Hampstead Town
Strong on schools and transport, with safety to consider
Hampstead Town at a glance
- House prices
- £1,550,000
- Higher prices100th percentile
- Schools
- 90th percentile
- Strong
- Transport
- 75th percentile
- Strong
- Crime rate
- 132.7 per 1,000 residents
- Weak12th percentile
- Flood risk
- Under 0.1% of the area in flood zones
- Less flood-zone land6th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Hampstead Town a good place to live?
Hampstead Town may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance and stronger transport access. Crime data appears weaker and house prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Camden below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Families who care about school performance
- Movers who value stronger transport access
Watch out for
- Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
- House prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Hampstead Town
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 132.7 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 12th percentile nationally
Recorded crime is higher than in most neighbourhoods nationally.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Hampstead Town
House prices
- Median sale price
- £1,550,000
- Percentile
- 100th percentile nationally
House prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 53 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Hampstead Town
Schools
90th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Hampstead Town
Flood risk
Under 0.1% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers under 0.1% of the area. That is the 6th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Hampstead Town
Transport
75th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Hampstead Town a good place to live?
Hampstead Town may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance and stronger transport access. Crime data appears weaker and house prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Hampstead Town safe?
Hampstead Town ranks in the 12th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Hampstead Town?
The median sale price was £1,550,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 100th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Hampstead Town?
Schools rank in the 90th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Hampstead Town?
Nearby public profiles include Belsize in Camden and Frognal in Camden.
