Plumbers and electricians in Kentish Town and Dartmouth Park, NW5

NW5 covers Kentish Town, Dartmouth Park, Gospel Oak and the streets around Tufnell Park station on the Camden side. It is in Camden.

Homes in NW5

NW5 has the highest share of converted homes of the areas we cover. In Kentish Town North ward, 40.2% of households live in part of a converted or shared house, and in Kentish Town South 32.8%. Private renting is 34.5% and 29.7%. (Source: ONS Census 2021, TS044 Accommodation type (Nomis); ONS Census 2021, TS054 Tenure (Nomis))

Census 2021, % of households. (Source: ONS Census 2021, TS044 Accommodation type (Nomis); ONS Census 2021, TS054 Tenure (Nomis))

Conservation areas in and around NW5

• Dartmouth Park: Designated on 4 February 1992, with Victorian terraces alongside the Brookfield (1920s), York Rise (1930s) and Whittington (1970s) estates. (Source: Camden Council, Dartmouth Park Conservation Area Appraisal)
• Kentish Town (Source: Camden Council, Conservation area appraisals and management strategies)
• West Kentish Town (Source: Camden Council, Conservation area appraisals and management strategies)
• Bartholomew Estate (Source: Camden Council, Conservation area appraisals and management strategies)
• Inkerman (Source: Camden Council, Conservation area appraisals and management strategies)

Conservation areas have extra planning controls on changes to the outside of buildings, so check before moving a boiler flue, adding external pipework or fitting an outdoor unit.

Water and pipes

Thames Water's Kentish Town supply zone had a hardness range of 270 to 285 mg/l in 2025, mean 276 mg/l, near the top of the 'hard' band. Some NW5 postcodes are supplied from the Crouch End and Gospel Oak zone (mean 259 mg/l). (Source: Thames Water, 2025 water quality zone reports (Holloway, Crouch End and Gospel Oak, Kentish Town, Muswell Hill and Hampstead Heath); Thames Water, Hard water)

Homes built before 1970 may have a lead supply pipe. Thames Water will replace its own section free if you replace yours and meet its criteria; the scheme is closed over winter and due to reopen in spring 2027. (Source: Drinking Water Inspectorate, Lead in drinking water; Thames Water, Lead pipe replacement)

Good to know in NW5

• With 40.2% of households in Kentish Town North living in converted houses, shared drains and stacks are common. Check who owns the pipe before paying for a drain clearance.
• Camden's additional HMO licensing covers some converted blocks where less than half the flats are owner occupied, so check before letting a flat in a converted house.
• Very hard water means descaling and scale protection are worth asking about on any new boiler or hot water cylinder.

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