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Hatton Garden & Theobalds Road: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Hatton Garden & Theobalds Road neighbourhood of Camden, England (ONS area Camden 027). Headline figures assembled 11 October 2026. Postcodes EC1M, EC1N, EC1R, WC1N, WC1R, WC1X. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near WC1X 8AS.

A middle-income neighbourhood, changing little against Camden

Hatton Garden & Theobalds Road is a middle-income neighbourhood; it is changing little against Camden (signals are mixed: 3 rising and 2 falling of 21). Flats here typically resell for £695,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Chancery Lane, is about a 5-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre. Recorded crime per resident is 1.5 times the borough's rate, but there are about 7.4 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 flat price

£695,000

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; -4% 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; 3 of 21 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

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

Deprivation

Decile 1 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 1 to 5.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£71,900

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

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

1.5 times the borough's rate

A busy centre, with about 7.4 jobs for every resident here, so crime per resident overstates the risk to people who live here (49,000 jobs in 2024 against 6,659 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 Hatton Garden & Theobalds Road sits in Camden

Typical flat price: 12th highest of 27 neighbourhoods in Camden
Average household income: 11th lowest 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 Hatton Garden & Theobalds Road

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

3 of 21 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Camden, 2 the other way and 16 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

Solar and heat pumps
Homes selling
New stations nearby

Falling behind the borough

Recorded crime
Borough against the region

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest stations

Chancery Lane Underground station, about a 5-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (380 m in a straight line).
Farringdon Railway station, about an 8-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (560 m in a straight line). About 32 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Thameslink to Bedford (56 to 67 min) and Brighton (about 77 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 Christopher Hatton Primary School 140 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Outstanding (Feb 2022).
Nearest state secondary school Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School 1.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Outstanding in 4 areas (Jan 2025).

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 Hatton Garden & Theobalds Road

What is the typical flat price in Hatton Garden & Theobalds Road?

£695,000. Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; -4% against 2017-2019.

How does Hatton Garden & Theobalds Road compare with the rest of Camden?

Typical flat price: 12th highest of 27 neighbourhoods in Camden. Average household income: 11th lowest of 27 neighbourhoods in Camden.

Is Hatton Garden & Theobalds Road an affluent area?

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

Is Hatton Garden & Theobalds Road gentrifying?

Mixed signs. Weighted balance -0.02; 3 of 21 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Hatton Garden & Theobalds Road?

Chancery Lane. Underground station, about a 5-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (380 m in a straight line).

Which state schools are nearest to Hatton Garden & Theobalds Road?

Nearest state primary school. Christopher Hatton Primary School. 140 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Outstanding (Feb 2022). Nearest state secondary school. Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School. 1.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Outstanding in 4 areas (Jan 2025).

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.