NW3 2LR Camden
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Gospel Oak. Region: London.
Streets
- Savernake Road, Hampstead: 53 addresses
- Mackeson Road, Hampstead: 1 address
- Lisburne Road, Hampstead: 1 address
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 (35% of about 710 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Mansfield (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Bartrams Convent Hostel Rowland Hill Street London NW3 2AD, permissioned (580 m (0.4 miles))
- Bartrams Convent Hostel Rowland Hill Street London NW3 2AD: up to 60 homes, permissioned (580 m (0.4 miles))
- Former flats 121 – 129 Bacton, Haverstock Road: up to 215 homes, permissioned (600 m (0.4 miles))
- 238 Haverstock Hill London NW3 2AE: up to 5 homes, permissioned (630 m (0.4 miles))
- Land at Kiln Place (Blocks 1-64 65-80 81-96 97-104 105-116 117-164; entrance ways into 81-96; land between 81-96 and 117-164; land between Kiln Place and Meru Close; land to east of Kiln Place and playground between blocks 65-80 and 81-96) London: up to 15 homes, permissioned (690 m (0.4 miles))
- Land at Kiln Place (Blocks 1-64 65-80 81-96 97-104 105-116 117-164; entrance ways into 81-96; land between 81-96 and 117-164;, permissioned (690 m (0.4 miles))
- Gordon House 6, 1st Floor, Lissenden Gardens London NW5 1LX, permissioned (760 m (0.5 miles))
- Gordon House 6, 1st Floor, Lissenden Gardens London NW5 1LX: up to 6 homes, permissioned (760 m (0.5 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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 55 addresses are between 55 m and 57 m above sea level (55 m on average).
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 | Hampstead Heath 3.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Gospel Oak 2.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 630 m (0.4 miles) | |
| Kentish Town West 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Belsize Park Underground Station | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hampstead Underground Station | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Chalk Farm Underground Station | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 28 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cressy Road Gospel Oak | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | Finchley Road Underground Station | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Ferry terminal | Camden Lock Waterbus Camden Town | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest East Heath Car Park | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 56 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ubitricity | 40 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 15.9 km (9.9 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 22.9 km (14 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 10 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Hampstead Group Practice | 360 m |
| Pharmacies | 20 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Pharmacy Republic | 310 m |
| NHS dentists | 12 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Gospel Oak Health Centre | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Royal Free Hospital | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police Service Hampstead | 830 m (0.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Payzone | 340 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hampstead Heath 316 ha | 100 m |
| Play area | 13 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,180 m² | 160 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 780 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest South End Green and Mansfield Allotments 9,180 m² | 270 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 317 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of All Hallows, a listed building (Grade II*), 200 m east. 168 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 5 of them Grade I and 8 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of All Hallows | Listed building, Grade II* | 200 m east |
| Numbers I, 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D and 2-32 Isokon Flats | Listed building, Grade I | 450 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Keats House | Listed building, Grade I | 560 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Roman Catholic Priory Church of St Dominic | Listed building, Grade II* | 580 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Bell Barrow called Boadicea's Grave, 650m west of Millfield Cottage | Scheduled monument | 860 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Highgate Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Kenwood | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.7 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 6.7 km (4.2 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Belsize Wood | Wood | 420 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Parliament Hill | Hill | 440 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Number 1 Pond | Lake or reservoir | 460 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Hampstead Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 500 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Number 2 Pond | Lake or reservoir | 540 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Number 3 Pond | Lake or reservoir | 660 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 21.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.1 | 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 0 | 48 |
| 55 to 59 | 14 | 4 |
| Under 55 | 41 | 3 |
14 of the postcode's 55 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 52 from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 46% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 23% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 25% | 17% |
| Private rented | 29% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 68% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 64% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 7% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 13% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 82% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 65% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 6% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 88% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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 Savernake Road.