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Thinking of living at NW3 6BJ? 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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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzjohn's Primary School | Primary | 500 m | 81% met the expected standard |
| Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, NW3 | Primary | 600 m | 85% met the expected standard |
| Hampstead Parochial Church of England Primary School | Primary | 600 m | 85% met the expected standard |
| New End Primary School | Primary | 850 m | 83% met the expected standard |
| Emmanuel Church of England Primary School | Primary | 850 m | 87% met the expected standard |
| The UCL Academy | Secondary | 1.3 km | Attainment 8: 45.9 · 14.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Harris Academy St John's Wood | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 51 · 15.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hampstead School | Secondary | 1.8 km | Attainment 8: 43.1 · 7.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Augustine's Federated Schools: CE High School | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 44.3 · 12% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Haverstock School | Secondary | 2.1 km | Attainment 8: 41.5 · 10.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| University College School | Independent | 250 m | 71% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Southbank International School Hampstead | Independent | 250 m |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Ucs Active | 270 m | 69 |
| Swimming | Ucs Active | 270 m | 45 |
| Yoga | Barre Core | 1.0 km | 25 |
| Cricket | Cumberland Lawn Tennis Club and Hampstead Cricket Club | 350 m | 18 |
| Squash | Cumberland Lawn Tennis Club and Hampstead Cricket Club | 350 m | 18 |
| Fitness | Cumberland Lawn Tennis Club and Hampstead Cricket Club | 350 m | 16 |
| Football | Taplow football pitch | 1.2 km | 13 |
| Multi-sport | Christ Church Primary School Sportsgrounds | 1.9 km | 8 |
| Pilates | Heartcore Hampstead | 650 m | 7 |
| Bowls | Brondesbury Bowls Club | 2.0 km | 7 |
| Boxing | Gav the Champ | 1.0 km | 6 |
| Athletics | Parliament Hill Fields Athletics Track | 2.0 km | 5 |
| Skateboard | Cantelowes Skatepark | 3.4 km | 5 |
| Billiards | Cousins Snooker | 4.4 km | 5 |
| Darts | North London Tavern | 1.6 km | 4 |
| Basketball | Burnham Basketball | 1.3 km | 3 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 64. 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: 64% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Finchley Road & Frognal, a few minutes' walk (150 m), with 1.9m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Highbury and Islington.
The nearest bus stop is Finchley Road & Frognal Station, 100 m away, with a bus about every 3 minutes on weekdays (routes 113, 13, A6, A31); 178 departures an hour from the 9 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 11% 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 11 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
Central London is 6 km away as the crow flies.
59% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Fitzjohn's Primary School, a few minutes' walk (500 m); 81% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Christ Church Primary School, Hampstead (1 km), with 6 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is The UCL Academy, 1.3 km away; Attainment 8: 45.9 · 14.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Parliament Hill School (1.9 km) and Paddington Academy (3 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: The Henrietta Barnett School (3.6 km) and St Michael's Catholic Grammar School (7.2 km).
The nearest supermarket is Aldi, 350 m away, with Berezka Shop closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Gray'S Inn Medical Group Hampstead (650 m), with Dales Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (500 m).
For a haircut, Rock Barbers is 250 m away.
The nearest full A&E is The Royal Free Hospital, 650 m 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: 45 restaurants and cafés and 5 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Camden Arts Centre Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and Slawek Kitchen the nearest pub (600 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (11 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 205 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
68 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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Much of it is protected: 74% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Fitzjohns Netherhall, Belsize).
There are 56 listed buildings.
Homes are mostly flats (87%).
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 61% were built before 1919.
The nearest park is Lithos Road Communal Park, 350 m away; for exercise, Tokia (350 m).
The beach is on your doorstep: Hampstead Heath (Mixed Pond), 1.3 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
The air is city air: background nitrogen dioxide is 21.4 µg/m³, well above the WHO guideline of 10.
For holidays, London City is 16 km away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 21 km.
Many neighbours rent: 47% of households rent privately and 17% socially.
It's highly educated: 74% of adults have a degree.
The nearest university is Regent's University London, 3.4 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.