NW6 5NS postcode in Camden, England
NW6 5NS is a postcode in Camden, in the Kilburn ward. It is in the Hampstead and Highgate parliamentary constituency and the Metropolitan Police area, and has been in use since January 1980.
Where NW6 5NS is, and what is near it
- NW6 5NS
- Other postcodes in NW6 5: press one for its page
- 4 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 1 Underground, metro or tram station
- 3 GP practices
- 20 bus stops
- 6 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 51.5376, longitude -0.1891)
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 NW6 5NS?
- 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 NW6 5NS 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 NW6 5NS?
Every home and business at NW6 5NS 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 NW6 5NS?
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 NW6 5NS 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 5NS.
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 5NS: 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 5NS 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 NW6 5NS?
Homes in NW6 5 sold for a typical £455,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 43 sales, down 20.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Terraced 2 sales, too few to price
- Flat or maisonette £450,000 41 sales
Across the whole NW6 district: a typical £667,500 from 494 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 NW6 5NS
HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in NW6 5NS from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 28 August 2025. The middle sale was £395,000, from £360,000 to £410,000. Across NW6 5, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £455,000. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.
- £395,000Flat 39, Hillsborough Court, Mortimer Crescent
- £410,000Flat 50, Hillsborough Court, Mortimer Crescent
- £360,000Flat 63, Hillsborough Court, Mortimer Crescent
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 NW6 5NS?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,270 homes in the neighbourhood around NW6 5NS. The largest share of them, 34%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (25%). 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 £1,472 (band A) to £4,415 (band H); band B, the most common, is £1,717.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 250 (20%) | £1,472 |
| Band B | about 430 (34%) | £1,717 |
| Band C | about 270 (21%) | £1,962 |
| Band D | about 120 (9%) | £2,208 |
| Band E | about 70 (6%) | £2,698 |
| Band F | about 50 (4%) | £3,189 |
| Band G | about 70 (6%) | £3,679 |
| Band H | about 10 (1%) | £4,415 |
When the homes were built
- 21% Before 1900
- 2% 1900 to 1918
- 10% 1919 to 1939
- 25% 1945 to 1964
- 21% 1965 to 1982
- 9% 1983 to 1999
- 12% 2000 to 2009
- 2% 2010 to 2019
- None 2020 or later
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 NW6 5NS is in (ONS area E01000930), 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 NW6 5NS?
The nearest open schools to NW6 5NS, 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 NW6 5NS?
The nearest railway station to the centre of NW6 5NS is Kilburn High Road Rail Station, 200 metres away in a straight line.
- Kilburn High Road Rail Station Railway station 200 mWalk
- South Hampstead Rail Station Railway station 850 mWalk
- Kilburn Park Underground Station Underground, metro or tram 450 mWalk
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
20 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Priory Terrace, 173 m away.
More stations near NW6 5NS, 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 NW6 5NS?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of NW6 5NS, 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.
- Abbey Medical Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report April 2017, over 3 years old · Phone 020 7604 2455 300 mWalk
- Belsize Priory Medical Practice (Group) Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report July 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 020 7328 8200 400 mWalk
- Third Floor Lanark Road Medical Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report January 2024 · Phone 020 7624 8616 800 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 NW6 5NS?
The nearest charging points to the centre of NW6 5NS, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:
- TotalEnergies Charging point · 2 chargers 400 mWalk
- Zest Charging point · No details mapped 750 mWalk
- A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 800 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 NW6 5NS?
The nearest to the centre of NW6 5NS, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- Kilburn Corner Dental Phone 020 7624 6383 250 mWalk
- Smile Cliniq Limited Phone 020 7328 1200 250 mWalk
- Shape Dental Clinic Phone 020 7624 2434 250 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 NW6 5NS?
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.
- Hospital of St John & St Elizabeth Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report March 2024 · Phone 020 7806 4000 1.0 kmWalk
- HCA Healthcare UK The Wellington Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report June 2023, over 3 years old · Phone 020 7483 5148 1.4 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 NW6 5NS?
The nearest care homes to the centre of NW6 5NS, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.
- Loveday Abbey Road Phone 020 4530 4993 550 mWalk
- St Mungo's Broadway - 53 Chichester Road Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report March 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 020 7624 4453 550 mWalk
- Hampstead Court Care Home Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report January 2026 · Phone 020 3822 0040 650 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 NW6 5NS?
The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of NW6 5NS, 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.
- Belsize Priory Pharmacy Mon to Fri 9am to 5pm; Sat and Sun closed · Phone 020 7360 3831 250 mWalk
- Boots, 60/62 Kilburn High Road Mon to Fri 9am to 7pm; Sat 10am to 7pm; Sun 11am to 5pm · Phone 020 7624 7070 250 mWalk
- Hodgetts Pharmacy Mon to Fri 9am to 6:30pm; Sat and Sun closed · Phone 020 7624 1033 300 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 NW6 5NS?
The nearest vets to the centre of NW6 5NS on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- elizavet 150 mWalk
- Village Vet Phone +44 20 7372 7077 250 mWalk
- Village Vet 1.1 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 NW6 5NS in a conservation area?
The centre of NW6 5NS 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 5NS?
Police.uk records 1,312 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of NW6 5NS in August 2026, the latest month it has published.
Also: burglary 61, drugs 53, theft from the person 48, robbery 30, bicycle theft 24, possession of weapons 12, other crime 10, criminal damage and arson 4.
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 NW6 5NS
- Ward
- Kilburn
- 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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