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Brent has the smallest share of homes built from 1945 to 1964 (4.7%) and the joint smallest share built from 1965 to 1982 (5.7%) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. It also has the sixth-largest share of homes in the middle bands C, D and E (77.7%) of the 296 councils in England. Among the 33 councils in London, it has the third-largest share of homes built from 2016 to 2026 (13.5%) and the third-fastest net growth in homes on the list over the year to March 2026 (+1.27%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA5B10C31D29E17F5G3FlatTerracedSemiDetachedColour shows the band, shape the typeA5B10C31D29E17F5G3FlatTerracedSemiDetached

The inter-war years built the most

Share of homes by build period; red line: England20%Before19008%1900–191831%1919–19395%1945–19646%1965–19826%1983–199911%2000–201514%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England20%<19008%190031%19195%19456%19656%198311%200014%2016

The biggest building periods here were between the wars (31.4%), before 1900 (20.0%) and from 2016 to 2026. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band C, a lower band than the middle home built before 2016 (band D). Bands A and B take 12.5% of these newer homes and 15.0% of the older ones. By build period, the middle home sits in band D for homes built between the wars, band C for homes built before 1900 and band C for those built from 2016 to 2026. The busiest single year was 2021, with 3,080 homes recorded as built.

Bands of homes built 2016 to 2026, and beforeBuilt 2016 to 2026ABCDEBuilt before 2016BCDE

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (31.9%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (30.1%) and one-bedroom (28.5%). Homes here average 2.26 bedrooms, fewer than the 2.66 for England. Homes with four or more bedrooms make up 9.5%. Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band C with one bedroom, band C with two, band D with three, band E with four and band F with five. A detached house here has 3.8 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.7.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom28.5%2 bedrooms30.1%3 bedrooms31.9%4 bedrooms6.8%5 bedrooms1.8%6+ bedrooms0.9%

The homes cluster in the middle bands

The homes in Brent gather in the middle of the ladder, with band C the largest single band (31.1%). The middle home on the list is in band D. The share in bands A and B, 14.8%, is 28.3 points below the figure for England as a whole. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run C, D, E, B, F, A, G and H. Within London, the band mix closest to this one is that of Enfield. Band H, the top band, holds 260 homes.

Share of homes in each bandA4.5%B10.3%C31.1%D29.2%E17.4%F4.8%G2.5%H0.2%BrentLondonEngland

More than half are flats and maisonettes

Flats and maisonettes make up more than half of the homes in Brent (62.7%); after them come terraced houses (18.2%), semi-detached houses (15.3%), detached houses (2.7%) and bungalows (0.8%). The typical home of each type sits in band G for detached houses, band E for semi-detached houses, band D for bungalows, band D for terraced houses and band C for flats and maisonettes. The widest gap to the rest of London is in terraced houses: 6.2 points below the share there (24.4%). The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Ealing, followed by Brighton and Hove and Barnet.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes62.7%ABCDTerraced houses18.2%DEFSemi-detached houses15.3%DEFDetached houses2.7%EFGHBungalows0.8%CDEF

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Brent are Bexley (6.4), Dartford (8.8) and Rochford (9.1); the furthest within London is the City of London (100.9).

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Placed in London

On the share of homes in band F or above, Brent comes 26th of the 33 councils in London, just behind Southwark and just ahead of Bexley. All London councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveBrent 8%1%53%