- Population
- 48,858
- 48.9K
- Elevation
- 118 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LCY London City Airport17 km
- LHR London Heathrow Airport22 km
About Hampstead
Hampstead is a village. Location: Camden, Greater London. Population: 48,858. Elevation: 118 m.
Hampstead () is an area in London, England, which lies 4 miles (6.4 km) northwest of Charing Cross, located mainly in the London Borough of Camden, with a small part in the London Borough of Barnet. It borders Highgate and Golders Green to the north, Belsize Park to the south and is surrounded from the northeast by Hampstead Heath, a large, hilly expanse of parkland. Hampstead is known for its intellectual, artistic, liberal, and literary associations.
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Photos of Hampstead
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Welsh Harp Andrewself · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
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Royal Courts of Justice This image was produced by me, David Castor · CC0 -
St Andrew, Holborn Steve Cadman from London, U.K · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of Hampstead
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 61 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 22°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- October (64 mm)
- Driest month
- February (41 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 10° | 13° | 17° | 20° | 22° | 22° | 19° | 14° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 63 | 41 | 49 | 46 | 50 | 55 | 43 | 51 | 58 | 64 | 61 | 62 |
How to get to Hampstead
The nearest airport is London City Airport (LCY), 17 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: London Heathrow Airport (LHR) (22 km). The nearest large city is Archway, 4 km to the east.
Airports
- London City Airport (LCY) London 17 kmeast
- London Heathrow Airport (LHR) London 22 kmsouthwest
- London Luton Airport (LTN) Luton, Luton 38 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Archway Population: 215.7K 4 kmeast
- Islington Population: 319.1K 6 kmsoutheast
- London Population: 9M 7 kmsoutheast
- City of Westminster Population: 247.6K 7 kmsoutheast
- Tottenham Population: 130K 9 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Hampstead
Within 100 km: 841 historic and cultural sites, 590 natural sites, 317 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km437 places
- White Hart Lane Landmark 9 kmNE
- Sunbury Court Island 22 kmSW
- Rivermead Island 22 kmSW
- Lot's Ait Island 11 kmSW
25–60 km574 places
- Spotlites @ Kings Theatre Attraction 53 kmE
- The Lynch Island 50 kmW
- Canvey Island Island 53 kmE
- Holm Island Island 28 kmSW
60–100 km737 places
- Isle of Sheppey Island 73 kmE
- St Nicholas Church Shoreham Attraction 80 kmS
- The Marlipins Museum Museum 81 kmS
- Camber Sands Beach 97 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Hampstead Heath Mountain, Camden0.4 km N
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Hampstead Heath Natural site, England1.2 km NE
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BT Tower Landmark, Camden5 km SE -
Sherlock Holmes Museum Museum, City of Westminster4.1 km SE -
Madame Tussauds Museum, City of Westminster4.3 km SE -
Highgate Mountain, Haringey2.7 km NE
Other cities and towns in Camden
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Bloomsbury Neighbourhood, Camden5.7 km SE -
Swiss Cottage Neighbourhood, Camden1.6 km S -
Gospel Oak Neighbourhood, Camden1.9 km E -
Primrose Hill Village, Camden2.5 km SE -
Frognal and Fitzjohns Neighbourhood, Camden0.3 km S
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Vale of Health Neighbourhood, Camden0.5 km NE
Sources & licences
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