Brent: local statistics
Brent is a London borough in London, home to an estimated 352,201 people (mid-2025). This page brings together 10 official figures for the area, each with its period, publisher and the address it was read from. See also who has power over Brent, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
Full-time employees living in Brent earned a median £786.20 a week in April 2025 (£39,944 a year). That is 12.9% below the figure for London and the 2nd lowest of the 32 council areas in London. Jobs based in Brent paid a median £766.60 a week, £19.60 less than the figure for people who live there. In 2015 the residents' median was £553.20, so it has risen 42% before inflation.
7.2% of Brent residents aged 16 to 64 (17,475 people) were on the claimant count in August 2026 (London: 5.5%). Twelve months before, it was 7.5%. Over the last five years it peaked at 8.4% in August 2021 and was lowest at 5.7% in January 2023.
In 2022 to 2024, women in Brent had a life expectancy at birth of 85.5 years; for men it was 80.0 (England: 83.3 and 79.5). Since 2012 to 2014 it has changed by +1.0 years for women and +0.2 for men. It is the 8th highest for women of 32 in London.
The Annual Population Survey estimates that 71.7% of Brent residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, with a margin of error of 6.1 points either way, against 74.8% across London. Its lowest reading in the series was 64.2% and its highest 78.8%.
In March 2026, 17,355 VAT or PAYE-registered businesses were based in Brent, 12% more than in 2016. That is 49 for every 1,000 residents, the 23rd highest of 33 in London.
Average Band D council tax in Brent is £2,235.27 for 2026-27, 4.8% more than in 2025-26. It is the 13th highest of 33 in London. In 2016-17 the figure was £1,377.24, so it has risen 62%.
Homes in Brent sold for an average of £546,135 in July 2026, down 2.6% on a year before. That is mid-table in London, 16th of 33 (regional average £550,037). The July peak was £575,625 in 2022, and prices are 2% above July 2016. Dividing the average price by the median annual pay of full-time employees living in Brent (£39,944) gives a ratio of 13.7. That ratio is the 8th highest ratio of 32 in London.
Police recorded 31,528 crimes in Brent in the year to March 2026, 89.5 for every 1,000 residents, mid-table in London, 16th of 33. A year earlier it was 89.9. In the year to March 2016 it was 77.8 per 1,000. Fraud is not included.
352,201 people lived in Brent in mid-2025, according to the ONS, down 0.9% on a year earlier. That is 16,596 more people than in mid-2015, a rise of 4.9%, against +5.4% for London as a whole. That is mid-table in London, 17th of 33. The series peaked at 355,398 in mid-2024.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 335,605 |
| 2016 | 339,524 |
| 2017 | 342,439 |
| 2018 | 345,558 |
| 2019 | 347,424 |
| 2020 | 343,988 |
| 2021 | 339,248 |
| 2022 | 344,163 |
| 2023 | 352,153 |
| 2024 | 355,398 |
| 2025 | 352,201 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £533,299 |
| July 2017 | £529,378 |
| July 2018 | £544,498 |
| July 2019 | £509,762 |
| July 2020 | £523,608 |
| July 2021 | £534,962 |
| July 2022 | £575,625 |
| July 2023 | £553,966 |
| July 2024 | £562,637 |
| July 2025 | £560,503 |
| July 2026 | £546,135 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £553.20 a week |
| 2016 | £544.40 a week |
| 2017 | £563.50 a week |
| 2018 | £574.90 a week |
| 2019 | £609.60 a week |
| 2020 | £639.50 a week |
| 2021 | £631.80 a week |
| 2022 | £678.30 a week |
| 2023 | £744.40 a week |
| 2024 | £747.70 a week |
| 2025 | £786.20 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,377.24 |
| 2017-18 | £1,425.18 |
| 2018-19 | £1,496.54 |
| 2019-20 | £1,582.85 |
| 2020-21 | £1,644.81 |
| 2021-22 | £1,741.92 |
| 2022-23 | £1,815.07 |
| 2023-24 | £1,924.45 |
| 2024-25 | £2,036.05 |
| 2025-26 | £2,133.15 |
| 2026-27 | £2,235.27 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 77.8 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 82.3 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 87.5 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 89.4 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 86.0 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 81.1 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 86.1 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 89.3 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 90.4 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 89.9 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 89.5 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 68.4% |
| 2016/17 | 67.4% |
| 2017/18 | 71.2% |
| 2018/19 | 72.8% |
| 2019/20 | 70.8% |
| 2020/21 | 69.6% |
| 2021/22 | 70.6% |
| 2022/23 | 64.2% |
| 2023/24 | 67.7% |
| 2024/25 | 78.8% |
| 2025/26 | 71.7% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 84.5 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 84.8 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 84.9 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 84.8 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 84.8 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 85.1 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 84.6 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 84.2 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 84.3 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 84.9 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 85.5 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 15,465 |
| 2017 | 16,310 |
| 2018 | 16,465 |
| 2019 | 16,990 |
| 2020 | 17,360 |
| 2021 | 17,595 |
| 2022 | 17,390 |
| 2023 | 16,925 |
| 2024 | 16,925 |
| 2025 | 16,980 |
| 2026 | 17,355 |
Questions about Brent
What is the average salary in Brent?
Median pay for full-time employees living in Brent was £786.20 a week in April 2025 (£39,944 a year), from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Brent?
The ONS claimant count was 17,475 in August 2026, 7.2% of 16 to 64-year-olds. It counts benefit claims, not unemployment.
What is life expectancy in Brent?
85.5 years for women and 80.0 for men (2022 to 2024, ONS).
How much is Band D council tax in Brent?
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government gives an average Band D bill of £2,235.27 for 2026-27.
What is the average house price in Brent?
£546,135 in July 2026, on HM Land Registry's UK House Price Index (-2.6% on a year).
What is the crime rate in Brent?
89.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to March 2026, excluding fraud (Home Office).
What is the population of Brent?
The ONS estimates 352,201 people lived in Brent in mid-2025.
Who has power over Brent
Every body that makes decisions for Brent, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
- Brent council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- Brent in official figures this page
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Brent East: Dawn Butler (Labour) MP
- Brent West: Barry Gardiner (Labour) MP
- Harrow East: Bob Blackman (Conservative) MP
- Queen's Park and Maida Vale: Georgia Gould (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
Each value above links to the official file or query it was read from, on 14 October 2026. What each figure measures.
- Recorded crime: Years before April 2020 come from the earlier Home Office table.
More on this area and these figures
- Council money: spending, reserves and debt
- Figures for the whole region: London
- UK figures: UK average weekly earnings growth · UK unemployment rate · Life expectancy at birth (UK)
- Other council areas in London: Bromley · Enfield · Hillingdon · Newham · Tower Hamlets · Wandsworth
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