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NW3 Belsize — Family Area Report

Belsize · Camden

Council Tax Band D · 2025/26Camden£1,963/yrBarnet£2,157/yrThis postcode straddles 2 boroughs, so the exact rate depends on the street.
Family densityHigh · 28–34%34.5% of households have dependent children
66
Family Score

Ranked against every London postcode we cover.

NW3 is the London postcode area covering Belsize in the London Borough of Camden. It scores 66/100 on our family-life index. It's strongest on schools (100/100) and weakest on everyday amenities (0/100). 40 schools sit within a mile, the Met recorded 0 incidents in 2026-05, and there are 0 parks within walking distance. The nearest central London hub is Paddington in 32 min on the morning rush. 34.5% of households here have dependent children — high.

Schools100
Safety100
Amenities0
Green space0
Family density69
Commute70

Schools

40 within 1 mile

  • Maria Montessori School

    Independent · 157 pupils

    102m

  • LSI Independent College

    Independent · 36 pupils

    143m

  • Fitzjohn's Primary School

    Primary · 228 pupils

    240m

  • St Anthony's School for Boys

    Independent · 256 pupils

    240m

  • St Christopher's School

    Independent · 253 pupils

    245m

  • Gloucester House, The Tavistock Children's Day Unit

    Independent · 13 pupils

    250m

  • North Bridge House Senior School

    Independent · 365 pupils

    277m

  • St Mary's School, Hampstead

    Independent · 194 pupils

    302m

Source: DfE GIAS + Ofsted latest inspections · updated Jul 2026

Safety

0 incidents in May 2026

    Counts cover a single calendar month (May 2026) — the latest released by data.police.uk.

    Family life

    Within 1km

    Parks
    0
    GP surgeries
    4
    Libraries
    0
    Supermarkets
    10

    Sources: NHS ODS (GPs) · FSA (supermarkets) · OpenStreetMap (parks, libraries)

    Commute

    6 central London hubs · Morning rush

    Good · 25–35 min
    Waterloo
    33 min
    via Jubilee + 1 bus
    King's Cross
    33 min
    via 1 bus
    Liverpool Street
    42 min
    via Metropolitan
    Canary Wharf
    47 min
    via Jubilee + 1 bus
    PaddingtonFastest
    32 min
    via Jubilee & Bakerloo + 1 bus
    Victoria
    42 min
    via Jubilee & Bakerloo & Victoria

    Door-to-door, arriving by 08:15 on a weekday. Source: TfL Journey Planner. Nearest hub: Paddington in 32 min.

    How this is built.

    Scores are percentiles within our London cohort: your score is relative to other London areas, not absolute. Schools come from the DfE GIAS register (open schools only). Crime is from data.police.uk, latest available month. Ofsted single-word judgements were withdrawn in Sept 2024. We'll add the new report-card grades as they roll out from late 2025.

    Family density is drawn from ONS Census 2021 household composition data at LSOA level. We map each postcode to its representative LSOA and rank it against the 32 London postcodes in our cohort.

    Commute times are pre-calculated via the TfL Journey Planner API for a weekday arrival at 08:15, from the centre of each postcode to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.

      NW3 — frequently asked questions

      The things families ask us most about Belsize, answered from the same data behind the scores above.

      Is NW3 a good area for families?
      NW3 (Belsize, Camden) scores 66/100 on our family-life index, making it a solid pick among the London postcodes we cover. Schools score 100/100, safety 100/100, amenities 0/100, green space 0/100 and commute 70/100.
      What are the schools like in NW3?
      There are 40 schools within a mile of NW3, sourced from the DfE GIAS register with the latest Ofsted inspection attached. NW3 scores 100/100 on schools, ranked against every other London postcode in our cohort.
      How safe is NW3?
      The Metropolitan Police recorded 0 crime incidents in NW3 in May 2026 (the latest month released by data.police.uk). On our cohort-relative scale, NW3 scores 100/100 for safety.
      How long is the commute from NW3 to central London?
      Using the TfL Journey Planner for a weekday 08:15 arrival, the fastest of our six central London hubs from NW3 is Paddington in about 32 minutes. We benchmark commute times to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.
      Do many families live in NW3?
      34.5% of households in NW3's representative LSOA have dependent children (ONS Census 2021), which we band as high (28–34%) versus the rest of London.

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