# NW1

Postcode district covering Camden Town, Somers Town and Lisson Grove, in Camden and Westminster.

NW1 is a postcode district covering Camden Town, Somers Town and Lisson Grove, in Camden and Westminster. Median sale price £708,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code NW1. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [NW](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nw)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an NW1 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nw1#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nw1#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nw1#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nw1#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=NW1) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in NW1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=NW1) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 367 homes were sold in NW1 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=NW1) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for NW1.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=NW1) (Census 2021, England and Wales): NW1 had 54,573 usual residents at the census.

## How NW1 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | NW1 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £708,000 | 4th most expensive | 11 postcode districts, NW · 2025 |
| Population | 54,573 | 5th most populated | 13 postcode districts, NW · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | – | 13 postcode districts, NW · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 89.9% | 6th highest | 13 postcode districts, NW · Jan 2026 |

## Is NW1 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in NW1 at a rate of 240.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 134.9 per 1,000 people across the NW postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 1,181 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in NW1.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (2,836), other crime (2,790) and violence and sexual offences (2,775).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in NW1 was 265.5 per 1,000 people.
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.

## Deprivation in NW1, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so NW1 has no single figure. Of its 33 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 2: 11 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 10 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 4 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in NW1

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Camden 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/camden/neighbourhood/e01000866) | 1,950 | 86.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 58.3% |
| [Camden 012C](https://openindex.co.uk/camden/neighbourhood/e01000904) | 2,066 | 135.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 95.0% |
| [Camden 015C](https://openindex.co.uk/camden/neighbourhood/e01000867) | 1,736 | 139.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.9% |
| [Camden 015D](https://openindex.co.uk/camden/neighbourhood/e01000868) | 1,746 | 106.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 85.4% |
| [Camden 015E](https://openindex.co.uk/camden/neighbourhood/e01000869) | 1,946 | 123.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 93.2% |
| [Camden 015F](https://openindex.co.uk/camden/neighbourhood/e01035707) | 2,451 | 180.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 94.2% |
| [Camden 018B](https://openindex.co.uk/camden/neighbourhood/e01000858) | 1,932 | 352.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.6% |
| [Camden 018C](https://openindex.co.uk/camden/neighbourhood/e01000859) | 1,462 | 159.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 95.5% |
| [Camden 018D](https://openindex.co.uk/camden/neighbourhood/e01000860) | 1,120 | 116.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.4% |
| [Camden 018E](https://openindex.co.uk/camden/neighbourhood/e01000862) | 1,685 | 205.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 95.5% |
| [Camden 019A](https://openindex.co.uk/camden/neighbourhood/e01000856) | 1,591 | 265.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.6% |
| [Camden 019B](https://openindex.co.uk/camden/neighbourhood/e01000861) | 1,366 | 240.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 97.9% |
| [Camden 019C](https://openindex.co.uk/camden/neighbourhood/e01000957) | 1,320 | 111.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.5% |
| [Camden 019D](https://openindex.co.uk/camden/neighbourhood/e01000958) | 2,940 | 116.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 90.3% |
| [Camden 019E](https://openindex.co.uk/camden/neighbourhood/e01000959) | 1,691 | 151.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.7% |
| [Camden 021A](https://openindex.co.uk/camden/neighbourhood/e01000863) | 1,476 | 1,471.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 91.3% |
| [Camden 021B](https://openindex.co.uk/camden/neighbourhood/e01000946) | 1,551 | 325.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 89.8% |
| [Camden 021C](https://openindex.co.uk/camden/neighbourhood/e01000947) | 1,665 | 634.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 92.8% |
| [Camden 021D](https://openindex.co.uk/camden/neighbourhood/e01000948) | 1,531 | 155.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 88.5% |
| [Camden 022A](https://openindex.co.uk/camden/neighbourhood/e01000952) | 1,691 | 229.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 96.2% |
| [Camden 022C](https://openindex.co.uk/camden/neighbourhood/e01000954) | 1,751 | 5.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Camden 022D](https://openindex.co.uk/camden/neighbourhood/e01000955) | 1,348 | 320.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 95.3% |
| [Camden 022E](https://openindex.co.uk/camden/neighbourhood/e01000956) | 1,505 | 348.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 94.0% |
| [Camden 022G](https://openindex.co.uk/camden/neighbourhood/e01035709) | 1,539 | 180.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.8% |
| [Camden 023A](https://openindex.co.uk/camden/neighbourhood/e01000944) | 1,464 | 74.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.8% |
| [Camden 023C](https://openindex.co.uk/camden/neighbourhood/e01000949) | 1,600 | 45.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 87.3% |
| [Camden 023E](https://openindex.co.uk/camden/neighbourhood/e01000951) | 1,539 | 50.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.7% |
| [Camden 023F](https://openindex.co.uk/camden/neighbourhood/e01035710) | 2,576 | 329.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 93.0% |
| [Westminster 008A](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster/neighbourhood/e01004659) | 1,631 | 253.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 94.5% |
| [Westminster 008B](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster/neighbourhood/e01004660) | 1,431 | 219.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 81.8% |
| [Westminster 008D](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster/neighbourhood/e01004727) | 1,545 | 371.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 71.6% |
| [Westminster 009I](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster/neighbourhood/e01033603) | 1,266 | 290.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 86.0% |
| [Westminster 009J](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster/neighbourhood/e01033604) | 1,181 | 473.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 77.5% |

