Camden News
The latest Camden news: planning decisions, council and crime updates, business and community stories, each linked back to its official source.
Top story
Branch Hill House Flats Plan: Comments Close 2 November
A new application to turn Camden's former Branch Hill care home in Hampstead into flats is on the register. The 2021 consent lapsed; comments close 2 November.
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Elections
Sagal Abdi-Wali Wins Holborn and St Pancras by 3,364 Votes
Labour's Sagal Abdi-Wali won with 12,292 votes to Zack Polanski's 8,928. Turnout fell to 38.76%. Who the new MP is and what it means for Camden Council.
Chalk Farm
Amy Winehouse Roundhouse Night: Sold Out, Coming to BBC Two
The Roundhouse's Back to Black night on 21 October is down to a waiting list. BBC Two will show it in late October, and Radio 2 airs it on 26 October.
Camden Town
Barfly Camden: X-Posure Live Returns Monthly From 22 October
Radio X's X-Posure Live is back at Barfly on Chalk Farm Road every month from Thursday 22 October, with Florentenes first. Doors 7pm, ages 14 and up.
West Hampstead
West Hampstead Fire: Six Rescued From Fordwych Road House
Firefighters rescued six people, four of them by ladder, from a burning house on Fordwych Road. Nine engines attended; the cause is under investigation.
Planning
BT Tower Hotel Plans Lodged: Comments Close 11 October
Camden has registered plans to turn the BT Tower into a hotel, with a bar, a pool and a public floor at the top. Comments close on 11 October.
Elections
Restore Britain's Camden Proposer Leads Another Party
Patrick McGinnis proposed Restore Britain's Holborn and St Pancras candidate. The Electoral Commission register names him leader of the National Housing Party.
Elections
Holborn and St Pancras: How All 15 Candidates Polled
Sagal Abdi-Wali won with 12,292 votes and eleven of the 15 candidates lost their deposits. Every name, party and address constituency from the official list.
House prices
Camden House Prices July 2026: Down £91,914 in a Year
The average Camden home is £815,159, down £91,914 on July last year. It is the steepest annual fall in eleven years, and flats took the worst of it.
Planning
Euston Area Plan: 250 Euston Road Tower Cut to 53m
Camden has cut the tower it would allow at 250 Euston Road from 75m to about 53m and its homes from 115 to 80. The Euston plan now heads to an inspector.
Flooding
South Hampstead Flooding: 9,600 sq m of Rain Gardens Mapped
Residents who flooded in 2021 have mapped almost 9,600 sq m of rain gardens across South Hampstead and Kilburn, costed street by street, and taken it to Camden.
Elections
Sagal Abdi-Wali: Camden Council Leader Is Labour's Pick
Labour's by-election candidate runs Camden Council. In May the Greens finished 18 votes short in her own ward. What happens to the council if she wins.
Elections
Holborn and St Pancras By-Election: How the Timetable Ran
Polling day was 8 October and Labour's Sagal Abdi-Wali won by 3,364 votes. Every deadline the council set, from the writ to the overnight count, in one place.
Health
Camden Free Blood Pressure Checks: Where the Pods Are
One free health pod is open, at 2 Ossulton Street NW1, Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm. Blood pressure, weight and BMI, with no GP appointment needed.
Elections
Holborn and St Pancras By-Election: Result and Which Wards
Labour's Sagal Abdi-Wali won on 8 October by 3,364 votes on a 38.76% turnout. Which ten Camden wards were in the seat, and what changes for the council now.
Business
The Alliance West Hampstead: Pub Company in Liquidation
The Mill Lane pub's licence holder went into liquidation on 25 August. In law that lapses a premises licence, and the window to reinstate closes 22 September.
Environment
Camden Air Quality: Boilers Now the Biggest NO2 Source
Boilers cause 38.6% of Camden's nitrogen oxides, ahead of traffic on 22%. Only three monitoring sites still break the legal NO2 limit, all on Euston Road.
Schools
Camden School Term Dates: Pupils Back 2 to 7 September
Camden School for Girls breaks 26 October to 2 November, a day longer than the council's half term. All nine schools' dates and INSET days, checked.
Planning
Murphy's Yard Kentish Town: 1,750 Homes in New Plan
Up to 1,750 homes, more than double the scheme withdrawn in 2022, in the Murphy's Yard proposal Camden logged on 19 August. Camden replies from 14 September.
Schools
Camden GCSE Results 2026: 73.7% at Grade 4, School by School
Camden schools took 73.7% of GCSE entries to grade 4 or above, against 67% nationally. Nine schools' results, the benchmark that flatters, and the appeal date.
House prices
Camden House Prices June 2026: Down £63,506 in a Year
The average Camden home is £833,067, down £63,506 in a year. But prices bottomed in April and have climbed 5% since. Hackney and Haringey rose instead.
Environment
Camden Trees: 30,333 Logged, Valued at £1 Billion
Camden's own register logs 30,333 council trees worth £1bn, with 172 marked for felling. Firms bidding for council contracts can now pay for new planting.
Planning
Kentish Town Station: 24-Hour Gym Plan for Café Unit
A café unit at Kentish Town Underground Station would become a gym open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Camden can decide from 2 September; comments are open now.
Schools
Camden A-Level Results 2026: T-Levels Hit 100% Pass
Camden's average A-level point score rose to 35.9 and its first T-level cohort passed at 100 per cent. The figures, the schools, and where to get advice now.
Transport
Camden High Street Pedestrianisation: 23 August Deadline
The traffic-free trial cut NO2 by 11.6 per cent and serious collisions to zero. Camden wants it permanent and extended. Consultation shuts 23 August.