NW6 2EB postcode in Camden, England

NW6 2EB is a postcode in Camden, in the West Hampstead ward. It is in the Hampstead and Highgate parliamentary constituency and the Metropolitan Police area, and has been in use since January 1980.

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 Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Camden: 95% Typical price £580,000 Homes sold in NW6 2, last 12 months. ▼ 15.3% on the year before Nearest station Brondesbury 250 m in a straight line

Where NW6 2EB is, and what is near it

Map of NW6 2EB and what is near it Map of NW6 2EB: its centre point, with the 116 other postcodes in the NW6 2 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices and 8 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. A4003 NW6 2AB: also in NW6 2NW6 2AD: also in NW6 2NW6 2AE: also in NW6 2NW6 2AF: also in NW6 2NW6 2AG: also in NW6 2NW6 2AH: also in NW6 2NW6 2AJ: also in NW6 2NW6 2AL: also in NW6 2NW6 2AN: also in NW6 2NW6 2AS: also in NW6 2NW6 2AT: also in NW6 2NW6 2AU: also in NW6 2NW6 2BA: also in NW6 2NW6 2BB: also in NW6 2NW6 2BD: also in NW6 2NW6 2BE: also in NW6 2NW6 2BG: also in NW6 2NW6 2BH: also in NW6 2NW6 2BJ: also in NW6 2NW6 2BL: also in NW6 2NW6 2BQ: also in NW6 2NW6 2BS: also in NW6 2NW6 2BT: also in NW6 2NW6 2BY: also in NW6 2NW6 2BZ: also in NW6 2NW6 2DA: also in NW6 2NW6 2DB: also in NW6 2NW6 2DF: also in NW6 2NW6 2DG: also in NW6 2NW6 2DJ: also in NW6 2NW6 2DP: also in NW6 2NW6 2DQ: also in NW6 2NW6 2DR: also in NW6 2NW6 2DS: also in NW6 2NW6 2DT: also in NW6 2NW6 2DU: also in NW6 2NW6 2DX: also in NW6 2NW6 2DY: also in NW6 2NW6 2EA: also in NW6 2NW6 2ED: also in NW6 2NW6 2EE: also in NW6 2NW6 2EF: also in NW6 2NW6 2EG: also in NW6 2NW6 2EL: also in NW6 2NW6 2EP: also in NW6 2NW6 2ET: also in NW6 2NW6 2HA: also in NW6 2NW6 2HB: also in NW6 2NW6 2HE: also in NW6 2NW6 2HG: also in NW6 2NW6 2HH: also in NW6 2NW6 2HJ: also in NW6 2NW6 2HT: also in NW6 2NW6 2JE: also in NW6 2NW6 2JG: also in NW6 2NW6 2JH: also in NW6 2NW6 2JL: also in NW6 2NW6 2JR: also in NW6 2NW6 2JS: also in NW6 2NW6 2JT: also in NW6 2NW6 2JU: also in NW6 2NW6 2JX: also in NW6 2NW6 2NL: also in NW6 2NW6 2NN: also in NW6 2NW6 2NP: also in NW6 2NW6 2NR: also in NW6 2NW6 2NS: also in NW6 2NW6 2NT: also in NW6 2NW6 2PP: also in NW6 2NW6 2PR: also in NW6 2NW6 2PS: also in NW6 2NW6 2PT: also in NW6 2NW6 2PU: also in NW6 2NW6 2PX: also in NW6 2NW6 2QH: also in NW6 2NW6 2QJ: also in NW6 2NW6 2QN: also in NW6 2NW6 2QR: also in NW6 2NW6 2QS: also in NW6 2NW6 2QT: also in NW6 2NW6 2QU: also in NW6 2NW6 2QW: also in NW6 2NW6 2QY: also in NW6 2NW6 2RA: also in NW6 2NW6 2RB: also in NW6 2NW6 2RE: also in NW6 2 Station 700 mThe Avenue School 750 mWest Hampstead NW6 2EB Map of NW6 2EB and what is near it Map of NW6 2EB: its centre point, with the 116 other postcodes in the NW6 2 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 8 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. GP 500 m2 places, 700–850 mStation 700 mWest Hampstead NW6 2EB
  • NW6 2EB
  • Other postcodes in NW6 2: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 8 bus stops
  • 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 51.5473, longitude -0.2021)

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; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after NW6 2EB?

