Property market
The five-year median is £515,268 from 1 recorded sale in NW1 8PL. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.
The latest UK House Price Index average for Camden is £833,067 in June 2026, down 7.1% year on year.
NW1 8PL
Kentish Town South · Camden · England
Updated September 2026
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- Post town
- London
- Ward
- Kentish Town South
- Local authority
- Camden
- Constituency
- Holborn and St Pancras
- Postcode district
- NW1
- Postcode sector
- NW1 8
Nearby postcodes
Complete postcode fields and official codes
- Postcode
- NW1 8PL
- Status
- Current
- Introduced
- 1 January 1980
- Terminated
- Not published
- Postcode area
- NW
- Postcode district
- NW1
- Postcode sector
- NW1 8
- Latitude
- 51.545478
- Longitude
- -0.143746
- British National Grid easting
- 528,813
- British National Grid northing
- 184,586
Statistical and administrative geographies
- Country
- England · E92000001
- Region
- London · E12000007
- Local authority district
- Camden · E09000007
- Electoral ward
- Kentish Town South · E05013664
- Parish or community
- E43000197
- Westminster constituency
- Holborn and St Pancras · E14001290
- Output area
- E00004573
- Lower layer super output area
- Camden 007F · E01000927
- Middle layer super output area
- Camden 007 · E02000172
Postcode source versions
- Ordnance Survey: Code-Point Open Version 2026-08 · Current postcode units in Great Britain · OGL-3.0
- Office for National Statistics: ONS Postcode Directory Version 2026-08 · United Kingdom; Northern Ireland excluded pending rights review; Crown Dependencies outside product scope · OGL-3.0 with third-party rights
- Ordnance Survey: Boundary-Line Version 2026-05 · Local-authority boundaries in Great Britain · OS OpenData Licence
Explore NW1
Property
9 recorded
sales at this postcode
| Address | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 86a, Castlehaven Road, London, NW1 8PL | 14 July 2025 | £515,268 |
| 86a, Castlehaven Road, London, NW1 8PL | 8 March 2019 | £445,000 |
| 86a, Castlehaven Road, London, NW1 8PL | 1 December 2014 | £408,000 |
Schools
Within 3.1 miles of this postcode
- Open schools
- 319
- Primary
- 144
- Secondary
- 32
- 207 m
Holy Trinity and Saint Silas CofE Primary School, NW1
Voluntary aided school
- 242 m
Harmood School
Community special school
- 321 m
Hawley Primary School
Community school
Recorded crime
Within 1 mile of this postcode
- Published events
- 15,131
- Months covered
- 12
- Latest month
- June 2026
Most recorded categories in this period
- Violence and sexual offences 3,738
- Theft from the person 1,816
- Anti social behaviour 1,758
- Other theft 1,538
- Shoplifting 1,169
Census 2021
Population and age profile
- Postcode residents
- 20
- Postcode households
- 12
- Residents per household
- 1.7
- NW1 8 residents
- 8,311
11 female, 9 male
Age bands in NW1 8
Wider postcode sector- Age 0 to 14
- 13.6%
- Age 15 to 24
- 15.4%
- Age 25 to 44
- 33.4%
- Age 45 to 64
- 23.4%
- Age 65 and over
- 14.1%
1,172 residents
1,326 residents
2,871 residents
2,014 residents
1,214 residents
This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NW1 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.
Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.
Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.
Fixed broadband coverage
Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.
- Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
- 100%
- Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
- 100%
- Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
- 100%
- Gigabit-capable
- 100%
- Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
- 0%
- Next Generation Access
- 100%
- Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
- 0%
Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.
Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Planning applications
Mapped applications within 1,000 metres of this postcode point.
- Available records
- 12,101
- Records since 17 September 2020
- 3,286
- Latest available record date
- 8 September 2025
London Borough of Camden
Partial beta coverage
This beta dataset covers only Adur, Camden, Doncaster and Worthing and is not a complete national planning register. Doncaster records have no published coordinates, so they cannot be matched to local reports.
Latest available applications
- 2025/1120/P Date not supplied 661 m away
Erection of outbuilding (storage shed) within the rear garden.
