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Somers Town

Middle area

South east Camden. 10,540 people in 1.0 square kilometre.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Somers Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£775,000
Joint 165th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
9,783
1,336th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Somers Town

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Somers Town at a rate of 285.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 215.5 per 1,000 people across Camden.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Other crime938
Anti-social behaviour557
Violence and sexual offences512
Theft from the person353
Shoplifting164
Drug offences120
Vehicle crime114
Burglary99
Robbery92
Criminal damage and arson59

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Somers Town compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Somers TownMiddle
Median sale price26 middle areas, Camden · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Camden26 areas from £545,000 to £1,406,000. The middle area is £776,375. Somers Town is £775,000.
£775,00013th cheapest
Population27 middle areas, Camden · 2021
Population: every middle area in Camden27 areas from 5,337 to 11,588. The middle area is 7,745. Somers Town is 9,783.
9,7833rd most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares27 middle areas, Camden · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Camden27 areas from 0.0% to 95.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Somers Town is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage27 middle areas, Camden · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Camden27 areas from 83.2% to 99.6%. The middle area is 97.0%. Somers Town is 97.0%.
97.0%14th highest

Is Somers Town safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Somers Town at a rate of 285.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 215.5 per 1,000 people across Camden.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 250 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Somers Town.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were other crime (938), anti-social behaviour (557) and violence and sexual offences (512).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Camden

These figures are published for the whole of Camden, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Camden and not Somers Town alone. See Camden

Average house price
£815,159
Down 10.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£53,133
4th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
15.3×
4th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
23.7
96th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Somers Town in brief

The median price paid for a home in Somers Town was £775,000 in 2025.

Somers Town had 9,783 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Somers Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Somers Town, 97.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.