NW3 3NJ

Primrose Hill · Camden · England

Updated September 2026

Compare this postcode

Location overview

Drag to pan. Use + or - to zoom. Open larger map
Local authority
Camden
Postcode district
NW3
Postcode sector
NW3 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NW3 3NR 47 m
NW3 3EU 52 m
NW3 3HP 84 m
NW3 3HX 90 m
NW3 3HY 94 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NW3 3NJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1986
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NW
Postcode district
NW3
Postcode sector
NW3 3
Latitude
51.543860
Longitude
-0.173059
British National Grid easting
526,785
British National Grid northing
184,355

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Camden · E09000007
Parish or community
E43000197
Westminster constituency
Hampstead and Highgate · E14001265
Output area
E00174677
Lower layer super output area
Camden 017C · E01000963
Middle layer super output area
Camden 017 · E02000182

Postcode source versions

Explore NW3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
317
Primary
137
Secondary
31
  1. Central School of Speech and Drama

    Higher education institutions

    94 m
  2. Trevor-Roberts School

    Other independent school

    205 m
  3. The Hall School

    Other independent school

    231 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
12,218
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,516
  • Anti social behaviour 1,545
  • Shoplifting 1,517
  • Other theft 1,240
  • Theft from the person 1,108

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
8

3 female, 5 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
1.0
NW3 3 residents
7,929

Age bands in NW3 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.3%

1,313 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.5%

946 residents

Age 25 to 44
32.2%

2,444 residents

Age 45 to 64
25%

1,900 residents

Age 65 and over
12.9%

982 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NW3 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

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

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

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%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

Planning applications

Mapped applications within 1,000 metres of this postcode point.

Available records
12,816
Records since 17 September 2020
3,854
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. 2025/3176/L Date not supplied 440 m away

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

    Flat B 26 Eton Avenue London NW3 3HL

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  2. 2025/2970/P Date not supplied 440 m away

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

    Flat B 26 Eton Avenue London NW3 3HL

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  3. 2025/3086/P Date not supplied 613 m away

    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
  4. 2025/2779/P Date not supplied 983 m away

    7 Windows to the front elevation to be replaced

    111 Flat 5 Broadhurst Gardens London Camden NW6 3BJ

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  5. 25-00160-HAPP Date not supplied 624 m away

    Replace like for like hardwood double glazed windows

    Flat 3 42 Belsize Park Gardens London NW3 4LY

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  6. 2025/3463/P Date not supplied 547 m away

    Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission 2022/1863/P granted 10/05/2023 (as amended by 2025/0148/P dated 22/01/2025 and 2024/3537/P dated 12/03/2025) (for: Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of three buildings over part lower ground/basement, comprising total of 12 townhouses (12 x 3 bed), together with associated landscaping and installation of new access gate onto Avenue Road.)

    52 Avenue Road London NW8 6HS

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  7. 2025/3047/P Date not supplied 315 m away

    Change of use from garages to mixed use (Sui Generis) to provide a neighbourhood centre incorporating community event space and affordable workspace. Associated external alterations including installation of new windows and doors to north, south, and west elevations; installation of 2no. air source heat pumps along north elevation; associated minor external alterations.

    Car Park Dobson Close London NW6 4RU

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  8. 2025/3727/P Date not supplied 833 m away

    Installation of replacement shopfront.

    20 England's Lane London NW3 4TG

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  9. 2025/3755/P Date not supplied 545 m away

    Conversion of existing self-contained flat at first and second floor levels into 2no. self-contained flats (Class C3). Erection of rear dormer extension; installation of rooflight to front roofslope; provision of rear roof terrace at third floor level including raised parapet and associated privacy screens; associated cycle and refuse stores within front garden.

    Flat 1st and 2nd Floor 107 Goldhurst Terrace London NW6 3HA

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  10. 2025/3686/L Date not supplied 859 m away

    Erection of garden studio building; associated rear garden works comprising new garden walls/fences, rebuilding of brick boundary walls, and associated landscaping.

