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Housing in NW3 1LN

What the homes in NW3 1LN are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Hampstead Town
Council
Camden
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,540 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (53.6%). Flats make up 78.8%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

NW3 1LNEngland
Detached1.9%22.9%
Semi-detached4.9%31.5%
Terraced14.4%23%
Purpose-built flat53.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house10.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building15.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

32.4% of households in the NW3 1LN area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 41.7% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 20.5% own outright and 11.9% with a mortgage.

NW3 1LN
32%
42%
25%
England
  • Owned32.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented41.7%20.5%
  • Social rented24.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.8%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

NW3 1LNEngland
Owned outright20.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan11.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent37.6%18.2%
Other private rented4.1%2.2%
From the council18.7%8.3%
From a housing association6.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 47% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

NW3 1LNEngland
0%
20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (28.9%). 19.7% of households include dependent children.

NW3 1LNEngland
Living alone, under 6628.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over18.2%12.8%
Couple, no children16.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.3%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Camden

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Camden (August 2026, +1% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

CamdenEngland
All homes£2,819£1,459
One bedroom£2,054£1,195
Two bedrooms£2,621£1,335
Three bedrooms£3,055£1,489
Four or more£3,967£2,161
Detached£2,917£1,640
Semi-detached£3,741£1,449
Terraced£3,430£1,435
Flat or maisonette£2,407£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around NW3 1LN (Hampstead Town) (about 1,540 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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