To ask what it’s like to live in Camden Town?

Wasn’t nice when my family lived there in the 90s and it hasn’t improved. Isn’t even particularly cool and trendy anymore either.

I’d look east. I’m near Victoria park and it’s quite nice plus it’s close to brick lane/shoreditch which is much better for good bars etc.

Personally I love living i Camden, it has an amazing energy and is so central and has better transport links compared to places like Primrose Hill and Belsize Park. Being able to access all Northern Line branches makes it easier to get to more locations quickly (I can nip down to Leicester Sq for Chinatown groceries and snacks, and be back home in 45 mins), and having the Overground is useful too. The High St is practical with useful shops, proper sized supermarkets and also more interesting shops and restaurants - personally I am less interested in a High St full of pricey independent shops when you really just want an Aldi and Boots. But we are 7 mins walk to Primrose Hill and can be in Regent's Park in 10 mins. There are lots of tourists of course but that's because it's an interesting place to visit, and why I like being here (and you quickly learn all the short cuts to avoid having to get past them). Lots of homeless and drugs, and low level crime - nothing that has affected us directly, and it's good to be confronted with social issues and not live in a bubble.
The tube overcrowding is a definite downside, though the exit-only issue tends to affect weekends only and we tend to spend those days out of Camden anyway as it's so easy to explore all of London.

I’m there a lot with work and think it’s a shit hole. Loads of drunks, drugs and really scruffy. It’s also one of the most common places in London to get mugged. There are far nicer places to live.

I wouldn’t want to be in Camden Town proper. Kentish town, gospel oak, Belsize park, Dartmouth park all better to live in.

My sis is in Primrose Hill and just a short walk along the canal from Camden. Rents a tiny basement flat but nice area.

Many celebrities / Nepo babies live there. Mornington crescent tube is reasonable and not too busy.

Depends where in Camden ime it's a fabulous place to live. Regents Park and Promise Hill have great roads, lots off green space and plenty of culture. West End on your doorstep. It is very expensive.

Where do you live now? I've lived in different areas of London but would never live in Camden. I find Camden high st grotty and there are so many nicer places to live in London. Could you live in an area of London that is nicer but close to Camden? Somewhere like Angel or Highbury?
If you don't live in London or the middle of somewhere like Manchester or Birmingham now then I wouldn't recommend packing up and moving straight to London without giving it a short term go first. I love it but many people who aren't from here find it brutal.

I used to live in Camden Town and it’s noisy, dirty and intense-I loved it! But I was in my 20s, couldn’t do it now. Belize Park would be wonderful!

Born in Camden and still live there. I love it. Very accessible, central, good access to shops, vibrant local community. Close to Regent's Park and Primrose Hill. Close to v good hospitals. Downsides - busy, crowded, tourists, and the soul of it is dead - the market, Hawley Wharf development, all that is awful in my opinion.

So did I! Well Holloway actually....Dalmeny Ave.

Holloway was a great place to live. Minutes from Camden, excellent public transport, but cheaper than Camden, Islington etc

I'm s bit shocked at so many people recommending Tufnell Park. I think it's really grotty. If you can afford Primrose Hill I'd go there.

Well if you have your sentimental reasons and want to then why not! if you’re renting first you’ll soon see if you feel happy with it and want to stay long term

I also used to live in Camden but it was 20 years ago so can’t really comment now. I also lived further down past Tufnell Park as a few people mentioned, I was more over Holloway Road way and actually really liked that area at that time. It’s not everyone’s cup of tea, rent and see how you get on

Me too! It's really fab! Highly recommend, OP and it's only a short walk to Camden

My friend and I still laugh about the time we were walking back to Camden Town tube after a dinner out, probably about 10pm, quiet weeknight in January, and a drunken homeless man yelled "HERE THEY ARE THEN! Here they go on their LESBIAN TOUR OF LONDON!" at us.

Just a spectacular heckle. Very Camden.

Great in the noughties as a twenty something - wouldn’t now unless it was veering towards Primrose Hill. What about top end of Kentish Town/ Parliament Hill/ Tufnell Park?

I would never, ever live there. It's got a really aggressive vibe.

I would love to live there but my bank account won’t let me.

The canal is nice but I find the whole area a bit theme park-y now. Rite of passage for London teens of course. Are you thinking or buying or renting there? I don't think it's the nicest residential area.

Awww I understand your reason OP.

I met my first love in 1987. DH and I are moving to his village next year.

Stayed good friends with first love until he died a few years ago.

It's my favourite day out in the nice weather.

I wouldn't live there though.

As a PP said it can be tough seeing the beggars and drug addicts passed out in front of the station and all down the high street.

Heartbreaking actually.

So busy and grim IME. I hate going there but had to go fairly often for work in the early mornings and it was bloody awful. Drunk people passed out in stoops, heavy police presence. I wouldn't want to live there! (Especially as it's also expensive, so many nicer places within your budget!)

I used to live in Tufnell Park, just off Camden Road. Quick bus to Camden or walk to Holloway Road.

Camden Town itself is quite dirty, busy and noisy as previous posters have said. Belsize Park/Hampstead slightly further up the Northern Line are fantastic albeit pricey. They are relatively near Camden Town so would allow you easy access without having to live there!