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Kenton
Brent, London
PocketsKenton Woodcock Park (Draycott Avenue · Woodcock Park · Tenterden Sports Ground · John Billam Sports Ground · Wealdstone Brook)Barnhill The Avenue (Lindsay Park · Wealdstone Brook · Tenterden Sports Ground)Kingsbury West (Fryent Way · Wealdstone Brook)Northwick Park
Kenton sits in northern Brent, on the Harrow border, in a quiet belt of interwar suburbia laid out around the Metropolitan and Bakerloo lines. The entire ward falls inside a conservation area, which keeps the streetscape tightly managed. The Grade II listed Church of the Ascension and the K8 telephone kiosk at Northwick Park Station are the two formal heritage notes, and Northwick Park itself provides 18 hectares of open green at the ward's eastern edge, with another 28 hectares elsewhere. The food scene is surprisingly active for a suburban ward and air quality sits in the middle of the pack. The catches are the connectivity score, which is only moderate despite the Tube presence because journey times to central London are long, the very shallow pool of outstanding-rated schools nearby, and the market score, which reflects limited affordability relative to the amenities on offer.
- Strongest68Nature Access
Strong access to green space and waterways
- Also strong63Safety
Low recorded crime relative to the rest of London
- Watch out3Area development
Little recent major-development activity
At a glance
- Moderate public-transport access
- 2 listed buildings
- 100% covered by a conservation area
- 2 schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- Largest green space: Northwick Park (18.1 hectares)
- 110 open venues (70 food and drink, 40 other)
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Scores as of 23 Aug 2026 · prices to 2026 · crime to Jun 2026 · air 2022 · sources
Property prices & growth
39Better than 23% of London
How scores work - Purchase affordability60
- Rent affordability35
- Price momentum (5yr)43
- Activity (turnover)16
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£ per square foot to buy, an estimated 2-bed rent, and decades of sale-price history for this ward.
For Kenton: 88 sales recorded (2025)32-yr price trend £—
Safety
63Better than 76% of London
- Personal safety63
- Property crime66
- Anti-social behaviour60
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Connectivity
42Better than 45% of London
Median public-transport access is moderate (TfL PTAL 3.0 of 8 across this ward).
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Air & Quiet
59Better than 68% of London
- Air quality65
- Quietness50
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Cultural Signal
14Better than 18% of London
- Nightlife7
- Dining7
- Arts & culture0
- Retail & shops7
- Sports & recreation0
- Independent scene29
- Vitality (openings, diversity)44
110 open venues nearby — 70 food & drink, 40 other.
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Education
46Better than 16% of London
- Primary schools42
- Secondary schools50
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For Kenton: 7 schools, each with its inspection record
Heritage
41Better than 54% of London
2 listed buildings · 100% under a conservation area
- Church of the AscensionGrade II
- K8 Kiosk at Northwick Park StationGrade II
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
68Better than 68% of London
- Green spaces90
- Waterways25
Largest green space: Northwick Park (18 ha). ~47 ha of green space in total.
Area development
3Better than 48% of London
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- Is Kenton safe?
- Kenton scores 63 for safety, based on street-level recorded crime (police.uk) — safer than most of London. The score weighs personal safety, property crime and anti-social behaviour separately rather than ranking on one raw total, so the mix of crime matters as well as the volume.
- Is Kenton a good place to live?
- Kenton scores 42 overall when all nine data layers are weighted equally. The London comparison beside the score shows how that number ranks against every ward. Its strongest suits are nature access (68) and safety (63); its weakest is area development (3). Whether it suits you depends on what you weight — the same data re-ranked around your own priorities can read very differently.
- How well connected is Kenton?
- Moderate public-transport access: Transport for London rates the typical spot in Kenton 3 on its 0–8 public-transport access scale, which puts the ward at 42 for connectivity relative to the rest of London.
- Is Kenton expensive to buy in?
- Relative to the rest of London, Kenton is mid-priced by London standards: its purchase-affordability score is 12/20, where higher means cheaper per square foot (HM Land Registry sold prices matched to floor areas).
- What are the schools like near Kenton?
- Kenton scores 46 for education, based on Ofsted ratings and walking distance to the nearest rated primary and secondary schools. 2 schools within a kilometre hold an Outstanding rating.
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