N7 0BL Camden
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Kentish Town South. Region: London.
Streets
- Brecknock Road, London: 62 addresses
- Hargrave Place, 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 D (29% of about 690 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 1.0 km
- 1 Hampshire Street London NW5 2TE: up to 5 homes, permissioned (80 m)
- 139-147 Camden Road Camden London NW1 9HJ: up to 5 homes, permissioned (400 m)
- York Way Estate: up to 90 homes, not permissioned (410 m)
- 42 Caversham Road London NW5 2DS, permissioned (510 m)
- 42 Caversham Road London NW5 2DS: up to 7 homes, permissioned (510 m)
- Old Postman’s Office 30 Leighton Road London NW5 2QE, permissioned (600 m)
- Old Postman’s Office 30 Leighton Road London NW5 2QE: up to 7 homes, permissioned (600 m)
- Holloway Prison, Parkhurst Road: up to 880 homes, not permissioned (610 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 2 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 49 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 95%, gigabit 95% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Kentish Town 2.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 730 m |
| Camden Road 4.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| Caledonian Road and Barnsbury 1.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Kentish Town Underground Station | 750 m |
| Caledonian Road Underground Station | 800 m | |
| Tufnell Park Underground Station | 1.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 17 stops within 400 m, 50 within 800 m; nearest Camden Road Brecknock Road Kentish Town | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | London St Pancras Megabusplus | 2.1 km |
| Ferry terminal | Camden Lock Waterbus Camden Town | 1.5 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Busworks United House Car Park | 630 m |
| EV charging points | 66 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 140 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 13.8 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 24.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 16 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Goodinge Group Practice | 340 m |
| Pharmacies | 27 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Aura Pharmacy | 0 m |
| NHS dentists | 19 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 100 m |
| Hospital | St Pancras Hospital | 1.4 km |
| Police station | Kentish Town Police Station | 830 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 40 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 8 within 800 m; nearest Cantelowes Gardens 1.5 ha | 300 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Caledonian Park 4.0 ha | 410 m |
| Play area | 24 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 130 m² | 110 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Caledonian Park 2.1 ha | 540 m |
| Allotments | Pollard Close Allotments 1,040 m² | 1.1 km |
Within 800 m: 8 parks and gardens, 8.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Luke with St Paul, a listed building (Grade II*), 270 m west. 65 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Luke with St Paul | Listed building, Grade II* | 270 m west |
| House and attached garage | Listed building, Grade II* | 300 m south |
| The Clock Tower | Listed building, Grade II* | 500 m south-east |
| St Pancras Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km south |
| Highgate Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 2.2 km north-west |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 5.6 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Three Island Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km south-west |
| Number 1 Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km north-west |
| Belsize Wood | Wood | 2.3 km west |
| Parliament Hill | Hill | 2.3 km north-west |
| Number 2 Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km north-west |
| Primrose Hill | Hill | 2.4 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 21.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.5 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; all three are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 5% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 23% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 10% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 14% | 17% |
| Private rented | 64% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 4% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 54% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 8% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 12% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 21% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 82% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 61% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 79% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 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 Brecknock Road.