NW5 9PP Camden
Live postcode, introduced October 2018. Ward: Kentish Town South. Region: London.
Streets
- Regis 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 B (43% of about 1,150 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 (220 m)
- The Mamelon Tower 149 Grafton Road London NW5 4AY, permissioned (220 m)
- 19-37 Highgate Road, Day Centre, former Lensham House (A&A Storage) 25 and 37 Greenwood Place, permissioned (330 m)
- The Greenwood Centre, Greenwood Place & Highgate Day Centre, 19-37 Highgate Road, London, NW5 1LB: up to 47 homes, permissioned (330 m)
- Ryland House 24/24a Ryland Road London NW5 3EH: up to 10 homes, permissioned (330 m)
- Ryland House 24/24a Ryland Road London NW5 3EH, permissioned (330 m)
- 1A Highgate Road London NW5 1JY, permissioned (350 m)
- 1A Highgate Road London NW5 1JY: up to 13 homes, permissioned (350 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 address is about 37 m above sea level.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Kentish Town 2.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 440 m |
| Kentish Town West 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 480 m | |
| Gospel Oak 2.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 570 m | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Kentish Town Underground Station | 420 m |
| Chalk Farm Underground Station | 880 m | |
| Tufnell Park Underground Station | 880 m | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m, 45 within 800 m; nearest Lady Somerset Road Gospel Oak | 380 m |
| Bus or coach station | Finchley Road Underground Station | 2.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | Camden Lock Waterbus Camden Town | 1.1 km |
| Car parks | Guiseppe Parking | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | 79 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 110 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 14.9 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 23.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 13 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Queens Crescent Practice | 370 m |
| Pharmacies | 22 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Fine Pharmacy | 370 m |
| NHS dentists | 15 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 390 m |
| Hospital | Royal Free Hospital | 1.3 km |
| Police station | Kentish Town Police Station | 360 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 540 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Talacre Open Space 8,980 m² | 380 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Hampstead Heath 316 ha | 560 m |
| Play area | 22 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 230 m² | 70 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 780 m² | 280 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 880 m² | 210 m |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 318 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Martin, a listed building (Grade I), 440 m west. 101 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 8 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Martin | Listed building, Grade I | 440 m west |
| Church of St Silas the Martyr | Listed building, Grade II* | 620 m south-west |
| Number 46 and Attached Railings | Listed building, Grade II* | 620 m west |
| Roman Catholic Priory Church of St Dominic | Listed building, Grade II* | 730 m west |
| Primrose Hill | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.7 km south-west |
| Highgate Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.7 km north |
| Bell Barrow called Boadicea's Grave, 650m west of Millfield Cottage | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km north-west |
| 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 | 1.1 km west |
| Parliament Hill | Hill | 1.3 km north-west |
| Number 1 Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km north-west |
| Number 2 Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km north-west |
| Hampstead Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km north-west |
| Primrose Hill | Hill | 1.6 km 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 25 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 3% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 30% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 8% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 8% | 1% |
| Social rented | 41% | 17% |
| Private rented | 22% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 28% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 15% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 3% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 52% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 9% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 15% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 24% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 79% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 44% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 64% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 15% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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 Regis Road.