Camden
Camden is a city in Greater London, England, with 2 schools, 12 GP surgeries, 11 pharmacies, 7 supermarkets, 190 restaurants and cafés, 67 bus stops, and Belsize Park railway station 0.5 km away. There were around 1207 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Camden area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Camden area is around the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 210,133 residents at roughly 9,641 people per km².
- Council
- Camden
- County
- Greater London
- Constituency
- Holborn and St Pancras
- Police force
- Metropolitan Police
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 202nd of 294 English council areas — better than 31% of them.
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
17°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 23° / 15° · 36% rain
- Tomorrow: 25° / 15° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:27Sunset 19:26
12h 59m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
25US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Camden Kerbside, United Kingdom
Crime
1224 reported · July 2026▼ 18% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences299
- Anti-social behaviour232
- Shoplifting166
- Other theft109
96 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
- 302 rated 4–5 ★ (212 top)
- 44 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Belsize Park (0.5 km)
- 67 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Kentish Town West (0.9 km):
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Live buses at Steele's Road / Steele's Village:
- N5 → Edgware Station · 9 min
Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, National Rail
House prices
£833,067 average▼ 7.1% YoY
Across Camden · to 2026-06
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 (8.7 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 142.8p · AppleGreen (8.7 km)
75 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: 8 Parkhill Road (0 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres11
- Gyms17
- Swimming pools4
- Sports pitches115
- Playgrounds66
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)
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
- In a conservation area (Parkhill)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 797 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
- Schools56
- GPs & clinics23
- Pharmacies24
- Supermarkets18
- Parks & greens140
- Restaurants & cafés381
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
80% low-carbon electricity
Wind 58% · Gas 19% · Nuclear 13% · Biomass 10%
88 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
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Holborn and St Pancras:
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership429 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership351 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s194 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office151 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks132 local signatures · 49,615 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Sir Richard Steele (public house) · 0.2 kmThe Sir Richard Steele is a public house in Haverstock Hill, north London, midway between Belsize Park and Chalk Farm tube stations on the Northern line. It is named after Richard Steele (1672–1729). It has been desig…
St Dominic's Priory Church · 0.3 kmSt Dominic's Priory Church is one of the largest Catholic churches in London. The church is Grade II* listed building on the National Heritage List for England. It has been served by the Order of Preachers (Dominicans…
- South Hampstead Synagogue · 0.3 km
South Hampstead Synagogue is a synagogue of the United Synagogue in the Belsize Park area of north London. It is located on Eton Villas. The present building dates from 2019 and replaced an earlier building that was…
- Supernova Heights · 0.4 km
Supernova Heights is a Victorian terraced house at 8 Steele's Road in the Belsize Park area of the London Borough of Camden. The semi-detached property is most known for being the home of Oasis singer-songwriter Noel…
Queen's Crescent Market · 0.4 kmQueen's Crescent Market is an outdoor street market held every Thursday and Saturday on Queen's Crescent in Kentish Town, Camden between the junction with Malden Road in the West and the junction with Grafton Road in…
Bespoke Tailors' Benevolent Association · 0.4 kmThe Bespoke Tailors' Benevolent Association is a charity supporting journeyman tailors no longer able to work due to blindness, illness or old age, and those tailors' spouses. As of 2022, it was run by ten trustees an…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Camden?
- Camden is a town in Greater London, England, in the Camden local authority.
- How deprived is Camden?
- The Camden local authority, which includes Camden, is around the average in England on the IoD2019.