NW5 3EF

Kentish Town South · Camden · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Camden
Postcode district
NW5
Postcode sector
NW5 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NW5 3ED 37 m
NW5 3EH 43 m
NW5 3EA 51 m
NW5 3LR 62 m
NW5 3DX 70 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NW5 3EF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2003
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NW
Postcode district
NW5
Postcode sector
NW5 3
Latitude
51.547115
Longitude
-0.146073
British National Grid easting
528,647
British National Grid northing
184,764

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

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
313
Primary
144
Secondary
33
  1. College Francais Bilingue De Londres

    Other independent school

    218 m
  2. Harmood School

    Community special school

    315 m
  3. Rhyl Community Primary School

    Community school

    319 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
15,279
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,788
  • Theft from the person 1,806
  • Anti social behaviour 1,768
  • Other theft 1,551
  • Shoplifting 1,191

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
13

8 female, 5 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
2.2
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 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NW5 3 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
11,275
Records since 17 September 2020
3,057
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 857 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 639 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 699 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 374 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 275 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 646 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 918 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 280 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 946 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 931 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 986 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 836 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.

NHS ODS

GP practices

128

within 5 km

  • PRINCE OF WALES GROUP SURGERY

    52 PRINCE OF WALES ROAD, LONDON, NW5 3LN

    ODS code F83018

    74 m

  • JAMES WIGG PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F83023

    433 m

  • QUEENS CRESCENT PRACTICE

    76 QUEENS CRESCENT, LONDON, NW5 4EB

    ODS code F83632

    485 m

  • CAVERSHAM GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F83022

    668 m

  • CAMDEN BRIDGING ACCESS SERVICE

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

    ODS code Y05257

    681 m

  • PARLIAMENT HILL SURGERY

    113-117 HIGHGATE ROAD, LONDON, NW5 1TR

    ODS code F83057

    894 m

  • PRIMROSE HILL SURGERY

    99 REGENTS PARK ROAD, LONDON, NW1 8UR

    ODS code F83011

    901 m

  • ADELAIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    111 ADELAIDE ROAD, LONDON, NW3 3RY

    ODS code F83020

    1.1 km

  • THE JUNCTION MEDICAL PRACTICE

    244 TUFNELL PARK ROAD, LONDON, N19 5EW

    ODS code F83674

    1.3 km

  • HAMPSTEAD GROUP PRACTICE

    75 FLEET ROAD, LONDON, NW3 2QU

    ODS code F83017

    1.4 km

  • THE GOODINGE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F83008

    1.4 km

  • AMPTHILL & REGENTS PARK PRACTICE

    57-59 CROWNDALE ROAD, LONDON, NW1 1TN

    ODS code F83006

    1.5 km

  • PARK END SURGERY

    3 PARK END, LONDON, NW3 2SE

    ODS code F83003

    1.7 km

  • BROOKFIELD PARK SURGERY

    68 CHESTER ROAD, LONDON, N19 5BZ

    ODS code F83052

    1.9 km

  • SWISS COTTAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F83665

    1.9 km

  • PARTNERSHIP PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    331 CAMDEN ROAD, LONDON, N7 0SL

    ODS code F83681

    1.9 km

  • GRAY'S INN MEDICAL GROUP HAMPSTEAD

    5 DALEHAM GARDENS, LONDON, NW3 5BY

    ODS code F83633

    2.0 km

  • KEATS GROUP PRACTICE

    1B DOWNSHIRE HILL, LONDON, NW3 1NR

    ODS code F83623

    2.0 km

  • BARNSBURY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    8 BINGFIELD STREET, LONDON, N1 0AL

    ODS code F83033

    2.1 km

  • MEDICUS SELECT CARE

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

    ODS code Y03103

    2.1 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

  • Kentish Town West Rail Station

    RLY · Kentish Town

    0.0 miles
  • Kentish Town West Station

    BCT · Kentish Town

    0.0 miles
  • Kentish Town West Station

    RSE · Kentish Town

    0.1 miles
  • Kentish Town West Station

    BCT · Kentish Town

    0.1 miles
  • Harmood Street

    BCT · Kentish Town

    0.1 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
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

313 open schools are in scope, including 144 primary and 33 secondary schools. College Francais Bilingue De Londres is the nearest published school at 218 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

15,279 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,273.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,788 events.

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