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Camden Demographic Profile 2007
Camden Profile
Link to Demographic Databook January 2021
Overall Size and Composition1 are from overseas. 28% of students live in uni-
Comprising almost 22 square kilometres in the versity halls of residence or properties; while
heart of London, Camden is a borough of di- 39% reside in the area south of Euston Road3.
versity and contrasts. Business centres such
as Holborn, Euston and Tottenham Court The latest ‘official’ estimate of Camden's resi-
Road contrast with exclusive residential dis- dent population is 270,000 at mid-2019 4. This
tricts in Hampstead and Highgate, thriving Bel- is the nationally comparable population esti-
size Park, the open spaces of Hampstead mate required for government returns and na-
Heath, Parliament Hill and Kenwood, the tionally comparable performance indicators.
youthful energy of Camden Town, subdivided
houses in Kentish Town and West Hamp- For overall strategy and for planning
stead, as well as areas of relative deprivation. services, Camden uses the GLA demo-
graphic projections – See Future Change
The Council has designated 40 Conservation in Population on p2).
Areas that cover approximately half the bor-
ough, while more than 5,600 buildings and ONS estimates show that of our neighbours,
structures are listed as having special archi- Barnet and Brent have larger populations; Ha-
tectural or historic interest. Camden is well ringey, Westminster, Islington and the City are
served by public transport, including three smaller. Camden is just a fragment of Greater
main-line railway stations (St Pancras, King’s London, occupying only 1.4% by area – mak-
Cross and Euston); and St Pancras Interna- ing it London’s 8th smallest borough by area,
tional; with extensive bus, tube and suburban but 5th highest by population density (124 per
rail networks – soon to include the Crossrail hectare). Camden is home to 7.1% of Lon-
link at Tottenham Court Road. Many of the don’s employment and 3.0% of its population.
borough’s streets are under severe parking Note that for planning services Camden uses
stress, and the southern part of the borough is GLA development-led forecasts – see ‘Future
within the central London congestion-charge change in population’ section below on p2.
zone and Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ),
though a high proportion of households (78%)2 The mix of social and economic conditions in
in this area do not have access to a vehicle. Camden is like nowhere else, though parts of
Camden are very similar to parts of other Lon-
Camden is home to 11 higher education insti- don boroughs. According to the 2011 Census-
tutions, including University College London based area classification for London, Camden
(UCL), the School of Oriental and African is described in terms of “High Density & High
Studies (SOAS), the London School of Hy- Rise Flats” (32%), “Urban Elites” (29%), “City
giene and Tropical Medicine, Birkbeck and the Vibe” (22%) or “London Life-cycle” (16%)5.
University of London. Camden is home to the
largest student population in London, with The 2011 Census found that for residents
more than 27,600 higher education students aged 16+, over half (51%) were educated to
living in Camden: 59% are women and 57% degree level or equivalent (ranking 5th highest
1 4
The 2011 Census provides the most comprehensive and de- Mid-2019 usual resident population estimates, based on the
tailed information about Camden and is supplemented by 2011 Census, ONS, 6 May 2020.
5
various survey estimates and administrative counts. 2011 Census-based London Output Area Classification
For further details of statistics quoted in this profile see the (LOAC) Super-group typologies, published by GLA:
Demographic Databook (Excel). https://data.london.gov.uk/dataset/london-area-classifica-
2
South of Euston Road, 2011 Census table KS404EW. tion.
3
Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) 2018-19.
