West Hampstead is a busy, largely residential ward in the London Borough of Camden, centred on West End Lane and the cluster of stations - West Hampstead Thameslink, West Hampstead Overground and West Hampstead Underground - that make it a popular commuter hub. Small green spaces such as Fortune Green and West End Green give it a village-like feel, while its proximity to Hampstead and Kilburn places it at the meeting point of leafy suburbia and urban diversity.
West Hampstead grew rapidly in the Victorian and Edwardian era with the arrival of the railways, and today its high street mixes independent shops, cafés and gastropubs with small creative firms and offices. The ward is known for an active local community, a strong commuter population and evident gentrification pressures - rising property values and changing amenities - balanced by neighbourhood markets and community groups that keep the area lively and slightly eclectic.
Postcode districts covering West Hampstead
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 3.1 miles
- Islington 3.5 miles
- City of Westminster 2.8 miles
- Bexley 15.6 miles
- Sutton 13.2 miles
- Croydon 13.8 miles
- Slough 17.9 miles
- Harrow 7 miles
- High Wycombe 24.6 miles
- Watford 12.1 miles
- Woking 23.6 miles
- Harlow 19.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- South Hampstead Ward 0.5 miles
- Frognal Ward 0.5 miles
- Fortune Green Ward 0.5 miles
- Kilburn Ward 0.9 miles
- Belsize Ward 0.9 miles
- Hampstead Town Ward 1.2 miles
- Cricklewood & Mapesbury Ward 1.2 miles
- Brondesbury Park Ward 1.2 miles
- Abbey Road Ward 1.2 miles
- Maida Vale Ward 1.2 miles
- Childs Hill Ward 1.4 miles
- Primrose Hill Ward 1.4 miles
Example postcodes in West Hampstead
NW3 6EL, NW3 6LT, NW6 1BH, NW6 1TX, NW6 1UX, NW6 2QX, NW6 2AL, NW6 2BR, NW6 2DX … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 11 miles
- London Heathrow Airport 12.6 miles
- West Hampstead Thameslink Railway Station 0 miles
- West Hampstead Railway Station 0.1 miles
- Waterloo Bus Depot 4.7 miles
Hotels near West Hampstead Ad
- The Black Lion Pub & Boutique Guesthouse 0.5 miles
- Henrys Townhouse Marylebone 5 2.6 miles
- Milestone Hotel Kensington 5 3.2 miles
- The Connaught, Maybourne Hotel Collection 5 3.2 miles
- The Dorchester 5 3.3 miles
- The Soho Hotel 5 3.4 miles
- Haymarket Hotel 5 3.8 miles
- The Peninsula London 5 3.7 miles
- Charlotte Street Hotel 5 3.2 miles
- Royal Lancaster London 5 2.6 miles
Schools in West Hampstead
- Emmanuel C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Lord's Cricket Ground Stadium 1.5 miles
- Lord's Cricket Ground Stadium 1.5 miles
- Sherlock Holmes Museum Museum 2.2 miles
- Madame Tussauds Museum 2.4 miles
- Brent Cross Shopping Centre Shopping centre 2.4 miles
- Daunt Books Library 2.6 miles
- Wigmore Hall Theatre 2.9 miles
- Kensington Gardens Gardens 2.9 miles
- Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology Museum 3 miles
- British Library Library 3.1 miles
- White City Shopping centre 3.2 miles
- London Palladium Theatre 3.2 miles