AREA DECISION REPORT

Camden area decision report

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Median affordability sits at 14.5x in 2025, which reads as high-cost. Gigabit availability is 95.8% with median download at Unavailable. 4G strong coverage reaches 100% and 5G reaches 99.9% in the current area summary. Nearby planning activity is quiet in the current area radius. 3 featured postcodes are ready for deeper due-diligence follow-up.

Live across price, affordability, connectivity, planning, and postcode follow-upSold prices through 20 Feb 2026 · Affordability year 2025 · Broadband source year 2024 · Mobile source year 2025
Affordability: High-cost at 14.5xSchools: 1 nearby school rowBroadband: Gigabit 95.8%Mobile: 4G 100% · 5G 99.9%Planning: No nearby planning
  • Median sold price, last 5 years £785,000Based on 12,846 sales · Latest sale in data: 20 Feb 2026
  • Affordability High-costMedian ratio 14.5x in 2025
  • Gigabit availability 95.8%Ofcom source year 2024
  • 4G strong coverage 100%Area-level mobile source year 2025
  • Nearby planning QuietCurrent applications plus recent decisions linked to the area radius

Area summary

Use this summary to decide whether this shortlist survives, then move into postcode-level due diligence where the evidence looks strongest.

Affordability and price

High-cost at 14.5x

Median house-price-to-earnings ratio is 14.5x in 2025, with a median house price of £770,000 and residence earnings of £53,133.

Broadband

Gigabit 95.8%

Gigabit availability is 95.8%, with median download at Unavailable and below-USO share at 0%.

Mobile

4G 100% · 5G 99.9%

4G strong-coverage share is 100%, with 5G at 99.9% in the current area-level summary.

Planning watch

No nearby matches

No nearby planning rows matched Camden in the current live coverage yet.

Schools

1 nearby school row

1 nearby school row matched postcode area WC1X 0BF for Camden. Use the schools flow to compare them in more detail.

Transport

600 mapped stops

Camden currently links 600 mapped transport stops, including 452 local bus or tram access points and 44 rail or metro stops. Where NaPTAN status is present, 596 stops are marked active and 4 inactive. Top localities include Camden Town (58), West Hampstead (58), Kentish Town (45).

Local business

Score 100/100

Camden currently links 2,729 mapped local businesses across 8 tracked categories. Top amenity groups include 1,406 food and drink, 312 nightlife, 303 grocery. The current amenity availability signal scores 100/100.

Postcode follow-up

3 featured postcodes

3 featured postcodes are ready for deeper due-diligence follow-up under Camden.

Crime

Latest month 3,679

Camden recorded 3,679 crimes in Feb 2026. Rolling twelve month context shows 43,990, with no comparable prior twelve month baseline yet and anti-social behaviour as the top recorded type. Metropolitan Police Service contributes the largest matched force share in the latest month.

Local business

This area-level OSM snapshot shows the amenity mix currently mapped around Camden, so you can judge everyday convenience before you spend more time on postcode-level checks.

Amenity availability

Convenience score 100/100

Basis: nearest matching geography. Area local-business counts use postcode tags first and nearest-postcode fallback when the OSM record has no usable postcode tag.

Amenity group

Food and drink

1,406 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by restaurant (637), cafe (488), fast food (281).

Amenity group

Nightlife

312 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by pub (225), bar (87).

Amenity group

Grocery

303 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by convenience (186), bakery (51), supermarket (46).

Amenity group

Personal services

263 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by hairdresser (168), beauty (95).

Compare against another area

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Leeds has 62,603 recorded sales with a median sold price of £222,000.

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North Yorkshire has 62,345 recorded sales with a median sold price of £260,000.

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Postcodes worth checking next

These are the best current postcode follow-up routes from the live area brief, so use them to move from early shortlist thinking into deeper due diligence.

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WC1X 0BF

WC1X 0BF has 138 recorded sales with a median sold price of £1,187,775.

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NW1 1DX

NW1 1DX has 65 recorded sales with a median sold price of £926,000.

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WC1X 0BU

WC1X 0BU has 65 recorded sales with a median sold price of £1,259,900.

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School comparison

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Check planning nearby

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Follow up action

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