Strategy & Change, © LB Camden, 2021 Page 1 Last updated 8 January 2021in England & Wales); while 13% had no qualifi- the net effect of an additional 6,400 people 10.
cations. The Camden population is ethnically Migration flows are split between those meas-
diverse and consists predominantly of younger ured within the UK and those from outside (in-
working-aged adults. 1 in 7 (14%) Camden ternational), though the dominant flows for
people had an illness or disability affecting Camden are to/from the rest of the UK, ac-
their day-to-day activities. Almost a third of counting for almost three fifths of the annual
households (32%) lived in private-rented ac- inflow (59%) and four-fifths of the outflow
commodation; while more households owned (79%). A sizeable proportion of movement is
their home outright (17%) than owned with a the annual transfer of students to/from Cam-
mortgage or loan (15%). 4% of people lived den, both international and within the UK.
communally (e.g. student halls, hostels, or
care homes) rather than in households. 85% Births and deaths also affect population dy-
of household spaces were in purpose-built or namics. In the year to mid-2019 there were
converted flats, just 15% lived in houses (of 2,523 births to Camden-resident mothers and
which less than 2% were detached). 19% of 1,082 deaths recorded, leading to a ‘natural
households had more than 1.5 persons per change’ of +1,441 (net change to the popula-
bedroom – ranking 12th highest amongst local tion). Over the past 5 years, annual births in
authorities in England & Wales. Camden have been lower than in the preced-
ing decade. Camden has the lowest total fertil-
The census found that the majority of house- ity rate in the UK, 1.05 in the calendar year
holds in Camden did not have access to a car 201911 and 2,448 live births. Camden’s low
or van (61%). DVLA records show that the fertility is contributed to by the large student
number of cars registered in Camden has population (60% female) and the high cost of
fallen over the period 2010-20 by 16% 6. family accommodation.
41% of households contained one person liv- Future change in population GLA’s 2018-
ing alone – a third of those were people aged based Projections12 forecast Camden’s popu-
over 65 years; of the remaining households, lation in line with planned residential develop-
31% contained household members who were ment. These forecasts are used by Camden to
from the same ethnic group and 26% of underpin council strategies and in planning
households contained people from different services. Over the next decade, Camden’s
ethnic groups. 30% of Camden’s usual resi- population is forecast to increase by 16,800
dents were born outside the UK and European (6.6%) between 2020 and 2030. Future growth
Union 7. English was not the main language for is due to both natural increase (births outstrip-
23% of people 8, though the vast majority ping deaths) of +9,600 and 7,200 due to net
(86%) said they spoke English either ‘very migration over the 2020-30 period.
well’ or ‘well’.
Government trend-based projections13, which
Population are unconstrained by housing capacity, show
The population of an area changes over time. higher increases in population. ONS 2018-
As a central London borough Camden experi- based projections for Camden show an in-
ences a high degree of population ‘churn’9. crease of 24,400 over 2020-30 (9.0%)14. The
Camden has the 6th largest population churn in higher growth implies increased household
the UK, due to large migration in- and out- size and/or greater sharing in order to fit the
flows. In the year to mid-2019, ONS esti- increased population within the forecast hous-
mates total migration inflow to Camden of ing stock.
40,700 people, a total outflow of 34,300, with
6 12
DVLA - cars registered to Camden addresses 2010-2020. GLA 2018-based Projections, ‘Camden Development,
7
European Union as at 27 March 2011. Capped AHS, Medium Migration, Trend Fertility’, GLA, 2020.
8 13
Usual residents aged 3+. Trend based projections are solely based on recent esti-
9
Churn measures migration flows relative to population size, mates of fertility, mortality and migration and do not take
calculated as the sum of in- and out- migration divided by into account local housing policy or the ability of an area to
the total population. Churn is 28% in the year to mid-2019, accommodate the population. Such projections for Camden
but includes university student moves to and from Camden. tend to over-estimate the future population.
10 14
ONS Mid-year Estimates: components of change 2018-19. ONS 2018-based Subnational Population Projection Projec-
11
Total fertility rate is calculated as the number of live births tions (24 March 2020).
per 1,000 women aged 15-44. Source ONS 2019 births.
