill22.7%2,80812,367
Roundwood23.7%3,06812,932
Stonebridge23.8%3,71015,604
Queensbury23.9%3,37114,118
Welsh Harp25%3,58214,316
Tokyngton26.2%2,1848,337
Dollis Hill26.6%4,53817,037
Alperton30.1%3,64312,122
Wembley Central30.1%4,37514,551
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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

30.3% to 56.6%

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent ranged from 30.3% in Wembley Central to 56.6% in Wembley Park — a gap of 26.2 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 22 of 22 current wards with comparable figures.

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Wembley Central30.3%4,41314,551
Tokyngton30.7%2,5588,337
Alperton31.1%3,76412,122
Dollis Hill32.9%5,60417,037
Stonebridge33.1%5,17015,604
Roundwood33.5%4,33212,932
Welsh Harp33.8%4,84514,316
Wembley Hill36.2%4,47312,367
Queensbury37.8%5,33114,118
Harlesden & Kensal Green38.1%6,08015,963
Sudbury38.3%4,28911,186
Kingsbury39.2%3,5679,107
Preston40.8%4,14010,148
Barnhill42.5%3,8709,101
Kenton43.2%6,33414,665
Willesden Green43.4%6,77215,597
Northwick Park45.8%4,73910,336
Cricklewood & Mapesbury46.8%5,49411,751
Kilburn49.3%6,98714,184
Brondesbury Park51.1%5,73511,221
Queens Park55.8%7,79013,949
Wembley Park56.6%3,7126,561
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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

12.1% to 31.3%

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages ranged from 12.1% in Wembley Park to 31.3% in Stonebridge — a gap of 19.2 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 22 of 22 current wards with comparable figures.

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Wembley Park12.1%3232,668
Northwick Park16.2%6273,876
Queens Park17.3%1,2217,043
Kenton17.9%1,0215,702
Queensbury18.4%9935,385
Kingsbury20.7%7853,784
Brondesbury Park21.7%1,1965,508
Barnhill22.2%8363,768
Preston22.3%8793,944
Tokyngton22.4%6342,827
Kilburn22.5%1,7237,647
Sudbury23%9964,331
Wembley Hill23.5%1,0884,627
Alperton23.6%1,0604,489
Cricklewood & Mapesbury24.2%1,3845,719
Welsh Harp24.7%1,4685,942
Willesden Green24.9%1,8797,561
Dollis Hill27.6%2,0217,331
Harlesden & Kensal Green27.8%2,2428,061
Wembley Central28.1%1,3864,932
Roundwood30.6%1,9066,224
Stonebridge31.3%2,2707,241
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Homes rented from a council or housing association

8.1% to 55.8%

Homes rented from a council or housing association ranged from 8.1% in Tokyngton to 55.8% in Stonebridge — a gap of 47.7 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 22 of 22 current wards with comparable figures.

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Homes rented from a council or housing association · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Tokyngton8.1%2292,826
Queensbury11.2%6065,388
Northwick Park12.2%4733,877
Sudbury13.1%5664,331
Wembley Hill13.2%6134,627
Kenton13.3%7605,702
Alperton14.1%6334,489
Preston15.2%5983,944
Welsh Harp16.8%1,0015,944
Wembley Central17%8384,932
Kingsbury17.5%6623,782
Wembley Park18.6%4962,667
Dollis Hill19.8%1,4487,331
Cricklewood & Mapesbury20.7%1,1835,719
Brondesbury Park21.1%1,1635,508
Queens Park21.5%1,5157,043
Willesden Green22.8%1,7227,561
Barnhill26.4%9963,766
Harlesden & Kensal Green32.8%2,6418,061
Kilburn40.9%3,1257,648
Roundwood41.3%2,5686,225
Stonebridge55.8%4,0397,242
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AlpertonBarnhillBrondesbury ParkCricklewood & MapesburyDollis HillHarlesden & Kensal GreenKentonKilburnKingsburyNorthwick ParkPrestonQueens ParkQueensburyRoundwoodStonebridgeSudburyTokyngtonWelsh HarpWembley CentralWembley HillWembley ParkWillesden Green
22 mapped electoral wards · May 2026. The same wards are available in the named list below. These are council boundaries, not police neighbourhoods.

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These are electoral wards or the explicitly labelled statistical equivalents. They do not necessarily match villages, parishes or police neighbourhoods.

Alperton →15,056 people · census date in profileBarnhill →11,419 people · census date in profileBrondesbury Park →13,435 people · census date in profileCricklewood & Mapesbury →14,151 people · census date in profileDollis Hill →21,848 people · census date in profileHarlesden & Kensal Green →20,076 people · census date in profileKenton →17,686 people · census date in profileKilburn →17,212 people · census date in profileKingsbury →11,236 people · census date in profileNorthwick Park →12,367 people · census date in profilePreston →12,662 people · census date in profileQueens Park →17,158 people · census date in profileQueensbury →17,189 people · census date in profileRoundwood →16,707 people · census date in profileStonebridge →20,255 people · census date in profileSudbury →13,938 people · census date in profileTokyngton →10,006 people · census date in profileWelsh Harp →17,921 people · census date in profileWembley Central →17,925 people · census date in profileWembley Hill →15,063 people · census date in profileWembley Park →7,548 people · census date in profileWillesden Green →18,957 people · census date in profile