NW3 4HU postcode in Camden, England
NW3 4HU is a postcode in Camden, in the Belsize ward. It is in the Hampstead and Highgate parliamentary constituency and the Metropolitan Police area, and has been in use since January 1980.
Where NW3 4HU is, and what is near it
- NW3 4HU
- Other postcodes in NW3 4: press one for its page
- 4 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 1 Underground, metro or tram station
- 3 GP practices
- 7 bus stops
- 8 EV charging points
- Further out, with the distance
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 51.5471, longitude -0.1697)
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 4HU?
- CamdenCouncil, for all local services Camden: bins, council tax, planning
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around NW3 4HU Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- Metropolitan PolicePolice force area
- Hampstead and HighgateParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Tulip Siddiq (Labour), as Parliament lists them. Contact Tulip Siddiq
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 4HU?
Every home and business at NW3 4HU can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.
Share of homes and businesses that can get it
Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)
Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)
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 4HU?
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 BinDayBuddySource: 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 4HU 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 4HU.
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 4HU: 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 4HU 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.
Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcodeSource: 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 4HU?
Homes in NW3 4 sold for a typical £760,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 75 sales, down 16.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached 1 sale, too few to price
- Semi-detached 3 sales, too few to price
- Terraced £2,175,000 5 sales
- Flat or maisonette £687,500 66 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 postcodeSource: 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 4HU
HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in NW3 4HU from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 30 January 2026. The middle sale was £675,000, from £594,000 to £862,500. Across NW3 4, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £760,000. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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 4HU?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 800 homes in the neighbourhood around NW3 4HU. The largest share of them, 28%, are in council tax band E. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (78%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.
Council tax bands, and a year's council tax
Band D in Camden for 2026‑27: £2,208. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,717 (band B) to £4,415 (band H); band E, the most common, is £2,698.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | withheld | £1,472 |
| Band B | about 10 (1%) | £1,717 |
| Band C | about 60 (8%) | £1,962 |
| Band D | about 80 (10%) | £2,208 |
| Band E | about 220 (28%) | £2,698 |
| Band F | about 170 (21%) | £3,189 |
| Band G | about 220 (28%) | £3,679 |
| Band H | about 40 (5%) | £4,415 |
When the homes were built
- 78% Before 1900
- 1% 1900 to 1918
- None 1919 to 1939
- 8% 1945 to 1964
- 10% 1965 to 1982
- None 1983 to 1999
- None 2000 to 2009
- None 2010 to 2019
- 3% 2020 or later
1919 to 1939, 1983 to 1999, 2000 to 2009, 2010 to 2019: 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 4HU is in (ONS area E01000842), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: 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 4HU?
The nearest open schools to NW3 4HU, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.
Primary
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 4HU?
The nearest railway station to the centre of NW3 4HU is South Hampstead Rail Station, 900 metres away in a straight line.
- South Hampstead Rail Station Railway station 900 mWalk
- Hampstead Heath Rail Station Railway station 950 mWalk
- Belsize Park Underground Station Underground, metro or tram 500 mWalk
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
7 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Belsize Square, 194 m away.
More stations near NW3 4HU, and how we find themSource: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are near NW3 4HU?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of NW3 4HU, 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.
- Gray's Inn Medical Group Hampstead Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report March 2016, over 3 years old · Phone 020 3112 0800 350 mWalk
- Swiss Cottage Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report September 2016, over 3 years old · Phone 020 7722 2772 500 mWalk
- Adelaide Medical Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report August 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 020 7722 4135 700 mWalk
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 4HU?
The nearest charging points to the centre of NW3 4HU, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:
- Shell Ubitricity Charging point · 1 charger 100 mWalk
- Source London Charging point · 1 charger 150 mWalk
- Shell Ubitricity Charging point · 1 charger 200 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 MapSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Which dentists are near NW3 4HU?
The nearest to the centre of NW3 4HU, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- Belsize Dental Care Phone 020 7794 8494 350 mWalk
- Bray Dental Practice Phone 020 7722 6000 450 mWalk
- Adam Sapera Dental Practice 450 mWalk
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 4HU?
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.
- The Royal Free Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report January 2021, over 3 years old · Phone 020 3758 2000 750 mWalk
- Hospital of St John & St Elizabeth Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report March 2024 · Phone 020 7806 4000 1.6 kmCycle
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 4HU?
The nearest care homes to the centre of NW3 4HU, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.
- Rathmore House Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report April 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 020 7794 3039 450 mWalk
- Compton Lodge Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report January 2020, over 3 years old · Phone 020 7722 1280 650 mWalk
- Maitland Park Care Home Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report November 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 020 7424 6700 900 mWalk
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 4HU?
The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of NW3 4HU, 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.
- Village Pharmacy, 8/9 Belsize Terrace Mon to Fri 9am to 5:30pm; Sat 9am to 1pm; Sun closed · Phone 020 7794 2178 250 mWalk
- Green Light Pharmacy Mon to Fri 9am to 6pm; Sat 9am to 5pm; Sun closed · Phone 020 7586 8730 450 mWalk
- Boots, 191 Haverstock Hill Mon to Fri 9am to 7pm; Sat 9am to 6pm; Sun 12pm to 6pm · Phone 020 7794 2235 500 mWalk
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 4HU?
The nearest vets to the centre of NW3 4HU on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Village Vet Hospital 250 mWalk
- Village Vet 250 mWalk
- Medivet Phone +44 20 7435 7770 1.0 kmWalk
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 4HU in a conservation area?
The centre of NW3 4HU is in 4 areas with planning rules of their own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:
- Conservation areaBelsize
- Article 4 direction areaBasements
- Article 4 direction areaBelsize Conservation Area (various properties)
- Article 4 direction areaBelsize Conservation Area Non-immediate Article 4
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 4HU?
Police.uk records 923 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of NW3 4HU in August 2026, the latest month it has published.
Also: public order 56, theft from the person 38, drugs 17, robbery 17, bicycle theft 15, other crime 10, possession of weapons 3, criminal damage and arson 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 monthsSource: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
The official record for NW3 4HU
- Ward
- Belsize
- 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
- January 1980
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources
Where to check what we do not hold
- Food hygiene ratings: Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency
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