NW2 3NX Camden
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Fortune Green. Region: London.
Streets
- Fordwych Road, Hampstead: 17 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Camden in 2026-27: Band D £2,208 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,472 | £1,717 | £1,962 | £2,208 | £2,698 | £3,189 | £3,679 | £4,415 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band D (30% of about 970 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Basements.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 45-55 Cricklewood Broadway: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (180 m)
- 123-129 Cricklewood Broadway: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (240 m)
- 61-65 Shoot Up Hill: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (400 m)
- 1 - 13 Cricklewood Lane London NW2 1ET: up to 145 homes, permissioned (420 m)
- Flats 1-6, 183 Cricklewood Broadway, London, NW2 3HT (420 m)
- First & Second Floor Britannia Business Centre Cricklewood Lane London NW2 1DZ: up to 18 homes, permissioned (430 m)
- 194 - 196 Cricklewood Broadway, London, permissioned (490 m)
- Turpins Yard, Oakland Road: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (500 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 52 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Cricklewood 859,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 430 m |
| Brondesbury 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| West Hampstead Thameslink 3.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Willesden Green Underground Station | 1.0 km |
| Kilburn Underground Station | 1.0 km | |
| West Hampstead Underground Station | 1.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 18 stops within 400 m, 43 within 800 m; nearest Skardu Road Brondesbury | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Finchley Road Underground Station | 2.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | London Zoo Waterbus Stop Regents Park | 4.0 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Apcoa | 560 m |
| EV charging points | 73 within 1.6 km; nearest TotalEnergies Charging Station | 30 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 19.3 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 19.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 13 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Mapesbury Medical Group | 380 m |
| Pharmacies | 19 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Wellcare Pharmacy | 220 m |
| NHS dentists | 14 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Cricklewood (Dental Surgery) | 150 m |
| Hospital | Willesden Hospital (Roundwood Resource Centre & Willesden Centre For Psychological Treatment) | 2.2 km |
| Police station | West Hampstead Police Station | 1.1 km |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Cricklewood - Cricklewood Broadway, Cricklewood Cashzone | 210 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 410 m² | 170 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 3,950 m² | 340 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 170 m² | 210 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6.1 ha | 620 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,810 m² | 790 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 0.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Tomb of Marthe Goscombe John and Sir William Goscombe John in Hampstead Cemetery, a listed building (Grade II*), 740 m east. 27 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Tomb of Marthe Goscombe John and Sir William Goscombe John in Hampstead Cemetery | Listed building, Grade II* | 740 m east |
| Hampstead Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 760 m east |
| Paddington Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km south |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 8.5 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Westbere Copse | Wood | 370 m south-east |
| Leg of Mutton Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km north-east |
| West Heath | Wood | 2.0 km north-east |
| Whitestone Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km east |
| Vale of Health Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km east |
| North Hill | Hill | 3.3 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 18.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.5 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 12% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 6% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 14% | 17% |
| Private rented | 74% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 12% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 24% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 41% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 83% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | under 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 56% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 9% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Fordwych Road.