West

The West neighbourhood is comprised of Fortune Green, Kilburn, South Hampstead, and West Hampstead wards.

The West neighbourhood demonstrates variability in health outcomes between wards, with areas of both affluence and deprivation.

In comparison to other wards in the West neighbourhood (Fortune Green, South Hampstead and West Hampstead) Kilburn ward stands out, demonstrating poorer health outcomes across the range of indicators considered: childhood and adult obesity, alcohol dependence, smoking prevalence, and prevalence of long-term conditions.

Kilburn also has higher levels of economic inactivity, household overcrowding and a high percentage of residents with limited English proficiency.

Kilburn ward is ethnically diverse and has significant Black African (10%) and Arab (6.7%) populations.