NW — North West London
Who supplies water in the NW postcode area?
Thames Water supplies addresses in NW, which covers Camden, Hampstead, Willesden, Golders Green and Kilburn. Water is not a market you can shop in — the supplier comes with the address.
Thames Water
Water and sewerageSupplies water and takes waste water across London and the Thames Valley. It is the largest water company in the UK by number of customers. In outer London and the home counties the taps are often supplied by Affinity Water or SES Water while Thames Water still handles the sewerage.
Places in the NW postcode area
A sample, not the full list. NW is the postcode area — the letters before the first digit — so it covers every NW outward code.
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A few useful answers
Common questions
Who supplies water in the NW postcode area?
Thames Water supplies water in the NW postcode area. The supplier is decided by where the property is, not by who lived there before you.
Can I switch water supplier in NW?
No. Household water supply is not a competitive market anywhere in the UK — there is one supplier for each address and no tariff to compare. What you can change is how you are charged, by asking for a meter.
Does one company handle both the water and the sewerage in NW?
Yes. Thames Water does both, so one bill normally covers the water supply and the waste water together.
Do I need to open a water account when I move in?
Yes. Tell the supplier the day your tenancy starts and give an opening meter reading if the property has a meter, so you are not billed for what the last tenant used.
Where to confirm this
We hold the supplier at postcode-area level, which is coarse enough to be wrong at a boundary. These are the industry's own sources, and they settle it for a specific address.
- Water UK: find your supplier ↗
- the Consumer Council for Water: complaints and advice ↗
- Discover Water: bills by company ↗Sector average £639 a year for 2026–27.
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