Area:
Hampstead

Postcode:
NW3

Boroughs:
Camden

Conservation areas:
Many

Parking:
Pay and display, residents.

Schools:
32 schools, 20 of them privates. Local authority: Hampstead School, Haverstock School.

Council tax (Band D):
£1157

Properties:
Victorian, a few Georgian, many flats. Ultra luxury level homes near the Heath.

Attracts:
Successful artists, actors, writers, media types. Wealthy families, wealthy first-time buyers, Americans (for the American School in St. John's Wood), members of the Jewish community.

Amenities:
The Heath (woods), glorious architecture, smart shops, good restaurants. Theatre, museums, cinemas, O2 centre, Excellent Swiss Cottage library. Sport facilities. Good patisseries and delies.

Transport:
Reasonable transportation with tubes, trains and buses.

Subareas:
Hampstead Village, West of the Village, East of the Village, Belsize Park, Swiss Cottage.

Crime rate:
221/1000 ; 2nd

Comments:
Everyone wants to live in one of the top London residential areas. Many buyers pay cash even of the multi-million pounds properties. Excellent schools. NW3 is one of the prime postcodes in London.

Problems:
Traffic, parking permits. A family home under £1M is hard to find. Huge daytime influx of population.