Strategy & Change, © LB Camden, 2021 Page 2 January 2021Age and Gender Chinese and Indian. In common with other in-
Camden’s demographic profile corresponds to ner London boroughs, there are small but
a typical metropolitan city with a university growing communities of migrants who are ref-
presence: a large proportion of students and ugees or seeking asylum, as well as migrants
younger adults, relatively few children and resulting from EU enlargement.
older people compared to the national aver-
age: 38% of residents are aged under 30, 65% According to the 2011 Census, 60% of Cam-
are aged under 45. 16% of the population are den residents were born in Britain or Ireland.
children and young people aged under-18. Av- Of the remainder, 11% were born in other EU
erage age in Camden is 38.6 years, compared countries18 and 30% from elsewhere. After
to 37.4 in London and 40.9 nationally. There England, more Camden residents were born in
are more older-women than older-men; and the United States, Bangladesh, the Republic of
more boys than girls. The working-age (16-64) Ireland, France, Scotland, Australia, Italy, Ger-
population is relatively even, but with slightly many and Somalia than any other individual
more men (38%) than women (36%) 15. The country in the world.
dependency ratio, which measures the relative
burden of the young and old in comparison In 2019 there were 2,448 births to Camden-
with the working age population, is currently resident women: 39% were to mothers born in
36.6% but is forecast to rise to 43.6% by 2041. the UK; 19% to those born in Middle East and
Asia; 16% in the EU, 11% in Africa, 7% in the
Cultural Diversity rest of the world and 6% in non-EU Europe.19
Camden’s population is ethnically diverse. In
2011, 34% of Camden residents were from GLA ethnicity projections forecast little change
black or minority ethnic groups 16 (increased
in the proportion of people from minority ethnic
from 27% in 2001). A further 22% are non-Brit-
groups, peaking and falling slightly from 34.0%
ish White residents including Irish and others
in 2018 to 33.4% in 2028. The largest growth
originating mainly from English-speaking coun- in numbers forecast (2018-28) are in the Other
tries in the new world, the EU, Eastern Europe White, White British, Other Asian and Other
and beyond. In 2018-19 the top 5 nationalities Ethnic groups. The largest decrease is in the
of Camden residents requesting National In- Bangladeshi group 20.
surance numbers to work in the UK were: Italy
(11%), France (10%), USA (6%), Spain (6%)
and China (5%) 17. Main language spoken 21 was recorded for the
first time in the 2011 Census. After English,
the most commonly spoken languages were
According to the 2011 Census ethnic group
Bengali (13%); French (8%); Spanish (6%);
categorisation, Bangladeshis form the largest
Italian and Somali (5%); German, Arabic, Por-
minority ethnic group in seven Camden wards; tuguese and Polish (4%). Meanwhile in Cam-
Black African the largest minority in six, Other
den schools, Camden-resident children speak
Asian in four and Chinese in one. In all wards
149 languages and dialects. The most widely
at least 20% of the population were from black
spoken languages after English are: Bengali
and minority ethnic groups; there are no wards with 2,715 speakers; Somali with 1,250; Arabic
in Camden where White groups were a minor-
with 844; Albanian/Shqip with 706, and
ity.
French, Spanish and Portuguese, each with
more than 200 speakers22.
Camden’s largest communities with a distinc-
tive cultural identity are the Bangladeshi, Black
African and Irish communities, followed by
15 18
GLA 2018-based Projections ‘Camden Development, Capped 8% were from EU as constituted on Census Day, 29 April
AHS, Medium Migration, Trend Fertility’ at mid-2020. 2001 and a further 3% from EU Accession countries joining
16
All ethnic groups other than White (i.e. White British; White between April 2001 and March 2011.
Irish; White Gypsy or Irish Traveller; or Other White). 19
ONS Vital Statistics 2019.
17 20
DWP National Insurance Number registrations by national- GLA 2016-based Ethnic Group Projections ‘Camden Develop-
ity 2018-19 (via London Datastore) ment, Capped AHS’.
21
ONS 2011 Census table QS204. All people aged 3+.
22
Camden Schools Census, Spring 2020.
