NW8 6NR postcode in City of Westminster, Westminster
NW8 6NR is a postcode in City of Westminster, in the Abbey Road ward of Westminster. It is in the Cities of London and Westminster parliamentary constituency and the Metropolitan Police area, and has been in use since January 1980.
Where NW8 6NR is, and what is near it
- NW8 6NR
- Other postcodes in NW8 6: press one for its page
- 4 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 1 Underground, metro or tram station
- 3 GP practices
- 10 bus stops
- 8 EV charging points
- Further out, with the distance
Each point is where its source places it, not an exact building, 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 51.5392, longitude -0.1748)
Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; Get Information about Schools; NaPTAN; NHS GP practices; OpenStreetMap charging points. © OpenStreetMap contributors. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre.
Who looks after NW8 6NR?
- WestminsterCouncil, for all local services Westminster: bins, council tax, planning
- Caroline Emma Sargent, Festus Kehinde Akinbusoye and Hannah Rebecca GalleyCouncillors elected for the Abbey Road ward When elected, and how to contact them
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around NW8 6NR Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- Metropolitan PolicePolice force area
- Cities of London and WestminsterParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Rachel Blake (Labour (Co-op)). How to contact Rachel Blake
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.
Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026; Democracy Club.
At this postcode
What broadband can you get at NW8 6NR?
Every home and business at NW8 6NR 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, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026.
When are the bins collected at NW8 6NR?
BinDayBuddy does not read City of Westminster's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.
City of Westminster's bin daysSource: BinDayBuddy. It is built from councils' own collection systems and public data, and is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site.
Is NW8 6NR 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 NW8 6NR.
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 flood risk, published 6 July 2026.
From surface water, across Westminster
The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for NW8 6NR: 17,291 properties in Westminster are at high risk (9.9% of all its properties). All the figures for Westminster
Source: Environment Agency surface water, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026.
Flood warnings
The centre of NW8 6NR 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 risk, warning areas read 17 October 2026.
At this postcode
Homes sold in NW8 6NR
HM Land Registry records 47 standard sales in NW8 6NR since 1995. The middle price was £200,000 from 1995 to 1999 and £1,000,000 from 2020 to 2024.
- 1995 to 1999, middle price £200,000, 11 sales
- 2000 to 2004, middle price £323,750, 6 sales
- 2005 to 2009, middle price £491,250, 8 sales
- 2010 to 2014, middle price £982,500, 6 sales
- 2015 to 2019, middle price £847,500, 8 sales
- 2020 to 2024, middle price £1,000,000, 6 sales
- 2025 to 2026, too few sales to price, 2 sales
The latest sales
HM Land Registry records 4 standard sales of homes in NW8 6NR from January 2024 to September 2026, the latest on 26 September 2025. They sold for £275,000 to £1,050,000. Across NW8 6, the typical price in the 12 months to September 2026 was £1,683,000.
- £275,000Flat 31, Buttermere Court, Boundary Road
- £960,000Flat 21, Buttermere Court, Boundary Road
- £1,050,000Flat 37, Buttermere Court, Boundary Road
- £1,050,000Flat 36, Buttermere Court, Boundary Road
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, 1995 on, files dated 28 October 2026.
At this postcode
Who lives at NW8 6NR?
At the 2021 Census, 65 people (36 female, 29 male) lived at NW8 6NR, in 31 households.
| Census 2021 | NW8 6NR | NW8 6 sector |
|---|---|---|
| People | 65 | 3,545 |
| Households | 31 | 1,515 |
| People per household | 2.1 | 2.3 |
ONS changes small counts a little to protect privacy. People include anyone in a care home or other communal home here. The NW8 6 sector is its 121 postcodes with Census figures, added up.
Source: Census 2021 postcode estimates, Census 2021.
At this postcode
How much energy do homes at NW8 6NR use?
