Loading borough…
Neighbourhood profile
West Hampstead
Camden, London
PocketsWest Hampstead (Lymington Road · Hampstead Synagogue · Mill Lane · Finchley Road · Broadhurst Gardens)Kilburn GrangeSouth Hampstead
West Hampstead sits in the west of Camden between Kilburn and Hampstead, a dense Victorian ward defined by three stations within two hundred metres of each other. It is one of the best-connected addresses in north-west London. The median public-transport access is seven, with the Jubilee, Overground and Thameslink lines all on the same street, and twenty-one outstanding-rated schools sit within reach. Listed heritage includes the Grade II* Hampstead Synagogue and the Grade II West Hampstead Fire Station, the food scene along West End Lane runs deep at 137 venues, and the Finchley Road edge adds retail weight. The weak points are concentrated: green space is almost absent inside the ward itself at barely one hectare (residents use the Heath one ward north), air quality scores poorly with the Finchley Road and the North London Line both as pollution sources, and planning headroom is essentially zero.
- Strongest83Connectivity
Excellent public-transport access
- Also strong53Education
Strong access to rated primary and secondary schools
- Watch out2Area development
Little recent major-development activity
At a glance
- Very good public-transport access
- 6 listed buildings
- 22.5% covered by a conservation area
- 4 schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- Largest green space: Sumatra Road Open Space (0.1 hectares)
- 235 open venues (135 food and drink, 100 other)
7 pockets across 3 named areas · coloured by overall score.See on full map ↗
This is one of 684 London wards
Find the London that fits you
West Hampstead is one answer. The wizard scores all 684 wards against your budget, commute and priorities, then hands you a ranked shortlist of the areas that actually fit.
5 questions · about a minute · free
Browse listings
West Hampstead, layer by layer
Every layer’s score is free. Seven deep-dives — here and on every area, one pass — unlock with the Day Pass ↓
Scores as of 23 Aug 2026 · prices to 2026 · crime to Jun 2026 · air 2022 · sources
Property prices & growth
32Better than 10% of London
How scores work - Purchase affordability10
- Rent affordability30
- Price momentum (5yr)29
- Activity (turnover)56
Locked
Prices, rent & trends
£ per square foot to buy, an estimated 2-bed rent, and decades of sale-price history for this ward.
For West Hampstead: 142 sales recorded (2025)32-yr price trend £—
Safety
40Better than 33% of London
- Personal safety50
- Property crime29
- Anti-social behaviour40
Locked
Safety deep-dive
Every recorded crime type — burglary, robbery, vehicle crime and more — grouped into personal, property and anti-social behaviour, with the monthly trend for this ward.
For West Hampstead: personal, property & anti-social breakdown24-mo trend to Jun 2026counts —
Connectivity
83Better than 92% of London
Median public-transport access is excellent (TfL PTAL 7.0 of 8 across this ward).
Locked
Connectivity deep-dive
Real TfL journey times to London's major hubs, plus this ward's transport access rank across London.
For West Hampstead: — min by TfL to 8 major hubsaccess rank —
Air & Quiet
27Better than 16% of London
- Air quality20
- Quietness35
Locked
Air & noise deep-dive
NO₂, PM2.5 and road/rail noise for this ward, each against WHO / UK limits.
Cultural Signal
46Better than 89% of London
- Nightlife21
- Dining64
- Arts & culture7
- Retail & shops36
- Sports & recreation21
- Independent scene100
- Vitality (openings, diversity)75
235 open venues nearby — 135 food & drink, 100 other.
Locked
Culture deep-dive
What's open nearby — the venue mix, share of independents, and recent openings.
For West Hampstead: the mix behind 235 open venues—% independent
Education
53Better than 50% of London
- Primary schools56
- Secondary schools50
Locked
School inspection history
Every school in this ward with its current Ofsted rating and multi-year trend.
Heritage
34Better than 47% of London
6 listed buildings · 23% under a conservation area
- Hampstead SynagogueGrade II*
- Church of St JamesGrade II
- West Hampstead Fire StationGrade II
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
33Among the lowest in London
- Green spaces40
- Waterways25
Largest green space: Sumatra Road Open Space (0 ha). ~1 ha of green space in total.
Area development
2Better than 43% of London
Locked
Planning pipeline
Named recent approvals with homes and floorspace, the local homes pipeline, and the affordable share.
Unlock the full details
Unlock the full details for West Hampstead — and every other London area
Day Pass or WAYB+ — either one unlocks your full shortlist and every area profile on the site, not just this page.
- Prices — £ per square foot, an estimated rent, and the ward’s full price history
- Safety — crime by type with its monthly trend
- Getting around — real TfL journey times to the big hubs
- Schools, air & noise — every school’s inspection record, air & noise against WHO limits
- What's next — the venue mix, what’s been approved to build nearby, and cheaper areas that score like West Hampstead
For West Hampstead: 142 sales recorded (2025)32-yr price history £—24-mo crime trend to Jun 2026TfL times to 8 hubs — min235 venues mapped
What unlocked sections look like · example ward, not this one
WAYB+ · month to month
- Everything in the Day Pass — kept on for your whole search
- “What’s changing” on every ward: new approvals, openings and closures, score shifts
- Cancel anytime
Day Pass · 24 hours
A day of full access — every area, your whole shortlist.
- Your full wizard shortlist, revealed
- Every area deep-dive: prices, crime by type, schools, air, commute
- The planning pipeline and cheaper lookalike areas
- Unlimited saves and shareable links
Already bought? Don't pay again — open the confirmation email from where are you based? and tap Restore access to sign back in on this device.
Make it personal
West Hampstead might not even be your best match — run the wizard with your own budget and commute. About 90 seconds.
What's changing in West Hampstead
Locked
What's changing (WAYB+)
The last 90 days here: new approvals, venue openings and closures, school inspections, score shifts. Subscription only.
Already bought? Don't pay again — open the confirmation email from where are you based? and tap Restore access to sign back in on this device.
West Hampstead, quick answers
- Is West Hampstead safe?
- West Hampstead scores 40 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 West Hampstead a good place to live?
- West Hampstead scores 39 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 (83) and education (53); its weakest is area development (2). 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 West Hampstead?
- Very good public-transport access: Transport for London rates the typical spot in West Hampstead 7 on its 0–8 public-transport access scale, which puts the ward at 83 for connectivity relative to the rest of London.
- Is West Hampstead expensive to buy in?
- Relative to the rest of London, West Hampstead is among London's pricier areas: its purchase-affordability score is 2/20, where higher means cheaper per square foot (HM Land Registry sold prices matched to floor areas).
- What are the schools like near West Hampstead?
- West Hampstead scores 53 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.
Where else to look
Wards with a similar profile
- Kilburn · Camden
Locked
Neighbourhood matches
Find areas that score like this one, with the price difference for each.
Nearby wards
- Brondesbury Park · Brent
- Cricklewood & Mapesbury · Brent
- Kilburn · Brent
- Belsize · Camden
- Fortune Green · Camden
- Frognal · Camden
- South Hampstead · Camden
More affordable, similar areas
- Brixton North · LambethMore affordable
- Stockwell West & Larkhall · LambethMore affordable
- West Kensington · Hammersmith and FulhamMore affordable
- Brixton Windrush · LambethMore affordable
- Westbourne · WestminsterMore affordable
Like West Hampstead?
Find a London like this
See the London wards that score most like West Hampstead — especially its Connectivity and Schools.
One quick thing
Is this page accurate?
Got something we missed or got wrong about West Hampstead? Let us know.