NW1 8DB Camden
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Camden Town. Region: London.
Streets
- Hartland Road, Camden Town: 43 addresses
- Chalk Farm Road, Camden Town: 1 address
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 B (39% of about 1,370 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Basements.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 1-3 Ferdinand Place, London, NW1 8EE: up to 8 homes, permissioned (140 m)
- 17 & 27 Ferdinand Street London NW1 8EU: up to 6 homes, permissioned (240 m)
- 17 & 27 Ferdinand Street London NW1 8EU, permissioned (240 m)
- 17 & 25-27 Ferdinand Street, London, NW1 8EU: up to 10 homes, permissioned (240 m)
- 17 & 25-27 Ferdinand Street London NW1 8EU, permissioned (240 m)
- Camden Goods Yard, Morrisons Superstore, Chalk Farm Road, London, NW1 8EH: up to 644 homes, permissioned (260 m)
- 100, 100a and 100b Chalk Farm Road London NW1 8EH: up to 63 homes, permissioned (310 m)
- 100,100a and 100b Chalk Farm Road London NW1 8EH, permissioned (310 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 5 addresses are in areas at high risk, 9 at medium risk and 5 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 44 addresses are between 26 m and 28 m above sea level (27 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 | Kentish Town West 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 360 m |
| Camden Road 4.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 570 m (0.4 miles) | |
| Kentish Town 2.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 910 m (0.6 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Chalk Farm Underground Station | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Camden Town Underground Station | 520 m (0.3 miles) | |
| Kentish Town Underground Station | 880 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 61 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Camden Market Primrose Hill | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | London St Pancras Megabusplus | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Camden Lock Waterbus Camden Town | 270 m |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Sainsburys Camden Car Park | 390 m |
| EV charging points | 73 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ubitricity | 20 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 14.6 km (9.1 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 23.2 km (14 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 11 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Prince Of Wales Group Surgery | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 20 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Morrisons Pharmacy | 240 m |
| NHS dentists | 19 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ivy House Dental Practice | 320 m |
| Hospital | St Pancras Hospital | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | Kentish Town Police Station | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | 9 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Camden Middle Yard | 250 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Camden Gardens 1,690 m² | 340 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Regent's Park 136 ha | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 21 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 260 m² | 130 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,520 m² | 230 m |
| Allotments | Adelaide Community Garden 1,700 m² | 910 m (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 7 parks and gardens, 138 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Horse Hospital With Ramps and Boundary Wall at North of Site, a listed building (Grade II*), 150 m south-west. 224 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 4 of them Grade I and 10 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Horse Hospital With Ramps and Boundary Wall at North of Site | Listed building, Grade II* | 150 m south-west |
| The Roundhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 370 m west |
| Camden Incline Winding Engine House | Listed building, Grade II* | 390 m south-west |
| Church of St Michael | Listed building, Grade II* | 500 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Primrose Hill | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| St Pancras Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Three Island Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Primrose Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Barrow Hill | Hill | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Belsize Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Parliament Hill | Hill | 2 km (1.3 miles) north-west |
| Duck Island | Island | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 22.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 25 | 10 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 13 | 4 | 44 |
31 of the postcode's 44 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 40 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 | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 53% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 32% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 12% | 17% |
| Private rented | 35% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 65% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 2% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 10% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 14% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 17% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 88% | 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) | 62% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 80% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 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 Hartland Road.