In 2024, the median domestic electricity meter at NW8 6NR used 2,259 kWh, and the median domestic gas meter 7,922 kWh.
| 2024 | NW8 6NR | NW8 district |
|---|---|---|
| Electricity meters | 38 | 16,541 |
| Electricity, median meter a year | 2,259 kWh | 2,128 kWh |
| Gas meters | 38 | 10,080 |
| Gas, median meter a year | 7,922 kWh | 7,765 kWh |
Domestic meters only. Electricity from late January 2024 to late January 2025; gas from mid-May 2024 to mid-May 2025, weather corrected. Some small businesses on a home-sized gas meter are counted.
Source: DESNZ postcode energy statistics, 2024, published 18 December 2025.
At its centre point
Is NW8 6NR in a conservation area?
The centre of NW8 6NR is in 2 areas with planning rules of their own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:
- Tree preservation order areaStm7_a1
- Article 4 direction areaArticle 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
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.
Near here
Which schools are near NW8 6NR?
The nearest open primary and secondary schools to NW8 6NR, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment. Special schools and alternative provision, which children join by referral, are not listed.
Primary
Source: Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026. Each school opens its own record there.
Near here
Where is the nearest station to NW8 6NR?
The nearest railway station to the centre of NW8 6NR is South Hampstead Rail Station, 400 metres away in a straight line.
- South Hampstead Rail Station Railway station 400 mWalk
- Kilburn High Road Rail Station Railway station 1.2 kmCycle
- Swiss Cottage 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.
10 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Boundary Road Finchley Road, 65 m away.
More stations near NW8 6NR, and how we find themSource: NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
Near here
Which GP surgeries are near NW8 6NR?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of NW8 6NR, 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.
- Swiss Cottage Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report September 2016, over 3 years old · Phone 020 7722 2772 400 mWalk
- St Johns Wood Medical Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report June 2026 · Phone 020 3657 9449 650 mWalk
- Abbey Medical Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report April 2017, over 3 years old · Phone 020 7604 2455 750 mWalk
Sources: NHS GP practices, read 17 October 2026; Care Quality Commission, ratings of 1 October 2026.
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Where can I charge an electric car near NW8 6NR?
The nearest charging points to the centre of NW8 6NR, as OpenStreetMap had them on 23 October 2026:
- Adelaide Road Charging point · 1 charger · Type 2 550 mWalk
- Eton Avenue Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2, Type 1 550 mWalk
- Shell Ubitricity Charging point · 1 charger 600 mWalk
OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and can miss a charger, its speed or its plugs: check the charger's own app before you set off.
See more chargers on Open Charge MapSource: OpenStreetMap charging points, map as of 23 October 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Which dentists are near NW8 6NR?
The nearest to the centre of NW8 6NR, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- St John's Wood Orthodontic Clinic Phone 020 7722 2120 250 mWalk
- Swiss Cottage Dental Clinic Phone 07799 667828 300 mWalk
- Willow Tree Dental Phone 020 7449 9888 600 mWalk
Source: Care Quality Commission, directory of 22 October 2026.
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Which hospitals are nearest to NW8 6NR?
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 650 mWalk
- HCA Healthcare UK The Wellington Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report June 2023, over 3 years old · Phone 020 7483 5148 900 mWalk
Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.
Source: Care Quality Commission, directory of 22 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026.
Near here
Which care homes are near NW8 6NR?
The nearest care homes to the centre of NW8 6NR, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.
- Hampstead Court Care Home Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report January 2026 · Phone 020 3822 0040 400 mWalk
- Compton Lodge Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report January 2020, over 3 years old · Phone 020 7722 1280 400 mWalk
- Breakaway Short Breaks Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report April 2023, over 3 years old · Phone 07771 666871 450 mWalk
Source: Care Quality Commission, directory of 22 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026.
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Which pharmacies are near NW8 6NR?
The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of NW8 6NR, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published October 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.
- Green Light Pharmacy Mon to Fri 9am to 6pm; Sat 9am to 5pm; Sun closed · Phone 020 7586 8730 500 mWalk
- Boots, 14 Harben Parade Mon to Sat 9am to 7pm; Sun 11am to 5pm · Phone 020 7722 1443 650 mWalk
- Superdrug Pharmacy, 3/5 Harben Parade Mon to Fri 9am to 2pm, 2:30pm to 6pm; Sat 9am to 2pm, 2:30pm to 5:30pm; Sun closed · Phone 020 7722 2490 650 mWalk
Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.
