NW5 2SB

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 2SW 0 m
NW5 2RD 21 m
NW5 2SA 41 m
NW5 2SD 47 m
NW5 2EQ 59 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NW5 2SB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NW
Postcode district
NW5
Postcode sector
NW5 2
Latitude
51.551043
Longitude
-0.132340
British National Grid easting
529,588
British National Grid northing
185,225

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
E00004597
Lower layer super output area
Camden 009E · E01000926
Middle layer super output area
Camden 009 · E02000174

Postcode source versions

Explore NW5

33 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Apollo Studios, Unit 9, Charlton Kings Road, London, NW5 2SB 6 September 2024 £1,050,000
Apollo Studios, Unit 14, Charlton Kings Road, London, NW5 2SB 8 April 2024 £900,000
Apollo Studios, Unit 15, Charlton Kings Road, London, NW5 2SB 8 April 2024 £800,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
342
Primary
154
Secondary
38
  1. Torriano Primary School

    Community school

    156 m
  2. Lift Beacon High

    Academy converter

    335 m
  3. Tufnell Park Primary School

    Community school

    426 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
17,712
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,481
  • Anti social behaviour 2,134
  • Shoplifting 2,031
  • Theft from the person 1,590
  • Other theft 1,558

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
34

14 female, 20 male

Postcode households
15
Residents per household
2.3
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 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NW5 2 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
6,452
Records since 17 September 2020
1,734
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 706 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. 2025/2992/P Date not supplied 446 m away

    Prior Approval for a change of use from Class E Commercial to Residential Use Class C3

    6 Cliff Road London NW1 9AN

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  3. 2025/3699/P Date not supplied 982 m away

    Amendments to external alterations to side access elevation, internal basement access, and the rear elevation of the rear extension, approved under planning permission 2022/5408/P dated 16/02/2023

    15 York Way London N7 9QG

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  4. 2025/3751/P Date not supplied 721 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 827 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. 2025/3266/P Date not supplied 753 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
  7. 25-00170-HAPP Date not supplied 407 m away

    Replacement of garage doors with a similar wooden frame.

    117 Camden Mews London NW1 9AH

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  8. 2025/2799/P Date not supplied 639 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
  9. 2025/3511/L Date not supplied 550 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
  10. 2025/3374/P Date not supplied 859 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
  11. 2025/2977/P Date not supplied 811 m away

    Installation of a subterranean substation in front garden and associated external works.

    50-52 London Irish Centre Camden Square London Camden NW1 9XB

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  12. 2025/3697/P Date not supplied 927 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

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

124

within 5 km

  • CAMDEN BRIDGING ACCESS SERVICE

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

    ODS code Y05257

    381 m

  • CAVERSHAM GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F83022

    404 m

  • THE GOODINGE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F83008

    572 m

  • JAMES WIGG PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F83023

    737 m

  • THE JUNCTION MEDICAL PRACTICE

    244 TUFNELL PARK ROAD, LONDON, N19 5EW

    ODS code F83674

    742 m

  • PARTNERSHIP PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    331 CAMDEN ROAD, LONDON, N7 0SL

    ODS code F83681

    889 m

  • PARLIAMENT HILL SURGERY

    113-117 HIGHGATE ROAD, LONDON, NW5 1TR

    ODS code F83057

    1.0 km

  • PRINCE OF WALES GROUP SURGERY

    52 PRINCE OF WALES ROAD, LONDON, NW5 3LN

    ODS code F83018

    1.1 km

  • THE NORTHERN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F83060

    1.2 km

  • ISLINGTON GP FEDERATION

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

    ODS code Y05190

    1.3 km

  • ARCHWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    652 HOLLOWAY ROAD, LONDON, N19 3NU

    ODS code F83004

    1.4 km

  • SOBELL MEDICAL CENTRE

    272 HOLLOWAY ROAD, LONDON, N7 6NE

    ODS code F83680

    1.4 km

  • QUEENS CRESCENT PRACTICE

    76 QUEENS CRESCENT, LONDON, NW5 4EB

    ODS code F83632

    1.4 km

  • THE MEDICAL CENTRE

    140 HOLLOWAY ROAD, LONDON, N7 8DD

    ODS code F83673

    1.6 km

  • BROOKFIELD PARK SURGERY

    68 CHESTER ROAD, LONDON, N19 5BZ

    ODS code F83052

    1.6 km

  • BARNSBURY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    8 BINGFIELD STREET, LONDON, N1 0AL

    ODS code F83033

    1.6 km

  • MEDICUS SELECT CARE

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

    ODS code Y03103

    1.6 km

  • THE ANDOVER MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F83666

    1.6 km

  • THE VILLAGE PRACTICE

    115 ISLEDON ROAD, LONDON, N7 7JJ

    ODS code F83664

    1.8 km

  • AMPTHILL & REGENTS PARK PRACTICE

    57-59 CROWNDALE ROAD, LONDON, NW1 1TN

    ODS code F83006

    1.9 km

Showing 20 of 124 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Hilldrop Road Tufnell Park

    BCT · Tufnell Park

    0.1 miles
  • Brecknock Road

    BCT · Caledonian Road

    0.1 miles
  • Hilldrop Road Tufnell Park

    BCT · Tufnell Park

    0.1 miles
  • Torriano Primary School

    BCT · Kentish Town

    0.1 miles
  • Leighton Road / Bartholomew Road

    BCT · Kentish Town

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Camden 009E, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,669 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
6 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
4
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
9
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

Property market

The five-year median is £900,000 from 7 recorded sales in NW5 2SB. 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.

Schools

342 open schools are in scope, including 154 primary and 38 secondary schools. Torriano Primary School is the nearest published school at 156 m.

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

Recorded crime

17,712 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,476 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,481 events.

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