N1C 4BZ Camden
Live postcode, introduced November 2015. Ward: King's Cross. Region: London.
Streets
- Unnamed street near York Way, St Pancras: 4 addresses
- Handyside Street, London: 2 addresses
- York Way, Islington: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near York Way, Camden Town: 1 address
- Tiber Gardens, London: 1 address
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 (30% of about 1,890 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Regents Canal (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Basements.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- King's Cross Central, York Way, London, N1: up to 1,550 homes, permissioned (240 m)
- King's Cross Central, York Way, London, N1: up to 1,550 homes, permissioned (340 m)
- 57-65 Randell's Road: up to 6 homes, permissioned (370 m)
- King's Cross Central, York Way, London, N1: up to 1,550 homes, permissioned (390 m)
- Kings Cross Central Development Zone W (Buildings W1 and W2), York Way, London, N1C 4AG: up to 122 homes, permissioned (400 m (0.2 miles))
- Bemerton Estate South: up to 82 homes, not permissioned (420 m (0.3 miles))
- Kings Cross Triangle Site, York Way: up to 115 homes, permissioned (460 m (0.3 miles))
- 101 Camley Street London NW1 0PF, permissioned (490 m (0.3 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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 10 addresses are between 22 m and 24 m above sea level (24 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 67%, ultrafast 67%, gigabit 67% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | London St Pancras International 39 million journeys in 2024–25 | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| London Kings Cross 28 million journeys in 2024–25 | 540 m (0.3 miles) | |
| Caledonian Road and Barnsbury 1.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 930 m (0.6 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | King's Cross St. Pancras Underground Station | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Mornington Crescent Underground Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Euston Underground Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 45 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Copenhagen Street / York Way Kings Cross | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | London St Pancras Megabusplus | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Camden Lock Waterbus Camden Town | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest London St Pancras International Station Car Park | 350 m |
| EV charging points | 57 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shell Recharge | 270 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 12.9 km (8 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 24.5 km (15 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 18 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Killick Street Health Centre | 340 m |
| Pharmacies | 29 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 26 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | St Pancras Hospital | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Police station | Islington Police Station | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 8 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Waitrose Kings Cross, Handyside Street Cashzone | 40 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 13 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Handyside Gardens 2,730 m² | 40 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Barnard Park 3.6 ha | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 20 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 30 m² | 100 m |
| Playing field | Caledonian Park 2.1 ha | 1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | Augustus and Redhill Allotments 6,300 m² | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 13 parks and gardens, 11 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Kings Cross Station, a listed building (Grade I), 410 m (0.3 miles) south. 214 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 4 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Kings Cross Station | Listed building, Grade I | 410 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Tomb of Sir John Soane, His Wife and Son in St Pancras Old Church Gardens | Listed building, Grade I | 460 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Old Church of St Pancras | Listed building, Grade II* | 480 m (0.3 miles) west |
| St Pancras Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 500 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Burdett-Coutts Memorial Sundial | Listed building, Grade II* | 520 m (0.3 miles) west |
| St George's Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Benedictine nunnery of St Mary, Clerkenwell | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Three Island Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2 km (1.3 miles) west |
| Primrose Hill | Hill | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) west |
| Barrow Hill | Hill | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) west |
| Belsize Wood | Wood | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) north-west |
| King's Reach | Tidal water | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) south |
| Pelican Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.6 km (2.3 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 27.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 10.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 17.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 10 | 10 |
8 of the postcode's 10 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 | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 4% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 52% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 38% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 45% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 7% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 70% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 4% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 13% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 15% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 84% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 78% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 1% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | under 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 76% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Unnamed street near York Way.