Heathgate Estate Agent area guides are here to assist you discover the local highlights of the areas we cover. If you are not too familiar with how our different neighbourhoods vary, browse our area guides to find out what it is like to live there. These will bring to life the areas and explain not only what amenities serve the area, but also what the culinary scene is like while exploring the regions cultural history.
Whether you’re moving with a dream home in mind or looking for a little inspiration, we have over 30 years of experience in the local areas property market, all at your disposal. Using our area guides, you will discover what you need to know about any area, to help you decide whether it is the right location to make your next home, or invest in property, so with a little of our local knowledge, you will discover a wealth of local information about the area you’re interested in.
Compiled by our team of local property experts, our area guides provide details on bus routes and London Underground, Overground and mainline train links, giving you an idea of how well served each area is by public transport. We also provide information on schools in the area, along with other amenities like parks, and upcoming events, shopping centres and high streets, and any interesting facts for you to enjoy!
So, if you’re not too familiar with how North West London’s different neighbourhoods vary, ‘Heathgate Area Guides for living in NW London’ are your go to source for local information. Our team live and breathe the London life and will be able to help you find your perfect area and what you are looking for, we are always here to give you a helping hand, so do give us a call!
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Imagine a delightful little English village complete with cobbled alleys, stone churches and heaps of willowy trees. Now plonk it down 10 minutes outside the centre of London and you have found yourself in Hampstead! Originally named Homestead when the area was purely marshland, it was adapted and modernised over the years to become the name we know today!
Filled with stunning parks, cosy cafés, and beautiful housing, Hampstead Garden Suburb is known for its intellectual, liberal, artistic, musical & literary associations. Today, it is a thriving area of North West London, with a stunning array of houses and green spaces that offer a tranquil break away from the hustle and bustle of the city centre.
Penning a memoir or writing a script? If you need to live in a nurturing, artistic community, look no further than Belsize Park, NW3. It’s been the home of creative talent since the 1930s and the laid back, bohemian vibe continues today! Sharing a border with Hampstead, Primrose Hill and Camden Town, Belsize Park earns its French translation ‘bel assis’, meaning ‘well situated’.
Golders Green is a North London hotspot that has kept a firm grip on its traditional values, while also moving with the times. Home to a cosmopolitan community, featuring Jewish, Korean and Japanese families and professionals, Golders Green is well connected, too, with great links back to the city.
Highgate is an exclusive area in North West London with the added benefit of being one of London’s highest points, affording fabulous views across the capital. Home movers choose Highgate for its village-like qualities, including its own green, pond, central square and handsome Georgian terraces. Highgate borders Hampstead Heath, which gives residents access to wide open space and a sense of the countryside right on the doorstep.
We’re not too sure whether the area is most famous for its amazing hilltop views across London or for its long list of past and present residents, which reads like a who’s who of popular culture. What we do know is that Primrose Hill is one of the capital’s most exclusive ‘urban villages’, with a close-knit community vibe driven by the cluster of independent stores, family-run businesses and one-off boutiques. early Victorian terraces and one-off architecturally-designed gems.
St John’s Wood is one of London’s most underappreciated boroughs. These quiet and leafy suburbs feel very different from the hustle and bustle of central London. But living in St John’s Wood still puts homes within easy reach of London’s most popular and instantly recognisable landmarks. There is a considerable amount of history to discover here; St John’s Wood has undergone a series of transformations over the years.
Friendly faces, top of the range food and family fun-filled activities aplenty, Swiss Cottage has a community spirit to make developers quake in their boots. The area’s name derives from its distinctive landmark, The Swiss Cottage, which was originally built in the 1840s as a coaching inn on the outskirts of London. This area is well-preserved and mainly has attractive red-brick Victorian terraces and semi-detached houses, as well as attractive, leafy streets.
Willesden Green is a thriving suburb with convenient transport links to central London, the City and Canary Wharf, attracting professionals and families who appreciate the area’s sense of community and old London charm. Willesden Green is celebrated for its diverse community feel; walk around the area and you will be struck by the number of independent shops, restaurants and businesses.
Camden is located approximately two and a half miles north of Charing Cross, and sits within postcode regions NW1 and NW5. It sits to the south of Belsize Park and Chalk Farm, west of Barnsbury and Kings Cross, north of Regent’s Park and east to South Hampstead. It’s proximity to many other popular areas of the capital means that it’s well connected and usually busy for residents and visitors alike.
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