Buying a home in NW6, London. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£1.47mmost £1.15m–£1.83m
Houses per m²£11,448flats £8,955
Sold last year2902,202 in five years
Prices in Camden-10.1%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in NW6 sold for £1,472,222 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £1,147,512 and £1,832,949, for about 125 m² of space. That is 75% more than the same home across London (£840,000).

290 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 £407k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in NW6 5 (£9,768) and the most in NW6 6 (£13,007).

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 £6,714 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 NW6 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£561,471£482k–£770k61 m²13
2£816,901£623k–£1.11m76 m²44
3£1,472,222£1.15m–£1.83m125 m²172
4£1,664,553£1.44m–£2.07m142 m²161
5+£2,524,526£1.89m–£3.35m216 m²174

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£561k£817k£1.47m£1.66m£2.52m
Detached——£1.64m—£3.01m
Semi-detached——£1.28m£1.76m£3.68m
Terraced£527k£847k£1.47m£1.65m£2.01m
Flats£407k£591k£797k£964k£1.31m

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

Price per m² across NW6

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
NW6 1£11,505£9,241
NW6 2£10,038£9,615
NW6 3£12,140£10,077
NW6 4£10,963£8,341
NW6 5£9,768£8,211
NW6 6£13,007£9,345
NW6 7£10,177£8,082

Schools near NW6

Best state primary within 2 kmSt Luke's Church of England School100% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%31 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%42 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about NW6

Is NW6 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 (100% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (80.6% against 43.8%); 290 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 NW6?

A typical 3-bedroom house in NW6 sold for £1,472,222 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £1,147,512 and £1,832,949.

Is NW6 expensive for London?

A 3-bedroom house in NW6 costs 75% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across London (£840,000).

How many homes sell in NW6 each year?

290 homes sold in the last year and 2,202 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 NW6?

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 NW6?

For a 3-bedroom house, W9 (£1.17m, 2 km), NW2 (£700k, 2 km), W10 (£984k, 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.