NW1 7RS Camden
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Regent's Park. Region: London.
Streets
- Mornington Terrace, Camden Town: 63 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 (33% of about 880 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Camden Town (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 6.
- 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
- NUMBERS 2-16, 22-34, 36A AND 36B AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade II*
- 53 AND 54, MORNINGTON TERRACE, grade II
- NUMBER 58 AND ATTACHED WALL AND GATE PIERS, grade II
- NUMBERS 26-52 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade II
- NUMBERS 45-97 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade II
- NUMBERS 55 AND 56 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Camden Cutting: up to 900 homes, not permissioned (140 m)
- 2-6 Camden High Street London NW1 0JH: up to 5 homes, permissioned (350 m)
- Car Park adj to Harrington Square London NW1 2JL: up to 11 homes, permissioned (360 m)
- 101 Bayham Street London NW1 0AG, permissioned (360 m)
- 101 Bayham Street London NW1 0AG: up to 26 homes, permissioned (360 m)
- Hope & Anchor Public House 74 Crowndale Road London NW1 1TP, permissioned (400 m (0.2 miles))
- Hope & Anchor Public House 74 Crowndale Road London NW1 1TP: up to 8 homes, permissioned (400 m (0.2 miles))
- 33 - 35 Jamestown Road London NW1 7DB: up to 27 homes, permissioned (540 m (0.3 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 4 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 6 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 33 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 | Camden Road 4.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| London Euston 40 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | |
| London St Pancras International 39 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Mornington Crescent Underground Station | 330 m |
| Camden Town Underground Station | 450 m (0.3 miles) | |
| Euston Underground Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 23 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 53 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Parkway Camden Town | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | London St Pancras Megabusplus | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Camden Lock Waterbus Camden Town | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Lomax Carpark Corporation | 380 m |
| EV charging points | 57 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 60 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 14.2 km (8.8 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 23.1 km (14 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 11 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ampthill & Regents Park Practice | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 19 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Jp Pharmacy | 260 m |
| NHS dentists | 29 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Camden Dental Surgery | 230 m |
| Hospital | St Pancras Hospital | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
| Police station | Police Station Albany Street | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 7 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cash machine 96 Camden High Street Halifax | 270 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,570 m² | 340 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Regent's Park 136 ha | 340 m |
| Play area | 10 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 920 m² | 210 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 4,520 m² | 950 m (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Augustus and Redhill Allotments 6,300 m² | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 8 parks and gardens, 139 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Numbers 2-16, 22-34, 36A and 36B and Attached Railings, a listed building (Grade II*), 110 m south-west. 269 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 11 of them Grade I and 17 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Numbers 2-16, 22-34, 36A and 36B and Attached Railings | Listed building, Grade II* | 110 m south-west |
| Numbers 1-8, 10-14 and 17-19 and Attached Railings | Listed building, Grade II* | 170 m south-west |
| Number 15 and Attached Boundary Walls and Piers | Listed building, Grade II* | 260 m west |
| Numbers 2 to 11 and Attached Railings | Listed building, Grade I | 280 m west |
| St Pancras Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 890 m (0.6 miles) east |
| Regent's Park | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| A subterranean commercial ice-well (City of Westminster), Park Crescent West, W1 | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Three Island Pond | Lake or reservoir | 650 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Primrose Hill | Hill | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Barrow Hill | Hill | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Belsize Wood | Wood | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north-west |
| Paddington Green | Wood | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south-west |
| Duck Island | Island | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 23.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.6 | 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 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 9 | 41 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 37 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 17 | 17 | 63 |
46 of the postcode's 63 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 46 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 | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 27% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 16% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 30% | 17% |
| Private rented | 42% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 56% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 6% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 11% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 16% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 19% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 87% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 55% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 85% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 Mornington Terrace.