N1C 4ED Camden
Live postcode, introduced November 2023. Ward: King's Cross. Region: London.
Streets
- Tapper Walk, King's Cross: 61 addresses
- Canal Reach, London: 1 address
- Lewis Cubitt Park, King's Cross: 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: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- 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 (10 m)
- Kings Cross Central Development Zone W (Buildings W1 and W2), York Way, London, N1C 4AG: up to 122 homes, permissioned (60 m)
- King's Cross Central, York Way, London, N1: up to 1,550 homes, permissioned (100 m)
- Kings Cross Triangle Site, York Way: up to 115 homes, permissioned (110 m)
- King's Cross Central, York Way, London, N1: up to 1,550 homes, permissioned (140 m)
- 57-65 Randell's Road: up to 6 homes, permissioned (170 m)
- 64 Gifford Street: up to 8 homes, permissioned (380 m)
- 101 Camley Street London NW1 0PF, permissioned (450 m (0.3 miles))
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.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 25 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 | Caledonian Road and Barnsbury 1.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| London St Pancras International 39 million journeys in 2024–25 | 740 m (0.5 miles) | |
| London Kings Cross 28 million journeys in 2024–25 | 920 m (0.6 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | King's Cross St. Pancras Underground Station | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
| Mornington Crescent Underground Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Caledonian Road Underground Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 42 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Randell's Road Barnsbury | 20 m |
| Bus or coach station | London St Pancras Megabusplus | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Camden Lock Waterbus Camden Town | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Handyside Car Park | 260 m |
| EV charging points | 64 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest TotalEnergies Charging Station | 380 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 13 km (8.1 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 24.5 km (15 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 17 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Barnsbury Medical Practice | 380 m |
| Pharmacies | 27 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Clockwork Pharmacy | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 28 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | St Pancras Hospital | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Police station | Islington Police Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Waitrose Kings Cross, Handyside Street Cashzone | 340 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 11 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Lewis Cubitt Park 4,680 m² | 170 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Caledonian Park 4.0 ha | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 17 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 500 m² | 50 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Caledonian Park 2.1 ha | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Augustus and Redhill Allotments 6,300 m² | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 11 parks and gardens, 14 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Tomb of Sir John Soane, His Wife and Son in St Pancras Old Church Gardens, a listed building (Grade I), 540 m (0.3 miles) south-west. 153 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 4 of them Grade I and 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Tomb of Sir John Soane, His Wife and Son in St Pancras Old Church Gardens | Listed building, Grade I | 540 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| St Pancras Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 580 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Burdett-Coutts Memorial Sundial | Listed building, Grade II* | 590 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Old Church of St Pancras | Listed building, Grade II* | 600 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Kings Cross Station | Listed building, Grade I | 790 m (0.5 miles) south |
| St George's Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 4.4 km (2.8 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Three Island Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2 km (1.2 miles) west |
| Primrose Hill | Hill | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) west |
| Barrow Hill | Hill | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) west |
| Belsize Wood | Wood | 3 km (1.9 miles) north-west |
| Number 1 Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) north-west |
| King's Reach | Tidal water | 3.9 km (2.4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 62 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 0 | 63 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 0 | 63 |
63 of the postcode's 63 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 63 from railways, 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 | 28 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 9% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 5% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 18% | 1% |
| Social rented | 64% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 32% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 7% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 57% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 5% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 13% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 18% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 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 | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 55% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 71% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Tapper Walk.