Wembley North
Brent 012 · 4 sub-areas · 7,630 residents
Brent 012 is a residential neighbourhood within the London Borough of Brent, home to around 7,630 people. A typical two-bedroom flat lets for about £1,891 a month — notably above the UK median but more affordable than many inner London neighbourhoods. Rents here actually fell around 6.5% over the past year, giving renters a rare window of relative value close to central London.
Wembley North is a commuter neighbourhood within Brent — train into London runs in around 10 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it.
Overview
What's it like to live in Wembley North?
Greenspace is on the doorstep — a park or playing field is within walking distance of most homes; food and drink within walking distance is workable but not dense — around 22 restaurants and 0 pubs in five minutes; Crime sits around the national average — neither a notable concern nor a notable selling point; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; rents sit firmly in the upper bracket nationally, with a typical home letting at around £1,969 a month; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
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Figures are aggregated across 4 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Wembley North in Brent
Living in Wembley North
Brent 012 sits in one of London's more ethnically diverse boroughs, with a diversity index of 68.9 and just over 40% of residents born in the UK — figures that reflect Brent's long-standing role as a settlement point for communities from South Asia, the Caribbean, and more recently East and West Africa. The neighbourhood has a noticeably mixed character: semi-detached streets sit alongside flatted conversions, and the local high streets blend independent food shops with chains serving a genuinely international customer base.
For a London neighbourhood within roughly ten minutes of a major job hub, the rents are relatively restrained. A one-bedroom flat averages around £1,543 a month; a three-bedroom home comes in at about £2,217. Both figures are meaningfully below comparable travel-zone neighbourhoods in zones 2 and 3 to the east and south. Rents fell around 6.5% in the past year, which is unusual for London, so there's some genuine room to negotiate right now.
Around half of residents own their home outright or with a mortgage — 51.3% — which is higher than you might expect for an inner London area and points to a more settled, long-term population. Social housing accounts for about 14% of tenures, while private renters make up roughly a third. The age spread is fairly even: about one in four residents is under 18, and nearly 16% are over 65, which gives the neighbourhood a more family-and-community feel than many younger, transient parts of the capital.
Practically speaking, the nearest underground station is under 600 metres away — roughly a seven-minute walk — and the nearest mainline rail station is around 800 metres (about a ten-minute walk). Both options put central London within easy reach. Broadband coverage is comprehensive, with 100% gigabit availability across the area. See the streets and sub-areas below for more detail on where within Brent 012 you'll find the best value and the quietest residential pockets.
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Frequently asked
- Is Brent 012 a nice place to live?
- It depends on your priorities. The transport links are genuinely excellent — under ten minutes to a major London hub — and the neighbourhood has a real community feel, with a high share of owner-occupiers and a diverse, long-settled population. The trade-off is that crime runs slightly above the national rate and fewer than half of nearby schools are rated Good or Outstanding.
- What is the rent in Brent 012?
- A one-bedroom flat averages around £1,543 a month, a two-bedroom around £1,891, and a three-bedroom roughly £2,217. Rents fell about 6.5% over the past year, which is unusual for London and gives renters some negotiating room. Note these are estimates scaled from borough-level data.
- Is Brent 012 safe?
- The crime rate is around 88 incidents per 1,000 residents annually — slightly above the UK national average of roughly 80, and broadly typical for a dense London neighbourhood. It's not among Brent's highest-crime areas. Conditions vary street by street, so checking the Metropolitan Police's online crime map for a specific address is worthwhile.
- What's the commute from Brent 012 to central London?
- Very manageable. The nearest underground station is around 580 metres away — about a seven-minute walk — and the nearest mainline rail station is roughly 800 metres. Public transport gets you to the nearest major London employment hub in under ten minutes.
- Who lives in Brent 012?
- A genuinely mixed community. Just over half of residents own their home — unusually high for inner London — and fewer than half were born in the UK, reflecting Brent's long history as a diverse, internationally connected borough. The age spread is broad, with families, working-age professionals, and older settled residents all well represented.
- What schools are near Brent 012?
- There are around 84 schools within a two-kilometre radius, but only about 47% of them are rated Good or Outstanding — well below the national average. The closest Outstanding-rated school is just over 500 metres away, so families who research catchments early and apply strategically do have strong options within walking distance.
- How affordable is Brent 012 for renters?
- It's a stretch on median local earnings — rent absorbs around 93% of typical take-home pay, which makes it more viable for dual-income households or higher earners. That said, rents dropped around 6.5% in the past year, so the timing is relatively favourable compared to recent London norms.