NW3 3XU postcode in Camden, England

NW3 3XU is a postcode in Camden, in the Hampstead Town ward. It is in the Hampstead and Highgate parliamentary constituency and the Metropolitan Police area, and has been in use since February 2004. It is a large-user postcode, which Royal Mail gives to a single address that gets a lot of mail.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Typical price £910,000 Homes sold in NW3 3, last 12 months. ▼ 5.5% on the year before Nearest school The Academy School 150 m in a straight line Nearest station Hampstead Heath 600 m in a straight line

Where NW3 3XU is, and what is near it

Map of NW3 3XU and what is near it Map of NW3 3XU: its centre point, with the 148 other postcodes in the NW3 3 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices, 10 bus stops and 4 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. NW3 3AA: also in NW3 3NW3 3AB: also in NW3 3NW3 3DE: also in NW3 3NW3 3DG: also in NW3 3NW3 3DX: also in NW3 3NW3 3DY: also in NW3 3NW3 3EA: also in NW3 3NW3 3EH: also in NW3 3NW3 3EJ: also in NW3 3NW3 3EL: also in NW3 3NW3 3EN: also in NW3 3NW3 3EP: also in NW3 3NW3 3ER: also in NW3 3NW3 3ES: also in NW3 3NW3 3ET: also in NW3 3NW3 3EU: also in NW3 3NW3 3EY: also in NW3 3NW3 3HH: also in NW3 3NW3 3HJ: also in NW3 3NW3 3HL: also in NW3 3NW3 3HN: also in NW3 3NW3 3HP: also in NW3 3NW3 3HR: also in NW3 3NW3 3HS: also in NW3 3NW3 3HT: also in NW3 3NW3 3HU: also in NW3 3NW3 3HX: also in NW3 3NW3 3HY: also in NW3 3NW3 3JB: also in NW3 3NW3 3JG: also in NW3 3NW3 3JH: also in NW3 3NW3 3JJ: also in NW3 3NW3 3JL: also in NW3 3NW3 3JN: also in NW3 3NW3 3JS: also in NW3 3NW3 3JT: also in NW3 3NW3 3JW: also in NW3 3NW3 3JY: also in NW3 3NW3 3JZ: also in NW3 3NW3 3LD: also in NW3 3NW3 3LG: also in NW3 3NW3 3LH: also in NW3 3NW3 3LJ: also in NW3 3NW3 3LL: also in NW3 3NW3 3LN: also in NW3 3NW3 3LP: also in NW3 3NW3 3LR: also in NW3 3NW3 3LT: also in NW3 3NW3 3LU: also in NW3 3NW3 3LX: also in NW3 3NW3 3LY: also in NW3 3NW3 3LZ: also in NW3 3NW3 3NA: also in NW3 3NW3 3NG: also in NW3 3NW3 3NJ: also in NW3 3NW3 3NN: also in NW3 3NW3 3NP: also in NW3 3NW3 3NQ: also in NW3 3NW3 3NR: also in NW3 3NW3 3NT: also in NW3 3NW3 3NU: also in NW3 3NW3 3PA: also in NW3 3NW3 3PL: also in NW3 3NW3 3PS: also in NW3 3NW3 3PT: also in NW3 3NW3 3PU: also in NW3 3NW3 3PX: also in NW3 3NW3 3PY: also in NW3 3NW3 3QA: also in NW3 3NW3 3QB: also in NW3 3NW3 3QD: also in NW3 3NW3 3QE: also in NW3 3NW3 3QP: also in NW3 3NW3 3RA: also in NW3 3NW3 3RP: also in NW3 3NW3 3RS: also in NW3 3NW3 3RT: also in NW3 3NW3 3RU: also in NW3 3NW3 3RY: also in NW3 3NW3 3SA: also in NW3 3NW3 3SB: also in NW3 3NW3 3SE: also in NW3 3NW3 3SG: also in NW3 3NW3 3SH: also in NW3 3NW3 3SU: also in NW3 3NW3 3XX: also in NW3 3 Primrose Hill NW3 3XU Map of NW3 3XU and what is near it Map of NW3 3XU: its centre point, with the 148 other postcodes in the NW3 3 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices, 10 bus stops and 4 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Primrose Hill NW3 3XU
  • NW3 3XU
  • Other postcodes in NW3 3: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 10 bus stops
  • 4 EV charging points

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.5542, longitude -0.1740)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after NW3 3XU?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at NW3 3XU?

