Camden: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£3,645,110

Semi-detached

£2,117,585

Terraced

£1,554,868

Flat or maisonette

£671,443

First-time buyers

£711,980

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  180,708 in 1991 → 216,943 in 2024 (+20.1%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £363,743 in 2005 → £815,159 in 2026 (+124.1%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £615 in 2008 → £880 in 2025 (+43.2%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  67.8% in 2004 → 71.5% in 2023 (+5.5%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  3.8% in 2001 → 4.8% in 2025 (+26.3%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £16,248 in 1997 → £72,346 in 2024 (+345.3%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Camden; 33 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Adult obesity · Health & wellbeing10.4% (2024/25) · 1st lowest of 296
• Job density · Economy & work2.96 jobs per resident (2024) · 3rd highest of 350
• Disposable income per head · Economy & work£72,346 (2024) · 4th highest of 361
• Median weekly pay · Economy & work£880 (April 2025) · 4th highest of 359

Where it ranks worst

• Housing affordability · Housing14.5× earnings (April 2025) · 313th lowest of 316
• Persistent school absence · Education & skills23.2% (2024/25) · 131st lowest of 132
• Claimant count · Economy & work4.8% (2025) · 312th lowest of 361
• Life satisfaction · Health & wellbeing7.3 out of 10 (2022/23) · 295th highest of 363

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)80.8 years · England 80.0 · 39th highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)86.0 years · England 83.8 · 7th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)59.8 years · England 60.9 · 81st highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)59.4 years · England 61.3 · 90th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)295.7 per 100k · England 321.0 · 51st lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)11.7% · England 10.4 · 98th lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)48.9% · England 64.6 · 4th lowest of 153

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)69.8% · England 68.3 · 55th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)48.6 score · England 46.0 · 40th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)3.6% · England 5.8 · 36th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)16.4% · England 19.8 · 57th lowest of 153