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Where is Hampstead?

Hampstead is located in the county of Greater London, London, four miles north-west of the city of City of Westminster, 12 miles south-east of the major town of Watford, and four miles north-west of London. Hampstead lies four miles north-west of the City and County of the City of London border, and was historically in the county of Middlesex. Hampstead falls within the London borough council of Camden, under the Greater London Authority. It is in the NW3 postcode district. The post town for Hampstead is London.

Hampstead on a map

Map showing extent of Hampstead as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Hampstead
Map showing location of Hampstead within the UK
Location of Hampstead within the UK

Which county is Hampstead in?

Hampstead is in the ceremonial county of Greater London, the historic county of Middlesex, and the administrative county of Greater London.

Ceremonial CountyGreater London
Historic CountyMiddlesex
Administrative CountyGreater London

Where is Hampstead in Greater London?

Hampstead is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Greater London, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Greater London.

Map showing location of Hampstead within Greater London
Location of Hampstead within Greater London

What is the postcode for Hampstead?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Hampstead is NW3 6UA.

Where is Hampstead in NW3?

Hampstead is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the NW3 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the NW3 postcode district.

Map showing location of Hampstead within NW3
Location of Hampstead within NW3

What is the post town for Hampstead?

The post town for Hampstead is London. Hampstead is in the NW3 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of London.

What is the latitude and longitude of Hampstead?

The centre of Hampstead is located at position 51.55666° latitude and -0.17857° longitude.

Latitude51.55666°
Longitude-0.17857°

What is the easting and northing of Hampstead?

The centre of Hampstead is located at the grid reference easting 526369 and northing 185770 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting526369
Northing185770

What are the nearest towns to Hampstead?

Position of Hampstead relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Hampstead to the centre of the town.

south-east
8m
Hampstead is 8 miles south-east of Borehamwood
south
10m
Hampstead is 10 miles south of Potters Bar
south-east
10m
Hampstead is 10 miles south-east of Bushey
south-east
11m
Hampstead is 11 miles south-east of Radlett
south-west
11m
Hampstead is 11 miles south-west of Waltham Cross
south-east
12m
Hampstead is 12 miles south-east of Watford
south-west
12m
Hampstead is 12 miles south-west of Cheshunt
south-west
12m
Hampstead is 12 miles south-west of Chigwell
south-west
12m
Hampstead is 12 miles south-west of Waltham Abbey
south-west
13m
Hampstead is 13 miles south-west of Loughton

What are the nearest cities to Hampstead?

Position of Hampstead relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Hampstead to the centre of the city.

north-west
4m
Hampstead is 4 miles north-west of London
north-west
4m
Hampstead is 4 miles north-west of City of Westminster
north-west
5m
Hampstead is 5 miles north-west of City of London
south-east
15m
Hampstead is 15 miles south-east of St Albans
south-west
31m
Hampstead is 31 miles south-west of Chelmsford
west
38m
Hampstead is 38 miles west of Southend-on-Sea
south-east
42m
Hampstead is 42 miles south-east of Milton Keynes
south
47m
Hampstead is 47 miles south of Cambridge
east
48m
Hampstead is 48 miles east of Oxford
north
51m
Hampstead is 51 miles north of Brighton and Hove

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