NW6 1AA Area Guide - Crime, Schools & Is It a Good Place to Live?

NW6 1AA is a postcode in Fortune Green, Camden, London, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near NW6 1AA, then scores the surrounding small area 73/100 - top 12% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around NW6 1AA are health and schools and education, while safety is the main area to examine before moving, renting or buying here. LocaleIQ uses these local signals as a practical area rating rather than a single raw statistic, so read the score alongside the detailed map layers and source records.

The demographic profile for NW6 1AA is based on Camden 005 Census 2021. It covers 7,917 residents, 10,265 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 36, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 44% owner-occupied, 43% privately rented, 12% social rented, useful context for renters, buyers and landlords comparing the local property market. On the official England neighbourhood wellbeing index the area ranks in decile 8/10.

For property prices near NW6 1AA, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the NW6 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £1.36m from 74 rolling sales. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

Families checking schools near NW6 1AA can compare 12 state schools within one mile, including 6 rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted or the equivalent inspectorate. The Schools tab adds phase, school type, distance, rating and a dedicated school map so the education context is easier to judge.

Near NW6 1AA, LocaleIQ matches 12 kids clubs or activities, including dance (5), coding & STEM (3), holiday clubs (2), arts & theatre (1), 1 general kids activity. Closest examples include Perform West Hampstead @ Emmanuel Church Community Space – Drama, dance and singing classes for 4-12s (Mondays) (at Emmanuel Church Community Space, Emmanuel Church, Lyncroft Gardens, NW6 1JU, ages 4-12, 58 m) and May Halfterm Science Camps – The Power of Chemistry – Understanding Elements Compound & Reactions, 5-14yrs UCS Hampstead NW3 (at UCS Senior School NW3, Frognal,, ages 5-14, 878 m). 4 listed as free; 6 holiday-club or holiday-activity options; 12 with booking/provider links. Check the provider page before attending.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near NW6 1AA by category and map position. Crime pressure is running hotter than the previous month. Use it with the LocaleIQ safety score because police data can lag and does not capture every local issue.

Local change around NW6 1AA is tracked through nearby planning permissions, HMO licensing and roadworks. This report currently shows 961 planning applications, 129 HMO licences, 46 street-disruption records in the Planning tab, with dates, distance and source links. Large council source datasets may contain more records than the displayed list.