NW1 8PN

Kentish Town South · Camden · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
London
Local authority
Camden
Postcode district
NW1
Postcode sector
NW1 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NW1 8TE 36 m
NW1 8TD 51 m
NW1 8SL 53 m
NW1 8TG 57 m
NW1 8SN 60 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NW1 8PN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NW
Postcode district
NW1
Postcode sector
NW1 8
Latitude
51.545412
Longitude
-0.144686
British National Grid easting
528,748
British National Grid northing
184,577

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Camden · E09000007
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

Explore NW1

8 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
46, Castle Road, London, NW1 8PN 6 April 2018 £980,000
46, Castle Road, London, NW1 8PN 25 July 2014 £890,000
52, Castle Road, London, NW1 8PN 27 August 2013 £825,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
315
Primary
144
Secondary
31
  1. Holy Trinity and Saint Silas CofE Primary School, NW1

    Voluntary aided school

    162 m
  2. Harmood School

    Community special school

    185 m
  3. Hawley Primary School

    Community school

    334 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
15,105
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,703
  • Theft from the person 1,815
  • Anti social behaviour 1,769
  • Other theft 1,556
  • Shoplifting 1,172

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
11

8 female, 3 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
1.8
NW1 8 residents
8,311

Age bands in NW1 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.6%

1,172 residents

Age 15 to 24
15.4%

1,326 residents

Age 25 to 44
33.4%

2,871 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.4%

2,014 residents

Age 65 and over
14.1%

1,214 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% 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
12,322
Records since 17 September 2020
3,336
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

  1. 2025/1120/P Date not supplied 725 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
  2. 2025/2286/P Date not supplied 704 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
  3. 2025/3478/P Date not supplied 579 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
  4. 2025/3751/P Date not supplied 340 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
  5. 2025/2884/P Date not supplied 235 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
  6. 2025/3057/P Date not supplied 594 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
  7. 2025/3611/P Date not supplied 784 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
  8. 25-00145-LDCP Date not supplied 108 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
  9. 2025/3127/P Date not supplied 941 m away

    Enclosure of existing third-floor flat roof to create a winter garden, including the installation of rooflights to the existing rear flat roof

    Flat 4 23 King Henry's Road London NW3 3QP

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  10. 2025/3742/P Date not supplied 820 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
  11. 2025/2652/P Date not supplied 780 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
  12. 2025/3266/P Date not supplied 694 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

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

    236 m

  • JAMES WIGG PRACTICE

    KENTISH TOWN HEALTH CENTRE, 2 BARTHOLOMEW ROAD, LONDON, NW5 2BX

    ODS code F83023

    348 m

  • QUEENS CRESCENT PRACTICE

    76 QUEENS CRESCENT, LONDON, NW5 4EB

    ODS code F83632

    681 m

  • CAVERSHAM GROUP PRACTICE

    4 PECKWATER STREET, KENTISH TOWN, LONDON, NW5 2UP

    ODS code F83022

    725 m

  • CAMDEN BRIDGING ACCESS SERVICE

    PECKWATER HEALTH CENTRE, 6 PECKWATER STREET, LONDON, NW5 2TX

    ODS code Y05257

    730 m

  • PRIMROSE HILL SURGERY

    99 REGENTS PARK ROAD, LONDON, NW1 8UR

    ODS code F83011

    886 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

    1.4 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

    1.5 km

  • PARK END SURGERY

    3 PARK END, LONDON, NW3 2SE

    ODS code F83003

    1.9 km

  • BARNSBURY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    8 BINGFIELD STREET, LONDON, N1 0AL

    ODS code F83033

    1.9 km

  • MEDICUS SELECT CARE

    BINGFIELD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, 8 BINGFIELD STREET, LONDON, N1 0AL

    ODS code Y03103

    1.9 km

  • PARTNERSHIP PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    331 CAMDEN ROAD, LONDON, N7 0SL

    ODS code F83681

    1.9 km

  • SWISS COTTAGE SURGERY

    2 WINCHESTER MEWS, SWISS COTTAGE, LONDON, NW3 3NP

    ODS code F83665

    2.0 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

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

  • Kentish Town West Station

    BCT · Kentish Town

    0.1 miles
  • Kentish Town West Station

    RSE · Kentish Town

    0.1 miles
  • Kentish Town West Rail Station

    RLY · Kentish Town

    0.1 miles
  • Kentish Town Road

    BCT · Kentish Town

    0.1 miles
  • Prince of Wales Road

    BCT · Kentish Town

    0.1 miles

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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
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

315 open schools are in scope, including 144 primary and 31 secondary schools. Holy Trinity and Saint Silas CofE Primary School, NW1 is the nearest published school at 162 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

15,105 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,258.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,703 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.