Estate agents in NW5
NW5 is a postcode district in Camden. HM Land Registry records 200 homes sold there in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026, with a median price paid of £640,107.
How estate agents in NW5 compare
NW5 at a glance
HM Land Registry recorded 216 sales in NW5 from September 2025 to August 2026, at a median price of £662,500.
36.0% of these homes had also sold since January 2016. Their sellers had owned them for a median of 5.5 years and sold for a median of 10.7% more than they paid.
The median price was £648,750 in 2016 and £677,500 in 2025.
Figures checked 3 November 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales.
House prices in NW5
Median sale price in NW5: £662,500
| All homes | 216 sales, median £662,500 |
|---|---|
| Detached | 2 sales |
| Semi-detached | 12 sales, median £1,894,995 |
| Terraced | 43 sales, median £1,590,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 159 sales, median £550,000 |
We show a median only where it rests on enough sales: at least 10 for all homes and at least 5 for each type of home. Otherwise we show the number of sales.
Across Camden the average price was £828,563 in June 2026, down 7.6% on a year earlier.
| 2016 | £648,750 (254 sales) |
|---|---|
| 2017 | £641,000 (268 sales) |
| 2018 | £712,325 (228 sales) |
| 2019 | £683,750 (196 sales) |
| 2020 | £630,000 (224 sales) |
| 2021 | £652,000 (327 sales) |
| 2022 | £655,000 (319 sales) |
| 2023 | £650,500 (258 sales) |
| 2024 | £675,000 (268 sales) |
| 2025 | £677,500 (282 sales) |
Checked 3 November 2026; Price Paid figures are refreshed weekly.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data and the UK House Price Index. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport links
NW5 has four railway stations within about 1 mile. Kentish Town West is about 0.3 miles from the centre, Gospel Oak about 0.4 miles, Camden Road about 0.7 miles and Hampstead Heath about 0.9 miles. Underground stops are also close, with Kentish Town about 0.3 miles away, Tufnell Park about 0.5 miles, Chalk Farm about 0.6 miles and Camden Town about 0.8 miles. The A400, A5200, A5202, A502 and A503 pass through or beside the area. The nearest motorway junctions are M1 junction 1 at Staples Corner, about 4 miles away and M4 junction 1 at Chiswick Roundabout, about 7 miles. London City Airport is about 9 miles away and London Heathrow Airport about 15 miles. Central London is about 3 miles from the district.
Schools in and near NW5
NW5 has 24 primary schools within about 1.2 miles of the centre. The nearest are St Patrick's Catholic Primary School (Roman Catholic) at about 0.2 miles and Kentish Town Church of England Primary School (Church of England) at about 0.3 miles. Secondary choices include Acland Burghley School (sixth form) at about 0.4 miles and Parliament Hill School (girls only, sixth form) at about 0.5 miles. William Ellis School (boys only, sixth form) is about 0.6 miles away. Independent options include College Francais Bilingue De Londres at about 0.2 miles. Harmood School, a special school, is about 0.5 miles away. WM College is about 1.2 miles away and The Royal Veterinary College is about 1.1 miles away.
Living in NW5
NW5 is an urban postcode district with about 31,000 residents, lying in or beside the built-up area of Islington and close to Camden. There are more than 470 shops, including at least 10 supermarkets such as Co-op Food and Londis, both about 0.2 miles from the centre. Queen's Crescent Market is about 0.3 miles away and there are around 50 convenience stores. Food and drink includes around 49 pubs, with The Bull & Gate about 0.1 miles away, as well as more than 90 cafés and more than 110 restaurants. For health, there are at least 8 doctors' surgeries, 14 pharmacies and 13 dentists, the nearest of each about 0.2 to 0.3 miles away. The nearest hospital with an emergency department is the Royal Free Hospital at about 0.9 miles. Kentish Town Library is about 0.2 miles away and there are 5 post offices. Named parks number at least 18, with Inkerman Garden about 0.2 miles away and Talacre Gardens about 0.3 miles away.
A short history of NW5
Kentish Town began as a modest settlement beside the River Fleet and appears in a record of 1207 as kentisston, in the reign of King John. By 1456 it was a hamlet with its own chapel of ease. Camden Town lay within the manor of Kentish Town, which Charles Pratt gained through marriage. He began granting house leases there in 1791 and the area later took its name from his title as Earl Camden. The Regent's Canal was built through it in 1816, the railway terminus arrived in 1837 and the Roundhouse followed in 1846. Mission work began in 1877. The Church of St Silas the Martyr, designed by Ernest Charles Shearman, was consecrated in 1912. There are 126 listed buildings nearby, including the Grade I Church of St Martin and Grade II* buildings such as St Silas and the Church of St Mary Brookfield.
