# NW5 1LX: area report for a postcode in Camden

NW5 1LX 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 NW5 1LX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Camden](https://openindex.co.uk/camden) › [NW5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nw5) › [NW5 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nw5-1)

## Around this postcode

- **57 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 26% on July. Camden 001D: 238 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1490,51.5560,NW51LX
- **Gospel Oak, 140 m**: About 2 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1490,51.5560,NW51LX
- **9 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 220 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1490,51.5560,NW51LX
- **No property in NW5 1LX 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=-0.1490,51.5560,NW51LX
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Camden 001D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1490,51.5560,NW51LX
- **£815,159 average price**: For the whole of Camden, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1490,51.5560,NW51LX
- **5 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 270 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1490,51.5560,NW51LX
- **7 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 50 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1490,51.5560,NW51LX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NW5 1LX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1490,51.5560,NW51LX
- **Moderate road and rail noise at NW5 1LX**: Road 57 dB, rail 56 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1490,51.5560,NW51LX
- **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=-0.1490,51.5560,NW51LX
- **17.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1490,51.5560,NW51LX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Gospel Oak Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gospel-oak-primary-school-e100025) | Primary | 220 m (3 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Parliament Hill School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/parliament-hill-school-e100050) | Secondary | 280 m (3 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), May 2024 | Attainment 8 of 58.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [LaSWAP Sixth Form](https://openindex.co.uk/school/laswap-sixth-form-e132838) | Sixth form and further education | 310 m (4 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [William Ellis School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/william-ellis-school-e100056) | Secondary | 340 m (4 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 43.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/la-sainte-union-catholic-secondary-school-e100059) | Secondary | 450 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 54.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [La Petite Ecole Bilingue](https://openindex.co.uk/school/la-petite-ecole-bilingue-e138777) | Independent | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Wildwood Nature School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wildwood-nature-school-e150298) | Independent | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Acland Burghley School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/acland-burghley-school-e100053) | Secondary | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | Attainment 8 of 55.2 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £800,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 30 m |
| May 2025 | £485,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| January 2025 | £710,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| December 2023 | £935,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| May 2026 | £700,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| August 2023 | £430,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| August 2025 | £535,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| January 2026 | £1,650,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Gospel Oak (140 m, 2 minutes on foot); Tufnell Park (740 m, 9 minutes on foot); Kentish Town (850 m, 11 minutes on foot); Kentish Town (860 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: PARLIAMENT HILL SURGERY (270 m); QUEENS CRESCENT PRACTICE (730 m); THE JUNCTION MEDICAL PRACTICE (870 m); BROOKFIELD PARK SURGERY (960 m); CAVERSHAM GROUP PRACTICE (970 m)
- Pharmacies: EICO PHARMACY (270 m); MACEY CHEMIST (470 m); M SIMMONDS (620 m); DH ROBERTS CHEMISTS (680 m); FINE PHARMACY (730 m)
- Dental practices: GOSPEL OAK HEALTH CENTRE (490 m); DENTAL SURGERY (680 m); DENTAL SURGERY (830 m); KT DENTAL (950 m); KENTISH TOWN DENTAL SURGERY (960 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Camden Parliament Hill Local (50 m, Sainsburys); Co-op Fortress Road (660 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco Dartmouth Park Express (680 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Fortess Road Local (700 m, Sainsburys); Sainsburys Kentish Town Local (840 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 001D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 31.9** (2025). Camden 001D has a deprivation score of 31.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,399th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £535,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Camden 001D was £535,000 in 2025. Joint 3,866th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,587** (2021). Camden 001D had 1,587 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,798th 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: 99.5%** (January 2026). In Camden 001D, 99.5% 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.

## NW5 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £677,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NW5 was £677,500 in 2025. 90th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 31,048** (2021). NW5 had 31,048 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 866th 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 NW5 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: 97.7%** (January 2026). In NW5, 97.7% 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: 51.5560, -0.1490

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

## Your MP

- [Hampstead and Highgate](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hampstead-and-highgate): Tulip Siddiq (Labour), MP since July 2024.

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=-0.1490,51.5560,NW51LX

## How to cite

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