Housing in NW3 2UD
What the homes in NW3 2UD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Hampstead Town
- Council
- Camden
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,369 (2024)
NW3 2UDLondon
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are flats in converted or shared houses (61.1%). Flats make up 78%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
57.8% of households in the NW3 2UD area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 37.4% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 37.3% own outright and 20.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned57.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.6%1%
- Private rented37.4%20.5%
- Social rented4.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 38.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (23.5%). 20% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around NW3 2UD (Hampstead Town) (about 1,369 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.