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Fortune Green
Camden, London
PocketsFortune Green (Hampstead Cemetery · west · Mill Lane · far east · east)Kilburn Grange (Mill Lane · Maygrove Peace Park)
Fortune Green sits at the north-western tip of Camden, squeezed between West Hampstead and Hampstead proper, with the Finchley Road running along its western edge. The character is Edwardian mansion blocks, terraces and a small local parade. Heritage is meaningful for a ward of this size: twenty-six listed buildings including the Grade II* Tomb of Marthe Goscombe John in Hampstead Cemetery and the Grade II Emmanuel Church, with Hampstead Cemetery itself at nine hectares of distinctive Victorian landscape. Public-transport access is good — West Hampstead has Jubilee line, Overground and Thameslink — and thirteen Outstanding-rated schools are within reach. The drawbacks are that air quality scores low because of traffic on the Finchley Road corridor, cultural venues are modest compared with Kilburn or Hampstead proper, and planning constraints are weak. Safety and market scores are mid-range rather than outstanding.
- Strongest57Connectivity
Excellent public-transport access
- Also strong52Education
Strong access to rated primary and secondary schools
- Watch out5Area development
Little recent major-development activity
At a glance
- Good public-transport access
- 26 listed buildings
- 9.4% covered by a conservation area
- 4 schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- Largest green space: Hampstead Cemetery (9.3 hectares)
- 102 open venues (48 food and drink, 54 other)
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Scores as of 23 Aug 2026 · prices to 2026 · crime to Jun 2026 · air 2022 · sources
Property prices & growth
40Better than 26% of London
How scores work - Purchase affordability15
- Rent affordability25
- Price momentum (5yr)57
- Activity (turnover)52
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£ per square foot to buy, an estimated 2-bed rent, and decades of sale-price history for this ward.
For Fortune Green: 120 sales recorded (2025)32-yr price trend £—
Safety
50Better than 52% of London
- Personal safety60
- Property crime46
- Anti-social behaviour40
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Connectivity
57Better than 71% of London
Median public-transport access is very good (TfL PTAL 5.0 of 8 across this ward).
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Air & Quiet
20Better than 5% of London
- Air quality25
- Quietness13
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Cultural Signal
29Better than 63% of London
- Nightlife7
- Dining29
- Arts & culture7
- Retail & shops21
- Sports & recreation0
- Independent scene71
- Vitality (openings, diversity)50
102 open venues nearby — 48 food & drink, 54 other.
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Education
52Better than 45% of London
- Primary schools50
- Secondary schools54
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Heritage
37Better than 50% of London
26 listed buildings · 9% under a conservation area
- Tomb of Marthe Goscombe John and Sir William Goscombe John in Hampstead CemeteryGrade II*
- Emmanuel ChurchGrade II
- 128, Fortune Green RoadGrade II
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
48Better than 14% of London
- Green spaces63
- Waterways20
Largest green space: Hampstead Cemetery (9 ha). ~14 ha of green space in total.
Area development
5Better than 58% of London
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- Is Fortune Green safe?
- Fortune Green scores 50 for safety, based on street-level recorded crime (police.uk) — mid-table for London. The score weighs personal safety, property crime and anti-social behaviour separately rather than ranking on one raw total, so the mix of crime matters as well as the volume.
- Is Fortune Green a good place to live?
- Fortune Green scores 38 overall when all nine data layers are weighted equally. The London comparison beside the score shows how that number ranks against every ward. Its strongest suits are connectivity (57) and education (52); its weakest is area development (5). Whether it suits you depends on what you weight — the same data re-ranked around your own priorities can read very differently.
- How well connected is Fortune Green?
- Good public-transport access: Transport for London rates the typical spot in Fortune Green 5 on its 0–8 public-transport access scale, which puts the ward at 57 for connectivity relative to the rest of London.
- Is Fortune Green expensive to buy in?
- Relative to the rest of London, Fortune Green is among London's pricier areas: its purchase-affordability score is 3/20, where higher means cheaper per square foot (HM Land Registry sold prices matched to floor areas).
- What are the schools like near Fortune Green?
- Fortune Green scores 52 for education, based on Ofsted ratings and walking distance to the nearest rated primary and secondary schools. 4 schools within a kilometre hold an Outstanding rating.
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