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Brent vs Greenwich

Brent (London, England · ~328k people) · Greenwich (London, England · ~289k people)

Of 7 strictly-comparable measures: Brent leads on 1, Greenwich on 4, 2 effectively tied. Which trade-offs matter is yours to weigh — the rows below show where each one wins.

Head to head

Median pay

ONS ASHE (residence) · 2025

Brent

£40,882/yr

Better than 63% of UK LAs

Greenwich

£46,946/yr

Better than 90% of UK LAs

Greenwich

Greenwich: 15% higher median pay.

House price

ONS HPSSA-9 median · Year ending Sep 2025

Brent

£555,000

Worse than 96% of UK LAs

Greenwich

£458,000

Worse than 86% of UK LAs

Greenwich

Greenwich: 21% lower median price.

Monthly rent

ONS PIPR (newly-signed lets) · 2026-03

Brent

£1,969/mo

Worse than 96% of UK LAs

Greenwich

£1,944/mo

Worse than 95% of UK LAs

Effectively tied

Effectively tied — under 2% apart.

Council tax (Band D)

MHCLG · 2026-27

Brent

£2,235/yr

Better than 89% of UK LAs

Greenwich

£2,108/yr

Better than 95% of UK LAs

Greenwich

Greenwich: £127 less per year at Band D.

Recorded crime

ONS PFA Table C4 · Year ending Dec 2025

Brent

90.0/1k

Worse than 74% of UK LAs

Greenwich

90.4/1k

Worse than 74% of UK LAs

Effectively tied

Effectively tied — under 2% apart.

Deprivation (IMD)

MHCLG Indices of Deprivation · 2019

Brent

25.6

Worse than 75% of UK LAs

Greenwich

24.5

Worse than 72% of UK LAs

Greenwich

Greenwich: lower average deprivation score (24.5 vs 25.6).

Schools (Ofsted)

Ofsted MI · Feb 2026 snapshot

Brent

97.3%

Better than 87% of UK LAs

Greenwich

92.1%

Worse than 63% of UK LAs

Brent

Brent: 5.2 percentage points more pupils in Good/Outstanding schools.

What local pay actually covers

Same-place ratios — each area's own median rent and house price against its own median gross pay. A cheap-looking area stops looking cheap when local pay is lower still.

Brent

Rent takes 58% of median gross monthly pay

A median home costs 13.6× median annual pay

Greenwich

Rent takes 50% of median gross monthly pay

A median home costs 9.8× median annual pay

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