Haverstock is an area of the

London Borough of Camden The London Borough of Camden () is a London borough in Inner London. Camden Town Hall, on Euston Road, lies north of Charing Cross. The borough was established on 1 April 1965 from the area of the former boroughs of Hampstead, Holborn, and ...

: specifically the east of

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, north of

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and west of

Kentish Town Kentish Town is an area of northwest London, England in the London Borough of Camden, immediately north of Camden Town. Less than four miles north of central London, Kentish Town has good transport connections and is situated close to the open ...

. It is centred on Queens Crescent and Malden Road.

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is to the north, Camden Town to the south.

Built environment

The Queen's Crescent NW5 area to the east of the hill is home to Queen's Crescent Market. If divided into nine equal sections the north-east to south-east third has most of the high density council housing centred on sports facilities at the Talacre Gardens which adjoins Kentish Town West railway station In the west a notable estate of partial social blocks is the Maitland Park Estate, Maitland Park Villas. Grand,

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long roads are from west to east: Eton Road, Adelaide Road, Prince of Wales Road, Parkhill Road, Maitland Park Road, Queens Crescent and the east of Marsden Street and Malden Road.

Nearby open spaces and hills

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

Rosslyn Hill Rosslyn Hill is a road in London, connecting the south end of Hampstead High Street to the north end of Haverstock Hill. It is the site of the Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel, St. Stephen's Church and the Royal Free Hospital. It is served by t ...

, and Heath Street, Hampstead constitute a 2.8 km rise of 99 m, with an average

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of 3.5% (maximum 8.5%).

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 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 Queen's Crescent Street Market has served the area and

for over 100 years and now frequently hosts farmers' markets and guest traders from across the UK. The marketplace and surrounding area is well known for its African, Jamaican,

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and

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culture. 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 Barfly club, which launched many artists of the

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era, and the Roundhouse venue are in Chalk Farm Road, where among other bar-nightclubs on the road including The Enterprise Bar has two extra floors for gigs and weekend DJs; it culminates in

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and facing restaurants/nightlife venues. ;Literature

Sir Richard Steele Sir Richard Steele (bap. 12 March 1672 – 1 September 1729) was an Anglo-Irish writer, playwright, and politician, remembered as co-founder, with his friend Joseph Addison, of the magazine ''The Spectator''. Early life Steele was born in Du ...

, writer, playwright, politician and co-founder of ''

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'', went to live in Haverstock Hill in 1712. The site of his cottage is commemorated in the name of the Sir Richard Steele pub at 97 Haverstock Hill. Writer and dramatist

Douglas Jerrold Douglas William Jerrold (London 3 January 18038 June 1857 London) was an English dramatist and writer. Biography Jerrold's father, Samuel Jerrold, was an actor and lessee of the little theatre of Wilsby near Cranbrook in Kent. In 1807 Dougla ...

was living in Haverstock in 1838. 'The Haverstock Hill Murder' is a detective story by George R Sims in his story collection ''Dorcas Dene, Detective'' (1897) and features an early example of a female detective in crime fiction. It was dramatised for BBC Radio in 2008.

Demography

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%.

Transport

In the ward: * Kentish Town West — in the east *

— in the south Beyond the north-west border: *

Famous residents

* Marwa Abdalla, President of Somalia *

Lindsay Duncan Lindsay Vere Duncan (born 7 November 1950) is a Scottish actress. On stage, she has won two Olivier Awards (for ''Les Liaisons Dangereuses'' and ''Private Lives'') and a Tony Award (for ''Private Lives''). She has starred in several plays by Ha ...

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* Baroness Helena Kennedy, barrister and broadcaster * Denis Lawson, actor * Dame Ann Leslie, '' Daily Mail'' journalist and writer *

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, actor *

Billie Piper Billie Paul Piper (born Leian Paul Piper; 22 September 1982) is an English actress and former singer. She initially gained recognition as a singer after releasing her debut single "Because We Want To" at age 15, which made her the youngest woman ...

, actress and singer *

Leonard Whiting Leonard Whiting (born 30 June 1950) is a British retired actor and singer widely known for his role as Romeo in the 1968 Zeffirelli film version of ''Romeo and Juliet'', a role which earned him the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year ...

, actor *

Zeinab Badawi Zeinab Badawi ( ar, زينب بدوي; born October 1959) is a Sudanese-British television and radio journalist. She was the first presenter of the ''ITV Morning News'' (later known as '' ITV News at 5:30''), and co-presented ''Channel 4 News'' ...

, BBC news presenter has a home in the Haverstock Hill area

Haverstock School Haverstock School (formerly Haverstock Comprehensive School), is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located on Haverstock Hill in Haverstock, London, England. It is opposite Chalk Farm Underground station, and bounded by Prince of W ...

includes former leader of the Labour Party

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and former

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David Miliband and

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amongst its alumni and alumna

Politics

Haverstock is represented by three

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on the

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. As of 2019, the local councillors are Alison Kelly, Abdul Quadir and Gail McAnena Wood, all of the Labour Party. The ward forms part of the Holborn and St. Pancras constituency, which has been represented by the Labour Party since its creation in 1983. The current

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Keir Starmer Sir Keir Rodney Starmer (; born 2 September 1962) is a British politician and barrister who has served as Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Labour Party since 2020. He has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Holborn and St Pancras s ...

References

;References ;Notes {{LB Camden Areas of London Districts of the London Borough of Camden