School Catchments and House Prices in Tufnell Park
In the Tufnell Park area, 1 school was graded Outstanding and 5 schools Good at their last graded Ofsted inspection (before September 2024).
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In the Tufnell Park area, 1 school was graded Outstanding and 5 schools Good at their last graded Ofsted inspection (before September 2024).
How the Tufnell Park school map prices each street
Concentrated demand is what a price premium actually is.
The local benchmark is £775,000 and a detached home averages £1,162,500.
Ofsted ratings across the Tufnell Park area
The commercial page for this town sets out the introduction itself: Mortgage advice in Tufnell Park.
What the admissions data actually guarantees
A house advertised as in catchment may not be next year. The local council publishes last year's furthest distance offered for each school. Ask for that figure in writing before you offer.
Ratings age too. An Outstanding judgement can be several years old, and inspections since September 2024 report differently. Read the current report rather than the agent's summary of it.
The detail behind the Tufnell Park numbers
The schools families ask about here are Yerbury Primary School, Tufnell Park Primary School, Duncombe Primary School, St John's Upper Holloway CofE Primary School and Acland Burghley School. 6 local schools were graded Good or Outstanding at their last graded Ofsted inspection (before September 2024). Ratings age between inspections, so read the latest report before you rely on one.
On getting about: Tufnell Park to Camden Town takes about 4 min.
By price, Tufnell Park ranks 81 of the 320 London locations we cover, at £775,000 against a county average of £732,469. Band D council tax here is £2,108, against an average of £2,121 across the county locations we cover.
How Tufnell Park scores for different buyers
Tufnell Park is a quiet, largely Victorian, genuinely residential district between Kentish Town, Holloway and Archway.
The full local guide covers schools, transport and the market in detail: Tufnell Park property and area guide.
| Who it suits | Out of five | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Families | ★★★★★ | Yerbury Primary is Outstanding, Tufnell Park Primary, Duncombe and St John's Upper Holloway are Good, and Acland Burghley and the Camden School for Girls, both Good, are within reach on the Camden side. Add wide, quiet streets, real gardens, the Parkland Walk, Kentish Town City Farm and Hampstead Heath, and it is one of the better family districts in inner north London. |
| Upsizers | ★★★★★ | This is the district's core proposition, whole Victorian and Edwardian terraced houses on unusually wide streets, with side returns, cellars and gardens, at prices below Dartmouth Park and Highgate for a comparable house. The homework is conservation-area rules and the cost of the work. |
| Commuters | ★★★★☆ | Tufnell Park is on the Northern line in Zone 2 with the West End and the City both inside about twenty-five minutes, and Kentish Town a short walk south adds Thameslink into St Pancras, Farringdon and the City and out to Luton and Gatwick. The High Barnet branch is busy in the morning peak. |
| Professionals | ★★★★☆ | Quiet, well-connected and genuinely central for the money, with Camden, Kentish Town and Archway all a short walk or one stop, though the district itself is residential rather than lively, so the social life happens elsewhere. |
| First-time buyers | ★★★☆☆ | Period conversion flats are plentiful and the streets are pleasant, but this is not the cheap end of north London, Holloway and Archway are materially more affordable, and here the lease, the share of freehold and the freeholder are the things that decide whether a purchase works. |
Families
People buying for the schools and the streets, Yerbury is Outstanding, Tufnell Park Primary, Duncombe and St John's Upper Holloway are Good, and Acland Burghley and the Camden School for Girls are Good secondaries on the Camden side. Add wide streets, gardens, the Parkland Walk and the Heath, and it is a genuine family district.
Upsizers
People trading a flat for a whole Victorian or Edwardian house with a garden and a side return, the district's core proposition, and cheaper than the equivalent in Dartmouth Park or Highgate. Budget for the work and check the conservation-area rules.
Professionals & couples
People who want quiet, central, well-connected living, Camden four minutes away, the City sixteen, Thameslink at Kentish Town and the Heath on foot, and are happy for the nightlife to be one stop away rather than downstairs.
Tufnell Park is known locally for The planned Tufnell estate streets. The wide, tree-lined Victorian terraces laid out from the 1840s on the Tufnell family's land, a rare surviving example of a consistently planned Victorian middle-class suburb, now largely protected by conservation-area status.
Practical detail for Tufnell Park: the N7 and N19, with the Camden side in NW5 postcode district, Tufnell Park (Northern line, High Barnet branch, Zone 2); Kentish Town (Northern line + Thameslink) and Upper Holloway (Suffragette line) walkable and nearest A and E is The Whittington Hospital, Archway, one stop or a short bus ride; verify with NHS.
Tufnell Park at a glance
| School | What to check before you offer |
|---|---|
| Yerbury Primary School | Confirm last year's furthest offer distance, then read the current report. |
| Tufnell Park Primary School | Confirm last year's furthest offer distance, then read the current report. |
| Duncombe Primary School | Confirm last year's furthest offer distance, then read the current report. |
| St John's Upper Holloway CofE Primary School | Confirm last year's furthest offer distance, then read the current report. |
| Acland Burghley School | Confirm last year's furthest offer distance, then read the current report. |
Figures are local averages used for illustration. Confirm your own numbers before acting on them.
Ask about Tufnell Park
Three details is all we need. You are told before anything is passed to a partner firm.
Your checklist
- Last year's furthest offer distance, in writing from the council
- The current Ofsted report, not a remembered rating
- Whether a sibling policy is applied before distance
- £77,500 of deposit at 10% on the local average, before fees
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