NW1 1UH Camden
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: St Pancras & Somers Town. Region: London.
Streets
- St Pancras Way, London: 36 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 (41% of about 800 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Kings Cross St Pancras (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 8.
- 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
- OLD CHURCH OF ST PANCRAS, grade II*
- 26-39, GOLDINGTON STREET, grade II
- ST PANCRAS OLD CHURCH GARDEN GATES AND RAILINGS TO ROAD FRONTAGE, grade II
- TOMB OF ABRAHAM WOODHEAD IN ST PANCRAS OLD CHURCH GARDENS, grade II
- TOMB OF MARY BASNETT IN ST PANCRAS OLD CHURCH GARDENS, grade II
- TOMB OF SIR THOMAS WEBB IN ST PANCRAS OLD CHURCH GARDENS, grade II
- UNIDENTIFIED TOMB IN ST PANCRAS OLD CHURCH GARDEN, grade II
- UNIDENTIFIED TOMB IN ST PANCRAS OLD CHURCH GARDENS, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Central Somers Town Covering Land At Polygon Road Open Space, Edith Neville Primary School 174 Ossulston Street And Purchese, permissioned (200 m)
- Central Somers Town Covering Land At Polygon Road Open Space Edith Neville Primary School 174 Ossulston Street And Purchese Street Open Space London NW1 1EE: up to 150 homes, permissioned (200 m)
- 17 Goldington Crescent London NW1 1UA, permissioned (220 m)
- 17 Goldington Crescent London NW1 1UA: up to 5 homes, permissioned (220 m)
- St Pancras Hospital, 4 St Pancras Way: up to 200 homes, not permissioned (250 m)
- 101 Camley Street London NW1 0PF, permissioned (300 m)
- 101 Camley Street London NW1 0PF: up to 121 homes, permissioned (300 m)
- Chalton, Godwin and Crowndale Estate, London, NW1 1PA: up to 10 homes, permissioned (300 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 32 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 19 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 | London St Pancras International 39 million journeys in 2024–25 | 310 m |
| London Kings Cross 28 million journeys in 2024–25 | 640 m (0.4 miles) | |
| London Euston 40 million journeys in 2024–25 | 730 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Mornington Crescent Underground Station | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| King's Cross St. Pancras Underground Station | 640 m (0.4 miles) | |
| Euston Underground Station | 740 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 52 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Chenies Place St Pancras | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | London St Pancras Megabusplus | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Camden Lock Waterbus Camden Town | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest London St Pancras International Station Car Park | 270 m |
| EV charging points | 56 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ubitricity | 260 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 13.3 km (8.3 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 23.9 km (15 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 17 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ampthill & Regents Park Practice | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 26 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 22 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 240 m |
| Hospital | St Pancras Hospital | 290 m |
| Police station | Kings Cross Police Station | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Payzone | 280 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 12 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest St Pancras Gardens 2.0 ha | 100 m |
| Play area | 15 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 810 m² | 260 m |
| Playing field | Caledonian Park 2.1 ha | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Allotments | Augustus and Redhill Allotments 6,300 m² | 930 m (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 12 parks and gardens, 6.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Old Church of St Pancras, a listed building (Grade II*), 70 m north. 218 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 6 of them Grade I and 10 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Old Church of St Pancras | Listed building, Grade II* | 70 m north |
| St Pancras Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 120 m north |
| Burdett-Coutts Memorial Sundial | Listed building, Grade II* | 130 m north |
| Tomb of Sir John Soane, His Wife and Son in St Pancras Old Church Gardens | Listed building, Grade I | 140 m north |
| St Pancras Station and Former Midland Grand Hotel | Listed building, Grade I | 520 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| St George's Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| A subterranean commercial ice-well (City of Westminster), Park Crescent West, W1 | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Three Island Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km (1 mile) west |
| Primrose Hill | Hill | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) west |
| Barrow Hill | Hill | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) west |
| Belsize Wood | Wood | 3 km (1.9 miles) north-west |
| Paddington Green | Wood | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) south-west |
| King's Reach | Tidal water | 3.4 km (2.1 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 | 19 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 17 | 35 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
36 of the postcode's 36 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 36 from railways, 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 | 29 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 17% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 13% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 68% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 13% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 9% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 15% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 32% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 33% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 97% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 77% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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.