Chalk Farm

Camden · London · population 8,505 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

20Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,475 of 6,856 in England
  • #820 of 1,002 in London
  • #22 of 27 in Camden
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,495
Median age (est.)35
Density16,205per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above50%
No car or van65%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 15%25–44 35%45–64 22%65+ 12%

Tenure

Own outright: 12%Mortgage/shared: 13%Social rent: 47%Private rent: 28%
Own outright 12%Mortgage/shared 13%Social rent 47%Private rent 28%

Households

One person: 36%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 15%Lone parent: 16%Other: 18%
One person 36%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 15%Lone parent 16%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 30% · Associate professional 19% · Managers & directors 14%

All occupation groups
Professional30%
Associate professional19%
Managers & directors14%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service7%
Administrative7%
Elementary6%
Skilled trades5%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 57%Asian: 18%Black: 13%Mixed: 7%Other: 6%
White 57%Asian 18%Black 13%Mixed 7%Other 6%

Religion & identity

No religion 32% · Christian 32% · Muslim 21%

Born outside the UK: 40%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Chalk Farm is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,475 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #22 of 27 in Camden. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (51) and lowest on Income (13). Typical homes here sold for about £630,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+5%) (from 85 sales), 18% below the wider Camden median of £765,000. Typical household take-home income is around £46,477 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 112 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 13 · #5,955
Employment 21 · #5,386
Education 49 · #3,480
Health 22 · #5,379
Crime 22 · #5,352
Housing & access 51 · #3,384
Living environment 16 · #5,756

House prices ?

£630,000median (12m) · -3.8% yr · n=85
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£630,00085-3.8%+5.0%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=2)
Terraced£1,239,00012-25.4%+2.6%
Flat£595,00071-8.5%+18.4%
This area£630,000
Camden£765,000
London£525,512
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£46,477±£6,782 · #1,736 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£38,298
Price-to-income ?13.6×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

4Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

112 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 957 offences
Camden176
London102
England83

Rank #5,283 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences315
Theft256
Burglary71
Vehicle crime74
Criminal damage & arson58
Public order & weapons93
Drugs34
Robbery39
Other17

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 360 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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