Camden

Borough · London · United Kingdom

Central and north London borough running from Bloomsbury and King's Cross up through Camden Town and Kentish Town to Hampstead Heath. Universities, markets and some of London's most expensive streets.

Median rent, 2-bed home£2,650 per month
Price level£££££
Good forStudentsEasy commute
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Overview

Good for

Students, young professionals, walking to the West End

Watch out for

High rents and busy, noisy areas around Camden Town

Neighborhoods

  • Camden Town
  • Kentish Town
  • Hampstead
  • Belsize Park
  • King's Cross
  • Bloomsbury

Rent

The median monthly rent of a two-bedroom home in Camden was £2,650 in 2025/26, 30% above the London average. It is the 4th most expensive of 33 boroughs.

Home sizeMedian rent / month
Room£875
Studio£1,313
1 bedroom£1,925
2 bedrooms£2,650
3 bedrooms£3,350
4+ bedrooms£4,200

Median monthly rent of two-bedroom homes let privately, as recorded by Rent Officers (ONS). Rents vary a lot by street and building, and ONS advises caution when comparing areas because the sample is not random. Source: ONS – Private rental market in London, April 2025 to March 2026.

Rent by postcode district in Camden

Median monthly rent recorded in each postcode district (ONS). Districts are placed in the borough that contains their centre and often spill into neighbouring boroughs; small samples make these figures rougher than the borough ones.

DistrictIncludes (wards)1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms
EC1NCastle Baynard, Farringdon Without, Holborn & Covent Garden£2,180£2,250–
N1CCamden Square, King's Cross, St Pancras & Somers Town£3,168–£4,290
NW1Bloomsbury, Camden Square, Camden Town, Church Street, Haverstock, Hyde Park£2,000£2,850£3,500
NW3Belsize, Childs Hill, Fortune Green, Frognal, Garden Suburb, Gospel Oak£2,080£2,695£3,692
NW5Gospel Oak, Haverstock, Highgate, Junction, Kentish Town North, Kentish Town South£1,545£2,200£2,995
NW6Abbey Road, Brondesbury Park, Cricklewood & Mapesbury, Fortune Green, Harrow Road, Kilburn£1,850£2,350£3,250
W1TBloomsbury, Clerkenwell, West End£2,448––
WC1ABloomsbury, Clerkenwell, Holborn & Covent Garden£2,470£2,900–
WC1BBloomsbury, Clerkenwell, Holborn & Covent Garden£2,752––
WC1EBloomsbury£2,492£3,358–
WC1HBloomsbury, Clerkenwell, King's Cross£1,950£2,550–
WC1NBloomsbury, Clerkenwell, Holborn & Covent Garden, King's Cross£2,383£3,100–
WC1RHolborn & Covent Garden––£4,030
WC1XClerkenwell, Holborn & Covent Garden, King's Cross£2,100£2,900£3,800
WC2BClerkenwell, Holborn & Covent Garden, Pimlico North, St James's£2,383£4,550–
WC2HClerkenwell, Holborn & Covent Garden, St James's, West End£2,502£2,933–
Rent £/month (2-bed)
  1. 1,550–1,700
  2. 1,700–1,800
  3. 1,800–2,000
  4. 2,000–2,350
  5. 2,350–3,563

Who lives here

Who lives hereCamdenLondon
Population210,1358,799,725
One-person households38.7%29.3%
Children under 1514.4%18.1%
Aged 15–2416.1%12.3%
Aged 65 and over11.8%11.9%
Social housing rentals33.7%23.1%
Private rentals35.6%30.0%
Owner-occupied homes30.4%46.8%

Source: ONS – Census 2021 (Nomis: TS007A, TS054, TS003) (2021).

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Getting around

  • Northern, Victoria, Piccadilly lines; Overground; King's Cross St Pancras

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