Highgate faces Hampstead over the Heath and, like Hampstead, features predominantly Georgian and Victorian architecture.

Less fashionable than Hampstead and without an underground station at its centre, Highgate is up to 20% cheaper than Hampstead and has retained more of its old world charm.

A quintessential and quirky English village which centres about Pond Square where, after years of living with the smell of stagnant water, the residents finally filled in the eponymous pond. There is now a campaign to re-instate it.

Highgate is also well served for schools, most notably by Highgate School (for boys) and Channing School (for girls) as well as a good selection of state schools.

Commuting to central London by car is slow with Highgate West Hill and Highgate Hill the only two roads into town. School run traffic only exacerbates this problem.

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