# NW5 2XL: area report for a postcode in Camden

NW5 2XL 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 2XL for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Camden](https://openindex.co.uk/camden) › [NW5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nw5) › [NW5 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nw5-2)

## Around this postcode

- **156 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 7% on July. Camden 003D: 84 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1374,51.5530,NW52XL
- **Kentish Town, 350 m**: About 4 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1374,51.5530,NW52XL
- **8 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 210 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1374,51.5530,NW52XL
- **No property in NW5 2XL 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=-0.1374,51.5530,NW52XL
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Camden 003D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1374,51.5530,NW52XL
- **£815,159 average price**: For the whole of Camden, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1374,51.5530,NW52XL
- **7 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1374,51.5530,NW52XL
- **11 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 280 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1374,51.5530,NW52XL
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NW5 2XL**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1374,51.5530,NW52XL
- **Low road and rail noise at NW5 2XL**: Road 54 dB, rail 41 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1374,51.5530,NW52XL
- **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=-0.1374,51.5530,NW52XL
- **18.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1374,51.5530,NW52XL

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Eleanor Palmer Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/eleanor-palmer-primary-school-e100027) | Primary | 210 m (3 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), September 2023 | 93% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kentish Town Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kentish-town-church-of-england-primary-school-e100034) | Primary | 390 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, July 2024 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Torriano Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/torriano-primary-school-e100023) | Primary | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, July 2024 | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lift Beacon High](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lift-beacon-high-e152337) | Secondary | 520 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022, before the school changed | – |
| [St Patrick's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-patricks-catholic-primary-school-e100045) | Primary | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Tufnell Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tufnell-park-primary-school-e100430) | Primary | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2022 | 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [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) |
| [College Francais Bilingue De Londres](https://openindex.co.uk/school/college-francais-bilingue-de-londres-e100082) | Independent | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2025 | £1,170,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| March 2026 | £800,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| January 2026 | £2,125,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| March 2025 | £1,094,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| January 2026 | £450,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| February 2026 | £503,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| April 2025 | £830,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| July 2025 | £1,050,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 80 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Kentish Town (340 m, 4 minutes on foot); Kentish Town (380 m, 5 minutes on foot); Tufnell Park (430 m, 5 minutes on foot); Kentish Town West (960 m, 12 minutes on foot); Gospel Oak (960 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: CAVERSHAM GROUP PRACTICE (290 m); CAMDEN BRIDGING ACCESS SERVICE (300 m); THE JUNCTION MEDICAL PRACTICE (470 m); PARLIAMENT HILL SURGERY (600 m); JAMES WIGG PRACTICE (750 m)
- Pharmacies: DH ROBERTS CHEMISTS (370 m); WELLCARE PHARMACY (380 m); EICO PHARMACY (600 m); AURA PHARMACY (660 m); BOOTS (670 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (370 m); DENTAL SURGERY (380 m); KT DENTAL (490 m); DENTAL SURGERY (570 m); DENTAL BEAUTY CAMDEN (720 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Fortress Road (280 m, The Co-operative Group); Sainsburys Fortess Road Local (340 m, Sainsburys); Sainsburys Kentish Town Local (380 m, Sainsburys); Co-op Kentish Town (450 m, The Co-operative Group); Iceland Kentish Town (460 m, Iceland)

## 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 003D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 18.2** (2025). Camden 003D has a deprivation score of 18.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,139th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £980,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Camden 003D was £980,000 in 2025. Joint 477th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,447** (2021). Camden 003D had 1,447 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,418th 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: 99.4%** (January 2026). In Camden 003D, 99.4% 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: 51.5530, -0.1374

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=-0.1374,51.5530,NW52XL

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Snapshot 2026.10.8. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nw5-2xl