City Profile • Local Authority

Camden

Camden is a local authority district comprising 26 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £993k, reflecting a downward trend of 8.2% over the past year. Crime levels run above average (222 per 1,000 residents), often driven by commercial zones and transport hubs.

Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.

Population Trajectory

Annual residents (1991 – 2022)

218,049
Residents (2022)

Constituent Districts

26 Areas

Population Composition

Detailed breakdown of the residents within the Camden authority according to the Census 2021.

Top Ethnicities

White: English35.4%
White: Other White21.1%
Bangladeshi6.8%
African6.8%
Any other ethnic group4.7%
Other Asian4.0%

Age Profile

25-29 years10.5%
30-34 years9.8%
20-24 years9.6%
35-39 years7.9%
40-44 years6.9%
15-19 years6.5%

Top Occupations

Professional34.4%
Associate professional18.7%
Managers and directors17.8%
Administrative and secretarial6.2%
Caring and leisure6.1%
Elementary occupations5.2%

Housing Tenure

Private rented: Landlord32.7%
Social rented: Council22.7%
Owned: Outright15.9%
Owned: Mortgage13.7%
Social rented: Other11.0%
Private rented: Other2.8%

Area DNA

health10/10
safety1/10
transit4/10
investment1/10