NW6 2LJ

West Hampstead · Camden · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
London
Local authority
Camden
Postcode district
NW6
Postcode sector
NW6 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NW6 2HX 30 m
NW6 1SD 34 m
NW6 1SB 67 m
NW6 1SA 73 m
NW6 2BR 93 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NW6 2LJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NW
Postcode district
NW6
Postcode sector
NW6 2
Latitude
51.547839
Longitude
-0.191318
British National Grid easting
525,508
British National Grid northing
184,766

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
E00190403
Lower layer super output area
Camden 010E · E01000973
Middle layer super output area
Camden 010 · E02000175

Postcode source versions

Explore NW6

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
203, West End Lane, London, NW6 2LJ 1 August 1996 £90,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
297
Primary
132
Secondary
35
  1. Emmanuel Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    527 m
  2. Kingsgate Primary School

    Community school

    631 m
  3. West Hampstead Primary School

    Community school

    689 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
12,243
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,650
  • Shoplifting 1,582
  • Anti social behaviour 1,553
  • Other theft 1,188
  • Vehicle crime 1,009

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
NW6 2 residents
7,197

Age bands in NW6 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.8%

972 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.4%

806 residents

Age 25 to 44
46.3%

3,263 residents

Age 45 to 64
20.2%

1,424 residents

Age 65 and over
8.4%

590 residents

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+
83.3%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
83.3%
Gigabit-capable
83.3%
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
10,848
Records since 17 September 2020
3,102
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. 25-00169-LDCP Date not supplied 666 m away

    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
  2. 2025/3030/P Date not supplied 917 m away

    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
  3. 2025/2589/P Date not supplied 872 m away

    Erection of a two-storey dwelling house fronting Gondar Gardens to the rear of 12 Sarre Road. Provision of external amenity space, cycle storage and refuse & recycling facilities.

    12 Sarre Road London Camden NW2 3SL

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  4. 2025/2779/P Date not supplied 369 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. 2025/3755/P Date not supplied 916 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
  6. 2025/3686/L Date not supplied 696 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
  7. 2025/3410/P Date not supplied 731 m away

    Conversion of two ground floor flats into one residential unit.

    59 Greencroft Gardens London NW6 3LL

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  8. 2025/3265/P Date not supplied 766 m away

    Erection of an outbuilding in rear garden.

    Flat A 186 Goldhurst Terrace London NW6 3HN

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  9. 2025/3613/P Date not supplied 885 m away

    Proposed window replacements with double-glazed timber sashes to fourth floor flat.

    Flat 10 Fairhazel Mansions 14 Fairhazel Gardens London NW6 3SH

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  10. 2025/3257/P Date not supplied 634 m away

    Erection of a single storey rear extension at lower ground level.

    Flat A 51 Broadhurst Gardens London NW6 3QT

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  11. 2025/3020/P Date not supplied 882 m away

    Amendment of hardstanding design to planning permission 2021/6257/P dated 30/11/2022 pursuant to condition 2 (approved site and landscaping drawing) for 'partial demolition of existing dwelling with retention of the front facade and parts of the side and rear facades and the erection of a basement extension, infill rear extension, various minor changes to the fenestration and other associated works.'

    14 Greenaway Gardens London NW3 7DH

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  12. 2025/2995/P Date not supplied 882 m away

    Amendment of landscaping details to the approval of details 2021/5768/P dated 29/03/2022 pursuant to condition 3 of planning permission 2021/0984/P dated 20/08/2021 for 'demolition of summerhouse in rear garden and landscaping works.'

    14 Greenaway Gardens London NW3 7DH

    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

104

within 5 km

  • WEST HAMPSTEAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F83055

    438 m

  • CHOLMLEY GARDENS SURGERY

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

    ODS code F83615

    568 m

  • BRONDESBURY MEDICAL CENTRE

    279 KILBURN HIGH ROAD, LONDON, NW6 7JQ

    ODS code F83059

    785 m

  • GRAY'S INN MEDICAL GROUP WEST HAMPSTEAD

    80 FORTUNE GREEN ROAD, LONDON, NW6 1DS

    ODS code F83050

    842 m

  • BELSIZE PRIORY MEDICAL PRACTICE (GROUP)

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

    ODS code F83658

    916 m

  • GRAY'S INN MEDICAL GROUP HAMPSTEAD

    5 DALEHAM GARDENS, LONDON, NW3 5BY

    ODS code F83633

    1.2 km

  • ABBEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    85 ABBEY ROAD, LONDON, NW8 0AG

    ODS code F83019

    1.2 km

  • MAPESBURY MEDICAL GROUP

    WINDMILL MEDICAL PRACTICE, 65 SHOOT UP HILL, LONDON, NW2 3PS

    ODS code E84012

    1.3 km

  • SWISS COTTAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F83665

    1.4 km

  • THE LONSDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    24 LONSDALE ROAD, LONDON, NW6 6RR

    ODS code E84025

    1.5 km

  • KEATS GROUP PRACTICE

    1B DOWNSHIRE HILL, LONDON, NW3 1NR

    ODS code F83623

    1.6 km

  • GREENFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    143-145 CRICKLEWOOD LANE, LONDON, NW2 1HS

    ODS code E83006

    1.8 km

  • KILBURN PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 MILE WALK, LONDON, NW6 5HB

    ODS code E84042

    1.8 km

  • WILLESDEN GREEN SURGERY

    59 ANSON ROAD, LONDON, NW2 3UY

    ODS code E84702

    1.8 km

  • CHICHELE ROAD SURGERY

    25 CHICHELE ROAD, CRICKLEWOOD, LONDON, NW2 3AN

    ODS code E84674

    1.9 km

  • ST JOHNS WOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E87609

    1.9 km

  • THIRD FLOOR LANARK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    165 LANARK ROAD, LONDON, W9 1NZ

    ODS code E87663

    2.0 km

  • WALM LANE SURGERY

    114 WALM LANE, LONDON, NW2 4RT

    ODS code E84086

    2.0 km

  • PARK END SURGERY

    3 PARK END, LONDON, NW3 2SE

    ODS code F83003

    2.0 km

  • THE RANDOLPH SURGERY

    235A ELGIN AVENUE, LONDON, W9 1NH

    ODS code E87046

    2.0 km

Showing 20 of 104 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • West Hampstead Rail Station

    RLY · West Hampstead

    0.0 miles
  • West Hampstead Overground Station

    RSE · West Hampstead

    0.0 miles
  • West Hampstead Thameslink Rail Station

    RSE · West Hampstead

    0.0 miles
  • West Hampstead Thameslink Rail Station

    RSE · West Hampstead

    0.0 miles
  • West Hampstead Thameslink Rail Station

    RLY · West Hampstead

    0.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Camden 010E, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

13,530 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
3 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
1
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

297 open schools are in scope, including 132 primary and 35 secondary schools. Emmanuel Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 527 m.

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

Recorded crime

12,243 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,020.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,650 events.

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