Strategy & Change, © LB Camden, 2021 Page 3 January 2021Pay and Income
The median gross annual pay for Camden Life expectancy shows that a boy born in
residents who were full-time employees was Camden can expect to die 3.8 years before a
£42,528 in 2020. Camden’s median gross an- Camden-born girl (83.3 male, 87.1 female),
nual pay is lower than for Central London but a Camden-born boy can expect to live 3.7
(£43,309), but higher compared to Greater years longer than the national average and a
London (£38,592) or UK (£31,461). Average Camden-born girl, 3.5 years longer26. There
pay increased for Camden residents in 2019- are health inequalities within Camden by loca-
2020 by 0.3%, lower than the increases for tion, gender, deprivation and ethnicity. Men
Central London (4.1%), Greater London and women from the most deprived areas
(4.7%) or UK (3.6%) have a life expectancy of 11.3 years and 9.4
years fewer respectively than those from the
Estimated equivalised median household in- least deprived areas27.
come in Camden in 2020 is £33,941. It ranges
from £23,419 in St Pancras and Somers Town Numbers of deaths had been declining in
ward, up to £45,589 in Hampstead Town ward. Camden since the 1960s, but have been rising
21% of households in Camden have a median over the last 5 years. There were 1,140 rec-
household income of less than £20,000 a orded deaths to Camden residents in 2019.
year23. Camden’s Standardised Mortality Ratio (SMR)
of 68 is lower than London (87) and is 32%
Health and Social Care lower than the national average (100). It is 4th
Camden has a greater proportion of its popula- lowest in London. Male and female SMRs are
tion stating that day-to-day activities are lim- 70 and 65 respectively 28.
ited to some degree (14.4%) compared with
the Inner London (13.6%) and Greater London On some health indicators Camden scores
(14.2%) averages. Camden has a higher pro- significantly worse than the England average,
portion of its population self-reporting that it is including: diabetes diagnoses, new sexually
in bad health (5.6%) compared to London av- transmitted infections (STI) and new cases of
erages (Inner London 5.3%, Greater London TB. Camden outperforms the national average
4.9%) 24. Although the proportion of the popula- on a range of indicators including: under 75
tion providing unpaid care has not changed mortality rates for all causes, cardiovascular
since 2001 the total number of carers has in- and cancer; hospital stays for self-harm; and
creased. The proportion of Camden’s popula- dementia diagnoses in the over 65s29.
tion providing 20 hours or more unpaid care a
week has increased from 2.2% to 2.6%. The Personal Wellbeing 30 measures average ‘sat-
2011 Census estimated there were 10,100 isfaction with life’; how ‘worthwhile’ life is; ‘hap-
one-person households where the person was piness’; and ‘anxiety’, marked out of 10. Self-
aged 65+. This represents 10.3% of all house- reported life satisfaction in Camden in 2019-20
hold types in Camden and a high proportion of was estimated to be 7.27, below the London
persons aged 65 and over (42%). average (7.54) and UK average (7.66). Cam-
den has been consistently below the national
Disability-related benefits for May 2020 show average on this measure. Statistical analysis
there were 8,510 are in receipt of Employment of wellbeing data shows that people in rural ar-
& Support Allowance;196 are on Incapacity eas have higher well-being scores than Lon-
Benefit or Severe Disablement Allowance; doners. The survey also shows that people in
4,198 on Disability Living Allowance and 8,496 Camden expressed a lower score that the
in receipt of Personal Independence Pay- things they did in their life were ‘worthwhile’,
ments. Support payments are also being made 7.46 compared to 7.86 nationally. In terms of
for Carers Allowance (2,938) and Attendance people’s level of ‘happiness’, people in Cam-
Allowance (2,874)25. den (7.05) were less happy than the national
average (7.48). Levels of anxiety have been
23
CACI Paycheck equivalised household income 2020. 27
PHE Health Profile 2019: Life Expectancy 2015-17 by areas
24
ONS 2011 Census table DC3302. of deprivation.
25 28
DWP, May 2020 via DWP Stat-Xplore. ONS Deaths/SMRs 2019.
26 29
ONS Life Expectancy at birth 2017-19; compared to Eng- Public Health England LA Profiles for 2019.
30
land. ONS National Wellbeing Survey 2019-20.
