Estate agents in NW3
NW3 is a postcode district in Camden. HM Land Registry records show 440 homes sold there in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026, with a median price paid of £960,000.
How estate agents in NW3 compare
NW3 at a glance
HM Land Registry recorded 458 sales in NW3 from September 2025 to August 2026, at a median price of £977,500.
22.5% of these homes had also sold since January 2016. Their sellers had owned them for a median of 6.4 years and sold for a median of 9.4% more than they paid.
The median price was £925,000 in 2016 and £1,000,000 in 2025.
Figures checked 3 November 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales.
House prices in NW3
Median sale price in NW3: £977,500
| All homes | 458 sales, median £977,500 |
|---|---|
| Detached | 12 sales, median £4,487,500 |
| Semi-detached | 28 sales, median £3,700,000 |
| Terraced | 52 sales, median £2,180,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 366 sales, median £857,500 |
Across Camden the average price was £828,563 in June 2026, down 7.6% on a year earlier.
| 2016 | £925,000 (585 sales) |
|---|---|
| 2017 | £977,500 (574 sales) |
| 2018 | £993,750 (498 sales) |
| 2019 | £1,050,000 (523 sales) |
| 2020 | £1,000,000 (505 sales) |
| 2021 | £993,750 (756 sales) |
| 2022 | £1,095,000 (636 sales) |
| 2023 | £1,053,000 (547 sales) |
| 2024 | £1,000,000 (658 sales) |
| 2025 | £1,000,000 (627 sales) |
Checked 3 November 2026; Price Paid figures are refreshed weekly.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data and the UK House Price Index. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport links
NW3 has four railway stations within about 1 mile of its centre: Hampstead Heath at about 0.4 miles, Finchley Road & Frognal at about 0.5 miles, South Hampstead at about 0.8 miles and West Hampstead Thameslink at about 0.9 miles. Underground stops are also close, with Hampstead and Belsize Park each about 0.4 miles away, Finchley Road about 0.5 miles and Swiss Cottage about 0.6 miles. The A502, A41, A598, A407 and A5205 pass through or beside the area. The nearest motorway junctions are M1 junction 1 at Staples Corner, about 3 miles away and M4 junction 1 at Chiswick Roundabout, about 6 miles away. London City Airport is about 10 miles away and London Heathrow Airport about 13 miles. Central London is about 4 miles away.
Schools in and near NW3
NW3 has 14 primary schools within about 1.2 miles of the centre, the nearest being Fitzjohn's Primary School at about 0.1 miles, then Rosary Catholic Primary School (Roman Catholic) at about 0.3 miles and Hampstead Parochial Church of England Primary School (Church of England) and New End Primary School, both about 0.4 miles away. For secondary education, The UCL Academy (sixth form, academy) is about 0.8 miles away, while Haverstock School (sixth form), Harris Academy St John's Wood (sixth form, academy) and William Ellis School (boys only, sixth form) are each about 1 mile away. Independent options include Maria Montessori School, LSI Independent College and Alleyns Hampstead Senior School, all about 0.1 miles away. Gloucester House, The Tavistock Children's Day Unit and Royal Free Hospital Children's School serve as special schools nearby. WM College is about 2 miles away and Central School of Speech and Drama is about 0.6 miles away.
Living in NW3
NW3 is an urban postcode district in Camden, with about 52,000 residents, lying in or beside the built-up area of Camden. Within about 0.8 miles of the centre there are more than 320 shops, including several supermarkets such as Planet Organic at about 0.2 miles and M&S Foodhall at about 0.4 miles. Two markets are mapped, the nearest being Community Market at about 0.3 miles. There are at least 35 convenience stores, around 19 pubs, more than 45 cafés and more than 80 restaurants. The George, The Roebuck and King William IV are each about 0.3 miles away. Rosslyn Surgery is about 0.1 miles from the centre, one of at least 4 doctors' surgeries, alongside at least 14 pharmacies and 14 dentists. Royal Free Hospital has an emergency department about 0.3 miles away. Hampstead Post Office is about 0.2 miles away and Keats Community Library about 0.3 miles. Hampstead Green is the nearest of 5 named parks at about 0.2 miles and Belsize Wood Nature Reserve is about 0.5 miles away.
A short history of NW3
Finds on Hampstead Heath point to a hunter-gatherer community around 7000 BCE and objects near Well Walk dated 70 to 120 CE suggest a Roman settlement or road close by. The name Hampstead comes from Anglo-Saxon words meaning homestead. A grant to St Peter's monastery at Westminster in AD 986 is an early record and the Domesday Book of 1086 places Hampstead in the Middlesex hundred of Ossulstone. In 1317 the Manor of Belsize, named from French words meaning well situated, was split from the Manor of Hampstead and left to the monks of Westminster Abbey. Belsize House was rebuilt in 1663 and from 1700 the Well's mineral waters were advertised. The Belsize grounds were pleasure gardens from 1721 to 1745. Railways from the 1860s and 1907 spurred growth and large houses rose in the 1870s and 1880s.
