Brent vs Bricket Wood

At £605,503, Bricket Wood undercuts Brent (£681,000) by around 12% on average house prices. The most affordable entry point in Brent is a flat at £419,959, while in Bricket Wood it is a flat at £287,500.

Bricket Wood has a crime rate of 64 per 1,000 residents, which is 41% lower than Brent at 90 per 1,000. The most common crime category in Brent is violent-crime, while in Bricket Wood it is violent-crime.

Crime Rate by Category (per 1,000 residents)

→Both towns share the same top crime category: violent crime.

Of the 79 schools in Brent, 97.1% are in the top two inspection bands. In Bricket Wood, which has 1 schools, the figure is 100%.

Broadband & Connectivity

Broadband in Bricket Wood averages 448.5 Mbps – ahead of Brent's 402.0 Mbps. Superfast coverage (30 Mbps+) reaches 96.6% of premises in Brent and 96.9% in Bricket Wood. Gigabit availability stands at 73.1% in Brent and 88.1% in Bricket Wood.

→Bricket Wood is the faster of the two by 12% on average download speed (449 vs 402 Mbps).

Energy Efficiency & Running Costs

Energy efficiency favours Brent, scoring 72.8 on average (band C) compared to 70.1 (band C) in Bricket Wood. Estimated annual energy costs average £873 in Brent and £1,280 in Bricket Wood. 71.9% of homes in Brent have an EPC rating of C or above, compared to 63.8% in Bricket Wood.

→Brent has more energy-efficient housing — 71.9% reach band C or above, vs 63.8% in the other.

Demographics & Economy

Median household income is £39,436.5 in Bricket Wood and £37,842.3 in Brent. The median age is 38.1 in Brent and 42.6 in Bricket Wood. Employment rates stand at 60.4% in Brent and 62% in Bricket Wood. Owner-occupancy is 38.9% in Brent versus 67.6% in Bricket Wood. Brent has a population of 340,866 and Bricket Wood has 4,624.

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