Gipsy Hill sits on the Norwood Ridge in the southern part of the London Borough of Lambeth, offering surprisingly good views across London and quick rail links into the centre from Gipsy Hill railway station. It neighbours the green expanse of Crystal Palace Park and the residential streets of West Norwood, so the area mixes leafy outlooks with easy access to city amenities.
The neighbourhood has a Victorian and interwar housing stock alongside pockets of council housing, and its name recalls the Romani encampments that once camped on the ridge. Today it’s socially diverse and increasingly popular with commuters and young families, with independent shops, cafés and community groups helping to drive modest regeneration while long-standing local social networks remain important.
Postcode districts covering Gipsy Hill
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 12 miles
- Islington 8.4 miles
- City of Westminster 6.8 miles
- Bexley 10.4 miles
- Sutton 6.1 miles
- Crawley 21.8 miles
- Croydon 4.5 miles
- Slough 23.1 miles
- Harrow 15.7 miles
- Watford 21.2 miles
- Woking 22.7 miles
- Grays 18.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Dulwich Wood Ward 0.7 miles
- Knight's Hill Ward 0.7 miles
- Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood Ward 0.8 miles
- Crystal Palace & Anerley Ward 1.1 miles
- West Dulwich Ward 1.1 miles
- Norbury Park Ward 1.2 miles
- St. Martin's Ward 1.4 miles
- Sydenham Ward 1.4 miles
- Streatham Wells Ward 1.5 miles
- Streatham Hill East Ward 1.6 miles
- Thornton Heath Ward 1.6 miles
- Forest Hill Ward 1.6 miles
Example postcodes in Gipsy Hill
SE27 9SL, SE27 9PZ, SE21 8DA, SE19 1EA, SE19 1JL, SE27 9PG, SE27 9DH, SE19 1SQ, SE27 9RP … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 8.3 miles
- London Heathrow Airport 16.1 miles
- Gipsy Hill Railway Station 0.2 miles
- Sydenham Hill Station 0.6 miles
- Waterloo Bus Depot 5.4 miles
Hotels near Gipsy Hill Ad
- Hotel 41 5 5.5 miles
- The Crown & Greyhound by Innkeeper's Collection 4 1.6 miles
- Hampton by Hilton London Croydon 4 3.3 miles
- Haymarket Hotel 5 6 miles
- The Connaught, Maybourne Hotel Collection 5 6.4 miles
- The Dorchester 5 6.2 miles
- Egerton House 5 6 miles
- Raffles London at the Owo 5 5.7 miles
- The Peninsula London 5 5.9 miles
- Staybridge Suites London-Vauxhall 4 4.7 miles
Schools in Gipsy Hill
- Elm Wood School Primary
- Kingswood Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- West Norwood Library Centre Library 0.8 miles
- Selhurst Park Stadium 1.9 miles
- Beckenham Library Library 2.6 miles
- Ritzy Theatre 2.7 miles
- The Oval Stadium 4.2 miles
- Brit Oval Stadium 4.2 miles
- The Den Stadium 4.5 miles
- Tate Britain Museum 4.8 miles
- Glades Shopping Centre Shopping centre 4.8 miles
- Imperial War Museum Museum 4.9 miles
- Bermondsey Abbey Historic site 5 miles
- Peter Harrison Planetarium Museum 5.2 miles