Housing in NW5 1SE
What the homes in NW5 1SE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Tufnell Park West
- Council
- Camden
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,277 (2024)
NW5 1SELondon
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are flats in converted or shared houses (33.9%). Flats make up 57.5%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
58.4% of households in the NW5 1SE area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 24.7% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 34.2% own outright and 24.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned58.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented24.7%20.5%
- Social rented16.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 29.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (22.1%). 24.4% 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 1SE (Tufnell Park West) (about 1,277 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.