Is NW3 5UJ a good place to live?
Camden (NW3 5UJ), London, England
View NW3 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 16 secondary schools, including 24 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
NW3 5UJ has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
- Schools: 94 nearby (24 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.3 mi
Summary
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 16 secondary schools, including 24 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
NW3 5UJ is a UK postcode in NW3 with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 16 secondary schools, including 24 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Hampstead Heath, 0.3 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around NW3 5UJ include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.0 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 4 incidents were reported in NW3 5UJ. It ranks in the top half for safety within NW3.
Overall score
Excellent overall profile, averaged across five dimensions.
Each dimension is scored from 0 to 100 based on the underlying data for this postcode. Safety is scaled from the 0-5 rating used elsewhere on the page.
Per-dimension breakdown
- Safety
- 5/5 — Excellent
- Schools
- 75/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
NW3 5UJ is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 4 incidents were reported in NW3 5UJ.
The most common categories are Burglary (50%), Vehicle crime (25%), Theft from person (25%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within NW3, this postcode ranks 441 of 1384 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- NW3 district average
- 635 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near NW3 5UJ
94 schools near NW3 5UJ, including 24 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 78 primary schools (21 Outstanding, 51 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) and 16 secondary schools (3 Outstanding and 11 Good) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
NW3 5UJ is well served by everyday amenities, with 20 places within reach.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 5 gyms or fitness studios and 5 EV charging points.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Planet Organic, 0.2 miles away.
Hampstead Green is just 0.1 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Planet Organic0.2 mi
- M&S Foodhall0.3 mi
- pomona0.4 mi
- Pricewise Food & Wine0.6 mi
- Sainsbury's0.6 mi
Parks & green space
- Hampstead Green0.1 mi
- Dog pool0.6 mi
- Lismore Circus Open Space0.7 mi
- Lithos Road Communal Park0.7 mi
- Swiss Cottage Open Space0.7 mi
Transportation
Hampstead Heath is the closest station, about 0.3 miles from NW3 5UJ - a very short walk.
Other nearby stations include Belsize Park (0.4 mi), Hampstead (0.4 mi), Finchley Road & Frognal (0.6 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Hampstead Heath0.3 mi
- Belsize Park0.4 mi
- Hampstead0.4 mi
- Finchley Road & Frognal0.6 mi
- Finchley Road0.6 mi
Connectivity
Full fibre broadband reaches almost every property in this postcode.
Reported availability: full fibre 100%, ultrafast 100%, superfast 100%.
Housing
We did not find enough recent housing transactions to summarise prices.
HM Land Registry data did not return transactions for this postcode in the search window. This usually means a very small number of homes, not that prices are unavailable overall.
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