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Primrose Hill
Camden, London
Primrose Hill sits immediately north of Regent's Park, a compact Camden ward built up mainly in the mid-nineteenth century around the hill itself and the streets of Chalcot Crescent and Regent's Park Road. The character is stucco terraces, independent shops and a literary-village atmosphere. Heritage is the headline: sixty-nine listed buildings including the Grade II* Primrose Hill Tunnels and the Grade II Regency Lodge, with forty-three percent of the ward inside a conservation area. The park itself runs to over twenty-five hectares with panoramic views of central London. Twenty-one Outstanding-rated schools are within reach. Public-transport access is good via Chalk Farm on the Northern line. The drawbacks are that the market is among the least affordable in the dataset, air quality is only moderate given proximity to main roads, and the food and retail scene, while high in quality, is small in scale — residents often walk to Camden Town or St John's Wood for greater choice.
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Primrose Hill was purchased from Eton College in 1841 and secured as public open space by Act of Parliament in 1842, to give north London residents room to walk.
- Good public-transport access
- 69 listed buildings
- 43% covered by a conservation area
- 5 schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- Largest green space: Primrose Hill (25.3 hectares)
- 330 open venues (153 food and drink, 177 other)
Primrose Hill score highlights
- Heritage Dense with listed buildings and conservation-area coverage (score 80/100).
- Nature Access Strong access to green space and waterways (score 73/100).
- Area development Little recent major-development activity (score 7/100).
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Property prices & growth
29/ 100
- Purchase affordability5
- Rent affordability5
- Price momentum (5yr)49
- Activity (turnover)40
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Safety
48/ 100
- Personal safety63
- Property crime34
- Anti-social behaviour44
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Connectivity
57/ 100
Median public-transport access is good (TfL PTAL 4.0 of 8 across this ward).
Air & Quiet
29/ 100
- Air quality12
- Quietness55
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Cultural Signal
44/ 100
- Nightlife21
- Dining43
- Arts & culture21
- Retail & shops36
- Sports & recreation21
- Independent scene86
- Vitality (openings, diversity)69
330 open venues nearby — 153 food & drink, 177 other.
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Education
60/ 100
- Primary schools54
- Secondary schools66
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Heritage
80/ 100
69 listed buildings · 43% under a conservation area
- Primrose Hill Tunnels (eastern Portals)Grade II*
- Vernon HouseGrade II
- Regency LodgeGrade II
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
73/ 100
- Green spaces91
- Waterways50
Largest green space: Primrose Hill (25 ha). ~30 ha of green space in total.
Area development
7/ 100
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