NW6 postcode area · Camden

The NW6 postcode district spans 17 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Barnet, Brent, Camden, Westminster. Area Scores range from 14 to 88 across them. Every full NW6 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the NW6 district: Frognal scores 89 out of 100 (#766 of 6,856 nationally) while Maida Hill sits at 14 — neighbours on the map, 75 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 3 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 6 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £486,000 in Kilburn Park to £1,550,000 in Hampstead Town — a 3.2× gap within the NW6 district. Note that the district straddles 4 local authorities — Barnet, Brent, Camden and Westminster — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£54,292a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime103per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)37
Owner-occupied35%

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 NW6 district

£675,000median home sold over the past year · -6.9% over 5 years · -7.4% over the year · 637 sales
Detached£2,657,000
Semi-detached£2,275,000
Terraced£1,533,394
Flat£600,000
Camden£765,000
London£525,512
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
FrognalCamden 76689 £1,197,000
Hampstead TownCamden 87687 £1,550,000
South HampsteadCamden 1,80174 £817,500
Swiss CottageCamden 3,01456 £847,500
Fortune GreenCamden 3,28852 £825,500
Temple FortuneBarnet 3,29552 £947,500
Brondesbury ParkBrent 3,43950 £1,100,000
Maida ValeWestminster 3,60447 £833,750
Abbey RoadWestminster 3,63147 £905,000
West HampsteadCamden 3,70746 £705,000
Queens ParkBrent 4,04341 £737,125
BrondesburyBrent 4,70731 £540,000
Kilburn WestBrent 5,11925 £570,000
Kilburn ParkBrent 5,42021 £486,000
Kilburn GrangeCamden 5,58518 £618,750
Kilburn EastCamden 5,82515 £585,000
Maida HillWestminster 5,88714 £580,000

People living in NW6 Census 2021

Residents148,370
Median age (est.)37
Density10,055per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above59%
No car or van56%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 11%25–44 37%45–64 24%65+ 12%

Tenure

Own outright: 17%Mortgage/shared: 18%Social rent: 25%Private rent: 40%
Own outright 17%Mortgage/shared 18%Social rent 25%Private rent 40%

Households

One person: 36%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 20%Lone parent: 11%Other: 17%
One person 36%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 20%Lone parent 11%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 32% · Managers & directors 20% · Associate professional 18%

All occupation groups
Professional32%
Managers & directors20%
Associate professional18%
Administrative7%
Caring & leisure6%
Elementary6%
Sales & customer service5%
Skilled trades4%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 58%Asian: 14%Black: 11%Mixed: 7%Other: 10%
White 58%Asian 14%Black 11%Mixed 7%Other 10%

Religion & identity

Christian 34% · No religion 29% · Muslim 16%

Born outside the UK: 48%

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 NW6

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the NW6 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around NW6.

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.