NW5 postcode area guide — Camden

Where is NW5?

Broadband & internet speeds in NW5

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the NW5 postcode district (Camden) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 627 postcodes Ofcom measures in NW5, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 94.9%.

Around 0.1% of premises in NW5 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 NW5

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Mobile signal around Camden

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Camden district (122,219 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in NW5

Police recorded 1,280 incidents within about a mile of the centre of NW5 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

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 NW5

Based on 164 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in NW5 is £675,000, up 0.7% on the previous year (£670,000).

Latest recorded sales in NW5

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):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around NW5

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 NW5

289 rated food businesses operate in NW5. 146 hold the top rating of 5, 47 are rated 4, and 27 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: Yard Sale Pizza, Aces and Eights Saloon Bar, ALL SEASONS RESTAURANT, Ash Court Care Centre, Authentique Epicerie and Bar.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in NW5

From a sample of 217 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 NW5 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 51% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

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 NW5 typically use:

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What's it like living in NW5?

Postcodes in NW5

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

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.