Flat A 178 Camden Road London Camden NW1 9HG
London Borough of Camden Registered - 2025/2286/P Date not supplied 769 m away
Erection of a three bedroom dwelling above existing dental surgery, including external alterations to the existing surgery frontage and roof, installation of a store at front and alterations to the front boundary treatment.
Albany Dental Centre 50 Haverstock Hill London NW3 2BH
London Borough of Camden Registered - 2025/3478/P Date not supplied 626 m away
Non-material amendment to planning permission ref: 2022/3646/P granted 29 March 2023 for the internal reconfiguration of the residential layout to merge a one-bedroom home and a 'Manhattan' home (Block A, Level 10) to form a single three-bedroom home.
Camden Goods Yard Chalk Farm Road London NW1 8EH
London Borough of Camden Registered - 2025/3751/P Date not supplied 284 m away
Demolition of existing rear extension and erection of part rear/part side single-storey rear extension. Installation of new window at rear first floor level and associated alterations to ground floor rear fenestration.
12 Patshull Road London NW5 2LB
London Borough of Camden Registered - 2025/2884/P Date not supplied 185 m away
Change of use from Class E (Camden Community Law Centre) to Sui Generis mixed-use as a neighbourhood centre incorporating affordable workspace, community event space, and Civic Action Lab. Increased usable floor area within the building envelope at first and new second floor levels. External alterations to front and side elevations including new window and door openings. Roof level works comprising new roof; installation of PV solar panels, rooflights, and roof ventilation terminals.
2 Prince Of Wales Road London NW5 3LQ
London Borough of Camden Registered - 2025/3057/P Date not supplied 654 m away
Redevelopment of the site to include demolition of existing buildings and associated site clearance, and erection of buildings with one single level basement to provide residential uses (Use Class C3), a community hub (Use Classes F1(e), F2(b)), public realm, landscaping and associated works
Juniper Crescent Chalk Farm London NW1 8HQ
London Borough of Camden Registered - 2025/3611/P Date not supplied 824 m away
Rebuilding of single storey lower ground floor rear conservatory and removal of a garden access stair
1 St Mark's Crescent London NW1 7TS
London Borough of Camden Registered - 25-00145-LDCP Date not supplied 159 m away
Replacement of rear window with French doors, existing roof hatch to be modified to create lightwell in same dimensions and changes to internal walls to adapt house to family use.
43, Hadley Street, London NW1 8TA
London Borough of Camden Registered - 2025/3742/P Date not supplied 866 m away
Enlargement of an existing roof extension and addition of new timber sash dormer window to existing rear mansard.
37 Princess Road London NW1 8JS
London Borough of Camden Registered - 2025/2652/P Date not supplied 778 m away
Replacement and relocation of main front door with a new black powder coated steel door and new black powder coated roller shutter to main shopfront.
177 Camden High Street London NW1 7JY
London Borough of Camden Registered - 2025/3266/P Date not supplied 631 m away
Installation of an air source heat pump (ASHP) to the rear side of the dwellinghouse.
170 Camden Road London NW1 9HJ
London Borough of Camden Registered - 2025/2799/P Date not supplied 366 m away
Raising the rear-return walls by 400mm to accommodate new internal floor levels; alterations to rear-return window openings; installation of new Crittall-style steel-framed doors; and replacement with new timber sash and case windows.
31 Patshull Road London NW5 2JX
London Borough of Camden Registered
Source: MHCLG Planning Data, snapshot 2025-09-17, version 2025-09-17-beta. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Record dates use the submitted date where published, otherwise the decision date.
