Haverstock

Haverstock Ward
Haverstock Ward Location within Greater London
Population	12,364 (2011 Census)[1]
OS grid reference	TQ273845
London borough	Camden
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LONDON
Postcode district	NW3, NW5
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
UK Parliament	Holborn and St. Pancras
London Assembly	Barnet and Camden
List of places UK England London 51°32′N 0°10′W / 51.54°N 0.16°W / 51.54; -0.16

Haverstock is an area of the London Borough of Camden: specifically the east of Belsize Park, north of Chalk Farm and west of Kentish Town. It is centred on Queens Crescent and Malden Road. Gospel Oak is to the north, Camden Town to the south.

Built environment

The

Primrose Hill and Hampstead Heath are within 500 metres (of the south-west and north edges) of the ward.

Haverstock Hill, Rosslyn Hill, and Heath Street, Hampstead constitute a 2.8 km rise of 99 m, with an average gradient of 3.5% (maximum 8.5%).^[3]

Cultural groups, entertainment and retail

The area is ethnically and socially diverse, and the marketplace and surrounding area is well known for its African, Jamaican, South American and Eastern European culture, well reflected in the ethnic food stalls and clothes shops in the area.

The top of Queens Crescent is a diverse 20 mph street and part-time market lined with about 30 shops/salons including a modern library, post office, two pharmacies, the Sir Robert Peel and specialist grocery shops selling a broad mixture of convenience and exotic foods. These are supplemented with corner cafés and hot food takeaways.

On this street

Neighbouring streets of Kentish Town Road, east, and Chalk Farm Road, south-east are focussed on rows of bars, pubs, clubs and restaurants.

Music and performance

The

In the labour market, its claimant count for unemployment is the same as nationally, as at March 2018: 2.1%. This compares to a borough-wide average of 1.7%.[10]

Transport

In the ward:

• Kentish Town West — in the east
• Chalk Farm — in the south^{[n 1]}

Beyond the north-west border^{[n 2]}:

• Belsize Park

Famous residents

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• Marwa Abdalla, President of Somalia
• actress
• Baroness Helena Kennedy, barrister and broadcaster
• Denis Lawson, actor
• Dame Ann Leslie, Daily Mail journalist and writer
• Hilton McRae, actor
• Billie Piper, actress and singer
• Leonard Whiting, actor
• Zeinab Badawi, BBC news presenter has a home in the Haverstock Hill area
• Frank Skinner, Comedian
• Bill Oddie, Comedian, Presenter
• Sylvester McCoy, Actor
• John Lahr. Writer

Haverstock is represented by three

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