NW1W 8LN postcode in Camden, England
NW1W 8LN is a postcode in Camden, in the Regent's Park ward. It is in the Holborn and St Pancras parliamentary constituency and the Metropolitan Police area, and has been in use since February 2010. It is a large-user postcode, which Royal Mail gives to a single address that gets a lot of mail.
Where NW1W 8LN is, and what is near it
- NW1W 8LN
- Other postcodes in NW1W 8: press one for its page
- 4 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 1 Underground, metro or tram station
- 3 GP practices
- 7 bus stops
- 8 EV charging points
- Further out, with the distance
Each point is where its source places it, not an exact building, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.5308, longitude -0.1354)
Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; Get Information about Schools; NaPTAN; NHS GP practices; OpenStreetMap charging points; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Ordnance Survey open maps. © OpenStreetMap contributors. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre.
Who looks after NW1W 8LN?
- CamdenCouncil, for all local services Camden: bins, council tax, planning
- Nanouche Umeadi, Muhammad Abu Naser, Ruman Jaigirdar and Victoria MeryElected for the Regent's Park ward, which has 3 seats: one of them no longer sits, after a by-election When elected, and how to contact them
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around NW1W 8LN Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- Metropolitan PolicePolice force area
- Holborn and St PancrasParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Sagal Abdi-Wali (Labour). How to contact Sagal Abdi-Wali
ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.
Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026; Democracy Club.
At this postcode
What broadband can you get at NW1W 8LN?
Ofcom gives no broadband figures for NW1W 8LN. It reports postcodes with homes or businesses it can match to its data, so a new postcode, or one with no premises on its list, has none.
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcodeSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026.
When are the bins collected at NW1W 8LN?
London Borough of Camden gives bin days for each home rather than each postcode. BinDayBuddy finds yours from your house number, from the council's own system.
Find the bin days for your home on BinDayBuddySource: BinDayBuddy. It is built from councils' own collection systems and public data, and is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site.
Is NW1W 8LN at risk of flooding?
From rivers and the sea, long term
The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include NW1W 8LN.
Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.
Source: Environment Agency flood risk, published 6 July 2026.
From surface water, across Camden
The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for NW1W 8LN: 11,956 properties in Camden are at high risk (8.2% of all its properties). All the figures for Camden
Source: Environment Agency surface water, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026.
Flood warnings
The centre of NW1W 8LN is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.
Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcodeSource: Environment Agency flood risk, warning areas read 17 October 2026.
At this postcode
Homes sold in NW1W 8LN
HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in NW1W 8LN from January 2024 to September 2026.
Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 October 2026.
Who lives at NW1W 8LN?
The 2021 Census counted no one living at NW1W 8LN: ONS gives figures only for postcodes with at least one resident or household.
ONS changes small counts a little to protect privacy. People include anyone in a care home or other communal home here.
Source: Census 2021 postcode estimates, Census 2021.
How much energy do homes at NW1W 8LN use?
DESNZ publishes no domestic energy figures for NW1W 8LN. It leaves out any postcode with fewer than 5 domestic meters of a kind, or where two meters use most of the energy.
Domestic meters only. Electricity from late January 2024 to late January 2025; gas from mid-May 2024 to mid-May 2025, weather corrected. Some small businesses on a home-sized gas meter are counted.
Source: DESNZ postcode energy statistics, 2024, published 18 December 2025.
At its centre point
Is NW1W 8LN in a conservation area?
The centre of NW1W 8LN is in 2 areas with planning rules of their own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:
- Article 4 direction areaBasements
- Article 4 direction areaCommercial, Business, and Service (Use Class E) to residential (Use Class C3) (in CAZ)
Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.
Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point.
Near here
Which schools are near NW1W 8LN?
The nearest open primary and secondary schools to NW1W 8LN, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment. Special schools and alternative provision, which children join by referral, are not listed.
Primary
Source: Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026. Each school opens its own record there.
Near here
Where is the nearest station to NW1W 8LN?
The nearest railway station to the centre of NW1W 8LN is London Euston Rail Station, 300 metres away in a straight line.
- London Euston Rail Station Railway station 300 mWalk
- London St Pancras International LL Rail Station Railway station 600 mWalk
- Euston Underground Station Underground, metro or tram 350 mWalk
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
7 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Aldenham Street, 89 m away.
More stations near NW1W 8LN, and how we find themSource: NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
Near here
Which GP surgeries are near NW1W 8LN?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of NW1W 8LN, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.
- Kings Cross Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report October 2020, over 3 years old · Phone 020 7278 9074 350 mWalk
- Somers Town Medical Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report November 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 020 7387 6855 350 mWalk
- Camden Health Improvement Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report November 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 020 3182 4200 350 mWalk
Sources: NHS GP practices, read 17 October 2026; Care Quality Commission, ratings of 1 October 2026.
Near here
Where can I charge an electric car near NW1W 8LN?
The nearest charging points to the centre of NW1W 8LN, as OpenStreetMap had them on 23 October 2026:
- bp pulse Charging Station Charging point · No details mapped 250 mWalk
- Source London Charging point · 2 chargers 650 mWalk
- Bp Pulse Charging point · No details mapped 700 mWalk
OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and can miss a charger, its speed or its plugs: check the charger's own app before you set off.
See more chargers on Open Charge MapSource: OpenStreetMap charging points, map as of 23 October 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Near here
Which dentists are near NW1W 8LN?
