N6 6BB Camden
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Highgate. Region: London.
Streets
- Highgate High Street, London: 7 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 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: 20.
- 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
- BOUNDARY WALL AND MAIN GATE TO OLD HALL, grade II*
- NUMBER 3 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, WALL AND LAMP, grade II*
- NUMBER 4 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, WALL AND LAMP, grade II*
- NUMBER 6 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, WALL AND LAMP, grade II*
- ROCK HOUSE, grade II*
- THE OLD HALL, grade II*
- VOEL HOUSE, grade II*
- 1-5, POND SQUARE, grade II
- 15, SOUTH GROVE, grade II
- 23, 24 AND 25, SOUTH GROVE, grade II
- 57, HIGHGATE WEST HILL, grade II
- 9 AND 9A, THE GROVE, grade II
- FLASK PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
- MILESTONE IN FORECOURT TO NUMBER 18 VOEL HOUSE, grade II
- MORETON HOUSE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS AND GATE, grade II
- NORTH AND SOUTH LODGES TO NUMBER 41 WITANHURST, grade II
- NUMBER 5 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, WALL AND LAMP, grade II
- NUMBERS 1 AND 2 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, WALLS AND GATE, grade II
- NUMBERS 7, 7A AND 8 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade II
- PARK HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Highgate Bowl (370 m)
- Highgate Bowl: up to 31 homes (370 m)
- 11 North Hill London N6 4AB London, permissioned (620 m)
- 11 North Hill London N6 4AB London, permissioned (620 m)
- Hillcrest: up to 34 homes (670 m)
- Hillcrest (670 m)
- 22A Broadlands Road London N6 4AG, permissioned (680 m)
- 191-201 Archway Road London N6 5BN, permissioned (760 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 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 addresses are about 127 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 | Gospel Oak 2.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km |
| Upper Holloway 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Hampstead Heath 3.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Highgate Underground Station | 920 m |
| Archway Underground Station | 1.2 km | |
| Tufnell Park Underground Station | 1.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 29 within 800 m; nearest St Michael's Church Dartmouth Park | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Finchley Road Underground Station | 3.2 km |
| Ferry terminal | Camden Lock Waterbus Camden Town | 3.2 km |
| Car parks | Highgate Station Car Park (TfL) | 880 m |
| EV charging points | 20 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 20 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 16.0 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 | 790 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest The Highgate Pharmacy | 230 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Pond Square Dental Practice | 160 m |
| Hospital | The Whittington Hospital | 890 m |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police Service Hampstead | 2.2 km |
| Cash machines | Nisa Cashzone | 870 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Waterlow Park 10 ha | 210 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Hampstead Heath 316 ha | 610 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 670 m² | 820 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.0 ha | 1.6 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Fitzroy Park Allotments 1.4 ha | 440 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 328 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Boundary Wall and Main Gate to Old Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 20 m. 290 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Boundary Wall and Main Gate to Old Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 20 m |
| The Old Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 50 m |
| Number 4 and Attached Railings, Wall and Lamp | Listed building, Grade II* | 80 m west |
| Number 3 and Attached Railings, Wall and Lamp | Listed building, Grade II* | 80 m west |
| Waterlow Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 450 m east |
| Highgate Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 480 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 | 8.0 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bird Sanctuary Pond | Lake or reservoir | 720 m south-west |
| Number 5 Pond | Lake or reservoir | 740 m south-west |
| Stock Pond | Lake or reservoir | 750 m west |
| Number 3 Pond | Lake or reservoir | 760 m south-west |
| Ken Wood | Wood | 1.2 km west |
| Parliament Hill | Hill | 1.3 km south-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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 7 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 8 |
8 of the postcode's 8 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 | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 59% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 38% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 40% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 64% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 6% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 9% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 14% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 93% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 67% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | under 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Highgate High Street.