NW3 postcode area · Camden
The NW3 postcode district spans 17 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Barnet, Camden. Area Scores range from 14 to 88 across them. Every full NW3 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
There is a sharp split within the NW3 district: Frognal scores 89 out of 100 (#766 of 6,856 nationally) while Kentish Town West sits at 15 — neighbours on the map, 74 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 5 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 3 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £533,000 in Childs Hill to £1,670,000 in Hampstead Garden Suburb — a 3.1× gap within the NW3 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Barnet and Camden — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
Living here
Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.
House prices in the NW3 district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| FrognalCamden | 766 | 89 | £1,197,000 |
| Belsize ParkCamden | 848 | 88 | £857,000 |
| Hampstead TownCamden | 876 | 87 | £1,550,000 |
| Hampstead Garden SuburbBarnet | 1,294 | 81 | £1,670,000 |
| Fitzjohns & Royal FreeCamden | 1,349 | 80 | £1,310,000 |
| Mansfield Road & Park Hill RoadCamden | 2,953 | 57 | £937,500 |
| Swiss CottageCamden | 3,014 | 56 | £847,500 |
| Golders Green SouthBarnet | 3,151 | 54 | £1,422,500 |
| Fortune GreenCamden | 3,288 | 52 | £825,500 |
| West HampsteadCamden | 3,707 | 46 | £705,000 |
| Primrose HillCamden | 3,720 | 46 | £925,000 |
| Adelaide RoadCamden | 3,892 | 43 | £1,400,000 |
| Highgate WestCamden | 4,337 | 37 | £936,000 |
| Childs HillBarnet | 4,509 | 34 | £533,000 |
| Chalk FarmCamden | 5,475 | 20 | £630,000 |
| Kilburn GrangeCamden | 5,585 | 18 | £618,750 |
| Kentish Town WestCamden | 5,852 | 15 | £549,000 |
People living in NW3 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 35% · Managers & directors 21% · Associate professional 18%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 35% |
| Managers & directors | 21% |
| Associate professional | 18% |
| Administrative | 6% |
| Caring & leisure | 6% |
| Elementary | 4% |
| Sales & customer service | 4% |
| Skilled trades | 3% |
| Process & plant | 2% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
No religion 32% · Christian 31% · Muslim 12%
Born outside the UK: 45%
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.
Towns & places in NW3
Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the NW3 district.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around NW3.
A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.