Hampstead Garden Suburb conservation area

Location

Hampstead Garden Suburb is located in the south of the borough. It comprises the land around the Heath Extension and runs northwards as far as East End Road. The eastern boundary is The Bishops Avenue. To the west it extends to the east side of Finchley Road.

The conservation area was designated in 1968 and subsequently extended to include Golders Green Crematorium.

The boundaries of the conservation area and the area covered by the Scheme of Management operated by Hampstead Garden Suburb Trust are not the entirely same. For example, the Trust’s Scheme of Management covers neither the Crematorium nor most of The Bishops Avenue.

The total Hampstead Garden Suburb area covers 1009 acres, which includes roughly 136 acres (13%) of open space.

The 2001 census indicated that approximately 12,500 people live in the Conservation Area and that there are just over 5000 households.

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Description

Hampstead Garden Suburb is predominantly a residential area with significant open spaces devoted to recreational or community use and two local shopping areas.

The Suburb was developed between 1907 and 1938 on a greenfield site and built to a formal plan in which the character of the original woodland and agricultural land influenced the land usage and activities in the area.

The quality of the architecture, the landscape environment and community facilities make the Suburb a very desirable place to live. These features also generate a strong sense of place among residents and a very high level of community activity. The Residents Association (RA) is the largest in the UK with 2,200 households in membership; it publishes an annual directory and a newspaper, Suburb News, which are distributed to every household. The RA is very active in activities to safeguard and enhance the character and amenities of the area.

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