NW5 2BP postcode in Camden, England
NW5 2BP is a postcode in Camden, in the Kentish Town South ward. It is in the Holborn and St Pancras parliamentary constituency and the Metropolitan Police area, and has been in use since June 2000.
Where NW5 2BP is, and what is near it
- NW5 2BP
- Other postcodes in NW5 2: press one for its page
- 4 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 1 Underground, metro or tram station
- 3 GP practices
- 11 bus stops
- 8 EV charging points
Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.5502, longitude -0.1359)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
Who looks after NW5 2BP?
- CamdenCouncil, for all local services Camden: bins, council tax, planning
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around NW5 2BP Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- Metropolitan PolicePolice force area
- Holborn and St PancrasParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Sagal Abdi-Wali (Labour), as Parliament lists them. 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.
Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.
What broadband can you get at NW5 2BP?
Every home and business at NW5 2BP can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.
Camden: 95%
Camden: 98%
The line marks the figure across Camden.
Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
When are the bins collected at NW5 2BP?
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, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it
Is NW5 2BP 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 NW5 2BP.
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, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
From surface water, across Camden
The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for NW5 2BP: 11,956 properties in Camden are at high risk (8.2% of all its properties). All the figures for Camden
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Flood warnings
The centre of NW5 2BP 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 warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these
What do homes sell for near NW5 2BP?
Homes in NW5 2 sold for a typical £610,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 71 sales, down 13.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Semi-detached 2 sales, too few to price
- Terraced £1,830,719 10 sales
- Flat or maisonette £535,500 59 sales
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole NW5 district: a typical £640,107 from 190 sales.
How we work this out: house prices by postcodeSource: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Homes sold in NW5 2BP
HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in NW5 2BP from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.
Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Food hygiene ratings at NW5 2BP
The Food Standards Agency lists 2 food businesses at NW5 2BP. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.
Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.
Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards AgencySource: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
What council tax band are homes near NW5 2BP?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 650 homes in the neighbourhood around NW5 2BP. The largest share of them, 31%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (39%). 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 £3,679 (band G); band B, the most common, is £1,717.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 10 (2%) | £1,472 |
| Band B | about 200 (31%) | £1,717 |
| Band C | about 140 (22%) | £1,962 |
| Band D | about 190 (29%) | £2,208 |
| Band E | about 60 (9%) | £2,698 |
| Band F | about 30 (5%) | £3,189 |
| Band G | about 20 (3%) | £3,679 |
| Band H | fewer than 5 | £4,415 |
When the homes were built
- 16% Before 1900
- 5% 1900 to 1918
- 27% 1919 to 1939
- 39% 1945 to 1964
- 8% 1965 to 1982
- 3% 1983 to 1999
- 2% 2000 to 2009
- 2% 2010 to 2019
- None 2020 or later
2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.
Averages for Camden before discounts, not any one home's bill.
Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of NW5 2BP is in (ONS area E01000925), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which schools are near NW5 2BP?
The nearest open schools to NW5 2BP, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.
Primary
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it
Where is the nearest station to NW5 2BP?
The nearest railway station to the centre of NW5 2BP is Kentish Town Rail Station, 300 metres away in a straight line.
- Kentish Town Rail Station Railway station 300 mWalk
- Kentish Town West Rail Station Railway station 850 mWalk
- Kentish Town 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.
11 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Leighton Road / Bartholomew Road, 58 m away.
More stations near NW5 2BP, and how we find themSource: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are near NW5 2BP?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of NW5 2BP, 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.
- Camden Bridging Access Service Phone 020 7428 5701 100 mWalk
- Caversham Group Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report January 2020, over 3 years old · Phone 020 7428 5700 150 mWalk
- James Wigg Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report November 2023 · Phone 020 7428 4555 500 mWalk
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Where can I charge an electric car near NW5 2BP?
The nearest charging points to the centre of NW5 2BP, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:
- Source London Charging point · 2 chargers 350 mWalk
- Source London Charging point · 2 chargers 400 mWalk
- Source London Charging point · 1 charger 400 mWalk
OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.
See more chargers on Open Charge MapSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Which dentists are near NW5 2BP?
The nearest to the centre of NW5 2BP, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- AG Dentistry - Kentish Town Phone 020 7267 7653 350 mWalk
- KT Dental Phone 020 8125 3230 350 mWalk
- Brecknock Dental Phone 020 7485 1102 350 mWalk
Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it
Which hospitals are nearest to NW5 2BP?
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.
- Holloway Surgical Centre London Phone 07546 576919 1.5 kmCycle
- The Whittington Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report March 2026 · Phone 020 7272 3070 1.8 kmCycle
Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.
Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it
Which care homes are near NW5 2BP?
The nearest care homes to the centre of NW5 2BP, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.
- Ash Court Care Centre - Camden Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report June 2026 · Phone 020 7428 2646 300 mWalk
- St Mungo's Broadway - 2 Hilldrop Road Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report January 2026 · Phone 020 7700 6402 500 mWalk
- Lime Tree Gardens Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report April 2026 · Phone 020 8821 6505 600 mWalk
Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it
Which pharmacies are near NW5 2BP?
The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of NW5 2BP, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.
- Wellcare Pharmacy, 321 Kentish Town Road Mon to Fri 9am to 6:30pm; Sat and Sun closed · Phone 020 7485 3851 350 mWalk
- Aura Pharmacy Mon to Fri 9am to 6pm; Sat 9am to 1pm; Sun closed · Phone 020 7485 2159 400 mWalk
- Boots, 196 Kentish Town Road Mon to Fri 9am to 6:30pm; Sat 9am to 5:30pm; Sun closed · Phone 020 7485 4974 450 mWalk
Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.
Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which vets are near NW5 2BP?
The nearest vets to the centre of NW5 2BP on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Medivet Phone +44 20 7267 1381 700 mWalk
- Beaumont Sainsbury Animal Hospital Phone +44 20 7387 8134 1.5 kmCycle
- Village Vet 1.6 kmCycle
OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Is NW5 2BP in a conservation area?
The centre of NW5 2BP is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:
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. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
How much crime is there near NW5 2BP?
Police.uk records 1,690 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of NW5 2BP in August 2026, the latest month it has published.
Also: vehicle crime 95, burglary 74, drugs 58, robbery 50, bicycle theft 31, other crime 22, possession of weapons 9, criminal damage and arson 8.
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: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
The official record for NW5 2BP
- Ward
- Kentish Town South
- 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
- June 2000
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources
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