The nearest to the centre of NW1W 8LN, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- Chalton Street Dental Phone 020 3757 5272 450 mWalk
- Confident Dental Practice Phone 020 7388 8556 500 mWalk
- Mornington Dental Surgery Phone 020 7387 6590 500 mWalk
Source: Care Quality Commission, directory of 22 October 2026.
Near here
Which hospitals are nearest to NW1W 8LN?
The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.
- University College Hospital & Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report September 2026 · Phone 0845 155 5000 650 mWalk
- Hospital For Tropical Diseases Phone 020 3447 7633 850 mWalk
Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.
Source: Care Quality Commission, directory of 22 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026.
Near here
Which care homes are near NW1W 8LN?
The nearest care homes to the centre of NW1W 8LN, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.
- Muriel Street Resource Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report April 2021, over 3 years old · Phone 020 7833 2249 1.5 kmCycle
- Maitland Park Care Home Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report November 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 020 7424 6700 2.4 kmCycle
- Ash Court Care Centre - Camden Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report June 2026 · Phone 020 7428 2646 2.4 kmCycle
Source: Care Quality Commission, directory of 22 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026.
Near here
Which pharmacies are near NW1W 8LN?
The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of NW1W 8LN, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published October 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.
- Evergreen Pharmacy Mon to Wed 9am to 7pm; Thu 9am to 1pm; Fri 9am to 7pm; Sat 9am to 1pm; Sun closed · Phone 020 7387 5826 250 mWalk
- Baban Pharmacy Mon to Fri 8am to 9pm; Sat 8am to 3pm; Sun closed · Phone 020 7388 9989 450 mWalk
- Greenlight Pharmacy Mon to Fri 9am to 7pm; Sat 10am to 2pm; Sun closed · Phone 020 7387 3233 500 mWalk
Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.
Source: NHS pharmacy lists.
Near here
Which vets are near NW1W 8LN?
The nearest vets to the centre of NW1W 8LN on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Beaumont Sainsbury Animal Hospital Phone +44 20 7387 8134 700 mWalk
- Amwell Veterinary Practice 1.8 kmCycle
- Medivet Phone +44 20 7267 1381 1.8 kmCycle
OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons requires practices to arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief.
Source: OpenStreetMap vets, map as of 23 October 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
In its neighbourhood
What council tax band are homes near NW1W 8LN?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,410 homes in the neighbourhood around NW1W 8LN. The largest share of them, 24%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (28%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.
Council tax bands, and a year's council tax
Band D in Camden for 2026‑27: £2,208. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,472 (band A) to £4,415 (band H); band C, the most common, is £1,962.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 110 (8%) | £1,472 |
| Band B | about 290 (21%) | £1,717 |
| Band C | about 340 (24%) | £1,962 |
| Band D | about 320 (23%) | £2,208 |
| Band E | about 250 (18%) | £2,698 |
| Band F | about 50 (4%) | £3,189 |
| Band G | about 30 (2%) | £3,679 |
| Band H | about 20 (1%) | £4,415 |
When the homes were built
- 17% Before 1900
- withheld 1900 to 1918
- None 1919 to 1939
- 28% 1945 to 1964
- 10% 1965 to 1982
- 16% 1983 to 1999
- 6% 2000 to 2009
- 21% 2010 to 2019
- 1% 2020 or later
A dash: the count was withheld by its publisher, as too few homes to publish.
1919 to 1939: none of the homes the VOA counts here.
Averages for Camden before discounts, not any one home's bill.
Source: Band D council tax, published 25 March 2026.
Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of NW1W 8LN is in (ONS area E01035710), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: Valuation Office Agency council tax bands, at 31 March 2026.
Within a mile
How much crime is there near NW1W 8LN?
Police.uk records 2,394 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of NW1W 8LN in August 2026, the latest month it has published.
Also: drugs 97, burglary 95, robbery 91, vehicle crime 67, bicycle theft 61, other crime 24, possession of weapons 7, criminal damage and arson 5.
Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.
Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 monthsSource: police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026.
The official record for NW1W 8LN
- Ward
- Regent's Park
- Parish
- Not in a parish
- Region
- London
- Country
- England
- Built-up area
- Camden
- Rural or urban
- Urban, nearer to a major town or city
- In use since
- February 2010
Source: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026.
Where to check what we do not hold
- Food hygiene ratings: Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency
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Where the facts on this page come from
- Office for National Statistics: ONS Postcode Directory, Census 2021 postcode estimates
- UK Parliament
- Democracy Club
- Ofcom Connected Nations
- Environment Agency flood risk, Environment Agency surface water
- HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: DESNZ postcode energy statistics
- planning.data.gov.uk
- Department for Education: Get Information about Schools
- Department for Transport: NaPTAN
- NHS England: NHS GP practices
- Care Quality Commission
- OpenStreetMap charging points, OpenStreetMap vets
- The NHS in England, Wales and Scotland: NHS pharmacy lists
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government; Welsh Government (StatsWales); Scottish Government: Band D council tax
- HM Revenue and Customs: Valuation Office Agency council tax bands
- data.police.uk: police.uk
- BinDayBuddy, from each council: BinDayBuddy
Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Democracy Club data, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Office for National Statistics. This uses Care Quality Commission information.
Licences: Open Government Licence v3.0; Open Parliament Licence v3.0; Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0); Open Database Licence (ODbL) 1.0; Each council's own terms for its collection system.
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