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Fitzjohns & Royal Free: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Fitzjohns & Royal Free neighbourhood of Camden, England (ONS area Camden 008). Headline figures assembled 11 October 2026. Postcodes NW3. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near NW3 5DD.
One of the most affluent neighbourhoods in England, changing little against Camden
Fitzjohns & Royal Free is one of the most affluent neighbourhoods in England; it is changing little against Camden (signals are mixed: 5 rising and 3 falling of 22). Houses here typically resell for £2,825,000 and flats for £1,075,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Finchley Road, is about an 8-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre. Recorded crime per resident is 1.0 times the borough's rate, but there are about 2.3 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
£2,825,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; -12% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£1,075,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +3% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Among the most affluent
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; 5 of 22 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 9 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 6 to 10.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£98,400
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
1.0 times the borough's rate
A busy centre, with about 2.3 jobs for every resident here, so crime per resident overstates the risk to people who live here (17,000 jobs in 2024 against 7,492 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 Fitzjohns & Royal Free sits in Camden
- Typical house price: 4th highest of the 16 neighbourhoods in Camden with enough house sales for one
- Typical flat price: 2nd highest of 27 neighbourhoods in Camden
- Average household income: 3rd 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 Fitzjohns & Royal Free
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
5 of 22 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
- Air quality
- Premium and budget brands
- Homes selling
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Falling behind the borough
- Income deprivation ranking
- Catching up with neighbouring areas
- Borough against the region
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest stations
- Finchley Road Underground station, about an 8-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (560 m in a straight line).
- Finchley Road & Frognal Railway station, about a 9-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (660 m in a straight line). About 18 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: London Overground to Stratford (London) (about 34 min) and Clapham Junction (about 34 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 Fitzjohn's Primary School 410 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Apr 2024).
- Nearest state secondary school The UCL Academy 950 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (May 2024).
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 Fitzjohns & Royal Free
What is the typical house price in Fitzjohns & Royal Free?
£2,825,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; -12% against 2017-2019.
How does Fitzjohns & Royal Free compare with the rest of Camden?
Typical house price: 4th highest of the 16 neighbourhoods in Camden with enough house sales for one. Typical flat price: 2nd highest of 27 neighbourhoods in Camden. Average household income: 3rd highest of 27 neighbourhoods in Camden.
Is Fitzjohns & Royal Free an affluent area?
Among the most affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Fitzjohns & Royal Free gentrifying?
Mixed signs. Weighted balance -0.02; 5 of 22 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Fitzjohns & Royal Free?
Finchley Road. Underground station, about an 8-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (560 m in a straight line).
Which state schools are nearest to Fitzjohns & Royal Free?
Nearest state primary school. Fitzjohn's Primary School. 410 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Apr 2024). Nearest state secondary school. The UCL Academy. 950 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (May 2024).
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.