NW3 4HP Camden
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Belsize. Region: London.
Streets
- Lambolle Road, Hampstead: 41 addresses
- Lancaster Drive, 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 E (28% of about 800 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: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Basements, Belsize Conservation Area (various properties), Belsize Conservation Area Non-immediate Article 4.
- 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)
- Clifford Pugh House, 5-7 Lancaster Grove, NW3 4HE: up to 15 homes, permissioned (270 m)
- Clifford Pugh House, 5-7 Lancaster Grove, NW3 4HE, permissioned (270 m)
- Englands Lane Residence England's Lane London NW3 4XQ, permissioned (480 m (0.3 miles))
- Englands Lane Residence England's Lane London NW3 4XQ: up to 9 homes, permissioned (480 m (0.3 miles))
- 238 Haverstock Hill London NW3 2AE: up to 5 homes, permissioned (560 m (0.3 miles))
- 100 Avenue Road, Swiss Cottage, permissioned (600 m (0.4 miles))
- 100 Avenue Road, London, NW3 3HF: up to 184 homes, permissioned (600 m (0.4 miles))
- Bartrams Convent Hostel Rowland Hill Street London NW3 2AD, permissioned (610 m (0.4 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 4 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 42 addresses are between 60 m and 61 m above sea level (60 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 | 930 m (0.6 miles) |
| South Hampstead 478,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | |
| Finchley Road and Frognal 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Belsize Park Underground Station | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Swiss Cottage Underground Station | 630 m (0.4 miles) | |
| Finchley Road Underground Station | 850 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 52 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Belsize Village Belsize Park | 260 m |
| Bus or coach station | Finchley Road Underground Station | 830 m (0.5 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | London Zoo Waterbus Stop Regents Park | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Regency Car Park - Swiss Cottage | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 68 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ubitricity | 100 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 16.1 km (10 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 22 km (14 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 12 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Gray's Inn Medical Group Hampstead | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 22 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Village Pharmacy | 350 m |
| NHS dentists | 14 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 380 m |
| Hospital | Royal Free Hospital | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Police station | Hampstead Police Station | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 380 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Antrim Grove Public Garden 720 m² | 350 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Primrose Hill 25 ha | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 9 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 480 m² | 340 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 780 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Antrim Road Allotments 2,650 m² | 350 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 26 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Belsize Fire Station, a listed building (Grade II*), 210 m south-east. 160 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade I and 7 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Belsize Fire Station | Listed building, Grade II* | 210 m south-east |
| Primrose Hill Tunnels (Eastern Portals) | Listed building, Grade II* | 630 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Numbers I, 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D and 2-32 Isokon Flats | Listed building, Grade I | 670 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Church of St Stephen | Listed building, Grade I | 690 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Primrose Hill | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Alexandra Road Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Bell Barrow called Boadicea's Grave, 650m west of Millfield Cottage | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 6 km (3.7 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Belsize Wood | Wood | 690 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Primrose Hill | Hill | 940 m (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Barrow Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Number 1 Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Hampstead Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Number 2 Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) 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, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 41 | 42 | 42 |
1 of the postcode's 42 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Camden: see them on the Camden page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 39% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 21% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 51% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 72% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 60% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 6% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 15% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 18% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 86% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 76% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 6% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 74% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 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 Lambolle Road.