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Last updated 12 JUN 2026

NW5 1RL

Neighbourhood Report

What's nearby — across walking, short-drive and school catchment distance. Data from official UK government sources.

NestScope Score
58/ 100

A mixed, mid-ranking neighbourhood

Anchored on official IMD data — decile 4/10, ranked 12,523 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England.

How this score is calculated
01 — Snapshot

Around NW5 1RL.

The large figure is how many we found nearby; the chip beside each label is that category’s NestScope score out of 100 — higher beats more of the UK.

Schools78/100
22Good/Outstanding within 1 mi

72 rated Good or better within 2 mi · 120 schools in total

Nearest top-rated: Parliament Hill School (Outstanding) — 0.0 mi

Safety32/100

IMD crime decile 2/10 · live count unavailable

Data temporarily unavailable

Healthcare84/100
42GP & hospitals

IMD health decile 6/10 · 37 GP, 5 hospitals, 34 dentists, pharmacy 0.2 mi within 1.5 mi

Nearest GP: PARLIAMENT HILL SURGERY — 0.4 mi

Transport80/100
Gospel Oak Rail Station0.2 mi
Tufnell Park Underground Station0.5 mi

28 bus stops also within 0.5 miles

Green space57/100
19green spaces

IMD environment decile 4/10 · 6.9 ha total — no proper park nearby

Nearest: Park (0.12 ha) — 0.1 mi

Amenities90/100
86supermarkets

86 supermarkets within 2 mi — Sainsburys, Tesco, The Co-operative Group, Iceland… — nearest 0.2 mi — library 0.4 mi

Nearest: Sainsburys Camden Parliament Hill Local — 0.2 mi

02 — Environment

Environment & risk near NW5 1RL.

Official risk flags for context — deliberately not part of the NestScope score (they’re categorical hazards, not amenities).

Flood risk
Zone 1 (low)

Flood Zone 1 — low risk (less than 1 in 1,000 annual chance) · Source: Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning

Zone 1
Zone 2
Zone 3
Air qualityLow
19.6µg/m³

NO₂ annual mean · WHO guideline 10 · UK limit 40 · Source: DEFRA UK-AIR 2024

<10
10–20
20–30
30–40
≥40
Road noiseQuiet
50dB Lden

Road traffic, day-evening-night average · Source: DEFRA strategic noise mapping

<55
55–64
65–74
≥75
03 — House prices

Sold prices in NW5.

Average sold price by property type across the NW5 district, 202120261,576 sales.

£0£1M£2M£3M£4M202120222023202420252026
  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flat
Detached£1.6M
Semi-detached£1.9M 2.7%
Terraced£1.6M 9.8%
Flat£572k 6.6%

District-level averages (NW5) — broad enough to show a reliable trend. A single postcode usually sees too few sales to chart. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (Crown Copyright / OGL v3.0).

About NW5 1RL

NW5 1RL scores 58/100 on the NestScope Score, with its strongest showing in local amenities and healthcare — with Sainsburys Camden Parliament Hill Local about 4 minutes' walk away. The main trade-off is its safety score. The breakdown below draws on official UK data covering schools, safety, healthcare, transport, environment and local amenities.

In national context, NW5 1RL is a mixed, mid-ranking neighbourhood — IMD decile 4/10, ranked 12,523 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England. The Index of Multiple Deprivation is the UK government's official measure of relative deprivation, refreshed roughly every five years. Housing pressure here is moderate (IMD housing decile 6/10).

There are 120 schools within the typical catchment area, including 19 rated Outstanding by Ofsted and 53 rated Good. The nearest school is Parliament Hill School (Ofsted: Outstanding), within a short walk.

Healthcare access is good, with 37 GP surgeries, 5 hospitals and 34 dental practices in the wider neighbourhood. The nearest GP practice is PARLIAMENT HILL SURGERY, about 8 minutes' walk away. The nearest hospital is THE WHITTINGTON HOSPITAL, 0.7 mi away. A pharmacy is about 4 minutes' walk away.

The nearest rail stations are Gospel Oak Rail Station (Train, about 4 minutes' walk away), Tufnell Park Underground Station (Tube/Metro, about 10 minutes' walk away). There are also 28 bus stops within walking distance.

The location is in Flood Zone 1 (low risk — less than a 1 in 1,000 annual chance of river or sea flooding). road traffic noise is low (about 50 dB Lden).

There are 19 green spaces within walking distance, totalling 6.9 hectares of parks and outdoor space. The nearest is Park (0.12 ha), within a short walk. It also lies just beside a nature reserve (about 14 minutes' walk away), adding open countryside that isn't recorded as a formal park.

There are 86 supermarkets in the wider area, including Sainsburys, Tesco, The Co-operative Group, Iceland and others. The nearest is Sainsburys Camden Parliament Hill Local, about 4 minutes' walk away. A public library is about 8 minutes' walk away.

Sources: DfE/Ofsted, UK Police API, NHS ODS, NaPTAN, Environment Agency, Ordnance Survey, Natural England, DEFRA, Geolytix and Arts Council England. For an interactive map view, explore NW5 1RL on NestScope.

Explore area insights about nearby locations

Data: DfE/Ofsted · UK Police API · NHS ODS · NaPTAN · Ordnance Survey · Geolytix. Crown Copyright / OGL. Look up any postcode: nestscope.uk/area/YOUR+POSTCODE — e.g. SW1A 1AA, M1 1AE, BS1 1HT.

NestScope

All data from publicly available UK government sources. Each dimension uses a category-appropriate radius (walking distance for crime and transport, school catchment, drive distance for healthcare). IMD context is the latest published English Indices of Deprivation (2019). This report is for informational purposes only.