Is South Hampstead a good place to live?

In South Hampstead (NW6 4), recorded crime is 33% above the national average, homes sell for around £716,695 on average, there are 3 schools in the area (3 of 3 Ofsted-rated Good or Outstanding), flood risk from rivers and the sea is none, and it ranks as a more deprived area than most (deprivation decile 3/10, where 1 is most deprived).

Recorded crime in South Hampstead NW6 4 runs at 355.0 per 1,000 properties, 33% above the national average (Police.uk, 2026-04).

Crime in South Hampstead NW6 4 is above the national average. Recorded crime in South Hampstead NW6 4 runs at 355.0 per 1,000 properties, 33% above the national average (Police.uk, 2026-04).

Homes in South Hampstead NW6 4 sell for around £716,695 on average, based on 69 recorded sales (HM Land Registry).

South Hampstead NW6 4 has no significant flood risk from rivers or the sea; none of its ~4,514 assessed properties fall in a modelled rivers-and-sea flood zone.

There are 3 schools in South Hampstead NW6 4 (3 primary, 0 secondary), per the DfE Get Information about Schools register.

Of the 3 Ofsted-rated schools in South Hampstead NW6 4, 3 (100%) are rated Good or Outstanding (Ofsted).

South Hampstead NW6 4 sits in deprivation decile 3 of 10 (1 = most deprived), making it more deprived than most areas in England (English Indices of Deprivation, ONS).