United Kingdom · London · Local Authority
Camden
Local Authority · London, England · population ~280k · 56 state-funded schools
High pay, but at a steep price. Camden offers median weekly earnings of £1,032.40, higher than 99% of England authorities, but this is dwarfed by its housing costs. A median house costs 14.3 times annual pay, and rent alone consumes 59.3% of gross median earnings. Recorded crime is the highest in London at 179.6 per 1,000, and deprivation is above the London median. However, Camden has the region's only perfect score for pupils in Good or Outstanding schools. This suits those who can afford the premium for top-tier education and can stomach the significant cost of living.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Camden ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£53,685/yr
Very high
Better than 99% of UK LAs
House price
£770,000
Very expensive
Worse than 99% of UK LAs
Rent
£2,654/mo
Very expensive
Worse than 99% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,208/yr
Cheapest
Better than 90% of UK LAs
Crime
179.6/1k
Highest
Worse than 100% of UK LAs
Deprivation
20.1
Mid
Worse than 56% of UK LAs
Schools
100.0%
Very strong
Better than 96% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
56 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
54 of 54 (100%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 2 schools are on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
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56 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 56 schools, sortable and filterable.
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