GP practices
123
within 5 km
PRINCE OF WALES GROUP SURGERY
52 PRINCE OF WALES ROAD, LONDON, NW5 3LN
ODS code F83018
282 m
JAMES WIGG PRACTICE
KENTISH TOWN HEALTH CENTRE, 2 BARTHOLOMEW ROAD, LONDON, NW5 2BX
ODS code F83023
284 m
CAVERSHAM GROUP PRACTICE
4 PECKWATER STREET, KENTISH TOWN, LONDON, NW5 2UP
ODS code F83022
680 m
CAMDEN BRIDGING ACCESS SERVICE
PECKWATER HEALTH CENTRE, 6 PECKWATER STREET, LONDON, NW5 2TX
ODS code Y05257
682 m
QUEENS CRESCENT PRACTICE
76 QUEENS CRESCENT, LONDON, NW5 4EB
ODS code F83632
725 m
PRIMROSE HILL SURGERY
99 REGENTS PARK ROAD, LONDON, NW1 8UR
ODS code F83011
949 m
PARLIAMENT HILL SURGERY
113-117 HIGHGATE ROAD, LONDON, NW5 1TR
ODS code F83057
1.1 km
ADELAIDE MEDICAL CENTRE
111 ADELAIDE ROAD, LONDON, NW3 3RY
ODS code F83020
1.2 km
AMPTHILL & REGENTS PARK PRACTICE
57-59 CROWNDALE ROAD, LONDON, NW1 1TN
ODS code F83006
1.3 km
THE GOODINGE GROUP PRACTICE
GOODINGE HEALTH CENTRE, GOODINGE CLOSE, 20 NORTH ROAD, LONDON, N7 9EW
ODS code F83008
1.3 km
THE JUNCTION MEDICAL PRACTICE
244 TUFNELL PARK ROAD, LONDON, N19 5EW
ODS code F83674
1.4 km
HAMPSTEAD GROUP PRACTICE
75 FLEET ROAD, LONDON, NW3 2QU
ODS code F83017
1.6 km
BARNSBURY MEDICAL PRACTICE
8 BINGFIELD STREET, LONDON, N1 0AL
ODS code F83033
1.8 km
MEDICUS SELECT CARE
BINGFIELD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, 8 BINGFIELD STREET, LONDON, N1 0AL
ODS code Y03103
1.8 km
PARTNERSHIP PRIMARY CARE CENTRE
331 CAMDEN ROAD, LONDON, N7 0SL
ODS code F83681
1.9 km
PARK END SURGERY
3 PARK END, LONDON, NW3 2SE
ODS code F83003
1.9 km
CAMDEN HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PRACTICE
THE MARGARETE CENTRE, 108 HAMPSTEAD ROAD, LONDON, NW1 2LS
ODS code Y02674
2.0 km
KINGS CROSS SURGERY
77-83 CHALTON STREET, LONDON, NW1 1HY
ODS code F83635
2.0 km
SOMERS TOWN MEDICAL CENTRE
CHALTON STREET, LONDON, NW1 1HY
ODS code F83683
2.0 km
SWISS COTTAGE SURGERY
2 WINCHESTER MEWS, SWISS COTTAGE, LONDON, NW3 3NP
ODS code F83665
2.0 km
Showing 20 of 123 matching practices.
Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.
Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.
Nearby transport
- 0.1 miles
Prince of Wales Road
BCT · Kentish Town
- 0.1 miles
Kentish Town Rd / Prince of Wales Rd
BCT · Kentish Town
- 0.1 miles
Kentish Town Road
BCT · Kentish Town
- 0.1 miles
Kentish Town West Station
BCT · Kentish Town
- 0.1 miles
Kentish Town Road
BCT · Kentish Town
Relative deprivation
English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Camden 007F, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.
Overall IMD decile
5 of 10
Overall England rank
15,155 of 33,755
- Income
- 6 of 10
- Employment
- 6 of 10
- Education and skills
- 9 of 10
- Health and disability
- 5 of 10
- Crime
- 2 of 10
- Housing and services
- 9 of 10
- Living environment
- 1 of 10
These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.
Flood risk
Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.
- High risk addresses
- 10
- Medium risk addresses
- 3
- Low risk addresses
- 4
- Groundwater flood alert area
- Unlikely
Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.
Evidence in context
Schools
319 open schools are in scope, including 144 primary and 32 secondary schools. Holy Trinity and Saint Silas CofE Primary School, NW1 is the nearest published school at 207 m.
Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.
Recorded crime
15,131 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,260.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,738 events.
The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.