Landscape and geography in NW3
NW3 stands at about 98 metres (322 feet) above sea level at its centre. The river called The Fountains has its nearest point under half a mile from the centre. The Grand Union Canal is about 1.3 miles off and the River Brent is about 2.6 miles off. The open coast is about 29 miles distant. Hampstead Ponds lie under half a mile from the centre, as do Number 1 Pond, Number 2 Pond and Number 3 Pond. Hampstead Heath reaches 136 metres (446 feet) and lies about 0.7 miles from the centre. Highwood Hill reaches 144 metres (472 feet) and is about 6 miles off. Bushey Heath reaches 153 metres (503 feet) and is about 9 miles off. East Heath is under half a mile from the centre. Old Oak Common is about 4 miles distant.
People and homes in NW3
At the 2021 Census, about 49,200 usual residents lived in NW3, with 16% aged under 15, 70% aged 15 to 64 and 14% aged 65 and over, against 17%, 64% and 18% in England. Census 2021 figures show about 22,600 households with an average size of 2.2 people and 38% were one-person households, against 30% in England. At the 2021 Census, 82% of households lived in flats, maisonettes or apartments against 22% in England, while 41% owned their home and 40% rented privately. Valuation Office Agency figures for March 2026 show band G as the most common council tax band, at 21% of about 26,290 homes. Environment Agency figures from June 2026 show no residential properties at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers and the sea and surface water is not included.
Economy and jobs in NW3
About 447,000 jobs were located in the wider Camden council area in 2024. Professional, scientific and technical activities made up 21.9% of them in 2024 with information and communication at 12.3%. Company records for October 2026 list JML, a retail company, with headquarters recorded in North London within about 0.8 miles of the NW3 centre. Across the wider Camden council area the employment rate of residents aged 16 to 64 was 70.7% for July 2025 to June 2026 against 75.5% for the United Kingdom. The claimant count in the wider Camden council area in September 2026 was 7,400 people claiming unemployment-related benefits, 4.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 against 3.9% for the United Kingdom. Median gross pay for full-time employees working in the wider Camden council area was £53,577 a year in 2025.
Notable people from NW3
Several people linked with NW3 were born in Hampstead. Jane Goodall (1934 to 2025) was an English primatologist and anthropologist. Andrew Huxley (1917 to 2012) was an English physiologist and biophysicist. Edgar Douglas Adrian (1889 to 1977) was an English electrophysiologist and Michael Atiyah (1929 to 2019) was a British mathematician. Slash (born 1965) is a British guitarist. Stephen Fry (born 1957) is a British comedian, actor, writer, presenter and activist. Damon Hill (born 1960) is a British racing driver and Anna Wintour (born 1949) is an English magazine editor.
Sport and leisure
Swiss Cottage Leisure Centre has a swimming pool and a gym and the Mixed Bathing Pond offers swimming. Tennis is played at Globe Tennis Club and West Heath Lawn Tennis Club, while Cumberland Lawn Tennis Club and Hampstead Cricket Club covers cricket, field hockey, squash, table tennis and tennis. Hampstead Cricket Club is also listed as a club in its own right. Parliament Hill Fields Athletics Track serves athletics and there are pitches for basketball at Burnham Basketball and football at Taplow. Among the open spaces are Hampstead Heath, Primrose Hill, Alexandra Road Park, Hampstead Green and West End Green, alongside Hampstead Heath Woods, Adelaide Nature Reserve and Belsize Wood Nature Reserve. A number of children's playgrounds are also in the area.
Common questions
- What is the median price paid for a home in NW3?
- The median price paid in NW3 over the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 was £960,000. By property type the median price paid over the same period was £5,025,000 for detached houses (10 sales), £4,500,000 for semi-detached houses (27 sales), £2,236,250 for terraced houses (52 sales) and £840,000 for flats (351 sales).
- How many homes were sold in NW3 in the last 12 months?
- HM Land Registry recorded 440 standard sales in NW3 in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026. Of these 351 were flats and 52 were terraced houses.
- What transport is there in NW3?
- Hampstead and Belsize Park Underground stops are each about 0.4 miles from the centre. Hampstead Heath railway station is also about 0.4 miles away and central London is about 4 miles away in a straight line.
- What schools are near NW3?
- There are 14 primary schools within about 1.2 miles of the centre and the nearest is Fitzjohn's Primary School at about 0.1 miles. The nearest secondary school is The UCL Academy at about 0.8 miles.
- How many estate agent branches are there in NW3?
- There are 41 estate agent sales branches with an office in the NW3 postcode district.
Areas near NW3
NW3 is in Camden.
Estate agents near NW3
- Property Divas Ltd.Camden NW3 1NH0.1 miles
- KIRECamden NW3 5QT0.2 miles
- Stella Lange LLPCamden NW3 1QW0.2 miles
- HeywoodsCamden NW3 5AS0.2 miles
- Tessa Lang PropertyCamden NW3 5AS0.2 miles
- LexingtonsCamden NW3 5AS0.2 miles
- Savills Hampstead Estate AgentsCamden NW3 1QS0.3 miles
- Admiral Property PartnershipCamden NW3 5BE0.3 miles
- Whitestone EstatesCamden NW3 6TP0.3 miles
- TK InternationalCamden NW3 6TE0.3 miles
Nearest agents first. Distances are in a straight line from the centre of NW3.