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Primrose Hill

Ward

Central Camden. About 12,754 people in 1.3 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

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

Population
12,542
1,427th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Primrose Hill compares

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

Primrose HillMiddle
Population20 wards, Camden · 2021
Population: every ward in Camden20 areas from 6,389 to 12,542. The middle area is 11,284. Primrose Hill is 12,542.
12,542most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares20 wards, Camden · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Camden20 areas from 0.0% to 71.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Primrose Hill is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage20 wards, Camden · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Camden20 areas from 85.6% to 98.6%. The middle area is 95.9%. Primrose Hill is 96.7%.
96.7%joint 8th highest
Claimant rate20 wards, Camden · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Camden20 areas from 1.5% to 6.3%. The middle area is 5.0%. Primrose Hill is 3.4%.
3.4%5th lowest

Is Primrose Hill safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Primrose Hill at a rate of 126.0 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, 141 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Primrose Hill.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (409), other crime (369) and violence and sexual offences (338).

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 ward, so they describe all of Camden and not Primrose Hill 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
Primrose Hill in brief

Primrose Hill had 12,542 usual residents at the census.

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

In Primrose Hill, 96.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Primrose Hill, 3.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.