Landscape and geography in NW5
NW5 stands at about 35 metres above sea level at its centre. The Grand Union Canal is about 0.7 miles from the centre and The Fountains river is about 0.9 miles. The nearest open coast is about 28 miles off. Number 1 Pond is about 0.6 miles away and Number 2 Pond about 0.7 miles. Highgate Ponds and Hampstead Ponds are each about 0.8 miles. Hampstead Heath, which reaches 136 metres, is about 1.7 miles from the centre. Highwood Hill, at 144 metres, is about 7 miles off while Deacons Hill, at 148 metres, is about 9 miles. East Heath is about 1.0 miles distant. Walthamstow Marshes are about 4 miles off and Tottenham Marshes about 5 miles.
People and homes in NW5
At the 2021 Census, about 30,900 usual residents lived in NW5, with 16% aged under 15, 72% aged 15 to 64 and 12% aged 65 and over. Census 2021 figures show about 13,000 households, of which 35% were one-person households, against 30% in England. At the 2021 Census, 82% of households lived in flats, maisonettes or apartments and 13% in terraced houses. Census 2021 figures show 31% of households owned their home, 44% were social rented and 25% were private rented. Valuation Office Agency figures for March 2026 show band D as the most common council tax band, at 24% of about 15,090 homes. Environment Agency data from June 2026 show no residential properties at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers and the sea. The flood figures cover rivers and the sea only because surface water is not included.
Notable people from NW5
Several people were born in Camden Town. Oliver Heaviside (1850 to 1925) was an electrical engineer, mathematician and physicist. Philibert Jacques Melotte (1880 to 1961) was a British astronomer. Daniel Kaluuya (born 1989) is a British actor and film screenwriter. Olivia Williams (born 1968) is a British actress whose work also includes playwriting. Anthony Head (1954 to 2026) was an English actor in film, television and theatre. Hilde Holger (1905 to 2001), an Austrian British dancer and choreographer, lived in Camden Town. Mae Muller (born 1997), a British singer, was born in Kentish Town. Kingsley Ben-Adir (born 1986), a British actor in film and television, was born in Gospel Oak.
Sport and leisure
Parliament Hill Lido offers swimming and the Men's Bathing Pond is a swimming area. Talacre Community Sports Centre covers basketball, badminton, soccer, gymnastics and pickleball, while Mornington Sports Centre and The Dome are also listed as sports centres. Globe Tennis Club, Parliament Hill Fields Athletics Track and Parliament Hill Bowling Club cater for tennis, athletics and bowls and Cantelowes Gardens Sports Pitch is set up for soccer and netball. Cantelowes Skatepark serves skateboarders. Open space includes Hampstead Heath, Caledonian Park, Dartmouth Park, Whittington Park and Tufnell Park Playing Fields, along with Adelaide Nature Reserve and Belsize Wood Nature Reserve. PureGym is among the gyms nearby.
Common questions
- What is the median price paid for a home in NW5?
- The median price paid in NW5 over the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 was £640,107. Over the same period the median price paid was £1,771,000 for semi-detached houses, £1,545,000 for terraced houses and £535,250 for flats.
- How many homes were sold in NW5 over the last year?
- There were 200 standard sales recorded by HM Land Registry in NW5 in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026. Of these, 150 were flats, 39 were terraced houses and 10 were semi-detached houses.
- What are the transport links in NW5?
- The nearest railway station is Kentish Town West at about 0.3 miles, followed by Gospel Oak at about 0.4 miles. Kentish Town underground station is about 0.3 miles from the centre and central London is about 3 miles away in a straight line.
- What schools are near NW5?
- There are 24 primary schools within about 1.2 miles of the centre and the nearest is St Patrick's Catholic Primary School at about 0.2 miles. The nearest secondary school is Acland Burghley School at about 0.4 miles.
- How many estate agent branches are there in NW5?
- There are 18 estate agent sales branches with an office in the NW5 postcode district.
Areas near NW5
NW5 is in Camden.
Estate agents near NW5
- Watkinson & CosgraveCamden NW5 1RT0.1 miles
- Fortnum and WindsorCamden NW5 2TH0.2 miles
- WinkworthCamden NW5 2TH0.2 miles
- KeatonsCamden NW5 2TH0.2 miles
- Martyn Gerrard Kentish Town Estate AgentsCamden NW5 2TH0.2 miles
- DextersCamden NW5 2JT0.2 miles
- Matthew JamesCamden NW5 1AD0.2 miles
- Salter RexCamden NW5 2TP0.3 miles
- Chestertons Kentish TownCamden NW5 2JU0.3 miles
- Elderton&CoCamden NW5 1AG0.3 miles
Nearest agents first. Distances are in a straight line from the centre of NW5.