South Hampstead is part of the London Borough of Camden in inner north London. It is commonly defined as the area between West End Lane in the west, the Chiltern Main Line (south), Broadhurst Gardens north and north-west followed by a non-road line demarcating the south slopes of Hampstead village, west of Belsize Park, and north and west of the usually narrowly defined Swiss Cottage neighbourhood. It takes in some of Fitzjohns Avenue leading up to "the village" (of Hampstead), but the exact amount is an arbitrary measure.[n 1]

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South Hampstead
South Hampstead Location within Greater London
OS grid reference	TQ266842
London borough	Camden
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LONDON
Postcode district	NW3, NW6, NW8
Dialling code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
UK Parliament	Hampstead and Highgate
London Assembly	Barnet and Camden
List of places UK England London 51.5424°N 0.1734°W / 51.5424; -0.1734

Notable residents and associated organisation

• Nahum Sokolow, author and Zionist statesman
• The 43 Group, an anti-fascist group of Jewish ex-servicemen after WW2 who broke up right wing marches and fought fascists in the streets, was founded here.
• Kylie Minogue, singer
• ETA, the Basque separatist group, and PLO, the Palestinian Liberation Organisation, used houses here as safe houses in the 1970s.
• Barry Humphries, Australian comedian known for playing Dame Edna Everage
• Natalie Imbruglia, singer[1]
• Simon Amstell, comedian
• Lindsay Anderson, film director
• Kathy Lette, comedian, author

South Hampstead High School, an independent girls' day school, is located at 3 Maresfield Gardens in Hampstead.[2]

Nearby places

• Hampstead Village (to the north-east)
• Swiss Cottage (to the south-east) and Primrose Hill (to the far south-east)
• Belsize Park (to the east)
• St John's Wood (to the south)
• West Hampstead (to the north-west)
• Finchley Road where considered a neighbourhood (narrow linear area in the east continuing to the north)
• Maida Vale and Kilburn (to the west)

Transport

Railway stations

• South Hampstead railway station (London Overground)
• Swiss Cottage tube station (Jubilee line)
• Finchley Road tube station (Jubilee and Metropolitan lines)
• West Hampstead railway station (London Overground)

Notes

References