Source: NHS pharmacy lists.
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Which vets are near NW8 6NR?
The nearest vets to the centre of NW8 6NR on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Medivet Phone +44 20 3993 5304 650 mWalk
- Village Vet Phone +44 20 7372 7077 750 mWalk
- Creature Comforts Vets St. John's Wood Phone +44 20 7871 8472 850 mWalk
OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons requires practices to arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief.
Source: OpenStreetMap vets, map as of 23 October 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Across the NW8 6 sector
What do homes sell for near NW8 6NR?
Homes in NW8 6 sold for a typical £1,683,000 in the 12 months to September 2026, across 27 sales, HM Land Registry's figures show. The 12 months before gave £2,020,000 from 55 sales. With fewer than 30 sales a year, a change can come from which homes happened to sell, so we do not give one.
- Detached 2 sales, too few to price
- Semi-detached 1 sale, too few to price
- Terraced £2,910,000 6 sales
- Flat or maisonette £1,260,000 18 sales
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole NW8 district: a typical £755,000 from 167 sales.
How we work this out: house prices by postcodeSource: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 October 2026.
In its neighbourhood
What council tax band are homes near NW8 6NR?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 810 homes in the neighbourhood around NW8 6NR. The largest share of them, 36%, are in council tax band G. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (28%). 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 Westminster for 2026‑27: £1,050. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £816 (band B) to £2,099 (band H); band G, the most common, is £1,749.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | fewer than 5 | £700 |
| Band B | about 10 (1%) | £816 |
| Band C | about 50 (6%) | £933 |
| Band D | about 20 (2%) | £1,050 |
| Band E | about 80 (10%) | £1,283 |
| Band F | about 130 (16%) | £1,516 |
| Band G | about 290 (36%) | £1,749 |
| Band H | about 230 (28%) | £2,099 |
When the homes were built
- 13% Before 1900
- None 1900 to 1918
- 28% 1919 to 1939
- 18% 1945 to 1964
- 25% 1965 to 1982
- 15% 1983 to 1999
- 1% 2000 to 2009
- None 2010 to 2019
- None 2020 or later
1900 to 1918, 2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.
Averages for Westminster before discounts, not any one home's bill.
Source: Band D council tax, published 25 March 2026.
Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of NW8 6NR is in (ONS area E01004649), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: Valuation Office Agency council tax bands, at 31 March 2026.
Within a mile
How much crime is there near NW8 6NR?
Police.uk records 1,044 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of NW8 6NR in August 2026, the latest month it has published.
Also: burglary 67, theft from the person 43, drugs 32, robbery 23, bicycle theft 15, other crime 11, possession of weapons 6, criminal damage and arson 3.
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: police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026.
The official record for NW8 6NR
- Ward
- Abbey Road
- Parish
- Not in a parish
- Region
- London
- Country
- England
- Built-up area
- City of Westminster
- Rural or urban
- Urban, nearer to a major town or city
- In use since
- January 1980
Source: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026.
Where to check what we do not hold
- Food hygiene ratings: Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency
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Where the facts on this page come from
- Office for National Statistics: ONS Postcode Directory, Census 2021 postcode estimates
- UK Parliament
- Democracy Club
- Ofcom Connected Nations
- Environment Agency flood risk, Environment Agency surface water
- HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: DESNZ postcode energy statistics
- planning.data.gov.uk
- Department for Education: Get Information about Schools
- Department for Transport: NaPTAN
- NHS England: NHS GP practices
- Care Quality Commission
- OpenStreetMap charging points, OpenStreetMap vets
- The NHS in England, Wales and Scotland: NHS pharmacy lists
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government; Welsh Government (StatsWales); Scottish Government: Band D council tax
- HM Revenue and Customs: Valuation Office Agency council tax bands
- data.police.uk: police.uk
- BinDayBuddy, from each council: BinDayBuddy
Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Democracy Club data, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Office for National Statistics. This uses Care Quality Commission information.
Licences: Open Government Licence v3.0; Open Parliament Licence v3.0; Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0); Open Database Licence (ODbL) 1.0; Each council's own terms for its collection system.
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