Buying a home in NW1, London. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£1.47mmost £1.24m–£1.83m

Houses per m²£13,142flats £9,430

Sold last year1461,246 in five years

Prices in Camden-10.1%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in NW1 sold for £1,472,198 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £1,240,221 and £1,830,000, for about 116 m² of space. That is 75% more than the same home across London (£840,000).

146 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £407k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in NW1 9 (£11,196) and the most in NW1 7 (£15,905).

Across Camden, prices are down 10.1% on a year ago and down 5.2% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £3,055 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £6,713 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £294,000 for that mortgage.

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House prices in NW1 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£1,229,310	£561k–£1.27m	48 m²	5
2	£1,048,536	£722k–£1.19m	73 m²	42
3	£1,472,198	£1.24m–£1.83m	116 m²	80
4	£1,571,853	£1.24m–£1.96m	140 m²	57
5+	£3,642,765	£2.25m–£5.37m	233 m²	87

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£1.23m	£1.05m	£1.47m	£1.57m	£3.64m
Detached	—	—	—	—	£6.17m
Semi-detached	—	—	£1.96m	£1.92m	£2.99m
Terraced	£1.23m	£1.05m	£1.4m	£1.55m	£3.64m
Flats	£407k	£604k	£764k	£1.11m	£2.14m

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across NW1

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
NW1 0	£11,215	£9,114
NW1 1	—	£7,967
NW1 2	—	£9,372
NW1 3	—	£7,897
NW1 4	£15,408	£11,277
NW1 5	—	£9,543
NW1 6	£14,250	£9,668
NW1 7	£15,905	£10,727
NW1 8	£15,121	£10,925
NW1 9	£11,196	£9,043

Schools near NW1

Best state primary within 2 kmWinton Primary School92% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%28 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmThe Grey Coat Hospital79% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%55 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

W1G London · 2 km3-bed house £3m W1U London · 2 km3-bed house £1.99m WC1N London · 2 km3-bed house £1.94m NW5 London · 2 km3-bed house £1.41m NW8 London · 2 km3-bed house £2.3m W1H London · 2 km3-bed house £1.95m

Questions about NW1

Is NW1 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 75% more than across London; prices in Camden are down 10.1% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (92% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (79% against 43.8%); 146 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in NW1?

A typical 3-bedroom house in NW1 sold for £1,472,198 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £1,240,221 and £1,830,000.

Is NW1 expensive for London?

A 3-bedroom house in NW1 costs 75% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across London (£840,000).

How many homes sell in NW1 each year?

146 homes sold in the last year and 1,246 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near NW1?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Winton Primary School, where 92% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.