Camden Town · Camden · Holborn and St Pancras constituency · 51.53878, -0.14681
NW1 7ED— Camden Town, Camden Location and area intelligence for NW1 7ED, Camden Town, Camden The family fortress
Top 5% London Schools 100% Safety 88/100 Transport 59/100 Yield 3.63% ⚠ Knotweed sites nearby
Exceptional for families — top safety and school scores
NW1 7ED 82 Liveability 88 Safety 59 Transport
Families Schools, safety, green space, family amenities Match: Strong Professionals Commute, connectivity, restaurants, gyms Match: Moderate Investors Yield, gentrification, liquidity, pipeline Match: Strong First-time buyers Affordability, mortgage, stamp duty, value Match: Moderate Key facts for NW1 7ED Full postcode NW1 7ED
Postcode district NW1
Borough London Borough of Camden
Ward Camden Town
Latitude 51.538779
Longitude -0.146812
Parliamentary constituency Holborn and St Pancras
Country England
Region Greater London
Area Profile & Benchmarks Area identity and London comparisons
Area Identity
Urban core
High Young professionals
Excellent Neutral Risk: Low
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“The family fortress”
Schools 18 Apr Nearest schools and Ofsted ratings
Excellent for families
★ Top school within 1km
★★
Primary
Primrose Hill School
Good · 4 min walk
KS2: 106.6
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Secondary
Haverstock School
Not yet inspected · 10 min walk
P8: -0.16 A8: 44.2
100% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding
Childcare
★★★
Childcare
Portman Early Childhood Centre
Outstanding · 26 min walk
6 primaries · 1 secondaries · 0 childcare — within 1km
Safety 2 Jun Crime rates and local incidents
LOW CRIME
14.2 incidents per 1,000 residents
Crime by type
Violence & sexual offences 13%
Crime is 78% below London average
Property Prices, sales volume and market trends
⚠️ Low transaction volume — very few sales recorded. Price figures may not reflect the wider area. Treat with caution.
EPC breakdown
Based on 11 properties · Confidence: medium
LHA rates — Inner North London
Shared room £708/mo
1 bedroom £1440/mo
2 bedrooms £1794/mo
3 bedrooms £2160/mo
4 bedrooms £3060/mo
Current mortgage rates
2-year fixed 4.58%
5-year fixed 4.32%
SVR 7.25%
Bank of England (monthly average)
Energy & construction
Solar yield 852 kWh/kWp/yr
Heat pump suitable Yes
EPC upgrade cost Medium
Rebuild cost estimate £548,250
Rebuild cost per m² £2,500/m²
BCIS London average 2024. Excludes land value. Use for building insurance sum insured guidance only.
Construction era before 1900
Walls Solid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)
Roof (another dwelling above)
Heating fuel mains gas (not community)
Glazing Single glazed
Council tax band Band F Annual charge £2,343
Price growth potential High
Transport 1 May Public transport accessibility and links
🚇 Camden Town Underground Station Northern line
3.3 min walk Nearby stations
🚇 Camden Town Underground Station Northern
4 min walk 🚇 Camden Road Rail Station Mildmay
8 min walk 🚇 Mornington Crescent Underground Station Northern
9 min walk 🚇 Chalk Farm Underground Station Northern
9 min walk 🚇 Kentish Town West Rail Station Mildmay
11 min walk 🚌 2 bus routes · 8 stops within 400m · 44 buses/hr peak
Central London commute times
▎ marker = outer-London average per hub. ↓ green = below average. ↑ orange = above average. ≈ grey = at average. · Source: TfL Journey Planner (sector-level)
Parking & EV Car parks, spaces and charging points
Nearest car park 259m
Santander docks (800m) 12
Nearest cycle dock 0.1 km
Nearby car parks
🅿️ London Zoo Parking · yes
289m 🅿️ Curnock Estate Car Park · yes
565m
Connectivity Broadband and mobile coverage
Mobile operators
EE O2 Vodafone Three
Avg download speed 100 Mbps
Median download 165 Mbps
Superfast coverage 100%
All operators 5G 98%
Broadband providers
BT Sky TalkTalk Vodafone Virgin Media
Environment 22 Apr Flood risk, air quality and noise
Surface water NONE
No assessed surface water flood risk Air quality LOW
NO₂: 32.0 µg/m³ · PM2.5: 11.0 µg/m³ Radon risk LOW
0.5% of local properties affected ULEZ zone · £12.50/day CCZ: 1.7 km away ✗ Not Green Belt ✗ Not AONB 100% green space Tree canopy: 40%
Nearest SSSI: Hampstead Heath Woods SSSI — 3.6 km
Energy
Solar: 852 kWh/kWp/yr Heat pump: Suitable EPC upgrade: Medium
Ground stability
Geology: SAND AND GRAVEL
Subsidence risk: Low
Shrink-swell: Low
Running sand risk: Medium
Landslide records (2km): 1
Landslide susceptibility: Low
Climate Local weather conditions and energy potential
Solar yield 851.5 kWh/kWp/yr
Heat pump suitable Yes
EPC upgrade cost Medium