Strategy & Change, © LB Camden, 2021 Page 4 January 2021falling over time, but Camden (3.46) is higher these 52% were purpose-built, 30% converted
than the national average (3.05). or shared and 3% in commercial buildings.
Only 15 per cent were self-contained houses.
Social Deprivation
Every part of Camden has areas of relative af- The cost of housing in Camden is amongst the
fluence alongside areas of relative poverty. On highest in the country. The average (mean)
the average rank summary measure for local house price in Camden in September 2020
authorities, the Indices of Deprivation 2019 31 was £813,155 – 3.2 times the average price
ranks Camden 139th most deprived out of 317 for England & Wales and 1.6 times the aver-
districts in England. The most deprived area in age price for London – but down from peaking
Camden (E01000890 in Gospel Oak ward) is at £894,898 in July 2019. The average price
within the 13% most deprived areas in Eng- for a flat or maisonette in Camden, which
land. By contrast, Frognal and Fitzjohns ward make up the bulk of the housing stock, was
is home to the least deprived LSOA in Cam- £726,97235. The high property values are con-
den; 4 out of its 8 LSOAs fall within the 10% firmed by the Council Tax valuation list where
least deprived LSOAs in England. In 2018-19 43.7% of properties are above the average
38.9% of children in Camden live in low in- band D (i.e. band E or above). In 2020 there
come families (60% below median income)32. were 111,540 properties registered for Council
Camden ranks 4th highest in London. This Tax 36.
compares with a London average of 19.3%
and 17.3% in England & Wales. Those in the private rented sector in Camden
also face some of the highest rents in the
Crime country, ranking 5th highest for median
Recorded crime peaked in Camden in 2002-03 monthly rent (£1,750), after Westminster, Ken-
with over 53,000 offences but fell to 28,400 by sington & Chelsea, City and Lambeth. For a
2014-15. In 2019-20 overall crime has in- two bed flat in Camden renters currently pay
creased to 39,475 recorded offences, an in- median rent of £2,150 a month, which is 1.5
crease of 2,632 (7%) on the previous year33. times the London average and 3.1 times the
By type, recorded offences were for: Theft and England average37.
Handling (17,014; 43%); Violence Against the
Person (6,762; 17%); Burglary (3,241; 8%); Households and Dwellings
Drugs (2,018; 5%); Robbery (1,962; 5%); The 2011 Census recorded 97,534 house-
Criminal Damage (1,611; 4%); Sexual Of- holds with residents, with an average house-
fences (677; 2%); Fraud/Forgery (45;cial rented accommodation (Housing Associa- Employment growth in the borough had been
tion or other registered social landlords). 32% forecast to be good, though this may be at risk
of households were rented privately. The 2011 from both the national withdrawal from the EU
Census found 41% of Camden households and the effects of the Coronavirus pandemic.
were comprised of one person living alone (the There are a high number of businesses in the
4th highest proportion in London and in Eng- borough - large employers to micro enterprises
land or Wales), with 34% of whom were aged and Small to Medium Sized Enterprises
65 and over. 41% of people aged 16+ lived as (SMEs). Many of these businesses specialise
a couple, either married/civil partnership, or in highly skilled, high value, employment such
cohabiting. Of those not living as a couple, as those in Professional, Scientific & Technical
73% were single, never married/civil partner- and Information & Communication sectors.
ship.
Business and Employment
61% of households had no access to a car or Camden is home to the second highest
van. The 2011 Census estimated 46,600 cars number of businesses in London after
or vans available for use by Camden house- Westminster and is 3rd highest in the UK.
holds (compared with 50,000 in 2001). Just There were 36,805 enterprises registered in
7% of Camden households had access to two Camden in 2020, a 2% increase on 2019 and
or more cars or vans. DVLA records show that has grown 52% since 2008. Camden accounts
the number of cars registered to Camden ad- for 6.2% of all London local (business) units .
dresses has fallen by 16% between 2010 and Camden has the 3rd highest number of
2020 38. businesses in the UK after Westminster and
Birmingham 40.
