N6 6PS Camden
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Highgate. Region: London.
Streets
- Langbourne Avenue, London: 4 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 C (60% of about 920 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Holly Lodge Estate (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 1.0 km
- Highgate Newtown Community Centre - Unit A, B, C, D & E, 25 Bertram Street, London, N19 5DQ: up to 39 homes, permissioned (370 m)
- Mansfield Bowling Club Croftdown Road London NW5 1EP, permissioned (490 m)
- Mansfield Bowling Club Croftdown Road London NW5 1EP: up to 23 homes, permissioned (490 m)
- Highgate Bowl (820 m)
- Highgate Bowl: up to 31 homes (820 m)
- 138 - 140 Highgate Road London NW5 1PB: up to 6 homes, permissioned (870 m)
- Archway Campus, Highgate Hill: up to 330 homes, not permissioned (890 m)
- Gordon House 6, 1st Floor, Lissenden Gardens London NW5 1LX, permissioned (910 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 71 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 | 1.0 km |
| Upper Holloway 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km | |
| Hampstead Heath 3.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Archway Underground Station | 940 m |
| Tufnell Park Underground Station | 1.1 km | |
| Highgate Underground Station | 1.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 37 within 800 m; nearest Brookfield Park Dartmouth Park | 180 m |
| Bus or coach station | Finchley Road Underground Station | 2.9 km |
| Ferry terminal | Camden Lock Waterbus Camden Town | 2.6 km |
| Car parks | RCP - Archway Car Park | 930 m |
| EV charging points | 33 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 270 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 15.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 24.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Brookfield Park Surgery | 380 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest M Simmonds | 310 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Day Treatment Centre | 680 m |
| Hospital | The Whittington Hospital | 680 m |
| Police station | Kentish Town Police Station | 1.7 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Nisa Cashzone | 380 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m; nearest Waterlow Park 10 ha | 340 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Hampstead Heath 316 ha | 370 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 670 m² | 370 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.0 ha | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | Fitzroy Park Allotments 1.4 ha | 800 m |
Within 800 m: 7 parks and gardens, 329 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 1-12 Holly Village, a listed building (Grade II*), 210 m south-east. 274 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 4 of them Grade I and 27 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| 1-12 Holly Village | Listed building, Grade II* | 210 m south-east |
| Highgate Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 280 m north |
| 81, Swains Lane | Listed building, Grade II* | 290 m north |
| Tomb of Karl Marx and Family in Highgate (Eastern) Cemetry | Listed building, Grade I | 380 m north-east |
| The Egyptian Avenue and Lebanon Circle (Inner and Outer Circles),Highgate Western Cemetery | Listed building, Grade I | 490 m north |
| Waterlow Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 530 m north-east |
| Bell Barrow called Boadicea's Grave, 650m west of Millfield Cottage | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km west |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 7.4 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Number 1 Pond | Lake or reservoir | 530 m south-west |
| Number 2 Pond | Lake or reservoir | 590 m west |
| Number 3 Pond | Lake or reservoir | 690 m west |
| Highgate Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 700 m west |
| Parliament Hill | Hill | 930 m south-west |
| Ken Wood | Wood | 1.4 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 19.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 4 | 4 |
None of the postcode's 4 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 68% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 41% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 20% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 63% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 13% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 8% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 13% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 83% | 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 | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 90% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 Langbourne Avenue.