NW3 3JS Camden
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Primrose Hill. Region: London.
Streets
- Fellows Road, Hampstead: 21 addresses
- Huson Close, Hampstead: 1 address
- Briary Close, 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 G (28% of about 740 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Basements.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 43, ETON AVENUE, grade II
- 45, ETON AVENUE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Clifford Pugh House, 5-7 Lancaster Grove, NW3 4HE: up to 15 homes, permissioned (400 m)
- Clifford Pugh House, 5-7 Lancaster Grove, NW3 4HE, permissioned (400 m)
- 100 Avenue Road, Swiss Cottage, permissioned (410 m)
- 100 Avenue Road, London, NW3 3HF: up to 184 homes, permissioned (410 m)
- 52 Avenue Road London NW8 6HS: up to 11 homes, permissioned (510 m)
- Centre Heights 137 Finchley Road London NW3 6JG: up to 14 homes, permissioned (520 m)
- Centre Heights 137 Finchley Road London NW3 6JG, permissioned (520 m)
- Station House, Lower Ground & Ground Floors, 9-13 Swiss Terrace Belsize Road London NW6 4RR: up to 6 homes, permissioned (530 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 23 addresses are between 53 m and 56 m above sea level (54 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 | South Hampstead 478,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 790 m |
| Finchley Road and Frognal 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km | |
| Hampstead Heath 3.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Swiss Cottage Underground Station | 470 m |
| Belsize Park Underground Station | 770 m | |
| Finchley Road Underground Station | 890 m | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 43 within 800 m; nearest Lower Merton Rise South Hampstead | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Finchley Road Underground Station | 870 m |
| Ferry terminal | London Zoo Waterbus Stop Regents Park | 1.0 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Regency Car Park - Swiss Cottage | 460 m |
| EV charging points | 73 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 130 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 16.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 21.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 13 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Swiss Cottage Surgery | 330 m |
| Pharmacies | 24 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Green Light Pharmacy | 330 m |
| NHS dentists | 12 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 120 m |
| Hospital | Royal Free Hospital | 1.1 km |
| Police station | Hampstead Police Station | 1.2 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 450 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Primrose Hill 25 ha | 420 m |
| Play area | 9 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 480 m² | 100 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 780 m² | 1.4 km |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Adelaide Community Garden 1,700 m² | 500 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 26 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Belsize Fire Station, a listed building (Grade II*), 220 m north-east. 169 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Belsize Fire Station | Listed building, Grade II* | 220 m north-east |
| Primrose Hill Tunnels (Eastern Portals) | Listed building, Grade II* | 450 m east |
| Primrose Hill | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 720 m south-east |
| Devonshire Lodge | Listed building, Grade II* | 920 m south-west |
| Alexandra Road Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.2 km south-west |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 5.7 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Primrose Hill | Hill | 670 m south-east |
| Barrow Hill | Hill | 780 m south-east |
| Belsize Wood | Wood | 1.0 km north |
| Three Island Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km south-east |
| Number 1 Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km north |
| Hampstead Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 21.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 20 | 23 |
3 of the postcode's 23 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 56% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 29% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 39% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 76% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 7% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 86% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 78% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 4% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 84% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 Fellows Road.