3.6% of Camden people lived in communal es-
tablishments (including student halls of resi- There were 6,435 business ‘births’, new en-
dence, hostels, hospitals and nursing homes terprise start-ups in Camden in 201941, a 3%
and long-stay residents in hotels). decrease on revised figures for 2018 42. This
is the 2nd highest business births figure in
London after Westminster (9,180). There was
Local Economy
an increase in the number of business
Please note that the majority of eco- ‘deaths’ between 2018 and 2019, up 1,580 to
nomic and labour market statistics still 5,470 (+41%) in 2019. Camden ranks 3rd in
relate to the position prior to the initial London by the number of business ‘deaths’,
COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. but is lower than Westminster (9,150) and the
Camden’s geographic position in central Lon- City (5,750).
don and the business environment created
has enabled it to become one of the most im- Of Camden enterprises that started-up in
portant business locations in the country, mak- 2014, 39% were still active five years later in
ing a large contribution as measured by 2019. This is better than the survival rates for
GVA39. ONS estimates show that Camden Central London and Greater London (36%
added £34.4Bn to the national economy in and 39% respectively), but is lower than the
2018, an increase of 93% on 2008, growing national average (42%). Amongst London
faster than Central London (54%), Greater boroughs, in 2019, Camden ranked 24th by
London (45%) or UK (34%). Camden is the 4th business survival rates, compared to 6th in
highest contributor to GVA in London after the 2010.
City (£69.1Bn); Westminster (£68.4Bn); and
Tower Hamlets (34.6Bn). Camden contributes By turnover, 13.1% of Camden enterprises
7.6% of London’s GVA, while the share of UK had a turnover of £1m or more in 2020,
GVA of 1.8% is up from 1.12% in 2008.
38 42
DVLA - cars registered to Camden addresses 2010-2020. Due to a change in tax law in 2016, ONS has reviewed re-
39 Gross Value Added is the value of goods and services pro- cent business demography data (2015-19) and advises cau-
duced in an area, industry or sector of an economy. London tion for some areas, including Camden, due to large num-
borough estimates have been calculated by ONS but are not bers of PAYE & VAT registrations (500+) at an individual
classed as National Statistics. postcode. This affects total numbers and business survival
40
ONS UK Business: Activity, Size and Location Survey 2020. rates.
41
ONS Business Demography 2019.
Strategy & Change, © LB Camden, 2021 Page 6 January 2021higher than for businesses in London gener- are scattered across town centres and em-
ally (10.2%) and the UK (9.4%), but lower ployment sites in north and west Camden in-
than Central London (15.5%). In London, only cluding Hampstead, Kentish Town and Swiss
the City and Westminster have a higher pro- Cottage.
portion, while Camden ranks 9th in the UK 43.
There was an overall net gain in employment
Camden specialises in highly skilled, high of 91,600 during 2009-2018 (32%). By sector,
value parts of the economy such as law, Camden saw the largest employment growth
management consultancy and advertising. in: Health (+19,000); Information & Communi-
The largest industrial sector in Camden is cation (+19,000); and Business & Administra-
Professional, Scientific & Technical enter- tive Support (+12,000). There has been a net
prises that make up 29% of enterprises in loss of employment in the folowing sectors:
Camden, compared with 21% in London. The Transport & Storage (-6,000); and Manufactur-
sector includes legal, management consul- ing (-1,00)46.
