NW5 3BL

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
NW5
Postcode sector
NW5 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NW5 3BJ 30 m
NW5 3DL 32 m
NW5 3BP 37 m
NW5 3BS 66 m
NW5 3BW 66 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NW5 3BL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NW
Postcode district
NW5
Postcode sector
NW5 3
Latitude
51.548612
Longitude
-0.144613
British National Grid easting
528,744
British National Grid northing
184,933

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
E00004569
Lower layer super output area
Camden 007E · E01000922
Middle layer super output area
Camden 007 · E02000172

Postcode source versions

Explore NW5

13 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
8, Cathcart Street, London, NW5 3BL 19 December 2025 £1,085,000
9, Cathcart Street, London, NW5 3BL 29 August 2025 £1,250,000
9, Cathcart Street, London, NW5 3BL 24 March 2023 £1,125,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
317
Primary
146
Secondary
34
  1. College Francais Bilingue De Londres

    Other independent school

    87 m
  2. St Patrick's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    140 m
  3. Kentish Town Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    392 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
15,094
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,765
  • Anti social behaviour 1,753
  • Theft from the person 1,696
  • Other theft 1,526
  • Shoplifting 1,216

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
25

10 female, 15 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
2.3
NW5 3 residents
4,340

Age bands in NW5 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.5%

525 residents

Age 15 to 24
19.3%

698 residents

Age 25 to 44
36.1%

1,304 residents

Age 45 to 64
20.1%

726 residents

Age 65 and over
10.1%

364 residents

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NW5 3 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
9,786
Records since 17 September 2020
2,747
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 832 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 797 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 891 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 317 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 265 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 840 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. 25-00145-LDCP Date not supplied 450 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
  8. 2025/3266/P Date not supplied 823 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
  9. 2025/3468/P Date not supplied 972 m away

    Single storey rear extension with flat roof and render finish.

    8 Glenhurst Avenue London NW5 1PS

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  10. 2025/2799/P Date not supplied 387 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
  11. 2025/3511/L Date not supplied 401 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
  12. 2025/2871/P Date not supplied 359 m away

    Refurbishment of existing dwelling house, including: remodelling of ground floor rear extension, addition of new partial rear extension at first floor level, and introduction of new mansard loft extension to main roof.

    66 Castle Road London NW1 8SN

    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

125

within 5 km

  • PRINCE OF WALES GROUP SURGERY

    52 PRINCE OF WALES ROAD, LONDON, NW5 3LN

    ODS code F83018

    255 m

  • JAMES WIGG PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F83023

    407 m

  • CAVERSHAM GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F83022

    497 m

  • QUEENS CRESCENT PRACTICE

    76 QUEENS CRESCENT, LONDON, NW5 4EB

    ODS code F83632

    509 m

  • CAMDEN BRIDGING ACCESS SERVICE

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

    ODS code Y05257

    515 m

  • PARLIAMENT HILL SURGERY

    113-117 HIGHGATE ROAD, LONDON, NW5 1TR

    ODS code F83057

    727 m

  • PRIMROSE HILL SURGERY

    99 REGENTS PARK ROAD, LONDON, NW1 8UR

    ODS code F83011

    1.1 km

  • THE JUNCTION MEDICAL PRACTICE

    244 TUFNELL PARK ROAD, LONDON, N19 5EW

    ODS code F83674

    1.1 km

  • ADELAIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    111 ADELAIDE ROAD, LONDON, NW3 3RY

    ODS code F83020

    1.3 km

  • THE GOODINGE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F83008

    1.3 km

  • HAMPSTEAD GROUP PRACTICE

    75 FLEET ROAD, LONDON, NW3 2QU

    ODS code F83017

    1.4 km

  • AMPTHILL & REGENTS PARK PRACTICE

    57-59 CROWNDALE ROAD, LONDON, NW1 1TN

    ODS code F83006

    1.6 km

  • BROOKFIELD PARK SURGERY

    68 CHESTER ROAD, LONDON, N19 5BZ

    ODS code F83052

    1.7 km

  • PARK END SURGERY

    3 PARK END, LONDON, NW3 2SE

    ODS code F83003

    1.7 km

  • PARTNERSHIP PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    331 CAMDEN ROAD, LONDON, N7 0SL

    ODS code F83681

    1.8 km

  • KEATS GROUP PRACTICE

    1B DOWNSHIRE HILL, LONDON, NW3 1NR

    ODS code F83623

    2.0 km

  • ARCHWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    652 HOLLOWAY ROAD, LONDON, N19 3NU

    ODS code F83004

    2.0 km

  • THE NORTHERN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F83060

    2.0 km

  • BARNSBURY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    8 BINGFIELD STREET, LONDON, N1 0AL

    ODS code F83033

    2.0 km

  • MEDICUS SELECT CARE

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

    ODS code Y03103

    2.0 km

Showing 20 of 125 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

  • Kentish Town Post Office

    BCT · Kentish Town

    0.2 miles
  • Kentish Town Post Office

    BCT · Kentish Town

    0.2 miles
  • Kentish Town West Station

    BCT · Kentish Town

    0.2 miles
  • Kentish Town Road

    BCT · Kentish Town

    0.2 miles
  • Kentish Town West Rail Station

    RLY · Kentish Town

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Camden 007E, 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

10,150 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
5 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
2
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
1
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 £1,125,000 from 3 recorded sales in NW5 3BL. 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

317 open schools are in scope, including 146 primary and 34 secondary schools. College Francais Bilingue De Londres is the nearest published school at 87 m.

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

Recorded crime

15,094 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,257.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,765 events.

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