NW5 1RX Camden
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Highgate. Region: London.
Streets
- Woodsome Road, London: 22 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 (23% of about 610 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
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 138 - 140 Highgate Road London NW5 1PB: up to 6 homes, permissioned (300 m)
- Mansfield Bowling Club Croftdown Road London NW5 1EP, permissioned (330 m)
- Mansfield Bowling Club Croftdown Road London NW5 1EP: up to 23 homes, permissioned (330 m)
- Gordon House 6, 1st Floor, Lissenden Gardens London NW5 1LX, permissioned (330 m)
- Gordon House 6, 1st Floor, Lissenden Gardens London NW5 1LX: up to 6 homes, permissioned (330 m)
- Highgate Newtown Community Centre - Unit A, B, C, D & E, 25 Bertram Street, London, N19 5DQ: up to 39 homes, permissioned (520 m (0.3 miles))
- Land at Kiln Place (Blocks 1-64 65-80 81-96 97-104 105-116 117-164; entrance ways into 81-96; land between 81-96 and 117-164; land between Kiln Place and Meru Close; land to east of Kiln Place and playground between blocks 65-80 and 81-96) London: up to 15 homes, permissioned (570 m (0.4 miles))
- Land at Kiln Place (Blocks 1-64 65-80 81-96 97-104 105-116 117-164; entrance ways into 81-96; land between 81-96 and 117-164;, permissioned (570 m (0.4 miles))
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 54 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 | Gospel Oak 2.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Kentish Town 2.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Hampstead Heath 3.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Tufnell Park Underground Station | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Kentish Town Underground Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Archway Underground Station | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 44 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest William Ellis School Dartmouth Park | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Finchley Road Underground Station | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Camden Lock Waterbus Camden Town | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Car parks | RCP - Archway Car Park | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | 54 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ubitricity | 70 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 15.3 km (9.5 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 23.8 km (15 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 12 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Parliament Hill Surgery | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 18 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest M Simmonds | 330 m |
| NHS dentists | 17 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | The Whittington Hospital | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Police station | Kentish Town Police Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Nisa Cashzone | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,200 m² | 100 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Hampstead Heath 316 ha | 160 m |
| Play area | 11 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 20 m² | 390 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.0 ha | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 880 m² | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 5 parks and gardens, 317 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Numbers 6 to 27 and Attached Railings and Lamp Holders, a listed building (Grade II*), 80 m south-east. 97 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I and 5 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Numbers 6 to 27 and Attached Railings and Lamp Holders | Listed building, Grade II* | 80 m south-east |
| 1-12 Holly Village | Listed building, Grade II* | 440 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Church of St Mary Brookfield | Listed building, Grade II* | 490 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Church of All Hallows | Listed building, Grade II* | 730 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Highgate Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 840 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Waterlow Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Bell Barrow called Boadicea's Grave, 650m west of Millfield Cottage | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 6.8 km (4.2 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Number 1 Pond | Lake or reservoir | 600 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Number 2 Pond | Lake or reservoir | 750 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Parliament Hill | Hill | 810 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Number 3 Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Highgate Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Belsize Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 19.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 16 | 22 |
6 of the postcode's 22 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 | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 68% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 39% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 22% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 68% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 69% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 4% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 10% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 14% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 94% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 79% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 6% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 91% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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 Woodsome Road.