South Hampstead is an inner‑city ward in the Borough of Camden, in north‑west London, characterised by a mix of Victorian terraces, Edwardian mansion blocks and leafy residential streets. It sits between West Hampstead, Kilburn and Swiss Cottage, with good rail and tube links that make it popular with commuters, and is close to green spaces such as Hampstead Heath.
The area has grown up around 19th‑century railway development and retains a villagey feel thanks to independent shops, cafés and community amenities, alongside pockets of social housing. Economically it is largely residential with a buoyant property market, and culturally benefits from Camden’s wider arts and music scene while remaining quietly local and family‑oriented.
Postcode districts covering South Hampstead
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 3.5 miles
- Islington 3.2 miles
- City of Westminster 2.3 miles
- Bexley 15.2 miles
- Sutton 12.8 miles
- Croydon 13.4 miles
- Slough 18.2 miles
- Harrow 7.4 miles
- High Wycombe 25 miles
- Watford 12.5 miles
- Woking 23.6 miles
- Harlow 19.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- West Hampstead Ward 0.5 miles
- Belsize Ward 0.7 miles
- Abbey Road Ward 0.8 miles
- Frognal Ward 0.8 miles
- Kilburn Ward 0.8 miles
- Maida Vale Ward 0.9 miles
- Fortune Green Ward 1 mile
- Primrose Hill Ward 1 mile
- Camden Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Harrow Road Ward 1.2 miles
- Hampstead Town Ward 1.3 miles
- Gospel Oak Ward 1.3 miles
Example postcodes in South Hampstead
NW8 0SD, NW6 4QY, NW6 3JL, NW6 3BT, NW6 3JF, NW6 3LW, NW6 4EF, NW6 4EJ, NW6 4RN … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 10.6 miles
- London Heathrow Airport 12.7 miles
- South Hampstead Railway Station 0.3 miles
- West Hampstead Railway Station 0.4 miles
- Waterloo Bus Depot 4.3 miles
Hotels near South Hampstead Ad
- Henrys Townhouse Marylebone 5 2.2 miles
- The Black Lion Pub & Boutique Guesthouse 0.7 miles
- Milestone Hotel Kensington 5 2.9 miles
- The Connaught, Maybourne Hotel Collection 5 2.7 miles
- The Dorchester 5 2.9 miles
- The Soho Hotel 5 3 miles
- Haymarket Hotel 5 3.3 miles
- The Peninsula London 5 3.2 miles
- Charlotte Street Hotel 5 2.7 miles
- Hotel 41 5 3.6 miles
Local points of interest
- Lord's Cricket Ground Stadium 1.1 miles
- Lord's Cricket Ground Stadium 1.1 miles
- Sherlock Holmes Museum Museum 1.8 miles
- Madame Tussauds Museum 1.9 miles
- Daunt Books Library 2.1 miles
- Wigmore Hall Theatre 2.4 miles
- Kensington Gardens Gardens 2.5 miles
- Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology Museum 2.6 miles
- British Library Library 2.7 miles
- London Palladium Theatre 2.7 miles
- Brent Cross Shopping Centre Shopping centre 2.9 miles
- Royal Institution of Great Britain Museum 2.9 miles