Hampstead Property

Buying advice for property searching in Hampstead, London

In the past, Hampstead had a reputation for being a slightly Bohemian part of London, home to academics, artists and writers who valued the community feel of the village and the 800 acres of Heath nearby.

The arts and media community have latterly been joined by bankers, solicitors and industrialists. House prices have been driven upwards as a result.

The bulk of Hampstead Village is made up of Georgian and Victorian houses, sandwiched between Fitzjohn Avenue and East Heath Road which are the main roads running in and out of London. The principal local landowners, the Church Commissioners, Maryan Wilson Estate and the Hampstead Wells and Campden Trust had largely sold their holdings by the beginning of the 1990s, and freeholds or long leaseholds are now the norm. Hampstead High Street still has useful shops such as greengrocers and fishmongers as well as the usual boutiques. The Everyman cinema has at last been refurbished and still shows an eclectic selection of art-house movies as well as mainstream films.

For more information on buying advice and property searching in Hampstead, London, contact the Property Vision London property search and advice team.