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Camden

Camden is a town in Greater London, England, with a population of around 256,000. It has around 1 school, 11 GP surgeries, 15 pharmacies, 4 supermarkets, and around 194 restaurants and cafés, along with 63 bus stops and the nearest railway station at Chalk Farm, 0.1 km away. There were around 1,379 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. Covers 2 towns with local open-data for the whole authority.

On deprivation, Camden is around the average in England (IoD2019). It is home to around 210,133 residents at roughly 9,641 people per km².

42/ 100

My Area Score

Mixed

Ranked 202nd of 294 English council areas — better than 31% of them.

Low crime1
Home affordability3
Affordable rents4
Good schools95
Life expectancy80
Low deprivation42
Employment20
Low council tax91

A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology

Weather

19°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 24° / 15° · 36% rain
  • Tomorrow: 23° / 17° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:29Sunset 19:24

12h 55m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

46US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Camden Kerbside, United Kingdom

Crime

1391 reported · July 2026 16% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences342
  • Anti-social behaviour288
  • Shoplifting158
  • Other theft130

123 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Haverstock · Metropolitan

Local policing priorities

  • There have been reports of drug use, drug dealing, and associated anti‑social behaviour occurring in the vicinity of Eton Road, Eton Coll…
  • This priority has been established following an increase in reports of drug use and drug dealing in the vicinity of Southfleet, Malden Ro…

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

652 reported road collisions (2024)

97 killed or seriously injured · 723 casualties · 31 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

  • 298 rated 4–5 ★ (187 top)
  • 43 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Chalk Farm (0.1 km)
  • 63 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Kentish Town West (0.7 km):

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Live buses at Chalk Farm Station:

  • 31White City · 7 min
  • 31White City · 13 min
  • 31White City · 25 min

Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, National Rail

House prices

£833,067 average 7.1% YoY

Across Camden · to 2026-06

Detached£3,605,564
Semi-detached£2,125,035
Terraced£1,569,143
Flat£688,438

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£2,800 average monthly rent 0.5% YoY

  • 1 bed £2,040
  • 2 bed £2,603
  • 3 bed £3,035

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

Affordability

14.4× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 14.4 times median annual pay (13.8× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 136.8p · AppleGreen (8.1 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 142.8p · AppleGreen (8.1 km)

77 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

150 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Adelaide Road (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres11
  • Gyms15
  • Swimming pools4
  • Sports pitches132
  • Playgrounds76

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

210,133 residents in Camden · 9,641/km²

  • Under 16: 15%
  • 16–64: 73%
  • 65+: 12%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Around the average in England

Ranked 132 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,208 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band D (23% of 113,890)

A £1,472
B £1,717
C £1,962
D £2,208
E £2,698
F £3,189
G £3,679
H £4,415

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

Schools

99 schools · 28,711 pupils

38 primary · 10 secondary · 51 other

Ofsted: 24 of 24 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (100%)

56inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Parliament Hill SchoolOutstanding
  • Hampstead SchoolGood
  • The Camden School for GirlsGood
  • The UCL AcademyGood
  • Acland Burghley School
  • Haverstock School
  • La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School
  • Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ
  • Regent High School
  • William Ellis School

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Camden

Care & health services

311 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes11
  • GP practices91
  • Dentists112
  • Homecare agencies46
  • Hospitals & hospices11

CQC ratings: 92% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 1 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Camden

Heritage & planning

  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 611 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

Planning decisions

512 applications decided

83% granted · 425 granted, 87 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Seat currently vacant.

Holborn and St Pancras

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour majority

  • Lab 31
  • Con 3
  • LD 10
  • Grn 10
  • Oth 1

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools47
  • GPs & clinics22
  • Pharmacies27
  • Supermarkets15
  • Parks & greens162
  • Restaurants & cafés416

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

41,260 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

330 jobs advertised · £46,684 avg

e.g. Day-to-Day Primary Teachers - Hampstead, Cleaner, Teaching Assistant Primary School

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£1,032 median full-time weekly pay

4.6% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£72,346 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

52% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: C · 135,986 certificates

8.6% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Grid electricity

68% low-carbon electricity

Wind 49% · Imports 19% · Gas 14% · Nuclear 13%

77 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for London · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 86 yrs women · 80.8 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 59.4 women · 59.8 men

49% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.3
  • Feeling worthwhile7.5
  • Happiness yesterday7.3
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Health services

12 GP surgeries · 14 pharmacies in NW3

  • Park End Surgery
  • Hampstead Group Practice
  • Adelaide Medical Centre

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Holborn and St Pancras:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Primrose Hill railway station · 0.1 km

    Primrose Hill was a railway station in Chalk Farm, in the London Borough of Camden, opened by the North London Railway as Hampstead Road in 1855. It was named Chalk Farm from 1862 until 1950, when it was given its fin…

  • Chalk Farm tube station · 0.1 km

    Chalk Farm is a London Underground station near Camden Town in the London Borough of Camden. It is on the Edgware branch of the Northern line, between Belsize Park and Camden Town stations. For ticketing purposes, the…

  • Haverstock School · 0.2 km

    Haverstock School, is a coeducational comprehensive secondary school and sixth form located on Haverstock Hill in Haverstock, London, England. It is opposite Chalk Farm Underground station, and bounded by Prince of Wa…

  • Camden Carriage Servicing Depot · 0.2 km

    Camden Carriage Servicing Depot is a stabling point located in Camden, Greater London, England. The depot is near what used to be Camden Road station, but it closed down in 1916.

  • Chalk Farm · 0.2 km

    Chalk Farm is a small urban district of north west London, lying immediately north of Camden Town, in the London Borough of Camden.

  • St Saviour's Church, Hampstead · 0.2 km

    St Saviour's Church is an Anglican church in Chalk Farm. It occupies a Grade II listed building designed by Edward Middleton Barry in a Gothic Revival style.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)