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Thinking of living at NW1 8YA? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primrose Hill School | Primary | 300 m | 76% met the expected standard |
| St Paul's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 600 m | 90% met the expected standard |
| Holy Trinity and Saint Silas CofE Primary School, NW1 | Primary | 750 m | 79% met the expected standard |
| Rhyl Community Primary School | Primary | 750 m | 67% met the expected standard |
| Hawley Primary School | Primary | 800 m | 41% met the expected standard |
| Haverstock School | Secondary | 400 m | Attainment 8: 41.5 · 10.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The UCL Academy | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 45.9 · 14.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Camden School for Girls | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 64 · 34.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Harris Academy St John's Wood | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 51 · 15.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Regent High School | Secondary | 1.8 km | Attainment 8: 42.6 · 10.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hampstead Fine Arts College | Independent | 700 m | 12.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Cavendish School | Independent | 700 m | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swimming | Kentish Town Sports Centre | 970 m | 79 |
| Tennis | Globe Lawn Tennis Club | 1.2 km | 55 |
| Yoga | Fierce Grace Hot Yoga | 210 m | 31 |
| Fitness | Fitness First | 840 m | 28 |
| Squash | Swiss Cottage Leisure Centre | 1.2 km | 23 |
| Football | Talacre Community Sports Centre | 860 m | 19 |
| Cricket | The Hub Sports Facility | 970 m | 14 |
| Multi-sport | Talacre Community Sports Centre | 860 m | 12 |
| Billiards | The Boot | 2.6 km | 12 |
| Darts | The Sheephaven Bay | 1.1 km | 10 |
| Pilates | Down To Earth | 2.0 km | 9 |
| Skateboard | Cantelowes Skatepark | 1.6 km | 8 |
| Bowls | Parliament Hill Bowling Club | 2.1 km | 8 |
| Boxing | Gav the Champ | 1.8 km | 7 |
| Athletics | Regent'S Park - The Hub | 1000 m | 5 |
| Basketball | Talacre Community Sports Centre | 860 m | 4 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 65. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 62% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Chalk Farm Underground station, a few minutes' walk (300 m). The nearest rail station is Kentish Town West, 800 m away, with 1.9m journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Chalk Farm Station, 300 m away, with a bus about every 11 minutes on weekdays (route 31); 105 departures an hour from the 10 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 10% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 8 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
Central London is 4 km away as the crow flies.
58% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Primrose Hill School, a few minutes' walk (300 m); 76% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Rhyl Community Primary School (0.8 km), with 8 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Haverstock School, 400 m away; Attainment 8: 41.5 · 10.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Parliament Hill School (2 km) and Ark King Solomon Academy (2.4 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: The Henrietta Barnett School (5.2 km) and St Michael's Catholic Grammar School (8.4 km).
Few families with young children: only 14% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 350 m away, with Bottle Apostle closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Primrose Hill Surgery (150 m), with Primrose Chemist the closest pharmacy (150 m).
For a haircut, Studio Acca is 100 m away.
The nearest full A&E is The Royal Free Hospital, 1.7 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 70% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 63% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 14 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 86 restaurants and cafés and 10 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Sam'S Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and The Lansdowne the nearest pub (100 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (90 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 203 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
60 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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| Alleyn's Regent's Park | Independent | 750 m | – |
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Much of it is protected: 66% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Primrose Hill, Regents Canal).
There are 63 listed buildings.
Homes are mostly flats (80%).
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 54% were built before 1919.
The nearest park is Chalcot Square Gardens, 50 m away; for exercise, Aboxr (100 m).
The beach is on your doorstep: Hampstead Heath (Mixed Pond), 2.4 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
The air is city air: background nitrogen dioxide is 22.5 µg/m³, well above the WHO guideline of 10.
For holidays, London City is 15 km away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 22 km.
Most households own their home, 32% rent privately.
It's young: 21% of residents are aged 15–29.
It's highly educated: 63% of adults have a degree.
The nearest university is Regent's University London, 1.7 km away (TEF Silver).
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.