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NW6 3LA · Neighbourhood Report
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Last updated 16 JUN 2026

NW6 3LA

Neighbourhood Report

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

NestScope Score
67/ 100

An above-average neighbourhood

Anchored on official IMD data — decile 5/10, ranked 16,265 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England.

How this score is calculated
01 — Snapshot

Around NW6 3LA.

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.

Schools75/100
19Good/Outstanding within 1 mi

78 rated Good or better within 2 mi · 139 schools in total

Broadhurst School0.1 miHoly Trinity CofE Primary School, NW30.2 miNorth Bridge House Nursery & Pre-Prep Schools0.3 miSouth Hampstead High School GDST0.3 miSouthbank International School Hampstead0.3 miCentral School of Speech and Drama0.4 mi

Nearest top-rated: The UCL Academy (Good) — 0.5 mi

Safety64/100
88crimes last month

IMD crime decile 8/10 · 88 crimes in 400m last month (residential-weighted: 46.3)

Crimes reported last month · UK Police API

Healthcare89/100
39GP & hospitals

IMD health decile 8/10 · 35 GP, 4 hospitals, 46 dentists, pharmacy 0.1 mi within 1.5 mi

Nearest GP: SWISS COTTAGE SURGERY — 0.3 mi

Transport84/100
South Hampstead Rail Station0.3 mi
Finchley Road & Frognal Rail Station0.3 mi
West Hampstead Rail Station0.4 mi
Finchley Road Underground Station0.2 mi
West Hampstead Underground Station0.3 mi
Swiss Cottage Underground Station0.4 mi

49 bus stops also within 0.5 miles

Green space65/100
22green spaces

IMD environment decile 5/10 · 7.7 ha total — largest park 2.2 ha (0.39 mi away)

Nearest: Playground (300 m²) — 0.1 mi

Amenities95/100
86supermarkets

86 supermarkets within 2 mi — Waitrose, Sainsburys, Aldi, Tesco… — nearest 0.1 mi — library 0.5 mi

Nearest: Waitrose John Barnes — 0.1 mi

02 — Environment

Environment & risk near NW6 3LA.

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 qualityModerate
22µg/m³

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

<10
10–20
20–30
30–40
≥40
Road noiseModerate
56dB Lden

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

<55
55–64
65–74
≥75
Rail noiseQuiet
43dB Lden

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

<55
55–64
65–74
≥75
03 — House prices

Sold prices in NW6.

Average sold price by property type across the NW6 district, 2021–2026 — 4,329 sales.

£0£1M£2M£3M£4M202120222023202420252026
  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flat
Detached£2.9M▲ 22.4%
Semi-detached£2.5M▲ 21.2%
Terraced£1.6M▲ 1.7%
Flat£678k▼ 2.1%

District-level averages (NW6) — 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 NW6 3LA

NW6 3LA scores 67/100 on the NestScope Score, with its strongest showing in local amenities and healthcare — with Waitrose John Barnes about 3 minutes' walk away. The breakdown below draws on official UK data covering schools, safety, healthcare, transport, environment and local amenities.

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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.