## Your MP

- [Holborn and St Pancras](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/holborn-and-st-pancras): Sagal Abdi-Wali (Labour), MP since October 2026. 80% of the people here.
- [Cities of London and Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/cities-of-london-and-westminster): Rachel Blake (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024. 17% of the people here.
- [Queen's Park and Maida Vale](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/queens-park-and-maida-vale): Georgia Gould (Labour), MP since July 2024. 3.3% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in NW1

[Camden Road South](https://openindex.co.uk/camden/camden-road-south), [Camden Street & Elm Village](https://openindex.co.uk/camden/camden-street-and-elm-village), [Camden Town & Mornington Crescent](https://openindex.co.uk/camden/camden-town-and-mornington-crescent), [Euston](https://openindex.co.uk/camden/euston), [Primrose Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/camden/primrose-hill), [Regent's Park](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster/regents-park), [Somers Town](https://openindex.co.uk/camden/somers-town)

## Postcode sectors in NW1

[NW1 0 (173 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nw1-0), [NW1 1 (194 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nw1-1), [NW1 2 (100 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nw1-2), [NW1 3 (133 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nw1-3), [NW1 4 (187 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nw1-4), [NW1 5 (133 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nw1-5), [NW1 6 (165 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nw1-6), [NW1 7 (146 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nw1-7), [NW1 8 (221 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nw1-8), [NW1 9 (207 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nw1-9)

## Councils NW1 covers

[Camden](https://openindex.co.uk/camden), [Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster)

## Towns in NW1

[Camden](https://openindex.co.uk/camden), [City of Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/town/city-of-westminster)

## Postcode districts next to NW1

[N1C](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/n1c), [N7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/n7), [NW1W](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nw1w), [NW3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nw3), [NW5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nw5), [NW8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nw8), [W1B](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w1b), [W1G](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w1g), [W1H](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w1h), [W1T](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w1t), [W1U](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w1u), [W1W](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w1w), [W2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w2), [WC1H](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wc1h), [WC1X](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wc1x)

## Nearest rail stations

[Camden Town (50 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.1427,51.5393), [Camden Road (400 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.1387,51.5418), [Mornington Crescent (500 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.1388,51.5347), [Kentish Town West (950 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.1467,51.5466)

## More in the NW postcode area

[All NW postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nw), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## NW1 in brief

NW1 is a postcode district covering Camden Town, Somers Town and Lisson Grove, in Camden and Westminster.
About 56,923 people lived in NW1 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £708,000 in 2025 across 367 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 240.8 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in NW1 was £708,000 in 2025.
NW1 had 54,573 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in NW1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In NW1, 89.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: NW1
- Postcode area: [NW](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nw)
- Constituency: [Holborn and St Pancras †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/holborn-and-st-pancras)
- Council: [Camden †](https://openindex.co.uk/camden)
- Area: 5.25 km²
- People, mid-2024: 56,923*
- Neighbourhoods: 33
- Output areas: 190

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[NW8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nw8), [NW5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nw5), [N1C](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/n1c), [NW1W](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nw1w), [W1H](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w1h), [N7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/n7)

## Latest updates for NW1

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/NW1

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nw1, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nw1#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nw1