NW6 2EA Camden
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: West Hampstead. Region: London.
Streets
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 C (37% of about 940 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- 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 1.0 km
- Beaufort Court, 65 Maygrove Road, London, NW6 2DA: up to 16 homes, permissioned (90 m)
- Liddell Industrial Estate 1-33 Liddell Road London NW6 2EW, permissioned (120 m)
- Former Liddell Industrial Estate, 1-33 Liddell Road London NW6 2EW: up to 106 homes, permissioned (120 m)
- 4 - 5 Loveridge Mews London NW6 2DP: up to 5 homes, permissioned (330 m)
- 4 - 5 Loveridge Mews London NW6 2DP, permissioned (330 m)
- Land to the Rear of 2-4 Shoot-Up Hill London NW2 3QN: up to 6 homes, permissioned (340 m)
- Vacant site adjacent No1 Narcissus Road, and to the rear of 132/134 Mill Lane London NW6: up to 7 homes, permissioned (460 m)
- 156 West End Lane NW6 (West End Lane 2), permissioned (590 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 2 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 47 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 | Brondesbury 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 400 m |
| West Hampstead Thameslink 3.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 460 m | |
| West Hampstead 3.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 500 m | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Kilburn Underground Station | 410 m |
| West Hampstead Underground Station | 520 m | |
| Finchley Road Underground Station | 1.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m, 43 within 800 m; nearest Brondesbury Station | 360 m |
| Bus or coach station | Finchley Road Underground Station | 1.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | London Zoo Waterbus Stop Regents Park | 2.9 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest London Secure Parking | 580 m |
| EV charging points | 76 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 110 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 18.2 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 20.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 12 practices within 1.6 km; nearest West Hampstead Medical Centre | 280 m |
| Pharmacies | 23 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Kings Pharmacy | 390 m |
| NHS dentists | 25 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Maygrove Dental Practice | 340 m |
| Hospital | Hospital Of St John & St Elizabeth | 2.2 km |
| Police station | West Hampstead Police Station | 690 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest West Hampstead Station Cashzone | 500 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Kilburn Grange Park 3.3 ha | 340 m |
| Play area | 12 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 240 m² | 120 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,100 m² | 50 m |
| Allotments | Branch Hill Allotments 2,850 m² | 1.7 km |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 5.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Black Lion Public House, a listed building (Grade II*), 450 m south. 38 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Black Lion Public House | Listed building, Grade II* | 450 m south |
| Hampstead Synagogue | Listed building, Grade II* | 500 m north-east |
| Mecca Bingo | Listed building, Grade II* | 710 m south |
| Tomb of Marthe Goscombe John and Sir William Goscombe John in Hampstead Cemetery | Listed building, Grade II* | 870 m north |
| Hampstead Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 880 m north |
| Paddington Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.1 km south-west |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 7.4 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Westbere Copse | Wood | 810 m north-west |
| Whitestone Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km north-east |
| Leg of Mutton Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km north |
| West Heath | Wood | 2.0 km north-east |
| Vale of Health Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km north-east |
| Barrow Hill | Hill | 2.7 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 20.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.6 | 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 | 2 | 5 |
| 55 to 59 | 17 | 13 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 1 |
19 of the postcode's 19 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 18 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 15% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 10% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 47% | 17% |
| Private rented | 39% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 13% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 25% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 30% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 91% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 50% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 84% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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.