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State of the Borough report

Our State of the Borough report is published each year. It brings together data and evidence from many sources, from local to national statistics to people's lived experience of the borough. It gives a shared evidence base about the outcomes experienced by people in Camden. It's intended for organisations, residents and the council to increase the understanding of people’s wellbeing in the borough.

The report focuses on the outcomes that are important for living a good life in Camden, based on the Good Life Camden (GLC) framework, which was co-created with residents. It tells us what is important for people to live a good life and how we can measure that. It also states the signals that tell us if we’re making progress against the GLC themes (for example, for Housing, a signal is that the quality of housing is high).

Here you can find insights into each chapter of the report, as well as a summary of the report. To better share back to communities, we've translated the summary of the report into Somali, Bengali and Arabic. There's also an Easy Read version. Email [email protected] to request these versions.

In this report

  • This is Camden

    Camden has unique character, accessibility and opportunities. We've used the 2021 census data to take a look at who and what makes our borough.

  • Best Start

    We want Camden to be a borough where every child has the best start in life. We’ve looked at affordability, schools, housing, young people and more.

  • Inclusive Local Economy

    Our local economy should be strong, sustainable and inclusive - everyone should have a secure livelihood and live a prosperous life.

  • Safe and Strong Communities

    We want to actively tackle injustice and inequality, creating safe, strong and open communities where everyone can contribute.

  • Good Health and Wellbeing

    Our communities should support good health, wellbeing and connection for all so that they can start well, live well and age well.

  • A Place to Call Home

    Everyone in Camden should have a place they call home. We’ve looked at affordability, housing supply and demand, and the quality of housing.

  • Green and Clean

    The borough should be a green, clean, accessible and sustainable place with everyone empowered to contribute to tackling the climate emergency.

  • Inequalities

    We’ve looked at the 2021 census from an inequalities perspective, with a focus on sex and ethnicity. This includes the attainment gap and life expectancy.

  • We Make Camden Missions

    We’ve looked at the progress of our long-term goals for the future of the borough, covering Youth, Estates, Diversity and Food.

  • How we collect the data

    In the reports, you’ll find data, evidence and stories of lived experiences. These are from a variety of sources, including national statistics.

In this report

  • This is Camden

    Camden has unique character, accessibility and opportunities. This chapter is about the population and place.

  • Best Start

    We want Camden to be a borough where every child has the best start in life. This chapter looks at affordability, schools, housing, young people and more.

  • Inclusive Local Economy

    Our local economy should be strong, sustainable and inclusive. This chapter is about businesses, jobs, income and skills.

  • Safe and Strong Communities

    We want to actively tackle injustice and inequality, creating safe, strong and open communities where all everyone can contribute. This chapter looks at communities and safety.

  • Good Health and Wellbeing

    Our communities should support good health, wellbeing. This chapter looks at physical and mental health.

  • A Place to Call Home

    Everyone in Camden should have a place they call home. This chapter looks at affordability, supply and demand, and housing quality.

  • Green and Clean

    The borough should be a green, clean, accessible and sustainable place. This chapter looks at air pollution, sustainable transport, waste and recycling, and green spaces.

  • Equalities

    This chapter looks at how outcomes are experienced across different populations, and where there are gaps and inequalities.

  • We Make Camden Missions

    We’ve looked at the progress of our long-term goals for the future of the borough, covering Youth, Estates, Diversity and Food.

  • How we collect data

    In the reports, you’ll find data, evidence and stories of lived experiences. These are from a variety of sources, including national statistics.