    90 Frognal London NW3 6XB

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  11. 2025/2320/P Date not supplied 718 m away

    Demolition and replacement of existing two storey dwelling (Class C3)

    8 Village Close Belsize Lane London NW3 5AH

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  12. 2025/3472/P Date not supplied 587 m away

    Demolition of existing two storey dwelling house and erection of new two storey single family dwelling house with accommodation in the roof space (Class C3), excavation of basement, PV panels, front lightwells, new cycle and bin stores and associated landscaping

    71 Avenue Road London NW8 6HP

    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.

GP practices

123

within 5 km straight-line

  • SWISS COTTAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F83665

    133 m

  • GRAY'S INN MEDICAL GROUP HAMPSTEAD

    5 DALEHAM GARDENS, LONDON, NW3 5BY

    ODS code F83633

    464 m

  • ADELAIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    111 ADELAIDE ROAD, LONDON, NW3 3RY

    ODS code F83020

    821 m

  • BELSIZE PRIORY MEDICAL PRACTICE (GROUP)

    ABBEY CENTRE, 172A BELSIZE ROAD, LONDON, NW6 4BJ

    ODS code F83658

    922 m

  • ABBEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    85 ABBEY ROAD, LONDON, NW8 0AG

    ODS code F83019

    1.1 km

  • ST JOHNS WOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BRAMPTON HOUSE, 60 GROVE END ROAD, LONDON, NW8 9NH

    ODS code E87609

    1.2 km

  • PRIMROSE HILL SURGERY

    99 REGENTS PARK ROAD, LONDON, NW1 8UR

    ODS code F83011

    1.2 km

  • HAMPSTEAD GROUP PRACTICE

    75 FLEET ROAD, LONDON, NW3 2QU

    ODS code F83017

    1.2 km

  • WELLINGTON HEALTH CENTRE

    16 WELLINGTON ROAD, ST JOHNS WOOD, LONDON, NW8 9SP

    ODS code E87754

    1.3 km

  • KEATS GROUP PRACTICE

    1B DOWNSHIRE HILL, LONDON, NW3 1NR

    ODS code F83623

    1.3 km

  • PARK END SURGERY

    3 PARK END, LONDON, NW3 2SE

    ODS code F83003

    1.4 km

  • QUEENS CRESCENT PRACTICE

    76 QUEENS CRESCENT, LONDON, NW5 4EB

    ODS code F83632

    1.6 km

  • THIRD FLOOR LANARK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    165 LANARK ROAD, LONDON, W9 1NZ

    ODS code E87663

    1.7 km

  • WEST HAMPSTEAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    SOLENT ROAD HEALTH CLINIC, 9 SOLENT ROAD, LONDON, NW6 1TP

    ODS code F83055

    1.8 km

  • CHOLMLEY GARDENS SURGERY

    1 CHOLMLEY GARDENS, MILL LANE, LONDON, NW6 1AE

    ODS code F83615

    1.8 km

  • THE RANDOLPH SURGERY

    235A ELGIN AVENUE, LONDON, W9 1NH

    ODS code E87046

    1.8 km

  • PRINCE OF WALES GROUP SURGERY

    52 PRINCE OF WALES ROAD, LONDON, NW5 3LN

    ODS code F83018

    1.8 km

  • BRONDESBURY MEDICAL CENTRE

    279 KILBURN HIGH ROAD, LONDON, NW6 7JQ

    ODS code F83059

    1.9 km

  • GRAY'S INN MEDICAL GROUP WEST HAMPSTEAD

    80 FORTUNE GREEN ROAD, LONDON, NW6 1DS

    ODS code F83050

    2.0 km

  • MAIDA VALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    40 BIDDULPH MANSIONS, ELGIN AVENUE, LONDON, W9 1HT

    ODS code E87010

    2.0 km

Showing 20 of 123 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Swiss Cottage Station

    TMU · Swiss Cottage

    0.1 miles
  • Swiss Cottage Station

    TMU · Swiss Cottage

    0.1 miles
  • Swiss Cottage Station

    BCT · Swiss Cottage

    0.1 miles
  • Swiss Cottage Underground Station

    MET · Swiss Cottage

    0.1 miles
  • College Crescent

    BCT · South Hampstead

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Camden 017C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

8 of 10

Overall England rank

23,800 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
2 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
35
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

317 open schools are in scope, including 137 primary and 31 secondary schools. Central School of Speech and Drama is the nearest published school at 94 m.

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

Recorded crime

12,218 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,018.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,516 events.

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