NW1 0PT Camden
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: St Pancras & Somers Town. Region: London.
Streets
- St Pancras Way, London: 718 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 D (31% of about 1,550 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Basements, Commercial, Business, and Service (Use Class E) to residential (Use Class C3) (in CAZ).
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- NUMBERS 6-22 ROYAL COLLEGE STREET, AND ATTACHED RAILINGS AND BOLLARD IN PEDESTRIAN WAY OF NUMBER 12, grade II
- PENFOLD PILLAR BOX OUTSIDE PARCEL FORCE LONDON CENTRAL OFFICE (OFFICE NOT INCLUDED), ST PANCRAS WAY, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 6 St Pancras Way London NW1 0QG: up to 73 homes, permissioned (70 m)
- 24 - 58 Royal College Street: up to 250 homes, not permissioned (110 m)
- St Pancras Hospital, 4 St Pancras Way: up to 200 homes, not permissioned (210 m)
- 101 Camley Street London NW1 0PF, permissioned (240 m)
- 101 Camley Street London NW1 0PF: up to 121 homes, permissioned (240 m)
- St Pancras Commercial Centre, 63 Pratt Street, London, NW1 0BY: up to 33 homes, permissioned (270 m)
- 57-71 Pratt Street, 10-15 Georgiana Street and Royal College Street: up to 40 homes, not permissioned (290 m)
- 17 Goldington Crescent London NW1 1UA, permissioned (310 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 1 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 718 addresses are between 21 m and 22 m above sea level (21 m on average).
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 | Camden Road 4.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| London St Pancras International 39 million journeys in 2024–25 | 750 m (0.5 miles) | |
| London Kings Cross 28 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Mornington Crescent Underground Station | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Camden Town Underground Station | 670 m (0.4 miles) | |
| King's Cross St. Pancras Underground Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 60 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Royal Veterinary College Mornington Crescent | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | London St Pancras Megabusplus | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Camden Lock Waterbus Camden Town | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Car parks | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Curnock Estate Car Park | 380 m |
| EV charging points | 56 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest TotalEnergies Charging Station | 180 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 13.6 km (8.4 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 23.9 km (15 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 13 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ampthill & Regents Park Practice | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 26 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Biotech Pharmacy | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 26 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 300 m |
| Hospital | St Pancras Hospital | 170 m |
| Police station | Kentish Town Police Station | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Payzone | 260 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 13 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Goldington Crescent Gardens 2,000 m² | 280 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | St Pancras Gardens 2.0 ha | 330 m |
| Play area | 15 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 710 m² | 320 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 4,520 m² | 910 m (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | Augustus and Redhill Allotments 6,300 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 13 parks and gardens, 6.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is All Saints Greek Orthodox Church, a listed building (Grade I), 320 m west. 194 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 5 of them Grade I and 7 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| All Saints Greek Orthodox Church | Listed building, Grade I | 320 m west |
| Burdett-Coutts Memorial Sundial | Listed building, Grade II* | 330 m south-east |
| St Pancras Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 340 m south-east |
| Tomb of Sir John Soane, His Wife and Son in St Pancras Old Church Gardens | Listed building, Grade I | 350 m south-east |
| Old Church of St Pancras | Listed building, Grade II* | 400 m (0.2 miles) south-east |
| St George's Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-east |
| A subterranean commercial ice-well (City of Westminster), Park Crescent West, W1 | Scheduled monument | 2 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Three Island Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Primrose Hill | Hill | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) west |
| Barrow Hill | Hill | 2 km (1.2 miles) west |
| Belsize Wood | Wood | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north-west |
| Parliament Hill | Hill | 3 km (1.9 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) | 26.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 16.6 | 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 | 717 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 718 | 718 |
718 of the postcode's 718 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, 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 | 20 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 6% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 3% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 14% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 6% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 56% | 17% |
| Private rented | 27% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 21% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 24% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 2% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 51% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 10% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 16% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 23% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 91% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 5% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | under 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 73% | 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 St Pancras Way.