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Buying a home in NW5, London. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£1.41mmost £1.21m–£1.72m
Houses per m²£11,794flats £8,905
Sold last year114864 in five years
Prices in Camden-10.1%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in NW5 sold for £1,406,696 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £1,207,162 and £1,717,639, for about 112 m² of space. That is 67% more than the same home across London (£840,000).

114 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £396k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in NW5 4 (£10,357) and the most in NW5 1 (£12,143).

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 £6,415 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £281,000 for that mortgage.

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House prices in NW5 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
2£920,656£618k–£1.13m73 m²19
3£1,406,696£1.21m–£1.72m112 m²112
4£1,806,110£1.47m–£2.13m158 m²55
5+£2,231,310£1.95m–£2.89m209 m²81

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses—£921k£1.41m£1.81m£2.23m
Detached————£2.42m
Semi-detached——£1.31m£2.05m£3.07m
Terraced—£867k£1.43m£1.79m£2.12m
Flats£396k£539k£675k£776k£1.13m

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

Price per m² across NW5

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
NW5 1£12,143£9,473
NW5 2£11,669£9,150
NW5 3£12,131£9,052
NW5 4£10,357£7,711

Schools near NW5

Best state primary within 2 kmEleanor Palmer Primary School93% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%26 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmThe Camden School for Girls77.5% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%52 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

N19 London · 2 km3-bed house £1.07mN7 London · 2 km3-bed house £872kNW3 London · 2 km3-bed house £1.76mNW1 London · 2 km3-bed house £1.47mN6 London · 2 km3-bed house £1.57mNW8 London · 3 km3-bed house £2.3mN5 London · 3 km3-bed house £1.5mWC1X London · 3 km3-bed house £1.64m

Questions about NW5

Is NW5 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 67% 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 (93% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (77.5% against 43.8%); 114 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 NW5?

A typical 3-bedroom house in NW5 sold for £1,406,696 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £1,207,162 and £1,717,639.

Is NW5 expensive for London?

A 3-bedroom house in NW5 costs 67% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across London (£840,000).

How many homes sell in NW5 each year?

114 homes sold in the last year and 864 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near NW5?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Eleanor Palmer Primary School, where 93% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near NW5?

For a 3-bedroom house, N19 (£1.07m, 2 km), N7 (£872k, 2 km), N4 (£976k, 4 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.