NW1 postcode area guide — Camden
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the NW1 postcode district in Camden — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in NW1
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
94.2%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
85.9%
Gigabit-capable
85.9%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the NW1 postcode district (Camden) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,469 postcodes Ofcom measures in NW1, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 94.2% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 85.9%.
Around 0% of premises in NW1 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in NW1
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| NW1 0AA | 100% | 100% |
| NW1 0AB | 100% | 100% |
| NW1 0AD | 100% | 100% |
| NW1 0AE | 100% | 100% |
| NW1 0AG | 97.4% | 90.8% |
| NW1 0AP | 72.7% | 72.7% |
| NW1 0AS | 69.2% | 69.2% |
| NW1 0AT | 100% | 100% |
| NW1 0AU | 100% | 100% |
| NW1 0AX | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Camden
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Camden district (122,219 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
99.9%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
100%
Voice indoors — all networks
99.9%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in NW1
Police recorded 1,978 incidents within about a mile of the centre of NW1 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 405 | 20.5% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 364 | 18.4% |
| Theft from the person | 360 | 18.2% |
| Other theft | 271 | 13.7% |
| Shoplifting | 127 | 6.4% |
| Public order | 107 | 5.4% |
| Robbery | 87 | 4.4% |
| Drugs | 76 | 3.8% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in NW1
Based on 259 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in NW1 is £650,000, down 7.1% on the previous year (£700,000).
Semi-detached
£2,225,000
4 sales
Terraced
£1,300,000
34 sales
Flat / maisonette
£587,500
193 sales
Latest recorded sales in NW1
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 May 2026 | £1,600,000 | Terraced | Ashmill Street | NW1 6RA |
| 8 May 2026 | £635,000 | Flat | Malden Crescent | NW1 8HD |
| 7 May 2026 | £580,000 | Flat | Mead Close | NW1 8HG |
| 1 May 2026 | £875,000 | Terraced | Linhope Street | NW1 6HN |
| 1 May 2026 | £600,000 | Flat | Shroton Street | NW1 6UE |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £718,500 | Flat | St Augustine's Road | NW1 9RR |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £390,000 | Flat | Stanhope Street | NW1 3RJ |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £656,000 | Flat | Camden Park Road | NW1 9BG |
| 23 Apr 2026 | £725,000 | Flat | Murray Street | NW1 9RE |
| 23 Apr 2026 | £625,000 | Flat | South Villas | NW1 9BS |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Camden demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Camden district (210,133 residents, 92,758 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15.3% |
| 15–29 | 35.5% |
| 30–44 | 21.1% |
| 45–64 | 16.3% |
| 65+ | 11.8% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 29.7% |
| Private rented | 35.9% |
| Social rented | 11% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around NW1
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ark King Solomon Academy | All-through | 2–18 | 1,319 | NW1 6RX |
| Regent High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,050 | NW1 1RX |
| Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ | Secondary | 11–18 | 738 | NW1 1LY |
| Francis Holland School | Not applicable | 10–19 | 546 | NW1 6XR |
| Primrose Hill School | Primary | 2–11 | 414 | NW1 8JL |
| Netley Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 383 | NW1 3EX |
| Richard Cobden Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 379 | NW1 0LL |
| Alleyns Regents Park Prep | Not applicable | 4–13 | 292 | NW1 7AB |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in NW1
981 rated food businesses operate in NW1. 557 hold the top rating of 5, 203 are rated 4, and 40 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 1 REBEL, 103 PARKWAY, 113 KTV & KOREAN KITCHEN, 130 Primrose, 250 Euston Road - Medirest.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in NW1
From a sample of 134 Energy Performance Certificates across 7 NW1 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 47% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
6%
Band C
41%
Band D
44%
Band E
7%
Band F
2%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Camden
Landlines around NW1 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.