EC1N 7SB Camden
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Holborn & Covent Garden. Region: London.
Streets
- Baldwin's Gardens, London: 20 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Camden in 2026-27: Band D £2,208 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,472 | £1,717 | £1,962 | £2,208 | £2,698 | £3,189 | £3,679 | £4,415 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band D (44% of about 880 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 11.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Basements.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- The Hall and attached railings, South Square, grade I
- CHURCH OF ST ALBAN THE MARTYR, grade II*
- GRAY'S INN SQUARE NUMBER 1 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade II*
- GRAY'S INN SQUARE NUMBERS 12, 13 AND 14, GATEHOUSE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade II*
- GRAY'S INN SQUARE NUMBERS 6, 7 AND 8 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade II*
- PUMP ON SOUTH SIDE OF GRAYS INN SQUARE, grade II
- RAILINGS AND GATES SOUTH OF VERULAM BUILDINGS, grade II
- ST ALBANS CLERGY HOUSE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS WITH LAMP HOLDER, grade II
- STATUE OF FRANCIS BACON IN SOUTH SQUARE, grade II
- SUNDIAL IN THE CENTRE OF GRAYS INN SQUARE, grade II
- THE CHAPEL, GRAY'S INN SQUARE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 100 & 88 Gray's Inn Road and 127 Clerkenwell Road London WC1X 8AL: up to 6 homes, permissioned (170 m)
- 18-26 Hatton Wall London EC1N 8JH: up to 7 homes, permissioned (250 m)
- 18-26 Hatton Wall London EC1N 8JH, permissioned (250 m)
- Land Bounded by 50-57 High Holborn, (including Brownlow House High Holborn House & Caroline House) 18-25 Hand Court , 45-51 Bedford Row & Brownlow Street, London WC1V 6RL: up to 44 homes, permissioned (280 m)
- Land Bounded by 50-57 High Holborn, (including Brownlow House High Holborn House & Caroline House) 18-25 Hand Court , 45-51 B, permissioned (280 m)
- 46, 47 & 47a Bedford Row London WC1R 4LR: up to 5 homes, permissioned (280 m)
- 46, 47 & 47a Bedford Row London WC1R 4LR, permissioned (280 m)
- 156-164 Gray's Inn Road & 38 Mount Pleasant, WC1X 0AN: up to 14 homes, permissioned (300 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 19 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Farringdon 50 million journeys in 2024–25 | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| City Thameslink 7.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 870 m (0.5 miles) | |
| London Blackfriars 15 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Chancery Lane Underground Station | 180 m |
| Farringdon Underground Station | 480 m (0.3 miles) | |
| Holborn Underground Station | 650 m (0.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 22 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 85 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest High Holborn / Chancery Lane Station | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | London St Pancras Megabusplus | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
| Ferry terminal | Blackfriars Pier | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Car parks | 14 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest South Square & Gray’s Inn Square Car Park | 170 m |
| EV charging points | 42 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ubitricity | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 11.7 km (7.3 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 24.8 km (15 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 17 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Gray's Inn Medical Group Chancery Lane | 370 m |
| Pharmacies | 31 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 300 m |
| NHS dentists | 42 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Gray's Inn Road Dental Practice | 30 m |
| Hospital | Great Ormond Street Hospital | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Police station | Holborn Police Station | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest ATM | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 16 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Gray's Inn Gardens 2.2 ha | 150 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Lincoln's Inn Fields 2.9 ha | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 9 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 470 m² | 110 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 920 m² | 110 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 900 m² | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 16 parks and gardens, 11 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Gray's Inn Square Numbers 12, 13 and 14, Gatehouse and Attached Railings, a listed building (Grade II*), 40 m. 849 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 54 of them Grade I and 80 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Gray's Inn Square Numbers 12, 13 and 14, Gatehouse and Attached Railings | Listed building, Grade II* | 40 m |
| Church of St Alban the Martyr | Listed building, Grade II* | 70 m east |
| The Hall and attached railings, South Square | Listed building, Grade I | 100 m south-west |
| Gray's Inn Square Numbers 6, 7 and 8 and Attached Railings | Listed building, Grade II* | 100 m west |
| Gray's Inn | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 140 m west |
| Barnard's Inn Hall (Mercers' School) | Scheduled monument | 290 m south-east |
| Lincoln's Inn Fields | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 520 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Benedictine nunnery of St Mary, Clerkenwell | Scheduled monument | 600 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Inner Temple Hall Buttery | Scheduled monument | 800 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| King's Reach | Tidal water | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south |
| Pelican Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south-west |
| Duck Island | Island | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south-west |
| Barrow Hill | Hill | 4 km (2.5 miles) north-west |
| Paddington Green | Wood | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) west |
| Redriff | Wetland | 4.9 km (3 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 34.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 11.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 18.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; all three are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 20 | 20 |
20 of the postcode's 20 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Camden: see them on the Camden page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 14% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 4% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 61% | 17% |
| Private rented | 25% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 19% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 9% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 16% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 22% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 23% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 88% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 78% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Baldwin's Gardens.