EC1N 8LR Camden
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Holborn & Covent Garden. Region: London.
Streets
No addresses are linked to this postcode in the ONS UPRN Directory.
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 E (29% of about 1,350 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Hatton Garden (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 4.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Basements, Commercial, Business, and Service (Use Class E) to residential (Use Class C3) (in CAZ).
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 83-89, LEATHER LANE, grade II
- BOURNE ESTATE (SOUTHERN PART); FORMERLY UNION BUILDINGS ESTATE NIGEL HOUSE 1-71, LANEY HOUSE 1-72, KIRKEBY HOUSE 1-45, BUCKRIDGE HOUSE 1-30, grade II
- ST ANDREWS PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS WREN HOUSE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade II
- THE CLOCK HOUSE PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 18-26 Hatton Wall London EC1N 8JH: up to 7 homes, permissioned (50 m)
- 18-26 Hatton Wall London EC1N 8JH, permissioned (50 m)
- 13 St Cross Street London EC1N 8UB, permissioned (180 m)
- 13 St Cross Street London EC1N 8UB: up to 8 homes, permissioned (180 m)
- 18 Vine Hill and 15-29 Eyre Street Hill, London, EC1R 5DZ: up to 9 homes, permissioned (210 m)
- 100 & 88 Gray's Inn Road and 127 Clerkenwell Road London WC1X 8AL: up to 6 homes, permissioned (240 m)
- Farringdon Point 29-35 Farringdon Road London EC1M 3JF, permissioned (250 m)
- Farringdon Point 29-35 Farringdon Road London EC1M 3JF: up to 5 homes, permissioned (250 m)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Farringdon 50 million journeys in 2024–25 | 300 m |
| City Thameslink 7.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 900 m (0.6 miles) | |
| London Blackfriars 15 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Farringdon Underground Station | 310 m |
| Chancery Lane Underground Station | 370 m | |
| Barbican Underground Station | 780 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 30 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 85 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hatton Garden Holborn | 100 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 | 13 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest NCP National Car Parks London | 120 m |
| EV charging points | 43 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ubitricity | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 11.6 km (7.2 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 25 km (16 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 16 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Clerkenwell Medical Practice | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 29 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 320 m |
| NHS dentists | 43 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Leather Lane Dental Practice | 70 m |
| Hospital | St Bartholomews Hospital | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Police station | Holborn Police Station | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest ATM | 250 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 18 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest St James Garden 5,020 m² | 310 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Lincoln's Inn Fields 2.9 ha | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 15 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 470 m² | 140 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 920 m² | 130 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 900 m² | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 18 parks and gardens, 12 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Roman Catholic Italian Church of St Peter and Presbytery, a listed building (Grade II*), 120 m north. 818 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 50 of them Grade I and 74 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Roman Catholic Italian Church of St Peter and Presbytery | Listed building, Grade II* | 120 m north |
| Church of St Alban the Martyr | Listed building, Grade II* | 200 m south-west |
| Clerk's Well and Chamber/Enclosure in Basement of Number 16 | Listed building, Grade I | 250 m north-east |
| Former Middlesex Sessions House | Listed building, Grade II* | 270 m north-east |
| Gray's Inn | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 350 m south-west |
| Benedictine nunnery of St Mary, Clerkenwell | Scheduled monument | 370 m north-east |
| Barnard's Inn Hall (Mercers' School) | Scheduled monument | 410 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Lincoln's Inn Fields | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 750 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| London Wall: site of Newgate and 121-124 Newgate Street, remains of Roman and medieval wall, gateway and bastion | Scheduled monument | 770 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| King's Reach | Tidal water | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south |
| Pelican Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) south-west |
| Duck Island | Island | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) south-west |
| Barrow Hill | Hill | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) north-west |
| Paddington Green | Wood | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) west |
| Redriff | Wetland | 4.8 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 and rail noise
No addresses here are in the mapped area.
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 | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 14% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 7% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 45% | 17% |
| Private rented | 41% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 12% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 7% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 52% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 4% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 13% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 22% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 95% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 50% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 0% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 75% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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.