NW1 2AX Camden
Live postcode, introduced May 2004. Ward: Bloomsbury. Region: London.
Streets
- Euston Road, London: 2 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 (23% of about 1,770 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Bloomsbury (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 5.
- 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
- Friends House, and Drayton House, with walls, railings, and garden to east, grade II
- NUMBERS 1-12 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade II
- NUMBERS 20-24 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade II
- RAILINGS AROUND EUSTON SQUARE GARDENS, grade II
- TWO LODGES IN EUSTON SQUARE GARDENS, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Euston Station: up to 900 homes, not permissioned (370 m)
- Camden People's Theatre 58 Hampstead Road London NW1 2PY, permissioned (400 m (0.2 miles))
- Camden People's Theatre 58 Hampstead Road London NW1 2PY: up to 5 homes, permissioned (400 m (0.2 miles))
- Allgood Plc 297 Euston Road London NW1 3AQ, permissioned (470 m (0.3 miles))
- Allgood Plc 297 Euston Road London NW1 3AQ: up to 7 homes, permissioned (470 m (0.3 miles))
- Network Building, 95-100 Tottenham Court Road and 76-80 Whitfield Street and 88 Whitfield Streeet, London W1T, permissioned (530 m (0.3 miles))
- The Cock Tavern 23 Phoenix Road London NW1 1HB: up to 5 homes, permissioned (550 m (0.3 miles))
- The Cock Tavern 23 Phoenix Road London NW1 1HB, permissioned (550 m (0.3 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 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 addresses are about 24 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 Euston 40 million journeys in 2024–25 | 220 m |
| London St Pancras International 39 million journeys in 2024–25 | 780 m (0.5 miles) | |
| London Kings Cross 28 million journeys in 2024–25 | 840 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Euston Underground Station | 210 m |
| Euston Square Underground Station | 240 m | |
| Warren Street Underground Station | 420 m (0.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 20 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 49 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Euston Station | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | London St Pancras Megabusplus | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Camden Lock Waterbus Camden Town | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Car parks | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest George Mews Car Park | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | 57 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ubitricity | 190 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 13.2 km (8.2 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 23.5 km (15 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 20 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Kings Cross Surgery | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 42 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Evergreen Pharmacy | 340 m |
| NHS dentists | 63 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Mrs Ck Jones | 350 m |
| Hospital | University College London Hospital | 340 m |
| Police station | Police Station Albany Street | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Best One Cashzone | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 17 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Gordon Square Garden 9,050 m² | 190 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Russell Square Gardens 2.5 ha | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 13 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 660 m² | 300 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 920 m² | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 900 m² | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 17 parks and gardens, 10 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is War Memorial, a listed building (Grade II*), 110 m north. 458 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 27 of them Grade I and 29 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| War Memorial | Listed building, Grade II* | 110 m north |
| No. 30 Euston Square and attached railings (formerly 1-9 Melton Street) | Listed building, Grade II* | 130 m west |
| University College (University of London) and attached railings to north and south wings | Listed building, Grade I | 180 m south |
| Euston Fire Station Including Boundary Walls, Gatepiers and Railings | Listed building, Grade II* | 200 m north-east |
| Russell Square | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 680 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| St George's Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 810 m (0.5 miles) east |
| A subterranean commercial ice-well (City of Westminster), Park Crescent West, W1 | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Barnard's Inn Hall (Mercers' School) | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
| Benedictine nunnery of St Mary, Clerkenwell | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) east |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 3 km (1.9 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Three Island Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Barrow Hill | Hill | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north-west |
| Primrose Hill | Hill | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) north-west |
| Pelican Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south |
| Duck Island | Island | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south |
| Paddington Green | Wood | 3 km (1.8 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 31.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 10.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 17.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2 of the postcode's 2 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 | under 1% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 26% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 18% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 27% | 17% |
| Private rented | 48% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 19% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 27% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 5% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 67% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 2% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 8% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 17% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 70% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 27% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 3% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | under 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 78% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 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 Euston Road.