After World War II, local authority housing was constructed by the London County Council in the area.

[3] On 20 March 2014 a planning application was submitted for a 24-storey tower to be built next to Swiss Cottage tube station.

There is a Swiss Cottage electoral ward, electing councillors to Camden London Borough Council.

Local bus routes are: Swiss Cottage is a cultural centre within Camden and north-west London.

[18] Local amenities include an Odeon IMAX Cinema, Sir Basil Spence's Grade II-listed Swiss Cottage Central Library, O2 Centre and the Hampstead Theatre.

Swiss Cottage is the location of the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, resident at the Embassy Theatre on Eton Avenue.

Swiss Cottage Leisure Centre reopened in early 2006 after redevelopment; it now has two swimming pools, a gym and a climbing wall.

[citation needed] Many of the area's cityscapes and London street scenes, particularly of Swiss Cottage, Adamson Road, Eton Avenue and Belsize Park were represented by the Camden Town Group painter Robert Bevan and his wife, the Polish painter Stanisława de Karłowska.