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Camden Town & Mornington Crescent: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Camden Town & Mornington Crescent neighbourhood of Camden, England (ONS area Camden 021). Headline figures assembled 11 October 2026. Postcodes NW1, NW1W. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near NW1 7RW.

A middle-income neighbourhood, changing little against Camden

Camden Town & Mornington Crescent is a middle-income neighbourhood; it is changing little against Camden (signals are mixed: 4 rising and 3 falling of 21). Houses here typically resell for £2,560,000 and flats for £720,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Mornington Crescent, is about a 4-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre. Recorded crime per resident is 3.2 times the borough's rate, but there are about 7.2 jobs for every resident here, so crime per resident overstates the risk to people who live here.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 11 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£2,560,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +19% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£720,000

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +10% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Middle income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Mixed signs

Weighted balance -0.02; 4 of 21 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 3 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 4 small areas range from decile 2 to 5.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£78,100

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

3.2 times the borough's rate

A busy centre, with about 7.2 jobs for every resident here, so crime per resident overstates the risk to people who live here (44,980 jobs in 2024 against 6,223 residents at the 2021 census). Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Schools getting better

In line with the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Camden Town & Mornington Crescent sits in Camden

Typical house price: 6th highest of the 16 neighbourhoods in Camden with enough house sales for one
Typical flat price: 10th highest of 27 neighbourhoods in Camden
Average household income: 12th highest of 27 neighbourhoods in Camden

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 11 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Camden Town & Mornington Crescent

Median resale price of houses each year here and across Camden, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Median resale price of flats each year here and across Camden, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 11 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

4 of 21 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Camden, 3 the other way and 14 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

Single-person households under 65
Anti-social behaviour
Catching up with neighbouring areas
Homes selling

Falling behind the borough

Premium and budget brands
Homes improving their energy rating
Borough against the region

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest stations

Mornington Crescent Underground station, about a 4-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (280 m in a straight line).
London Euston Railway station, about an 11-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (820 m in a straight line). About 22 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Avanti West Coast and West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to Birmingham New Street (76 to 105 min); Avanti West Coast to Manchester Piccadilly (about 130 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

Nearest state primary school Christ Church School 280 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Mar 2022).
Nearest state secondary school Regent High School 610 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Feb 2023).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (11 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Camden Town & Mornington Crescent

What is the typical house price in Camden Town & Mornington Crescent?

£2,560,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +19% against 2017-2019.

How does Camden Town & Mornington Crescent compare with the rest of Camden?

Typical house price: 6th highest of the 16 neighbourhoods in Camden with enough house sales for one. Typical flat price: 10th highest of 27 neighbourhoods in Camden. Average household income: 12th highest of 27 neighbourhoods in Camden.

Is Camden Town & Mornington Crescent an affluent area?

Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Camden Town & Mornington Crescent gentrifying?

Mixed signs. Weighted balance -0.02; 4 of 21 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Camden Town & Mornington Crescent?

Mornington Crescent. Underground station, about a 4-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (280 m in a straight line).

Which state schools are nearest to Camden Town & Mornington Crescent?

Nearest state primary school. Christ Church School. 280 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Mar 2022). Nearest state secondary school. Regent High School. 610 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Feb 2023).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.