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Housing in NW5 3HB

What the homes in NW5 3HB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Chalk Farm
Council
Camden
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,598 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are flats in converted or shared houses (40.7%). Flats make up 73.4%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

NW5 3HBEngland
Detached2.1%22.9%
Semi-detached1.3%31.5%
Terraced23.3%23%
Purpose-built flat31.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house40.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

33.5% of households in the NW5 3HB area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 24.2% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 14.9% own outright and 18.6% with a mortgage.

NW5 3HB
34%
24%
42%
England
  • Owned33.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.1%1%
  • Private rented24.2%20.5%
  • Social rented41.9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.3%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

NW5 3HBEngland
Owned outright14.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan18.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent22.3%18.2%
Other private rented1.8%2.2%
From the council37.7%8.3%
From a housing association4.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 32.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

NW5 3HBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (22.5%). 20.9% of households include dependent children.

NW5 3HBEngland
Living alone, under 6622.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.2%12.8%
Couple, no children15.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children12.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children7.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households16.5%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 NW5 3HB (Chalk Farm) (about 1,598 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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