Average house price compared with resident median annual pay.
Camden Wages, Employment and Property Affordability
Resident earnings, employment, unemployment and affordability context for reading Camden prices and rents.
Apr 2025-Mar 2026 / ASHE 2026
Camden wages, employment and affordability
Resident earnings and labour-market context help explain local affordability, rental pressure and housing demand.
Resident population
216,658
ONS 2025
Median resident annual pay
£53,685
Camden
Median resident weekly pay
£1,032
Full-time employees
Employment rate
69.3%
Aged 16-64
Unemployment rate
5.2%
Economically active
Average monthly rent compared with estimated monthly earnings.
Labour market rates are from the ONS Annual Population Survey profile shown by Nomis. Where the local APS unemployment value is suppressed, the ONS model-based unemployment estimate is used. Earnings are ONS ASHE resident-analysis median full-time employee earnings. Annual pay is annualised from weekly pay for display context.
Incomes Explain Affordability Pressure
Wage and employment data does not predict house prices by itself. It gives demand-side context: how average prices and rents compare with resident earnings, whether employment conditions support demand, and where affordability pressure may limit the buyer or renter pool.
Camden’s labour market profile points to a high-earning resident base, but also to a less typical London-style mix of work and inactivity. The borough’s resident population was 216,658 in 2025, giving a sizeable base of working-age households and a broad local labour market context for housing demand.