NW5 2XF

Kentish Town North · Camden · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Camden
Postcode district
NW5
Postcode sector
NW5 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NW5 2XE 28 m
NW5 2XD 33 m
NW5 2XJ 45 m
NW5 2XG 47 m
NW5 2XN 51 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NW5 2XF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 September 2002
Terminated
1 October 2003
Postcode area
NW
Postcode district
NW5
Postcode sector
NW5 2
Latitude
51.552916
Longitude
-0.135870
British National Grid easting
529,338
British National Grid northing
185,427

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
E00004590
Lower layer super output area
Camden 003D · E01000923
Middle layer super output area
Camden 003 · E02000168

Postcode source versions

Explore NW5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
337
Primary
149
Secondary
40
  1. Eleanor Palmer Primary School

    Community school

    289 m
  2. Torriano Primary School

    Community school

    418 m
  3. Lift Beacon High

    Academy converter

    422 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
16,496
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,495
  • Anti social behaviour 1,990
  • Shoplifting 1,663
  • Other theft 1,426
  • Theft from the person 1,400

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

Planning applications

Mapped applications within 1,000 metres of this postcode point.

Available records
6,690
Records since 17 September 2020
1,874
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 908 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 761 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. 2025/3751/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
  4. 2025/2884/P Date not supplied 807 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
  5. 2025/3266/P Date not supplied 944 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
  6. 25-00170-HAPP Date not supplied 719 m away

    Replacement of garage doors with a similar wooden frame.

    117 Camden Mews London NW1 9AH

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  7. 2025/3468/P Date not supplied 956 m away

    Single storey rear extension with flat roof and render finish.

    8 Glenhurst Avenue London NW5 1PS

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  8. 2025/2799/P Date not supplied 665 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. 25-00168-HAPP Date not supplied 968 m away

    Erection of terrace to existing rear elevation (second floor)

    7 Dartmouth Park Avenue London NW5 1JL

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  10. 2025/3511/L Date not supplied 373 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
  11. 2025/3374/P Date not supplied 807 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
  12. 2025/3697/P Date not supplied 625 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 straight-line

  • CAVERSHAM GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F83022

    313 m

  • CAMDEN BRIDGING ACCESS SERVICE

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

    ODS code Y05257

    316 m

  • THE JUNCTION MEDICAL PRACTICE

    244 TUFNELL PARK ROAD, LONDON, N19 5EW

    ODS code F83674

    477 m

  • PARLIAMENT HILL SURGERY

    113-117 HIGHGATE ROAD, LONDON, NW5 1TR

    ODS code F83057

    700 m

  • JAMES WIGG PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F83023

    777 m

  • THE GOODINGE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F83008

    892 m

  • PRINCE OF WALES GROUP SURGERY

    52 PRINCE OF WALES ROAD, LONDON, NW5 3LN

    ODS code F83018

    1.0 km

  • PARTNERSHIP PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    331 CAMDEN ROAD, LONDON, N7 0SL

    ODS code F83681

    1.1 km

  • QUEENS CRESCENT PRACTICE

    76 QUEENS CRESCENT, LONDON, NW5 4EB

    ODS code F83632

    1.2 km

  • ARCHWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    652 HOLLOWAY ROAD, LONDON, N19 3NU

    ODS code F83004

    1.3 km

  • BROOKFIELD PARK SURGERY

    68 CHESTER ROAD, LONDON, N19 5BZ

    ODS code F83052

    1.3 km

  • THE NORTHERN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F83060

    1.4 km

  • ISLINGTON GP FEDERATION

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

    ODS code Y05190

    1.5 km

  • SOBELL MEDICAL CENTRE

    272 HOLLOWAY ROAD, LONDON, N7 6NE

    ODS code F83680

    1.6 km

  • THE ANDOVER MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F83666

    1.7 km

  • ST JOHNS WAY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F83015

    1.7 km

  • THE MEDICAL CENTRE

    140 HOLLOWAY ROAD, LONDON, N7 8DD

    ODS code F83673

    1.8 km

  • PRIMROSE HILL SURGERY

    99 REGENTS PARK ROAD, LONDON, NW1 8UR

    ODS code F83011

    1.9 km

  • HAMPSTEAD GROUP PRACTICE

    75 FLEET ROAD, LONDON, NW3 2QU

    ODS code F83017

    1.9 km

  • BARNSBURY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    8 BINGFIELD STREET, LONDON, N1 0AL

    ODS code F83033

    1.9 km

Showing 20 of 124 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Carleton Road (N19)

    BCT · Tufnell Park

    0.1 miles
  • Carleton Road (N19)

    BCT · Tufnell Park

    0.1 miles
  • Leighton Road / Bartholomew Road

    BCT · Kentish Town

    0.1 miles
  • Kentish Town

    BCT · Kentish Town

    0.2 miles
  • Hilldrop Road Tufnell Park

    BCT · Tufnell Park

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Camden 003D, 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

16,209 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
8 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

337 open schools are in scope, including 149 primary and 40 secondary schools. Eleanor Palmer Primary School is the nearest published school at 289 m.

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

Recorded crime

16,496 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,374.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,495 events.

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