Primrose Hill has a similar feel to the smarter roads in Notting Hill, mainly mid-Victorian terraced houses, painted a variety of colours, residents including such glitterati as Martin Amis and Jude Law, as well as bankers, stockbrokers and barristers. As with much of Camden, there is a strong element of social housing which ensures a wide social mix. Most of the houses have small gardens by North London standards (20 ft or less). Both Regents Park and Primrose Hill are close by There is a strong village feel to Primrose Hill that centres about the parade of shops and restaurants on the northern end of Regents Park Road, which most notably include Odette's Restaurant, The Engineer Bar and Restaurant and the wine merchant, Bibendum.

The most popular houses are those that overlook Regents Park and the London Zoo on St Marks and Prince Albert Road Square or those set about the Central Garden Square of Chalcot Square. Much of Primrose Hill was owned by Eton College, who sold up most of their Holdings locally during the 1990's.

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