Belsize Park
Camden 011 · 4 sub-areas · 5,873 residents
Camden 011 is a dense, highly educated pocket of inner London, home to around 5,900 people and sitting within the borough of Camden. A typical two-bedroom flat here lets for around £2,465 a month — well above the UK average, though rents have actually fallen around 6.5% over the past year. Nearly three in four residents hold a degree, and almost seven in ten work from home.
Belsize Park is a workplace corner of Camden — daytime population swells with commuters, the streetscape leans busy and built-up rather than residential, and most residents who do live here rent rather than own. The rental market is active and turnover is high — people move through rather than stay; a high share of adults are degree-educated, which often shows up in the kind of jobs people commute to.
Overview
What's it like to live in Belsize Park?
2 parks and 4 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; food and drink within walking distance is workable but not dense — around 43 restaurants and 1 pubs in five minutes; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; rents sit firmly in the upper bracket nationally, with a typical home letting at around £2,654 a month; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
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Figures are aggregated across 4 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Belsize Park in Camden
Living in Belsize Park
Camden 011 sits in one of London's most economically active corners. The neighbourhood has a distinctly professional, settled feel — high property values (the median sale price is above £854,000), a very well-qualified population, and a jobs-to-resident ratio of around 2:1 that tells you far more people commute in to work here than head out. It's a place built around knowledge work, and that shapes everything from the pace of the streets to the cost of the coffee.
On the cost side, this is expensive territory by any measure. A one-bedroom flat typically runs about £1,931 a month, a two-bed around £2,465, and a three-bed pushes toward £2,874. That said, rents have moved in renters' favour recently — down roughly 6.5% year-on-year, which is a meaningful saving in absolute terms even if the floor is still high. Council tax (Band D) runs to about £2,208 a year, roughly in line with what Camden charges across the borough.
Who lives here? Predominantly working-age professionals — the 35–49 bracket accounts for over a quarter of residents, and 26% are aged 18–34. Single-person households make up nearly 45% of all homes, which speaks to the transient and professional character of the area. Just over half of residents rent privately, and around 39% own — a relatively high owner-occupier share for inner London. Just under half of residents were born in the UK, reflecting a genuinely international community.
Practically, the transport picture is exceptional. The nearest underground station is under 300 metres away, and a major London job hub is reachable in around 10 minutes by public transport. Broadband here is fully gigabit-capable — 100% coverage — with zero properties below the universal service obligation. For the right renter, that combination of connectivity and location is hard to beat. See the streets and sub-areas below for more on how the neighbourhood breaks down.
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Frequently asked
- Is Camden 011 a nice place to live?
- It's a high-quality, well-connected inner London neighbourhood with excellent transport, full gigabit broadband, and a very well-educated population. The trade-off is cost — rents are roughly double the UK average, and buying is only realistic for those with substantial capital. If you can afford it and value location and connectivity, it's a strong option.
- What is the rent in Camden 011?
- A typical one-bedroom flat runs around £1,931 a month, a two-bedroom around £2,465, and a three-bedroom close to £2,874. Rents have fallen about 6.5% year-on-year, so there's slightly more room to negotiate than there was recently. These are estimates scaled from borough-level data using local sale prices.
- Is Camden 011 safe?
- The crime rate sits at roughly 80.7 offences per 1,000 residents annually — close to the UK national average, which is a relatively reassuring figure for inner London. The area scores in the top 20% nationally on the deprivation index, which generally tracks with lower property crime. Normal urban awareness applies, especially around transport hubs.
- What's the commute from Camden 011 to central London?
- Around 10 minutes by public transport to a major London employment hub — one of the fastest commute times you'll find anywhere in the capital. The nearest underground station is under 300 metres away, and a mainline rail station is roughly 800 metres away. That said, nearly 70% of residents work from home, so the commute is academic for many.
- Who lives in Camden 011?
- Predominantly degree-educated professionals aged 25–50, with a large share of single-person households and a notably international community — just under half of residents were born in the UK. Private renters make up just over half of all households, with a meaningful owner-occupier layer beneath.
- What schools are near Camden 011?
- There are 120 schools within 2km, so choice isn't the issue — quality is more varied than you might expect. Around half of nearby schools are rated Good or Outstanding, below the national share of roughly 89%. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is about 650 metres away, so the best options are walkable.
- How expensive is it to buy in Camden 011?
- The median sale price is above £854,000. On a typical local resident salary of around £44,000 a year, saving a 10% deposit would take nearly a decade — and that assumes no rent eating into savings in the meantime. For most renters, ownership here is a long-term aspiration rather than a near-term plan.