Ofcom gives no broadband figures for NW3 3XU. It reports postcodes with homes or businesses it can match to its data, so a new postcode, or one with no premises on its list, has none.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at NW3 3XU?

London Borough of Camden gives bin days for each home rather than each postcode. BinDayBuddy finds yours from your house number, from the council's own system.

Find the bin days for your home on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is NW3 3XU at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include NW3 3XU.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Camden

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for NW3 3XU: 11,956 properties in Camden are at high risk (8.2% of all its properties). All the figures for Camden

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of NW3 3XU is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near NW3 3XU?

Homes in NW3 3 sold for a typical £910,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 61 sales, down 5.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£910,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£962,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 5.5% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 1 sale, too few to price
  • Semi-detached 2 sales, too few to price
  • Terraced £1,600,000 9 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £840,000 49 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole NW3 district: a typical £932,500 from 410 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in NW3 3XU

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in NW3 3XU from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near NW3 3XU?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 660 homes in the neighbourhood around NW3 3XU. The largest share of them, 29%, are in council tax band G. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (70%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around NW3 3XU

Band D in Camden for 2026‑27: £2,208. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,962 (band C) to £4,415 (band H); band G, the most common, is £3,679.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Awithheld£1,472
Band Bwithheld£1,717
Band Cabout 10 (2%)£1,962
Band Dabout 90 (14%)£2,208
Band Eabout 100 (15%)£2,698
Band Fabout 80 (12%)£3,189
Band Gabout 190 (29%)£3,679
Band Habout 190 (29%)£4,415

When the homes were built

  1. 70% Before 1900
  2. 9% 1900 to 1918
  3. 3% 1919 to 1939
  4. 3% 1945 to 1964
  5. 8% 1965 to 1982
  6. 6% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2000 to 2009, 2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Camden before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of NW3 3XU is in (ONS area E01000894), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near NW3 3XU?

The nearest open schools to NW3 3XU, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near NW3 3XU, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to NW3 3XU?

The nearest railway station to the centre of NW3 3XU is Hampstead Heath Rail Station, 600 metres away in a straight line.

  • Hampstead Heath Rail Station Railway station 600 mWalk
  • Finchley Road & Frognal Rail Station Railway station 750 mWalk
  • Hampstead Underground Station Underground, metro or tram 400 mWalk

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

10 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Pilgrim's Lane, 112 m away.

More stations near NW3 3XU, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near NW3 3XU?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of NW3 3XU, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near NW3 3XU?

4 within 1 km 35 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of NW3 3XU, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Buongiorno pulse Charging point · No details mapped 400 mWalk
  • Shell Ubitricity Charging point · 1 charger 650 mWalk
  • Shell Ubitricity Charging point · 1 charger 950 mWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near NW3 3XU?

The nearest to the centre of NW3 3XU, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to NW3 3XU?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near NW3 3XU?

The nearest care homes to the centre of NW3 3XU, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near NW3 3XU?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of NW3 3XU, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near NW3 3XU?

The nearest vets to the centre of NW3 3XU on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is NW3 3XU in a conservation area?

The centre of NW3 3XU is in 3 areas with planning rules of their own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near NW3 3XU?

Police.uk records 699 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of NW3 3XU in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour172 reports
Violence and sexual offences151 reports
Shoplifting80 reports
Other theft68 reports
Vehicle crime64 reports
Public order50 reports

Also: burglary 47, theft from the person 26, robbery 13, drugs 12, bicycle theft 11, other crime 3, possession of weapons 2.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for NW3 3XU

Ward
Hampstead Town
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
London
Country
England
Built-up area
Camden
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
February 2004

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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