Is Lewis Street in London Borough of Camden a nice place to live?

Lewis Street is classified by the ONS as Bangladeshi Mixed Employment. Lewis Street is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 30% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Lewis Street is located in the Camden Town with Primrose Hill ward of the Camden district in Greater London.
Coordinates 51.544899, -0.142569
Grid Ref TQ288845
Suburb Kentish Town
Constituency Holborn and St Pancras

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in Lewis Street in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in Lewis Street, Greater London

There were 2 street crime incidents in Lewis Street in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by Metropolitan Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Lewis Street
# Category Outcome
1 Anti Social Behaviour -
2 Vehicle Crime Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Lewis Street and compared that to the average for the Camden Town with Primrose Hill ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Lewis Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Camden Town with Primrose Hill ward

Social economic statistics for Lewis Street

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Lewis Street is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Lewis Street is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Lewis Street experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Lewis Street are in the top 20% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Lewis Street involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Lewis Street are in the top 30% of the most employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Lewis Street are in the top 30% of the most health & disability deprived in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Lewis Street, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Lewis Street are in the top 30% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Lewis Street

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Lewis Street.

Unemployment in Lewis Street

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
6.39% of Lewis Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Lewis Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Lewis Street. The proportion of retirees on Lewis Street is 11.57% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
7.03% of Lewis Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Lewis Street

The proportion of home owners on Lewis Street is 55.13% lower than the national average of 62%. 39.69% of properties in Lewis Street are private rented and 52.67% are social rented.
6.87% of residents of Lewis Street own their home

Country of Birth of Lewis Street residents

The proportion if Lewis Street residents born in the UK is 25.81% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 43.16% of Lewis Street residents were born outside the UK.
56.84% of Lewis Street residents were born in the UK

Lewis Street Summary

With house prices in Lewis Street less than the average for Greater London and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Lewis Street has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Lewis Street maybe easier than surrounding areas.

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