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Electoral wardE05013506

Preston ward, London Borough of Brent

Preston is one of 22 electoral wards of Brent London Borough Council (London). At the 2021 Census it had 12,662 residents in 3,944 households — 7,287 people per km², the 17th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Brent West constituency.

Residents, 202112,662council ward average 15,446
Households3,9443.21 residents per household
Density7,287/ km²about 1.74 km² · London Borough of Brent 7,861
Aged 65+11.7%London Borough of Brent: 11.6% · under 16: 19.9%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–46.9% · 870
5–96.1% · 773
10–156.9% · 871
16–194.3% · 541
20–247.3% · 924
25–3419.0% · 2,407
35–4921.7% · 2,750
50–6416.1% · 2,042
65–746.2% · 779
75–843.9% · 489
85+1.7% · 216

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van29.8% · 1,174
1 car or van44.5% · 1,757
2 cars or vans19.0% · 750
3 or more6.7% · 263
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; London Borough of Brent overall: 38.4% owned, 23.5% social rented, 36.0% private rented.

Owned outright25.2% · 993
With mortgage20.7% · 815
Shared ownership1.7% · 69
Social rented15.2% · 598
Private rented37.1% · 1,465
Lives rent free0.1% · 4

Type of home

Detached house6.3% · 249
Semi-detached house43.2% · 1,706
Terraced house8.4% · 333
Purpose-built flat36.7% · 1,449
Converted house3.8% · 148
Above shop / office1.5% · 58
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 3
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05013506
Constituency
Brent West
Region
London
Density rank in council
15 of 22

Other wards in the same constituency

AAlperton10.0% aged 65+ · 44.3% owned15,056BBarnhill12.7% aged 65+ · 40.0% owned11,419KKenton19.2% aged 65+ · 58.0% owned17,686NNorthwick Park16.8% aged 65+ · 61.2% owned12,367SSudbury10.4% aged 65+ · 44.7% owned13,938TTokyngton14.7% aged 65+ · 58.9% owned10,006WWembley Central10.6% aged 65+ · 40.4% owned17,925WWembley Hill10.5% aged 65+ · 38.1% owned15,063WWembley Park1.6% aged 65+ · 14.0% owned7,548

All 22 wards of London Borough of Brent

Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.