tancy, architectural and engineering prac-
tices, scientific research and advertising/mar- The 2011 Census tells us about where peo-
ket research 44. ple work compared to where they live. This
shows that 21% of Camden residents live and
There were 382,000 jobs done by people work in Camden, while a further 14% work
working in Camden in 2019 (latest), 7.1% of all mainly at/from home. The majority of Cam-
employment in London. This is the third high- den–resident workers (58%) travel outside
est in London after Westminster and the City. the borough to work and the most common
The latest figures relate to 2019 and shows destinations are other London boroughs
that total jobs continued to grow strongly in the (57%), with 27% working in either Westmin-
year prior to COVID-19. Camden had 91,600 ster/ City. The most common destinations
(32%) more jobs than in 2009, comparing well outside London are Watford, Hertsmere and
against overall jobs growth in Central London Welwyn Hatfield but numbers are small. 8%
(31%), Greater London (26%) and GB (12%). of Camden-resident workers have no fixed
place of work47. 91% of people for whom
Despite a long-term trend of growth in part- Camden is their workplace live outside. The
time jobs in Camden, there was a fall-off in majority (70%) are resident in other London
part-time employment 2017-18 of 8,000 jobs (- boroughs, the highest proportion from Barnet,
8.7%) which has carried through into 2019. Islington, Haringey and Lambeth. Commuting
Over the long-term, there has still been a large from outside London, the top five home local
growth in part-time employment, increasing by authorities were St Albans, Hertsmere, Ep-
23,600 (39%) 2009-2019, while full-time em- ping Forest, Dacorum and Watford.
ployment rose by 57,100 (31%). Part-time em-
ployment has increased more in Camden than Between 2001 and 2011, there was a 20%
Central London (29%), Greater London (27%) growth in Camden residents in employment
or Great Britain (14%) 45. (from 91,900 to 110,200) and a 10% growth
in the number of people being employed in
Geographically, 60% of jobs are located south Camden (from 227,700 to 250,000).
of Euston Road; almost a quarter (24%) are
concentrated in the central Camden Town/ Median gross full-time pay for people working
Euston/Regent’s Park/Somers Town areas, in Camden in 2020 is £40,772 48 compared to
while the remainder of Camden's jobs (16%) the Central London 49 average (£42,812) and
43
ONS UK Business: Activity, Size and Location 2020. (CJRS). The estimates include furloughed employees and
44
ONS UK Business: Activity, Size and Location 2020. See UK are based on actual payments made to the employee from
SIC 2007 for a full classification. company payrolls and the hours on which this pay was cal-
45
ONS Business Register & Employment Survey, 2019 (provi- culated, which in the case of furloughed employees are their
sional) – final 2019 results to be confirmed in October 2020. usual hours.
46 49
ONS Business Register & Employment Survey 2019. In this Profile ‘Central London’ is defined as the Central Lon-
47
ONS 2011 Census Origin-Destination tables. don Forward (8) boroughs of Camden, City, Islington, Ken-
48
ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2020. ASHE 2020 sington & Chelsea, Lambeth, Southwark, Wandsworth and
relates to the pay period that includes 22 April 2020, at Westminster.
which time approximately 8.8 million employees were fur-
loughed under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
Strategy & Change, © LB Camden, 2021 Page 7 January 2021the London average of £40,017. Median full- in 2020 Q2, 0.6 percentage points lower than
time gross pay for men and women working in the same quarter last year, and 5.1 points
Camden is not available for 2020 (due to small lower than Central London boroughs52.
sample size), but revised figures for 2019
showed that it was £36,658 for women, which The ILO53 'model-based' unemployment rate
is 81% of the male equivalent and similar to estimates are survey-based, improved with
the central London, Greater London and na- Claimant Count data. Camden's rate fluctu-
tional proportions. ates, but since September 2008 it has been
mostly lower than Central or Greater London.
Camden has the third most valuable commer- It has bottomed out at 4.1% in the first two
cial property estate in London. Business prem- quarters of 2020. The rate is lower than Cen-
ises in Camden were valued at £1.59Bn in ag- tral London (4.4%) and Greater London
gregate for the purposes of business rates in (4.6%), but higher than GB (3.9%)54.
