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NW3 2YG area guide

Who lives in NW3 2YG, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Mansfield Road & Park Hill Road
Council: Camden
Region: London
Neighbourhood population: 1,402 (2024)

NW3 2YGLondon

At a glance

What NW3 2YG is like

NW3 2YG is a postcode in the Mansfield Road & Park Hill Road area of Camden. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,402 people. 34% of households own their home, 32.6% rent privately and 32.6% are in social housing. The largest age group is 25–29, and 60.3% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is broadly in line with the England and Wales average. Homes in NW3 2 sold for a median of £823,500 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How NW3 2YG compares

Headline figures for NW3 2YG, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

5.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

6/ 10

Around the middle: 30.5 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore

£823,500

Median over 88 sales in NW3 2, −0.4% on the year before.

TransportMore

10.0/ 10

Excellent: 20 stations within a mile, 53 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

100%

Rated good or better across 25 inspected schools within 1 mile.

Household incomeMore

£82,603

Average annual income before tax, higher than 95% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where NW3 2YG differs most from the national average.

01
A big private rental marketPositive
32.6% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England. Tenant demand is established here.
02
A young populationPositive
26.8% of residents are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19.6% across England.
03
A lot of social housingLook closer
32.6% of homes are social housing, against 17.1% across England.
04
Well connectedPositive
20 stations within a mile and 53 bus stops within a ten-minute walk.
05
Well-rated schoolsPositive
100% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better.

Questions

NW3 2YG FAQs

Is NW3 2YG a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 30.5 per 1,000 people a year, band 6 of 10 nationally. 100% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 10.0 out of 10 (excellent).

How much does a house cost in NW3 2YG?

The median sale price over the last year was £823,500.

Homes in NW3 2 sold for a median of £823,500 across 88 sales in the year to August 2026, −0.4% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.

Is NW3 2YG safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.5 offences per 1,000 people a year around NW3 2YG, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 6 of 10.

Who lives in NW3 2YG?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 25–29, at 10.4% of residents. 34% of households own their home. The most common property type is flat in a converted or shared house (45.2%).

Which council covers NW3 2YG?

The local authority for NW3 2YG is Camden.

NW3 2YG comes under Camden in London. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is NW3 2YG?

Connectivity scores 10.0 out of 10.

There are 53 bus stops within 800m and 20 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 10.0 out of 10 (excellent). The nearest station is Belsize Park Station, 0.2 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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