Camden sits in north London, centred on Camden Town by the Regent's Canal. It grew up as an industrial and railway-side area with Victorian warehouses and locks that have been repurposed, and the wider borough includes neighbourhoods such as Bloomsbury and Hampstead, home to cultural institutions like the British Museum.
Today Camden is best known for its markets and music scene - from the stalls at Camden Lock Market to venues such as The Roundhouse and Electric Ballroom - drawing tourists and creative industries alike. That cultural energy sits alongside ongoing social and economic change: strong local businesses and nightlife, significant tourism, and pressures from regeneration and rising rents, with good transport links into central London and nearby hubs like King's Cross.
Postcode districts covering Camden
EC1M, EC1N, EC1R, EC4A, EC4Y, N1, N1C, N6, N7, N19, NW1, NW2, NW3, NW5, NW6, NW8, W1D, W1T, W1W, W9, WC1A, WC1B, WC1E, WC1H, WC1N, WC1R, WC1V, WC1X, WC2A, WC2B, WC2E, WC2H, WC2R
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 4.7 miles
- Islington 2.1 miles
- City of Westminster 2 miles
- Bexley 14 miles
- Sutton 12.7 miles
- Croydon 12.9 miles
- Slough 19.4 miles
- Harrow 8.5 miles
- Watford 13.5 miles
- Woking 24.4 miles
- Harlow 19.3 miles
- Grays 21.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Primrose Hill Ward 0.2 miles
- Haverstock Ward 0.4 miles
- Camden Town Ward 0.4 miles
- Belsize Ward 0.8 miles
- Gospel Oak Ward 0.8 miles
- Kentish Town South Ward 0.8 miles
- Regent's Park Ward 1 mile
- Camden Square Ward 1.1 miles
- St. Pancras & Somers Town Ward 1.1 miles
- Kentish Town North Ward 1.1 miles
- Abbey Road Ward 1.2 miles
- South Hampstead Ward 1.2 miles
Example postcodes in Camden
NW3 2XL, NW3 3LU, WC2H 9FF, NW1 3ER, NW5 2SP, NW6 3QN, NW3 1JL, NW3 2RF, NW1W 9UG … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 9.4 miles
- London Heathrow Airport 13.8 miles
- Kentish Town West Railway Station 0.5 miles
- Camden Road Railway Station 0.7 miles
- Waterloo Bus Depot 3.3 miles
Hotels in Camden Ad
- The Bloomsbury Hotel 5
- Kimpton Fitzroy London 5
- Royal Lancaster London 5
- Covent Garden Hotel, Firmdale Hotels 5
- The Langham London 5
- Middle Eight - Covent Garden 5
- The Montague On The Gardens Hotel 4
- City Prime Camden 4
- The Resident Soho 4
- Finsbury Rose 5
Schools in Camden
- Abacus Belsize Primary School Primary
- Acland Burghley School Secondary
- Alleyns Regents Park Prep Independent - all ages
- Argyle Primary School Primary
- Brecknock Primary School Primary
- Brookfield Primary School Primary
- Children's Hospital School at Gt Ormond Street and UCH Special
- Christ Church Primary School, Hampstead Primary
- Christ Church School Primary
- Christopher Hatton Primary School Primary
- City Lit Further education
- College Francais Bilingue De Londres Independent - all ages
- Eleanor Palmer Primary School Primary
- Emmanuel C of E Primary School Primary
- Fine Arts College Independent - secondary
- Fitzjohn's Primary School Primary
- Fleet Primary School Primary
- Frank Barnes School for Deaf Children Special
- Gloucester House, The Tavistock Children's Day Unit Independent - special
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Local points of interest
- Lord's Cricket Ground Stadium 1.1 miles
- Lord's Cricket Ground Stadium 1.1 miles
- Sherlock Holmes Museum Museum 1.2 miles
- Madame Tussauds Museum 1.3 miles
- Daunt Books Library 1.5 miles
- British Library Library 1.5 miles
- Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology Museum 1.6 miles
- Wigmore Hall Theatre 1.7 miles
- University of London University 1.9 miles
- London Palladium Theatre 2 miles
- British Museum Museum 2 miles
- Emirates Stadium Stadium 2.2 miles