N6 4RT Camden
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Highgate. Region: London.
Streets
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 H (40% of about 860 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Highgate Village (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 3.
- 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
- 10 AND 11, THE GROVE, grade II
- 9B, THE GROVE, grade II
- PARK HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 22A Broadlands Road London N6 4AG, permissioned (430 m)
- 11 North Hill London N6 4AB London, permissioned (460 m)
- 11 North Hill London N6 4AB London, permissioned (460 m)
- Highgate Bowl (490 m)
- Highgate Bowl: up to 31 homes (490 m)
- Hillcrest: up to 34 homes (540 m)
- Hillcrest (540 m)
- 14 Bishops Road London N6 4HP, permissioned (710 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 15 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 64 addresses are between 114 m and 125 m above sea level (121 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 98%, gigabit 98% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Gospel Oak 2.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km |
| Upper Holloway 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Hampstead Heath 3.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Highgate Underground Station | 830 m |
| Archway Underground Station | 1.4 km | |
| East Finchley Underground Station | 1.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 27 within 800 m; nearest Highgate Close | 20 m |
| Bus or coach station | Finchley Road Underground Station | 3.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | Camden Lock Waterbus Camden Town | 3.4 km |
| Car parks | Highgate Station Car Park (TfL) | 830 m |
| EV charging points | 14 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 270 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 16.2 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 24.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Highgate Group Practice | 610 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest The Highgate Pharmacy | 360 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Pond Square Dental Practice | 280 m |
| Hospital | Highgate Private Hospital | 650 m |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police Service Hampstead | 2.3 km |
| Cash machines | Mfg - Wellington, Highgate | 1.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Hampstead Heath 316 ha | 410 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 2,660 m² | 1.0 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 1.6 km |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Fitzroy Park Allotments 1.4 ha | 390 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 370 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Numbers 45 and 46 and Attached Railings, a listed building (Grade II*), 160 m east. 293 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 6 of them Grade I and 26 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Numbers 45 and 46 and Attached Railings | Listed building, Grade II* | 160 m east |
| Number 6 and Attached Railings, Wall and Lamp | Listed building, Grade II* | 180 m south-east |
| Byron House | Listed building, Grade II* | 200 m east |
| Apothecary House | Listed building, Grade II* | 200 m east |
| Waterlow Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 680 m south-east |
| Highgate Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 730 m south-east |
| Bell Barrow called Boadicea's Grave, 650m west of Millfield Cottage | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km south-west |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 8.3 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Stock Pond | Lake or reservoir | 660 m south-west |
| Number 5 Pond | Lake or reservoir | 720 m south-west |
| Bird Sanctuary Pond | Lake or reservoir | 740 m south-west |
| Highgate Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 830 m south-west |
| North Wood | Wood | 1.1 km west |
| North Hill | Hill | 1.2 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 17.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 10 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 45 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 64 |
61 of the postcode's 64 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 73% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 50% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 24% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 74% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 8% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 83% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 66% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 5% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 90% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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.