NW8 0HT Camden
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Kilburn. Region: London.
Streets
- Boundary Road, City of Westminster: 25 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 C (31% of about 810 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.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Dale House, not permissioned (80 m)
- Abbey Co-op Phase 3 (Emminster & Hinstock and Abbey Co-op Community Centre), Abbey Road, London, NW6 4DP: up to 65 homes, permissioned (370 m)
- 41 Abbey Road London NW8 0AA, permissioned (400 m (0.2 miles))
- 194 Goldhurst Terrace London NW6 3HN: up to 7 homes, permissioned (430 m (0.3 miles))
- Development Site At 1 Queens Grove And 12-22 Finchley Road London NW8 6EB, permissioned (630 m (0.4 miles))
- 34A-36 Kilburn High Road London NW6 5UA: up to 5 homes, permissioned (640 m (0.4 miles))
- 34A-36 Kilburn High Road London NW6 5UA, permissioned (640 m (0.4 miles))
- 12 West End Lane London Camden NW6 4NX: up to 10 homes, permissioned (660 m (0.4 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 24 at medium risk and 0 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 37 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 | South Hampstead 478,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 390 m |
| Kilburn High Road 758,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 670 m (0.4 miles) | |
| West Hampstead 3.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Swiss Cottage Underground Station | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| St. John's Wood Underground Station | 810 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Finchley Road Underground Station | 880 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 46 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Boundary Road South Hampstead | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | Finchley Road Underground Station | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | London Zoo Waterbus Stop Regents Park | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest 110 Greencroft Gardens Car Park | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 82 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest TotalEnergies Charging Station | 190 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 17 km (11 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 20.7 km (13 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 14 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Abbey Medical Centre | 200 m |
| Pharmacies | 26 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Hodgetts Pharmacy | 200 m |
| NHS dentists | 24 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Belsize Priory Health Centre | 220 m |
| Hospital | Hospital Of St John & St Elizabeth | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| Police station | St Johns Wood Police Station | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 50 m |
| Play area | 14 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 230 m² | 100 m |
| Playing field | Paddington Recreation Ground 11 ha | 930 m (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | Adelaide Community Garden 1,700 m² | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 2.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Alexandra Road Park, a registered park or garden (Grade II*), 80 m west. 276 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandra Road Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 80 m west |
| Alexandra Road Estate Including Walls, Ramps and Steps Community Centre and Boiler House to Alexandra Road Estate Numbers 1-21 (Including A and B to Each Number) Numbers 4-119 (Including A and B to Each Number on South Side, and A-K to Each Number on Nort | Listed building, Grade II* | 110 m north-west |
| Devonshire Lodge | Listed building, Grade II* | 560 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Church of St Mark | Listed building, Grade II* | 780 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Chapel (Only) to the Hospital of St John and St Elizabeth | Listed building, Grade II* | 850 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Primrose Hill | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 5.9 km (3.7 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Barrow Hill | Hill | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Primrose Hill | Hill | 1.5 km (1 mile) east |
| Belsize Wood | Wood | 2 km (1.3 miles) north-east |
| Paddington Green | Wood | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) south |
| Three Island Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) east |
| Westbere Copse | Wood | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 22.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; all three are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
None of the postcode's 25 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, railways or aircraft.
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 | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 17% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 8% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 63% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 14% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 42% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 15% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 9% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 23% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 73% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 6% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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 Boundary Road.