Source: Met Office UK Climate Averages 1991-2020
Health GP, dental and hospital access
CGL CAMDEN DRUG AND ALCOHOL SERVICE
KINGS STUDIOS, 43-45 KINGS TERRACE, NW1 0JR
7 min walk
Nearest hospital St. Pancras Hospital · 1.1 km
Nearest A&E UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · 1.6 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68% 79.1%
Amenities Shops, restaurants, parks and more
Nearest supermarket oseyo · 333 m
1 tennis courts 1 swimming pools 2 sports halls
Nearby shops
Camden News 251 m
SesamMe 278 m
Martin's Butchers 298 m
Cookies & Scream 304 m
Nearby cafes
One shot coffee 155 m
Mooboo 159 m
Round Falafel 198 m
Yumchaa 200 m
Nearby restaurants
Namaaste Kitchen 151 m
Strada 160 m
Jamon Jamon 162 m
Five Guys 176 m
Nearby pubs
The Dublin Castle 163 m
The Good Mixer 171 m
Cushla 173 m
Green Note 176 m
Nearby gyms
Triyoga 106 m
Yoga Base 198 m
PureGym 270 m
Mornington Sports Centre 273 m
Nearby pharmacies
Boots 300 m
JP Pharmacy 361 m
Biotech Pharmacy 641 m
Camden Pharmacy 945 m
Nearby health
Garry Trainer Clinic 339 m
NW1 Dental Care 629 m
Adelaide Dental Lounge 723 m
London Dental Specialists 751 m
Food hygiene (5-star) 39% of 466
Business Local businesses registered here
Dissolved (last 12 months) 0
Right-to-buy sales (5yr) 198
High street
A High street health
Registered businesses
DAEDALUS FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD
Investment Investment grade, yield and market outlook
Score reflects rental yield, demand & liquidity — not capital appreciation. See Price growth potential below.
Avg monthly rent £2,102 London avg: £1,950/mo
Gross yield 3.63% (average) London avg: 3.8% Gentrification score 45/100
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)Above average for outer London — neighbourhood in transition 198
Rental market
Young professional Tenant profile
Future outlook
Strong gentrification momentum Low-deprivation area Excellent transport access
Infrastructure pipeline
Infrastructure score 21/100
Bakerloo Extension route 5,773m
Crossrail 2 route 1,526m
Demographics 22 Apr Population, deprivation and income
Decile 8/10
Less deprived than average
Index of Multiple Deprivation
Rank: 26,292 nationally
1,685
Est. population
9,732/km²
Urban core High density Young professionals
Employment & lifestyle
Managerial / professional 64%
Routine / semi-routine 5%
No car household 55%
Unemployed 2%
No qualifications 5%
Housing tenure (Census 2021)
Planning Conservation areas and development
Listed buildings (800m) 141
Live planning apps (800m) 21
Major developments (800m) 0
Planning apps (12 months) 22
Planning apps (3 years) 24
CIL rate (residential) £250/m²
Japanese knotweed sites (400m) 1
Housing pipeline (800m)
Largest scheme 202 homes · Camden Goods Yard, CAMDEN GOODS YARD, Chalk Farm Road, London, NW1 8EH
Named schemes (500m)
Camden Goods Yard, CAMDEN GOODS YARD, Chalk Farm Road, London, NW1 8EH 202 homes
completed Lock House, 35, Oval Road, London, NW1 7EA 171 homes
completed Hawley Wharf, Hawley Wharf, Chalk Farm Road, Castelhaven Road, Hawley Road, Kentish Town Road, NW1 8NZ 170 homes
completed Gilbey House, 38, Jamestown Road, London, NW1 7BY 76 homes
completed 1-6, 1-6, Centric Close, NW1 7EP 76 homes
completed
Politics Local councillors and MP
MP Sir Keir Starmer (Labour)
Constituency Holborn and St Pancras
Councillors
Pat Callaghan Labour
Matt Cooper Labour
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The bottom line
NW1 7ED offers exceptional schools (100% Good/Outstanding), low crime and a green environment — strong value for Families who can accept its trade-offs.
The catch: 1 Japanese knotweed site within 400m — may affect mortgage applications.
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Data freshness When each data source was last updated
gp 1 May
cqc 8 May
epc 18 Apr
imd 24 Apr
lha 18 Apr
tfl 1 May
prow 21 Apr
ptal 17 Apr
seed 17 Apr
crime 2 Jun
flood 22 Apr
radon 18 Apr
census 25 Apr
mobile 18 Apr
nhs ae 5 Jun
sports 18 Apr
parking 4 May
schools 1 May
streets 18 Apr
planning 1 Jun
amenities 4 May
broadband 18 Apr
buildings 18 Apr
bus stops 4 May
elections 9 May
ethnicity 7 Jun
green belt 18 Apr
parliament 19 Apr
tfl cycles 2 May
air quality 19 May
bgs geology 18 Apr
councillors 9 May
dfe schools 18 Apr
fsa hygiene 1 May
green space 22 Apr
demographics 22 Apr
voa property 24 Apr
bgs landslide 18 Apr
bus frequency 7 Jun
national rail 1 May
rental market 2 Jun
claimant count 18 Apr
street profile 8 Jun
water provider 9 Jun
companies house 18 Apr
housing pipeline 18 Apr
population density 18 Apr
Trusted official data sources Office for
National Statistics