Buying a home in NW3, London. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£1.76mmost £1.47m–£2.54m
Houses per m²£15,783flats £10,898
Sold last year2542,011 in five years
Prices in Camden-10.1%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in NW3 sold for £1,764,032 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £1,471,769 and £2,539,911, for about 130 m² of space. That is 110% more than the same home across London (£840,000).

254 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £480k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in NW3 3 (£12,518) and the most in NW3 6 (£19,543).

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 £8,044 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £353,000 for that mortgage.

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House prices in NW3 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£1,073,353£794k–£1.42m66 m²6
2£1,322,972£1.13m–£1.84m80 m²35
3£1,764,032£1.47m–£2.54m130 m²121
4£2,576,047£1.9m–£3.66m169 m²101
5+£4,217,263£2.78m–£6.06m240 m²261

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£1.07m£1.32m£1.76m£2.58m£4.22m
Detached—£2.17m£2.72m£3.65m£6.18m
Semi-detached—£1.26m£1.7m£3.61m£4.77m
Terraced—£1.29m£1.73m£2.25m£3.05m
Flats£480k£782k£1.16m£1.49m£2.07m

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

Price per m² across NW3

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
NW3 1£18,229£12,629
NW3 2£14,274£10,347
NW3 3£12,518£10,984
NW3 4£15,677£11,205
NW3 5£16,603£11,203
NW3 6£19,543£10,584
NW3 7£14,635£10,363

Schools near NW3

Best state primary within 2 kmSt Luke's Church of England School100% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%17 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmMenorah High School for Girls80.6% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%53 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about NW3

Is NW3 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 110% 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 (100% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (80.6% against 43.8%); 254 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 NW3?

A typical 3-bedroom house in NW3 sold for £1,764,032 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £1,471,769 and £2,539,911.

Is NW3 expensive for London?

A 3-bedroom house in NW3 costs 110% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across London (£840,000).

How many homes sell in NW3 each year?

254 homes sold in the last year and 2,011 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.

What are the schools like near NW3?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is St Luke's Church of England School, where 100% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near NW3?

For a 3-bedroom house, NW5 (£1.41m, 2 km), NW6 (£1.47m, 2 km), NW1 (£1.47m, 3 km).

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.