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 NW6 2EB?

Every home and business at NW6 2EB can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Camden: 95%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Camden: 98%

The line marks the figure across Camden.

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 NW6 2EB?

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 NW6 2EB 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 NW6 2EB.

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 NW6 2EB: 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 NW6 2EB 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 NW6 2EB?

Homes in NW6 2 sold for a typical £580,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 55 sales, down 15.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£580,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£685,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 15.3% on the 12 months before
  • Semi-detached 1 sale, too few to price
  • Terraced 2 sales, too few to price
  • Flat or maisonette £542,500 52 sales

Across the whole NW6 district: a typical £667,500 from 494 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 NW6 2EB

HM Land Registry records 7 standard sales of homes in NW6 2EB from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 12 June 2026. The middle sale was £515,000, from £362,500 to £814,000. Across NW6 2, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £580,000. 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

Food hygiene ratings at NW6 2EB

The Food Standards Agency lists 2 food businesses at NW6 2EB. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near NW6 2EB?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 940 homes in the neighbourhood around NW6 2EB. The largest share of them, 37%, are in council tax band C. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (82%). 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 NW6 2EB

Band D in Camden for 2026‑27: £2,208. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,472 (band A) to £3,679 (band G); band C, the most common, is £1,962.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 60 (6%)£1,472
Band Babout 20 (2%)£1,717
Band Cabout 350 (37%)£1,962
Band Dabout 260 (28%)£2,208
Band Eabout 180 (19%)£2,698
Band Fabout 60 (6%)£3,189
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£3,679
Band Hfewer than 5£4,415

When the homes were built

  1. 82% Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. 1% 1965 to 1982
  6. 4% 1983 to 1999
  7. 1% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. 12% 2020 or later

1900 to 1918, 1919 to 1939, 1945 to 1964, 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 NW6 2EB is in (ONS area E01000974), 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 NW6 2EB?

The nearest open schools to NW6 2EB, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near NW6 2EB, 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 NW6 2EB?

The nearest railway station to the centre of NW6 2EB is Brondesbury Rail Station, 250 metres away in a straight line.

  • Brondesbury Rail Station Railway station 250 mWalk
  • West Hampstead Thameslink Rail Station Railway station 700 mWalk
  • Kilburn Underground Station Underground, metro or tram 150 mWalk

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

8 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Kilburn Station, 128 m away.

More stations near NW6 2EB, 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 NW6 2EB?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of NW6 2EB, 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 NW6 2EB?

0 within 1 km 54 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of NW6 2EB, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • TotalEnergies Charging point · 2 chargers 1.0 kmWalk
  • SSE Green Charging point · 2 chargers 1.3 kmCycle
  • Zest Charging point · 2 chargers 1.5 kmCycle

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 NW6 2EB?

The nearest to the centre of NW6 2EB, 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 NW6 2EB?

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 NW6 2EB?

The nearest care homes to the centre of NW6 2EB, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

  • Lawnfield House Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report October 2017, over 3 years old · Phone 020 8830 4290 900 mWalk
  • Sidney Corob House Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report December 2019, over 3 years old 1.1 kmWalk
  • Milverton Road Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report February 2025 · Phone 020 8459 1140 1.3 kmCycle

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 NW6 2EB?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of NW6 2EB, 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 NW6 2EB?

The nearest vets to the centre of NW6 2EB 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 NW6 2EB in a conservation area?

The centre of NW6 2EB is in one area with planning rules of its 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 NW6 2EB?

Police.uk records 1,189 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of NW6 2EB in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour342 reports
Violence and sexual offences273 reports
Shoplifting112 reports
Other theft89 reports
Vehicle crime80 reports
Public order73 reports

Also: burglary 69, drugs 47, robbery 33, theft from the person 30, bicycle theft 18, other crime 13, possession of weapons 8, 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 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 NW6 2EB

Ward
West Hampstead
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

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NW6 2DS40 mNW6 2EE70 mNW2 3TP70 mNW2 3TR80 mNW6 2DR90 mNW6 2QH100 m
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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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