NW3 3ND Camden
Live postcode, introduced August 2005. Ward: Primrose Hill. Region: London.
Streets
- King Henry's Road, Hampstead: 39 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 G (32% of about 1,110 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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
- SWISS COTTAGE LIBRARY, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 100 Avenue Road, Swiss Cottage, permissioned (160 m)
- 100 Avenue Road, London, NW3 3HF: up to 184 homes, permissioned (160 m)
- Centre Heights 137 Finchley Road London NW3 6JG: up to 14 homes, permissioned (280 m)
- Centre Heights 137 Finchley Road London NW3 6JG, permissioned (280 m)
- Station House, Lower Ground & Ground Floors, 9-13 Swiss Terrace Belsize Road London NW6 4RR: up to 6 homes, permissioned (280 m)
- Station House, Lower Ground & Ground Floors, 9-13 Swiss Terrace Belsize Road London NW6 4RR, permissioned (280 m)
- 52 Avenue Road London NW8 6HS: up to 11 homes, permissioned (400 m)
- Clifford Pugh House, 5-7 Lancaster Grove, NW3 4HE: up to 15 homes, permissioned (460 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 26 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 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 | South Hampstead 478,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 490 m |
| Finchley Road and Frognal 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| West Hampstead 3.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Swiss Cottage Underground Station | 230 m |
| Finchley Road Underground Station | 720 m | |
| St. John's Wood Underground Station | 910 m | |
| Bus stops | 17 stops within 400 m, 41 within 800 m; nearest Avenue Road / Swiss Cottage Library South Hampstead | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Finchley Road Underground Station | 700 m |
| Ferry terminal | London Zoo Waterbus Stop Regents Park | 1.1 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Regency Car Park - Swiss Cottage | 170 m |
| EV charging points | 74 within 1.6 km; nearest Roam Charging Station | 150 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 16.3 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 21.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Swiss Cottage Surgery | 40 m |
| Pharmacies | 25 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Green Light Pharmacy | 110 m |
| NHS dentists | 17 practices within 1.6 km; nearest N W London Smile Centre | 210 m |
| Hospital | Hospital Of St John & St Elizabeth | 1.0 km |
| Police station | St Johns Wood Police Station | 1.2 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 480 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Primrose Hill 25 ha | 560 m |
| Play area | 9 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 160 m² | 100 m |
| Playing field | Hampstead Cricket Club 2.2 ha | 1.3 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Adelaide Community Garden 1,700 m² | 790 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 27 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Belsize Fire Station, a listed building (Grade II*), 500 m north-east. 217 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Belsize Fire Station | Listed building, Grade II* | 500 m north-east |
| Devonshire Lodge | Listed building, Grade II* | 680 m south |
| Primrose Hill Tunnels (Eastern Portals) | Listed building, Grade II* | 710 m east |
| Alexandra Road Estate Including Walls, Ramps and Steps Community Centre and Boiler House to Alexandra Road Estate Numbers 1-21 (Including A and B to Each Number) Numbers 4-119 (Including A and B to Each Number on South Side, and A-K to Each Number on Nort | Listed building, Grade II* | 860 m west |
| Primrose Hill | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 870 m south-east |
| Alexandra Road Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 910 m south-west |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 5.8 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Primrose Hill | Hill | 840 m east |
| Barrow Hill | Hill | 870 m south-east |
| Belsize Wood | Wood | 1.3 km north-east |
| Three Island Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km south-east |
| Number 1 Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km north |
| Hampstead Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 22.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; all three are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 39 | 39 |
None of the postcode's 39 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 25% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 15% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 37% | 17% |
| Private rented | 37% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 7% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 63% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 6% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 13% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 16% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 92% | 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) | 57% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 64% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 8% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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 King Henry's Road.