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Housing in NW1 3JA

What the homes in NW1 3JA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Camden Town & Mornington Crescent
Council
Camden
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,763 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (80.5%). Flats make up 89.2%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

NW1 3JAEngland
Detached0.3%22.9%
Semi-detached1.3%31.5%
Terraced9.2%23%
Purpose-built flat80.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house5.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building3.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

27.8% of households in the NW1 3JA area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 33.9% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 19.5% own outright and 8.3% with a mortgage.

NW1 3JA
28%
34%
38%
England
  • Owned27.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.7%1%
  • Private rented33.9%20.5%
  • Social rented37.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

NW1 3JAEngland
Owned outright19.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan8.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent28.7%18.2%
Other private rented5.2%2.2%
From the council12.5%8.3%
From a housing association25%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 39.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

NW1 3JAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (30.3%). 18.6% of households include dependent children.

NW1 3JAEngland
Living alone, under 6630.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over9.5%12.8%
Couple, no children13.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children12%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households15.5%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Camden

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Camden (August 2026, +1% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

CamdenEngland
All homes£2,819£1,459
One bedroom£2,054£1,195
Two bedrooms£2,621£1,335
Three bedrooms£3,055£1,489
Four or more£3,967£2,161
Detached£2,917£1,640
Semi-detached£3,741£1,449
Terraced£3,430£1,435
Flat or maisonette£2,407£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around NW1 3JA (Camden Town & Mornington Crescent) (about 1,763 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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