# NW1 8RL: area report for a postcode in Camden

NW1 8RL is a postcode in Camden.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Camden. Open the map at NW1 8RL for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Camden](https://openindex.co.uk/camden) › [NW1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nw1) › [NW1 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nw1-8)

## Around this postcode

- **317 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 12% on July. Camden 018B: 352 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1427,51.5435,NW18RL
- **Camden Road, 340 m**: About 4 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1427,51.5435,NW18RL
- **12 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 100 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1427,51.5435,NW18RL
- **No property in NW1 8RL listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.1427,51.5435,NW18RL
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Camden 018B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1427,51.5435,NW18RL
- **£815,159 average price**: For the whole of Camden, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1427,51.5435,NW18RL
- **6 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 370 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1427,51.5435,NW18RL
- **18 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 350 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1427,51.5435,NW18RL
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NW1 8RL**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1427,51.5435,NW18RL
- **Moderate road and rail noise at NW1 8RL**: Road 58 dB, rail 55 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1427,51.5435,NW18RL
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.1427,51.5435,NW18RL
- **19.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1427,51.5435,NW18RL

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Hawley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hawley-primary-school-e100015) | Primary | 100 m (1 minute on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | 41% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Holy Trinity and Saint Silas CofE Primary School, NW1](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-trinity-and-saint-silas-cofe-primary-school-nw1-e100033) | Primary | 230 m (3 minutes on foot) | Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Harmood School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harmood-school-e100092) | Special | 290 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2022 | – |
| [The Cavendish School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-cavendish-school-e100066) | Independent | 520 m (7 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [The Camden School for Girls](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-camden-school-for-girls-e100054) | Secondary | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2022 | Attainment 8 of 65.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Our Lady Roman Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/our-lady-roman-catholic-primary-school-e100048) | Primary | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), April 2023 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Patrick's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-patricks-catholic-primary-school-e100045) | Primary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [College Francais Bilingue De Londres](https://openindex.co.uk/school/college-francais-bilingue-de-londres-e100082) | Independent | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2025 | £460,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| December 2023 | £900,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| December 2024 | £450,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| November 2023 | £467,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| April 2025 | £560,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| May 2025 | £340,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| January 2026 | £1,392,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| July 2025 | £346,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Camden Road (340 m, 4 minutes on foot); Kentish Town West (440 m, 5 minutes on foot); Camden Town (470 m, 6 minutes on foot); Chalk Farm (740 m, 9 minutes on foot); Kentish Town (770 m, 10 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: JAMES WIGG PRACTICE (370 m); PRINCE OF WALES GROUP SURGERY (490 m); CAMDEN BRIDGING ACCESS SERVICE (830 m); CAVERSHAM GROUP PRACTICE (840 m); QUEENS CRESCENT PRACTICE (930 m)
- Pharmacies: WELLCARE PHARMACY (320 m); BIOTECH PHARMACY (380 m); BOOTS (450 m); MORRISONS PHARMACY (510 m); BOOTS (580 m)
- Dental practices: IVY HOUSE DENTAL PRACTICE (140 m); DENTAL BEAUTY CAMDEN (400 m); ACE DENTAL (400 m); KENTISH TOWN HEALTH CENTRE (440 m); KT DENTAL (640 m)
- Supermarkets: Aldi 152 Unit 1, Fleet House, Kentish Town Road, London (350 m, Aldi); Sainsburys Camden (350 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Kentish Town Express (390 m, Tesco); Morrisons Camden (500 m, Morrisons); Sainsburys Camden Parkway (520 m, Sainsburys)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £815,159** (July 2026). Camden’s average house price was £815,159 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 10.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £53,133** (2025). Full-time workers living in Camden earned a median of £53,133 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 4th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 15.3×** (2025). A home in Camden costs 15.3 times local full-time pay. 4th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 23.7** (2025). Camden has a deprivation score of 23.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 96th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Camden 018B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 36.3** (2025). Camden 018B has a deprivation score of 36.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,675th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £1,252,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Camden 018B was £1,252,500 in 2025. Joint 217th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,932** (2021). Camden 018B had 1,932 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 6,539th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.6%** (January 2026). In Camden 018B, 99.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## NW1 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £708,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NW1 was £708,000 in 2025. 77th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 54,573** (2021). NW1 had 54,573 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 135th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in NW1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 89.9%** (January 2026). In NW1, 89.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Camden](https://openindex.co.uk/camden)
- Centre: 51.5435, -0.1427

Council: [Camden](https://openindex.co.uk/camden) (London borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Holborn and St Pancras](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/holborn-and-st-pancras): Sagal Abdi-Wali (Labour), MP since October 2026.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.1427,51.5435,NW18RL

## How to cite

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