NW3 4AA Camden
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Belsize. Region: London.
Streets
- Belsize Avenue, Hampstead: 19 addresses
- Hillfield Court, Maitland Park: 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 (27% of about 850 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Belsize (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): 13-51 (odd) & 16-60 (even) Belsize Avenue, Basements, Belsize Conservation Area Non-immediate Article 4.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 238 Haverstock Hill London NW3 2AE: up to 5 homes, permissioned (200 m)
- Bartrams Convent Hostel Rowland Hill Street London NW3 2AD, permissioned (260 m)
- Bartrams Convent Hostel Rowland Hill Street London NW3 2AD: up to 60 homes, permissioned (260 m)
- 24 Wedderburn Road London NW3 5QG: up to 6 homes, permissioned (450 m)
- Clifford Pugh House, 5-7 Lancaster Grove, NW3 4HE: up to 15 homes, permissioned (470 m)
- Clifford Pugh House, 5-7 Lancaster Grove, NW3 4HE, permissioned (470 m)
- Former Hampstead Police Station 26 Rosslyn Hill London NW3 1PD: up to 5 homes, permissioned (550 m)
- Englands Lane Residence England's Lane London NW3 4XQ, permissioned (600 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 1 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 20 addresses are between 68 m and 70 m above sea level (68 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 | 570 m |
| Finchley Road and Frognal 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| South Hampstead 478,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Belsize Park Underground Station | 210 m |
| Swiss Cottage Underground Station | 890 m | |
| Finchley Road Underground Station | 920 m | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 44 within 800 m; nearest Haverstock Hill Belsize Park | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Finchley Road Underground Station | 910 m |
| Ferry terminal | London Zoo Waterbus Stop Regents Park | 1.7 km |
| Car parks | East Heath Car Park | 870 m |
| EV charging points | 61 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 30 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 16.3 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 22.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Hampstead Group Practice | 460 m |
| Pharmacies | 19 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 150 m |
| NHS dentists | 12 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Practice On The Hill | 590 m |
| Hospital | Royal Free Hospital | 370 m |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police Service Hampstead | 550 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest M&S ATM | 440 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Hampstead Green 1,670 m² | 280 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Hampstead Heath 316 ha | 580 m |
| Play area | 8 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 90 m² | 400 m |
| Playing field | Hampstead Cricket Club 2.2 ha | 1.2 km |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Antrim Road Allotments 2,650 m² | 400 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 317 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Stephen, a listed building (Grade I), 330 m north. 265 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 5 of them Grade I and 16 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Stephen | Listed building, Grade I | 330 m north |
| Numbers I, 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D and 2-32 Isokon Flats | Listed building, Grade I | 430 m north-east |
| Numbers 1 and 3 and Attached Boundary Walls | Listed building, Grade II* | 520 m west |
| Belsize Fire Station | Listed building, Grade II* | 560 m south |
| Primrose Hill | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km south |
| Bell Barrow called Boadicea's Grave, 650m west of Millfield Cottage | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km north |
| Alexandra Road Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.7 km south-west |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 6.4 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Belsize Wood | Wood | 420 m north-east |
| Number 1 Pond | Lake or reservoir | 820 m north |
| Hampstead Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 910 m north |
| Number 2 Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.0 km north |
| Number 3 Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km north |
| Parliament Hill | Hill | 1.2 km north-east |
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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 48% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 36% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 50% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 72% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 4% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 12% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 13% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 68% | 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) | 81% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 4% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | under 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 74% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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 Belsize Avenue.