NW6 2PS Camden
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: West Hampstead. Region: London.
Streets
- Kylemore Road, Hampstead: 38 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 D (33% of about 820 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
- 58 West End Lane London NW6 2NE: up to 14 homes, permissioned (250 m)
- 58 West End Lane London NW6 2NE, permissioned (250 m)
- Liddell Industrial Estate 1-33 Liddell Road London NW6 2EW, permissioned (380 m)
- Former Liddell Industrial Estate, 1-33 Liddell Road London NW6 2EW: up to 106 homes, permissioned (380 m)
- 203, Kilburn High Road, NW6 7HY: up to 5 homes, permissioned (450 m)
- 203, Kilburn High Road, NW6 7HY: up to 5 homes, permissioned (450 m)
- Beaufort Court, 65 Maygrove Road, London, NW6 2DA: up to 16 homes, permissioned (470 m)
- 172-176 Kilburn High Road London NW6 4JD: up to 8 homes, permissioned (490 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 8 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 3 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 38 addresses are between 43 m and 46 m above sea level (45 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 | West Hampstead 3.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 360 m |
| West Hampstead Thameslink 3.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 420 m | |
| Brondesbury 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 520 m | |
| Underground, metro or tram | West Hampstead Underground Station | 310 m |
| Kilburn Underground Station | 670 m | |
| Finchley Road Underground Station | 1.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 47 within 800 m; nearest Compayne Gardens West Hampstead | 230 m |
| Bus or coach station | Finchley Road Underground Station | 1.1 km |
| Ferry terminal | London Zoo Waterbus Stop Regents Park | 2.5 km |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest 152 Broadhurst Gardens Car Park | 460 m |
| EV charging points | 75 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 140 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 17.9 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 20.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Brondesbury Medical Centre | 420 m |
| Pharmacies | 20 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Day Lewis Pharmacy | 420 m |
| NHS dentists | 23 practices within 1.6 km; nearest West End Lane (Dental Surgery) | 270 m |
| Hospital | Hospital Of St John & St Elizabeth | 1.9 km |
| Police station | West Hampstead Police Station | 950 m |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest West Hampstead Station Cashzone | 360 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Kilburn Grange Park 3.3 ha | 150 m |
| Play area | 14 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,460 m² | 200 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,100 m² | 420 m |
| Allotments | Branch Hill Allotments 2,850 m² | 1.8 km |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 4.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Black Lion Public House, a listed building (Grade II*), 380 m south-west. 21 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* | 380 m south-west |
| Mecca Bingo | Listed building, Grade II* | 490 m south-west |
| Hampstead Synagogue | Listed building, Grade II* | 550 m north |
| 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* | 1.0 km south-east |
| Alexandra Road Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.0 km south-east |
| Paddington Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.0 km south-west |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 7.0 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Westbere Copse | Wood | 1.2 km north-west |
| Whitestone Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km north-east |
| West Heath | Wood | 2.2 km north |
| Leg of Mutton Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km north |
| Belsize Wood | Wood | 2.4 km east |
| Barrow Hill | Hill | 2.4 km 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 0 | 4 |
| Under 55 | 38 | 34 |
4 of the postcode's 38 addresses at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 36% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 17% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 26% | 17% |
| Private rented | 38% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 70% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 74% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 7% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 11% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 14% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 83% | 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) | 63% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 84% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 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 Kylemore Road.