NW5 1AN Camden
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Highgate. Region: London.
Streets
- Churchill Road, London: 65 addresses
- Unnamed street near Churchill Road, Kentish Town: 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 D (38% of about 680 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Dartmouth Park (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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
- Acland Burghley School, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Mansfield Bowling Club Croftdown Road London NW5 1EP, permissioned (350 m)
- Mansfield Bowling Club Croftdown Road London NW5 1EP: up to 23 homes, permissioned (350 m)
- 138 - 140 Highgate Road London NW5 1PB: up to 6 homes, permissioned (360 m)
- 41 Fortess Road London NW5 1AD: up to 6 homes, permissioned (460 m (0.3 miles))
- 41 Fortess Road London NW5 1AD, permissioned (460 m (0.3 miles))
- 1-8 College Yard Kentish Town London NW5 1NX, permissioned (460 m (0.3 miles))
- 1-8 College Yard Kentish Town London NW5 1NX: up to 6 homes, permissioned (460 m (0.3 miles))
- Highgate Newtown Community Centre - Unit A, B, C, D & E, 25 Bertram Street, London, N19 5DQ: up to 39 homes, permissioned (550 m (0.3 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 30 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 67 addresses are between 46 m and 52 m above sea level (50 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 | Gospel Oak 2.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Kentish Town 2.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 830 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Upper Holloway 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Tufnell Park Underground Station | 230 m |
| Kentish Town Underground Station | 840 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Archway Underground Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 18 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 50 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Spencer Rise Dartmouth Park | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Finchley Road Underground Station | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Camden Lock Waterbus Camden Town | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Car parks | RCP - Archway Car Park | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | 60 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ubitricity | 10 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 14.8 km (9.2 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 24.1 km (15 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 12 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Junction Medical Practice | 330 m |
| Pharmacies | 20 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dh Roberts Chemists | 240 m |
| NHS dentists | 19 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 240 m |
| Hospital | The Whittington Hospital | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Police station | Kentish Town Police Station | 930 m (0.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest MY Shop Cashzone | 240 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,510 m² | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Hampstead Heath 316 ha | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 18 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 140 m² | 160 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.0 ha | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 880 m² | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 8 parks and gardens, 318 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary Brookfield, a listed building (Grade II*), 210 m north. 71 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary Brookfield | Listed building, Grade II* | 210 m north |
| Numbers 6 to 27 and Attached Railings and Lamp Holders | Listed building, Grade II* | 430 m (0.3 miles) west |
| 1-12 Holly Village | Listed building, Grade II* | 640 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Tomb of Karl Marx and Family in Highgate (Eastern) Cemetry | Listed building, Grade I | 940 m (0.6 miles) north |
| Highgate Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Waterlow Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Bell Barrow called Boadicea's Grave, 650m west of Millfield Cottage | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1 mile) west |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Number 1 Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Number 2 Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Parliament Hill | Hill | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Number 3 Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Highgate Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Belsize Wood | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 22.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 1 |
| Under 55 | 61 | 66 |
6 of the postcode's 67 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 1 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 | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 22% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 11% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 67% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 63% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 11% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 10% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 17% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 92% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 47% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 88% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 Churchill Road.