Frognal
Camden 004 · 5 sub-areas · 7,207 residents
Camden 004 is a residential pocket of central London, home to around 7,200 people and sitting comfortably within one of the capital's most connected boroughs. A typical two-bedroom flat lets for about £2,465 a month — noticeably below the London prime-zone average, though still roughly double the UK national median. Rents have actually fallen around 6.5% over the past year, which is worth knowing if you're negotiating a new tenancy.
Frognal 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 Frognal?
Greenspace is on the doorstep — a park or playing field is within walking distance of most homes; food and drink within walking distance is workable but not dense — around 34 restaurants and 0 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 5 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Frognal in Camden
Living in Frognal
Camden 004 covers a densely populated slice of inner north London, where the feel is more settled residential than the tourist-heavy stretches closer to Camden Market. It's the kind of area where owner-occupiers and long-term renters live alongside each other — just over half of homes are owned outright or with a mortgage, which is high for inner London and gives the streets a more rooted, less transient character than many surrounding neighbourhoods.
On rent, you're looking at a wide spread depending on bedroom count. A one-bed runs around £1,931 a month, a two-bed around £2,465, and a three-bed closer to £2,874. Those figures have slipped about 6.5% year-on-year, so there's a degree of negotiating room that wasn't there a year ago. Council tax for a Band D property is around £2,208 a year. If you're buying, the median sale price sits at roughly £1.15 million — and saving a deposit takes an estimated 13 years on a typical local salary, which tells you most of the story about who can afford to own here.
About seven in ten residents here work from home most of the time — a striking 69%, well above any London norm — which shapes what the neighbourhood feels like during the day. It's not quiet exactly, but it has a different rhythm to commuter-heavy areas. Those who do leave for work can reach central London in under 10 minutes by public transport, so the trade-off between space and access is genuinely favourable here.
Demographically, this is one of Camden's more degree-heavy areas — around 70% of residents hold a degree-level qualification. The age spread is fairly balanced, with a slight lean towards the 35–49 bracket. Just over a quarter of households are single-person. See the streets and sub-areas below for more on how the neighbourhood breaks down at a finer level.
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Frequently asked
- Is Camden 004 a nice place to live?
- For settled professionals and families who want inner-London access without the most frenetic parts of Camden, it works well. Owner-occupation rates are high for this part of London, crime sits below the national average, and the commute to central London takes under 10 minutes. The trade-off is cost — a two-bedroom runs around £2,465 a month.
- What is the rent in Camden 004?
- A one-bedroom flat runs about £1,931 a month, a two-bedroom around £2,465, and a three-bedroom roughly £2,874. Rents have fallen around 6.5% over the past year, so there's more room to negotiate than there was recently. These figures are estimates scaled from borough-level data using local sale prices.
- Is Camden 004 safe?
- It records around 57 crimes per 1,000 residents a year — below the UK national rate of roughly 80. For inner north London, that's a relatively low figure. The area also sits in the eighth deprivation decile, meaning it's among the less deprived neighbourhoods in England, which tends to correlate with lower crime.
- What's the commute from Camden 004 to central London?
- Under 10 minutes by public transport, which is one of the shortest commute times you'll find in any residential London neighbourhood. The nearest tube station is about a nine-minute walk, and the nearest mainline rail station is roughly the same. That said, around 69% of residents here work from home.
- Who lives in Camden 004?
- Mostly degree-educated professionals, with around 70% holding a degree — high even by London standards. Just over half of homes are owner-occupied, suggesting a settled, longer-term population. The 35–49 age bracket is the largest, and around a quarter of households are single-person. Just under half of residents were born in the UK.
- What schools are near Camden 004?
- There are 110 schools within 2km, and the nearest Outstanding-rated school is about 867 metres away — around an 11-minute walk. Around 49% of nearby schools are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted, which is below the national average of roughly 89%, so it's worth checking individual schools on the Ofsted website before committing to a specific street.
- What is the average house price in Camden 004?
- The median sale price is approximately £1.15 million. On a typical local salary, saving a deposit takes an estimated 13 years — which explains why around 40% of residents rent privately rather than own. The area is firmly in the ownership-accessible-only-for-high-earners bracket of inner London.