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

NW1 8XH 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 8XH 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

- **72 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 4% on July. Camden 018A: 120 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1583,51.5406,NW18XH
- **Chalk Farm, 520 m**: About 6 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1583,51.5406,NW18XH
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 340 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1583,51.5406,NW18XH
- **No property in NW1 8XH 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=-0.1583,51.5406,NW18XH
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Camden 018A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1583,51.5406,NW18XH
- **£815,159 average price**: For the whole of Camden, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1583,51.5406,NW18XH
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 220 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1583,51.5406,NW18XH
- **7 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 540 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1583,51.5406,NW18XH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NW1 8XH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1583,51.5406,NW18XH
- **Moderate road and rail noise at NW1 8XH**: Road 58 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1583,51.5406,NW18XH
- **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=-0.1583,51.5406,NW18XH
- **17.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1583,51.5406,NW18XH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Paul's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-pauls-church-of-england-primary-school-e100046) | Primary | 340 m (4 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 90% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Primrose Hill School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/primrose-hill-school-e100020) | Primary | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2023 | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Haverstock School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/haverstock-school-e100049) | Secondary | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | Attainment 8 of 39.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Hampstead Fine Arts College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hampstead-fine-arts-college-e100084) | Independent | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Saint Christina's School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/saint-christinas-school-e101169) | Independent | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Sarum Hall School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sarum-hall-school-e100063) | Independent | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Harmood School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harmood-school-e100092) | Special | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2022 | – |
| [Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/swiss-cottage-school-development-and-research-centre-e100096) | Special | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, March 2023 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2024 | £750,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| October 2024 | £560,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| June 2024 | £1,400,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| February 2026 | £620,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| October 2025 | £390,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| June 2025 | £4,200,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| October 2024 | £1,138,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| January 2026 | £2,080,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Chalk Farm (520 m, 6 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: PRIMROSE HILL SURGERY (220 m); ADELAIDE MEDICAL CENTRE (390 m)
- Pharmacies: PRIMROSE CHEMIST (220 m); MORRISONS PHARMACY (650 m); ALLCHINS & CO CHEMIST (660 m); CAMDEN PHARMACY (810 m)
- Dental practices: ALBANY DENTAL CENTRE (580 m); DENTAL SURGERY (650 m); THE LONDON CENTRE FOR COSMETIC DENTISTRY LIMITED (680 m); DENTAL SURGERY (860 m); KENTISH TOWN DENTAL SURGERY (900 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Chalk Farm Express (540 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Chalk Farm Road Local (590 m, Sainsburys); Morrisons Camden (630 m, Morrisons); Tesco Belsize Park Express (650 m, Tesco); Co-op Camden Parkway (960 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 018A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 16.5** (2025). Camden 018A has a deprivation score of 16.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,994th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £695,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Camden 018A was £695,000 in 2025. Joint 1,592nd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,391** (2021). Camden 018A had 1,391 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,812th least 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Camden 018A, 100.0% 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: 51.5406, -0.1583

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=-0.1583,51.5406,NW18XH

## How to cite

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