South Hampstead

South Hampstead
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

South Hampstead is a district of northwest London, part of the London Borough of Camden. It is commonly defined as the area between West End Lane to the west, Belsize Road to the south, Fitzjohn's Avenue and Finchley Road to the east, and Broadhurst Gardens and Nutley Terrace to the north.

Notable residents and associated organisations

Sigmund Freud and his daughter Anna Freud, who lived at 20 Maresfield Gardens (currently the home of the Freud Museum)

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

Stephen Fry, actor

Matt Lucas, actor

ETA, the Basque separatist group, and PLO, the Palestinian Liberation Organisation, used houses here as safe houses in the 1970s.

Barry Humphries, Australian celebrity known for playing Dame Edna Everage

Natalie Imbruglia, singer

South Hampstead High School, a prestigious independent girls' day school located at 3 Maresfield Gardens

Nearby places

• Hampstead Village (to the north)
• Swiss Cottage and Primrose Hill (to the east)
• St John's Wood (to the south)
• West Hampstead (to the north-west)
• 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)