Crap Towns / Camden / Empty homes
How many homes stand empty in Camden?
In the Camden council area, 2,059 homes had stood empty for more than six months on 6 October 2025: 1.86% of all homes, 1.6 times England's 1.17%.
An empty flat in Camden still gets the market crowd pissing in the doorway.
| Period | Empty homes | Share | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2013 | 1,286 | 1.27% | 0.93% |
| October 2014 | 1,146 | 1.13% | 0.88% |
| October 2015 | 1,138 | 1.11% | 0.86% |
| October 2016 | 1,114 | 1.08% | 0.84% |
| October 2017 | 1,142 | 1.09% | 0.86% |
| October 2018 | 1,210 | 1.15% | 0.89% |
| October 2019 | 1,241 | 1.17% | 0.92% |
| October 2020 | 1,445 | 1.34% | 1.09% |
| October 2021 | 993 | 0.92% | 0.95% |
| October 2022 | 1,355 | 1.25% | 0.99% |
| October 2023 | 1,541 | 1.41% | 1.03% |
| October 2024 | 1,652 | 1.51% | 1.03% |
| October 2025 | 2,059 | 1.86% | 1.17% |
| Council | % of homes empty, October 2025 |
|---|---|
| Kensington and Chelsea | 2.25% |
| Barnet | 1.99% |
| City of London | 1.96% |
| Camden | 1.86% |
| Westminster | 1.71% |
| Tower Hamlets | 1.51% |
| Haringey | 1.39% |
| Brent | 1.28% |
| Hackney | 1.02% |
| Islington | 0.89% |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | 0.81% |
| Across England | 1.17% |