NW5 2DB Camden
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Kentish Town South. Region: London.
Streets
- Sandall Road, London: 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 D (28% of about 1,300 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
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 139-147 Camden Road Camden London NW1 9HJ: up to 5 homes, permissioned (100 m)
- 16 Rochester Mews London NW1 9JB: up to 5 homes, permissioned (300 m)
- 16 Rochester Mews London NW1 9JB, permissioned (300 m)
- 26-28 Rochester Place London NW1 9DF: up to 10 homes, permissioned (320 m)
- 42 Caversham Road London NW5 2DS, permissioned (360 m)
- 42 Caversham Road London NW5 2DS: up to 7 homes, permissioned (360 m)
- 1 Hampshire Street London NW5 2TE: up to 5 homes, permissioned (400 m)
- Agar Grove Estate, Agar Grove, London, NW1: up to 258 homes, permissioned (450 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 address is about 35 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 | 540 m |
| Kentish Town 2.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 640 m | |
| Kentish Town West 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 830 m | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Kentish Town Underground Station | 640 m |
| Camden Town Underground Station | 930 m | |
| Caledonian Road Underground Station | 1.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 57 within 800 m; nearest Sandall Road Kentish Town | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | London St Pancras Megabusplus | 1.8 km |
| Ferry terminal | Camden Lock Waterbus Camden Town | 1.0 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Guiseppe Parking | 380 m |
| EV charging points | 68 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge | 160 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 13.9 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 24.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 15 practices within 1.6 km; nearest James Wigg Practice | 370 m |
| Pharmacies | 23 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 480 m |
| NHS dentists | 20 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Kentish Town Health Centre | 210 m |
| Hospital | St Pancras Hospital | 1.1 km |
| Police station | Kentish Town Police Station | 640 m |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 120 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m; nearest Cantelowes Gardens 1.5 ha | 110 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Caledonian Park 4.0 ha | 660 m |
| Play area | 26 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,200 m² | 90 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,520 m² | 580 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 880 m² | 1.2 km |
Within 800 m: 7 parks and gardens, 7.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is House and attached garage, a listed building (Grade II*), 270 m east. 114 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| House and attached garage | Listed building, Grade II* | 270 m east |
| Church of St Luke with St Paul | Listed building, Grade II* | 280 m north |
| The Clock Tower | Listed building, Grade II* | 780 m east |
| Church of St Michael | Listed building, Grade II* | 810 m south-west |
| St Pancras Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km south |
| Primrose Hill | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.0 km south-west |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 5.2 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Three Island Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km south-west |
| Primrose Hill | Hill | 2.0 km south-west |
| Belsize Wood | Wood | 2.1 km west |
| Barrow Hill | Hill | 2.1 km south-west |
| Number 1 Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km north-west |
| King's Reach | Tidal water | 4.8 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 23.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 16.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 0 | 1 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 0 |
1 of the postcode's 1 addresses at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 34% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 16% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 38% | 17% |
| Private rented | 28% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 7% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 53% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 12% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 14% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 18% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 83% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 58% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 82% | 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 Sandall Road.