NW1 2LA Camden
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: St Pancras & Somers Town. Region: London.
Streets
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 (56% of about 700 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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
- EVERSHOLT HOUSE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Car Park adj to Harrington Square London NW1 2JL: up to 11 homes, permissioned (220 m)
- Hope & Anchor Public House 74 Crowndale Road London NW1 1TP, permissioned (300 m)
- Hope & Anchor Public House 74 Crowndale Road London NW1 1TP: up to 8 homes, permissioned (300 m)
- 2-6 Camden High Street London NW1 0JH: up to 5 homes, permissioned (310 m)
- Chalton, Godwin and Crowndale Estate, London, NW1 1PA: up to 10 homes, permissioned (340 m)
- Euston Station: up to 900 homes, not permissioned (360 m)
- The Cock Tavern 23 Phoenix Road London NW1 1HB: up to 5 homes, permissioned (420 m)
- The Cock Tavern 23 Phoenix Road London NW1 1HB, permissioned (420 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 25 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 | 500 m |
| London St Pancras International 39 million journeys in 2024–25 | 700 m | |
| London Kings Cross 28 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Mornington Crescent Underground Station | 300 m |
| Euston Underground Station | 520 m | |
| Euston Square Underground Station | 730 m | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 63 within 800 m; nearest Aldenham Street Mornington Crescent | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | London St Pancras Megabusplus | 830 m |
| Ferry terminal | Camden Lock Waterbus Camden Town | 1.2 km |
| Car parks | 4 within 800 m; nearest George Mews Car Park | 510 m |
| EV charging points | 46 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 80 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 13.7 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 23.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 15 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Ampthill & Regents Park Practice | 270 m |
| Pharmacies | 25 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Green Light Pharmacy | 210 m |
| NHS dentists | 46 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Camden High Street Dental Practice | 380 m |
| Hospital | St Pancras Hospital | 620 m |
| Police station | Police Station Albany Street | 760 m |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 450 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 10 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,370 m² | 20 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Regent's Park 136 ha | 650 m |
| Play area | 13 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 510 m² | 40 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 4,520 m² | 1.3 km |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Augustus and Redhill Allotments 6,300 m² | 410 m |
Within 800 m: 10 parks and gardens, 142 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Christ Church, a listed building (Grade II*), 530 m south-west. 309 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 21 of them Grade I and 22 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Christ Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 530 m south-west |
| Numbers 1-12 and Attached Railings | Listed building, Grade I | 570 m west |
| Numbers 2-16, 22-34, 36A and 36B and Attached Railings | Listed building, Grade II* | 570 m north-west |
| Burdett-Coutts Memorial Sundial | Listed building, Grade II* | 570 m north-east |
| St Pancras Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 590 m north-east |
| Regent's Park | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.2 km west |
| A subterranean commercial ice-well (City of Westminster), Park Crescent West, W1 | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km south-west |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 3.7 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Three Island Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km west |
| Primrose Hill | Hill | 1.8 km north-west |
| Barrow Hill | Hill | 1.8 km west |
| Belsize Wood | Wood | 2.9 km north-west |
| Paddington Green | Wood | 2.9 km south-west |
| Duck Island | Island | 3.3 km 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 and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 26 | 1 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 1 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 26 |
28 of the postcode's 28 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 2 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 24 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 26% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 7% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 4% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 79% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 40% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 18% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 7% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 12% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 16% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 43% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 22% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 79% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 73% | 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.