NW3

UK postcode district

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
2,784
Current units
1,318
Coordinate coverage
100%
Electoral wards
13

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
London
Local authority codes
2
Terminated postcode units
1,466

Postcode sectors in NW3

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8 sectors

Property

Across this district

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29,166 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
17, Flat 4, South Hill Park, London, NW3 2ST 29 July 2026 £430,000
14b, Frognal Gardens, London, NW3 6UX 17 July 2026 £1,700,000
Belsize Park Firehouse, 36, Flat 11, Lancaster Grove, London, NW3 4PB 17 July 2026 £608,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
35
Primary
10
Secondary
2

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
6,125
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,282
  • Anti social behaviour 704
  • Shoplifting 680
  • Other theft 640
  • Vehicle crime 624

Census 2021

Population and age profile

NW3 usual residents
49,336
Age-profile population
49,609

Age bands in NW3

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
16.2%

8,049 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.1%

4,999 residents

Age 25 to 44
34.8%

17,252 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.8%

12,281 residents

Age 65 and over
14.2%

7,028 residents

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 1,238 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

1,197 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 1,042 had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, and 0 had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Planning applications

Applications mapped to this postcode district by the nearest current postcode point.

Available records
25,005
Records since 17 September 2020
7,727
Latest available record date
8 September 2025
London Borough of Camden
Partial beta coverage
This beta dataset covers only Adur, Camden, Doncaster and Worthing and is not a complete national planning register. Doncaster records have no published coordinates, so they cannot be matched to local reports.

Latest available applications

  1. 2025/3015/A Date not supplied

    Display of replacement internally illuminated fascia signage and backlit lightboxes in shop window, 1 x hanging sign.

    19 Hampstead High Street London Camden NW3 1PX

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  2. 2025/3371/L Date not supplied

    Proposal for shopfront alterations, including the repainting of the façade, window frames, and entrance door in the existing colour. The existing band and flag signs will be removed and replaced with new illuminated versions. Illuminated lightboxes are proposed within the shopfront windows and will remain switched off during opening hours in line with regulations. A branded vinyl graphic on a support will also be installed on a sealed window.

    19 Hampstead High Street London Camden NW3 1PX

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  3. 2025/3176/L Date not supplied

    Installation of decking and replacement railing to existing rear roof terrace.

    Flat B 26 Eton Avenue London NW3 3HL

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  4. 2025/3217/P Date not supplied

    Proposal for shopfront alterations, including the repainting of the façade, window frames, and entrance door in the existing colour. The existing band and flag signs will be removed and replaced with new illuminated versions. Illuminated lightboxes are proposed within the shopfront windows and will remain switched off during opening hours in line with regulations. A branded vinyl graphic on a support will also be installed on a sealed window.

    19 Hampstead High Street London Camden NW3 1PX

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  5. 2025/2970/P Date not supplied

    Installation of decking and replacement railing to existing rear roof terrace.

    Flat B 26 Eton Avenue London NW3 3HL

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  6. 2025/3412/P Date not supplied

    Removal of the 2nd floor rear pitched roof and replacement with a flat roofed extension and the addition of two rooflights to the kitchen at first floor level in No. 58.

    58a Flat 1 Rosslyn Hill London Camden NW3 1ND

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  7. 2025/3638/P Date not supplied

    S.73 minor material amendment application to vary conditions 2 (approved drawings) and 6 (tree protection measures) of planning permission 2024/2872/P granted on 04/02/2025 for extensions and alterations to the main building and removal of swimming pool and re-construction of garden room in north east corner and garage on southern side. Amended Arboricultural Method Statement, Tree Constraints, Tree Impacts and Tree Protection Plans and Schedules are proposed.

    Mulberry House 12 A Church Row London Camden NW3 6UU

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  8. 25-00169-LDCP Date not supplied

    Replacement of 4 front single glazed timber windows with new UPVC wood effect double glazed windows.

    FLAT 2, 4, FROGNAL LANE, LONDON, NW3 7DU

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  9. 2025/3086/P Date not supplied

    Variation of conditions attached to planning permission 2024/3908/P granted, subject to a legal agreement, on 05/02/2025 for extensions (incl. at basement level) and elevational alterations to 31 Elsworthy Road. The conditions which are required to be varied are: 2 (Approved Plans), 4 (Basement Engineer Details), 6 (Use of Air Source Heat Pump for Cooling), 8 (Tree Protection), 9 (Hard and Soft Landscaping, Means of Enclosure)

    31 Elsworthy Road London Camden NW3 3BT

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  10. 2025/3030/P Date not supplied

    Installation of an external air conditioning condenser unit attached to parapet wall on rear wing

    11 Greenaway Gardens London Camden NW3 7DH

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  11. 2025/3747/P Date not supplied

    Approval of details pursuant to condition 7 (hard and soft landscaping and means of enclosure) of planning permission 2024/2872/P granted on 04/02/2025 for 'Excavation of a basement and erection of side (east and west) ground floor extensions. Removal of roof and construction of new hipped roof with two dormer windows on each side. Removal of swimming pool and re-construction of garden room in north east corner and garage on southern side'

    Mulberry House 12 A Church Row London Camden NW3 6UU

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  12. 25-00160-HAPP Date not supplied

    Replace like for like hardwood double glazed windows

    Flat 3 42 Belsize Park Gardens London NW3 4LY

    London Borough of Camden Registered

Source: MHCLG Planning Data, snapshot 2025-09-17, version 2025-09-17-beta. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Record dates use the submitted date where published, otherwise the decision date.

NHS ODS

GP practices

6

in this district

  • ADELAIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    111 ADELAIDE ROAD, LONDON, NW3 3RY

    ODS code F83020

  • GRAY'S INN MEDICAL GROUP HAMPSTEAD

    5 DALEHAM GARDENS, LONDON, NW3 5BY

    ODS code F83633

  • HAMPSTEAD GROUP PRACTICE

    75 FLEET ROAD, LONDON, NW3 2QU

    ODS code F83017

  • KEATS GROUP PRACTICE

    1B DOWNSHIRE HILL, LONDON, NW3 1NR

    ODS code F83623

  • PARK END SURGERY

    3 PARK END, LONDON, NW3 2SE

    ODS code F83003

  • SWISS COTTAGE SURGERY

    2 WINCHESTER MEWS, SWISS COTTAGE, LONDON, NW3 3NP

    ODS code F83665

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £997,500 from 3,474 recorded sales in NW3. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Camden is £833,067 in June 2026, down 7.1% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

35 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 2 secondary schools.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

6,125 published events cover 12 months, averaging 510.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,282 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.