NW5 2HY

Kentish Town North · Camden · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
London
Local authority
Camden
Postcode district
NW5
Postcode sector
NW5 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NW5 2HX 35 m
NW5 2JA 54 m
NW5 2HU 71 m
NW5 2NL 76 m
NW5 2JB 84 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NW5 2HY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NW
Postcode district
NW5
Postcode sector
NW5 2
Latitude
51.554592
Longitude
-0.138383
British National Grid easting
529,159
British National Grid northing
185,609

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
E00004581
Lower layer super output area
Camden 003C · E01000921
Middle layer super output area
Camden 003 · E02000168

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
6, Lupton Street, London, NW5 2HY 13 May 2005 £785,000
6, Lupton Street, London, NW5 2HY 19 April 1996 £272,000
4, Lupton Street, London, NW5 2HY 19 December 1995 £231,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
335
Primary
151
Secondary
39
  1. Eleanor Palmer Primary School

    Community school

    42 m
  2. Acland Burghley School

    Community school

    378 m
  3. Kentish Town Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    545 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
14,547
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,983
  • Anti social behaviour 1,864
  • Shoplifting 1,468
  • Other theft 1,245
  • Theft from the person 1,081

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
7

4 female, 3 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
3.5
NW5 2 residents
9,450

Age bands in NW5 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.9%

1,448 residents

Age 15 to 24
13.3%

1,288 residents

Age 25 to 44
37.1%

3,598 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.4%

2,268 residents

Age 65 and over
11.4%

1,109 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NW5 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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
6,549
Records since 17 September 2020
1,887
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. 2025/3556/P Date not supplied 751 m away

    Roof extension to form roof lantern within main flat roof.

    Flat C 14 Boscastle Road London NW5 1EG

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  2. 2025/3751/P Date not supplied 842 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
  3. 2025/2884/P Date not supplied 905 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
  4. 25-00170-HAPP Date not supplied 973 m away

    Replacement of garage doors with a similar wooden frame.

    117 Camden Mews London NW1 9AH

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  5. 2025/3468/P Date not supplied 717 m away

    Single storey rear extension with flat roof and render finish.

    8 Glenhurst Avenue London NW5 1PS

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  6. 2025/2799/P Date not supplied 808 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
  7. 25-00168-HAPP Date not supplied 722 m away

    Erection of terrace to existing rear elevation (second floor)

    7 Dartmouth Park Avenue London NW5 1JL

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  8. 2025/3511/L Date not supplied 422 m away

    Details pursuant to Condition 4b (samples of the new Welsh roof slates shown in-situ) and Condition 5 (provision of a full Windows Conditions Survey and detail drawings of the proposed units for alteration) of listed building consent 2025/1354/L, granted 12 June 2025 for works to the external facades relating to dormer strengthening and general repairs to masonry, stonework, windows and roof

    The Assembly House 292-294 Kentish Town Road London NW5 2TG

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  9. 2025/3374/P Date not supplied 881 m away

    Prior Approval for a change of use from offices (Class E) to a 2-bedroom dwelling (Class C3)

    14 Anglers Lane London NW5 3DG

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  10. 2025/3697/P Date not supplied 428 m away

    Temporary permission for a 7 year period for the provision of a Padel sports club (Class F.2) for a 7-year period, with associated enclosures, structures, floodlighting and portacabin units (including ancillary food and beverage stalls and supporting facilities) with access from Greenwood Place; associated drainage and landscaping works

    Land to the south of Murphy's Yard Highgate Road NW5 1TN

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  11. 2025/3617/P Date not supplied 922 m away

    Approval of condition 4 (living roof) of planning permission 2025/2052/P granted on 08/07/2025 for single storey rear infill extension at ground floor level with green roof and rooflight.

    16 Bartholomew Villas London Camden NW5 2LL

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  12. 2025/3618/P Date not supplied 922 m away

    Non-material amendment to planning permission 2025/2052/P, dated 08/07/2025 for: Single storey rear infill extension at ground floor level with green roof and rooflight, namely for the addition of a rooflight on the extension roof.

