Housing in NW5 1LR
What the homes in NW5 1LR are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Highgate West
- Council
- Camden
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,541 (2024)
NW5 1LRLondon
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (75.6%). Flats make up 88.4%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
28.5% of households in the NW5 1LR area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 15.6% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 15.9% own outright and 12.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned28.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.9%1%
- Private rented15.6%20.5%
- Social rented53.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.7%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 36.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (21.4%). 20.1% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around NW5 1LR (Highgate West) (about 1,541 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.