NW5 postcode area · Camden
The NW5 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Camden, Islington. Area Scores range from 14 to 56 across them. Every full NW5 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
The NW5 district contains both ends of the scale: Mansfield Road & Park Hill Road at 57 out of 100 (#2,953 of 6,856 in England) against Kentish Town West at 15, a 42-point gap between neighbouring areas. 5 of the 8 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £530,000 in Archway West to £937,500 in Mansfield Road & Park Hill Road — a 1.8× gap within the NW5 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Camden and Islington — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
Living here
Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.
House prices in the NW5 district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mansfield Road & Park Hill RoadCamden | 2,953 | 57 | £937,500 |
| Tufnell Park WestCamden | 3,398 | 50 | £790,750 |
| Highgate WestCamden | 4,337 | 37 | £936,000 |
| Kentish Town EastCamden | 4,721 | 31 | £623,000 |
| Camden Road SouthCamden | 4,975 | 27 | £675,255 |
| Archway WestIslington | 5,084 | 26 | £530,000 |
| Chalk FarmCamden | 5,475 | 20 | £630,000 |
| Kentish Town WestCamden | 5,852 | 15 | £549,000 |
People living in NW5 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 33% · Associate professional 20% · Managers & directors 15%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 33% |
| Associate professional | 20% |
| Managers & directors | 15% |
| Caring & leisure | 7% |
| Administrative | 7% |
| Elementary | 6% |
| Sales & customer service | 5% |
| Skilled trades | 4% |
| Process & plant | 3% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
No religion 40% · Christian 32% · Muslim 14%
Born outside the UK: 37%
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.
Towns & places in NW5
Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the NW5 district.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around NW5.
A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.