    16 Bartholomew Villas London Camden NW5 2LL

    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.

NHS ODS

GP practices

128

within 5 km

  • THE JUNCTION MEDICAL PRACTICE

    244 TUFNELL PARK ROAD, LONDON, N19 5EW

    ODS code F83674

    315 m

  • CAVERSHAM GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F83022

    459 m

  • CAMDEN BRIDGING ACCESS SERVICE

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

    ODS code Y05257

    478 m

  • PARLIAMENT HILL SURGERY

    113-117 HIGHGATE ROAD, LONDON, NW5 1TR

    ODS code F83057

    484 m

  • JAMES WIGG PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F83023

    917 m

  • PRINCE OF WALES GROUP SURGERY

    52 PRINCE OF WALES ROAD, LONDON, NW5 3LN

    ODS code F83018

    1.0 km

  • BROOKFIELD PARK SURGERY

    68 CHESTER ROAD, LONDON, N19 5BZ

    ODS code F83052

    1.1 km

  • QUEENS CRESCENT PRACTICE

    76 QUEENS CRESCENT, LONDON, NW5 4EB

    ODS code F83632

    1.1 km

  • THE GOODINGE GROUP PRACTICE

    GOODINGE HEALTH CENTRE, GOODINGE CLOSE, 20 NORTH ROAD, LONDON, N7 9EW

    ODS code F83008

    1.1 km

  • PARTNERSHIP PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    331 CAMDEN ROAD, LONDON, N7 0SL

    ODS code F83681

    1.2 km

  • ARCHWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    652 HOLLOWAY ROAD, LONDON, N19 3NU

    ODS code F83004

    1.2 km

  • ST JOHNS WAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    96 ST. JOHN'S WAY, LONDON, N19 3RN

    ODS code F83015

    1.6 km

  • THE NORTHERN MEDICAL CENTRE

    HOLLOWAY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE, 11 HORNSEY STREET, LONDON, N7 8GG

    ODS code F83060

    1.6 km

  • HAMPSTEAD GROUP PRACTICE

    75 FLEET ROAD, LONDON, NW3 2QU

    ODS code F83017

    1.7 km

  • THE ANDOVER MEDICAL CENTRE

    ANDOVER MEDICAL CENTRE, 270-282 HORNSEY ROAD, LONDON, N7 7QZ

    ODS code F83666

    1.7 km

  • ISLINGTON GP FEDERATION

    UNIT 16-18, 8 HORNSEY STREET, LONDON, N7 8EG

    ODS code Y05190

    1.7 km

  • SOBELL MEDICAL CENTRE

    272 HOLLOWAY ROAD, LONDON, N7 6NE

    ODS code F83680

    1.7 km

  • PRIMROSE HILL SURGERY

    99 REGENTS PARK ROAD, LONDON, NW1 8UR

    ODS code F83011

    1.9 km

  • PARK END SURGERY

    3 PARK END, LONDON, NW3 2SE

    ODS code F83003

    1.9 km

  • HANLEY PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    51 HANLEY ROAD, ISLINGTON, LONDON, N4 3DU

    ODS code Y01066

    1.9 km

Showing 20 of 128 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Lady Somerset Road Tufnell Park

    BCT · Kentish Town

    0.1 miles
  • Lady Somerset Road Tufnell Park

    BCT · Kentish Town

    0.1 miles
  • Tufnell Park Station

    BCT · Tufnell Park

    0.1 miles
  • Tufnell Park Station / Brecknock Road

    BCT · Kentish Town

    0.1 miles
  • Tufnell Park Station

    BCT · Tufnell Park

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Camden 003C, 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

16,230 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
2 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

335 open schools are in scope, including 151 primary and 39 secondary schools. Eleanor Palmer Primary School is the nearest published school at 42 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

14,547 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,212.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,983 events.

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