West Hampstead

Camden · London · population 9,328 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

46Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,707 of 6,856 in England
  • #425 of 1,002 in London
  • #11 of 27 in Camden
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,083
Median age (est.)34
Density13,136per km²
No qualifications8%
Degree or above67%
No car or van63%

Age

0–14 12%15–24 13%25–44 46%45–64 20%65+ 9%

Tenure

Own outright: 14%Mortgage/shared: 16%Social rent: 21%Private rent: 49%
Own outright 14%Mortgage/shared 16%Social rent 21%Private rent 49%

Households

One person: 40%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 15%Lone parent: 9%Other: 16%
One person 40%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 15%Lone parent 9%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 38% · Associate professional 20% · Managers & directors 18%

All occupation groups
Professional38%
Associate professional20%
Managers & directors18%
Administrative6%
Caring & leisure5%
Sales & customer service4%
Elementary4%
Skilled trades3%
Process & plant2%

Ethnic group

White: 63%Asian: 15%Black: 7%Mixed: 7%Other: 8%
White 63%Asian 15%Black 7%Mixed 7%Other 8%

Religion & identity

No religion 38% · Christian 31% · Muslim 11%

Born outside the UK: 47%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

West Hampstead sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,707 of 6,856 in England, and #11 of 27 in Camden. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Education (77) but weak on Living environment (7). Typical homes here sold for about £705,000 over the past year, down 8% across five years (from 91 sales), 8% below the wider Camden median of £765,000. Typical household take-home income is around £59,028 a year, among England's highest. Recorded crime ran at 133 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 47 · #3,631
Employment 52 · #3,275
Education 77 · #1,595
Health 53 · #3,220
Crime 33 · #4,598
Housing & access 46 · #3,713
Living environment 7 · #6,353

House prices ?

£705,000median (12m) · -7.2% yr · n=91
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£705,00091-7.2%-8.4%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Terraced£1,200,00011-9.9%+8.1%
Flat£625,00079-10.7%-13.8%
This area£705,000
Camden£765,000
London£525,512
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£59,028±£8,611 · #227 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£48,034
Price-to-income ?11.9×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

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Recorded crime ?

133 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,239 offences
Camden176
London102
England83

Rank #5,691 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences256
Theft572
Burglary82
Vehicle crime79
Criminal damage & arson60
Public order & weapons91
Drugs22
Robbery70
Other7

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 427 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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