# NW3 5LH: area report for a postcode in Camden

NW3 5LH is a postcode in Camden.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Camden. Open the map at NW3 5LH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Camden](https://openindex.co.uk/camden) › [NW3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nw3) › [NW3 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nw3-5)

## Around this postcode

- **125 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 20% on July. Camden 008B: 94 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1754,51.5457,NW35LH
- **Swiss Cottage, 230 m**: About 3 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1754,51.5457,NW35LH
- **16 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 140 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1754,51.5457,NW35LH
- **No property in NW3 5LH listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.1754,51.5457,NW35LH
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Camden 008B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1754,51.5457,NW35LH
- **£815,159 average price**: For the whole of Camden, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1754,51.5457,NW35LH
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1754,51.5457,NW35LH
- **9 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 150 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1754,51.5457,NW35LH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NW3 5LH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1754,51.5457,NW35LH
- **Moderate road and rail noise at NW3 5LH**: Road 63 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1754,51.5457,NW35LH
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.1754,51.5457,NW35LH
- **18.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1754,51.5457,NW35LH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [South Hampstead High School GDST](https://openindex.co.uk/school/south-hampstead-high-school-gdst-e100076) | Independent | 140 m (2 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, NW3](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-trinity-cofe-primary-school-nw3-e100032) | Primary | 180 m (2 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 85% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Hall School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-hall-school-e100064) | Independent | 310 m (4 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Alleyns Hampstead Nursery and Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/alleyns-hampstead-nursery-and-junior-school-e100068) | Independent | 360 m (4 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Hereward House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hereward-house-school-e100069) | Independent | 390 m (5 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Trevor-Roberts School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/trevor-roberts-school-e100075) | Independent | 390 m (5 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Broadhurst School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/broadhurst-school-e100081) | Independent | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Southbank International School Hampstead](https://openindex.co.uk/school/southbank-international-school-hampstead-e100090) | Independent | 470 m (6 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2025 | £1,950,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| November 2024 | £575,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| March 2026 | £494,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| May 2026 | £740,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| March 2026 | £3,000,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| July 2024 | £910,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| September 2025 | £575,999 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| January 2024 | £1,200,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Swiss Cottage (230 m, 3 minutes on foot); Finchley Road (330 m, 4 minutes on foot); South Hampstead (530 m, 7 minutes on foot); Finchley Road and Frognal (740 m, 9 minutes on foot); Belsize Park (900 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: GRAY'S INN MEDICAL GROUP HAMPSTEAD (260 m); SWISS COTTAGE SURGERY (390 m); BELSIZE PRIORY MEDICAL PRACTICE (GROUP) (890 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (140 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (140 m); GREEN LIGHT PHARMACY (310 m); VILLAGE PHARMACY (480 m); BOOTS (870 m)
- Dental practices: WILLOW TREE DENTAL AND ORTHODONTIC CENTRE (130 m); N W LONDON SMILE CENTRE (410 m); DENTAL SURGERY (660 m); CRICKLEWOOD DENTAL PRACTICE (690 m); BELSIZE PRIORY HEALTH CENTRE (890 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Swiss Cottage Express (150 m, Tesco); M&S Swiss Cottage SF (180 m, Marks and Spencer); Waitrose John Barnes (310 m, Waitrose); Co-op Swiss Cottage (400 m, The Southern Co-operative); Aldi O2 Centre 255 Finchley Rd (470 m, Aldi)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £815,159** (July 2026). Camden’s average house price was £815,159 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 10.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £53,133** (2025). Full-time workers living in Camden earned a median of £53,133 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 4th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 15.3×** (2025). A home in Camden costs 15.3 times local full-time pay. 4th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 23.7** (2025). Camden has a deprivation score of 23.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 96th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Camden 008B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 5.7** (2025). Camden 008B has a deprivation score of 5.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,575th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £1,050,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Camden 008B was £1,050,000 in 2025. Joint 388th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,452** (2021). Camden 008B had 1,452 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,678th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 97.2%** (January 2026). In Camden 008B, 97.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## NW3 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £1,000,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NW3 was £1,000,000 in 2025. Joint 22nd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 49,920** (2021). NW3 had 49,920 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 215th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in NW3 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 95.8%** (January 2026). In NW3, 95.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Camden](https://openindex.co.uk/camden)
- Centre: 51.5457, -0.1754

Council: [Camden](https://openindex.co.uk/camden) (London borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Hampstead and Highgate](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hampstead-and-highgate): Tulip Siddiq (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.1754,51.5457,NW35LH

## How to cite

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