NW5 4EA Camden
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Gospel Oak. Region: London.
Streets
- Queen's Crescent, London: 26 addresses
- Malden Road, London: 1 address
- Allcroft Road, London: 1 address
- Ashdown Crescent, 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 B (57% of about 700 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, Commercial, Business, and Service (Use Class E) to residential (Use Class C3) (outside CAZ).
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- The Mamelon Tower 149 Grafton Road London NW5 4AY: up to 5 homes, permissioned (140 m)
- The Mamelon Tower 149 Grafton Road London NW5 4AY, permissioned (140 m)
- Former flats 121 – 129 Bacton, Haverstock Road: up to 215 homes, permissioned (240 m)
- Land bounded by Grafton Terrace, Maitland Park Villas and Maitland Park, containing Existing TRA Hall and Garages; and Land adjacent to Maitland Park Villas containing existing Aspen House gymnasium and garages.: up to 77 homes, permissioned (370 m)
- Land bounded by Grafton Terrace, Maitland Park Villas and Maitland Park, containing Existing TRA Hall and Garages; and Land a, permissioned (370 m)
- 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 (430 m)
- 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 (430 m)
- Ryland House 24/24a Ryland Road London NW5 3EH: up to 10 homes, permissioned (460 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 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 addresses are about 39 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 | Kentish Town West 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 530 m |
| Gospel Oak 2.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 580 m | |
| Kentish Town 2.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 780 m | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Chalk Farm Underground Station | 680 m |
| Kentish Town Underground Station | 760 m | |
| Belsize Park Underground Station | 900 m | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 50 within 800 m; nearest Grafton Terrace Gospel Oak | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Finchley Road Underground Station | 2.0 km |
| Ferry terminal | Camden Lock Waterbus Camden Town | 1.1 km |
| Car parks | Guiseppe Parking | 1.2 km |
| EV charging points | 77 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 170 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 15.2 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 23.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 13 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Queens Crescent Practice | 60 m |
| Pharmacies | 23 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Fine Pharmacy | 60 m |
| NHS dentists | 16 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Kentish Town Dental Surgery | 290 m |
| Hospital | Royal Free Hospital | 1.0 km |
| Police station | Kentish Town Police Station | 670 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 590 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Lismore Circus Gardens 2,440 m² | 340 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Hampstead Heath 316 ha | 610 m |
| Play area | 22 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 480 m² | 70 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 780 m² | 160 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 880 m² | 320 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 318 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Martin, a listed building (Grade I), 210 m north-west. 103 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 7 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Martin | Listed building, Grade I | 210 m north-west |
| Number 46 and Attached Railings | Listed building, Grade II* | 270 m west |
| Roman Catholic Priory Church of St Dominic | Listed building, Grade II* | 390 m west |
| Church of St Silas the Martyr | Listed building, Grade II* | 400 m south |
| Primrose Hill | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km south-west |
| Bell Barrow called Boadicea's Grave, 650m west of Millfield Cottage | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km north-west |
| Highgate Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.8 km north |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 5.9 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Belsize Wood | Wood | 810 m west |
| Parliament Hill | Hill | 1.2 km north-west |
| Number 1 Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km north-west |
| Hampstead Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km north-west |
| Primrose Hill | Hill | 1.3 km south-west |
| Number 2 Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km north-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 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 27 | 30 |
3 of the postcode's 30 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 13% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 2% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 53% | 17% |
| Private rented | 32% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 8% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 15% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 27% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 24% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 91% | 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) | 44% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 71% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 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 Queen's Crescent.