September 2020. This is the third highest total
of London boroughs after Westminster and the ‘Claimant Count’ is a combination of Jobseek-
City. Camden businesses account for 7.8% of ers Allowance (JSA) and those in receipt of
the total rateable value for London 50. unemployment-related Universal Credit. Re-
leased as the number of claimants only, no
Back in 2019, retail was already an industry claimant rates (i.e. measured against the pro-
under pressure. Nationally about 16 stores portion of the economically active population),
closed their doors every day in the first half of therefore making comparison across areas dif-
2019 while only nine opened, resulting in a net ficult. The Claimant Count had been falling in
decline of 1,234 chain stores on Britain’s top Camden between March 2013 (5,010) and De-
500 high streets according to analysis by cember 2015 (2,595). The numbers fluctuated
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and high over 2016/18, but steadily from June 2018 to
street analysts the Local Data Company March 2020 when the Claimant Count stood at
(LDC). At that point, despite the national net 4,315 – an increase of 32% over the year –
decline of high street retailers, Camden contin- and the highest level in over 5 years 55. The in-
ued to have relatively low vacancy rates of be- crease was partly due to Universal Credit, un-
tween 5% and 6% over recent years51. Cur- der which a broader span of claimants are re-
rently there is no data to gauge the impact of quired to look for work than under Jobseeker's
COVID-19 over the course of 2020. Allowance. At March 2020, just 15% of the
Claimant Count was JSA claimants, with the
Labour Market vast majority being Universal Credit claimants.
The overall employment rate in Camden is rel- However, these levels have been eclipsed by
atively low and the economic inactivity rate rel- the rise in claimants resulting from corona-
atively high in comparison with London and virus, with the Claimant Count increasing to
England & Wales (2011 Census confirms 10,450 in June 2020 and reaching 11,875 in
Camden’s employment rate is lower than Lon- September 2020.
don or England & Wales, amongst the lowest
in London, but consistent with Central London Education and Skills
boroughs). Students living in the borough ac- The Annual Population Survey for the year to
count for much of this, but some Camden resi- December 2019 (latest) estimates that 72%
dents still face significant barriers to accessing of the working-age population of Camden
employment. Fewer Camden residents are in were qualified to NVQ level 4 or above 56,
work as a proportion of the working age popu- higher than for London (61%) or Great Britain
lation. The Annual Population Survey esti- (45%). The proportions have increased con-
mated the Camden employment rate at 71.2% siderably since 2008, by 11.8 percentage
50
CIPFA, 2020. use the International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) definition
51
Camden Retail Surveys, 2007- 2019. of unemployment. They include F/T students who we would
52
ONS Annual Population Survey, 2020 Q2 (Camden accuracy not typically be consider as unemployed.
55
+/- 4.8%) compared to the 8 Central London First bor- DWP Claimant Count. From NOMIS.
56
oughs. ONS Annual Population Survey Q4 2019: Economically ac-
53
International Labour Organisation. tive working aged people, Margin of error is +/-5.3%. From
54
ONS Annual Population Survey Model-based, 2020 Q2 NOMIS.
(Camden accuracy +/- 1.3%) – headline rates only. These
Strategy & Change, © LB Camden, 2021 Page 8 January 2021points in Camden. APS estimates 4% of eco-
nomically active Camden residents of working
age have no qualifications; while 8% have no
or low-level qualifications (no qualifications or
NVQ level 1), significantly disadvantaging
them in the London labour market57.
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The Camden Profile
The Camden Profile is updated on a regular
basis to provide the latest information availa-
ble about the borough. For related data see
the Demographic Databook. Questions or
comments about the information provided can
be emailed to population@camden.gov.uk.
Further information
Further information and analysis is available
from Open Data Camden
(https://opendata.camden.gov.uk), the Coun-
cil’s open data website. See below for a selec-
tion of data, analyses, reports and maps:
Key data: Camden Key Facts:
1 page table of facts about Camden while the
Demographic Databook covers more detail.
Projections: GLA population projections used
by Camden to plan services.
Labour market and economy:
Camden Business and Employment Bulletin
and Databook;
Camden Profile is produced by:
Strategy & Change
Corporate Services
© London Borough of Camden, 2021
Tel: 020 7974 5561
population@camden.gov.uk
For more information about Camden, go to
Open Data Camden https://opendata.cam-
den.gov.uk
Camden’s open data website providing data,
reports, maps and analyses about Camden.
57
ONS Annual Population Survey Q4 2019: Economically ac-
tive working aged people, Margin of error is +/-3.3%. From
NOMIS.
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