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Introduction
Dartmouth Park curls around the southeast corner of Hampstead Heath, filling the space between Hampstead to the west and Highgate to the north.

The area remains one of London’s best-kept secrets. Even the many thousands of people who drive past its borders each day can remain oblivious to its virtues.

It therefore has a distinctly discreet character, an atmosphere which is enhanced by its myriad of small, often quaint and steep streets.

It borders on Hampstead Heath so the most fortunate residents can literally walk out of their homes onto the Heath itself (for a description of the Heath click on ‘Hampstead’) Even from the far side of Dartmouth Park the Heath is still only a short stroll away.

But, as the residents well know in Dartmouth Park you get all the benefits of the Heath without necessarily having to pay Hampstead or Highgate prices.

History
Development got underway here in the 18th century and there are a number of elegant Grade II listed buildings still in existence.

There was a further burst of development between 1870 and 1885 at the instigation of the 5th Earl of Dartmouth, who owned the land, and many of the streets have a typical late-Victorian character. Often they are a little narrower than in other areas built at the same time and so quainter – doubtless the Earl and his builders were determined to get as many houses as possible onto a site in such a desirable location.

But building didn’t end here, far from it, and there has been a lot of further development in the 20th century.

Location
Dartmouth Park lies on the south east side of Hampstead Heath and north of Kentish Town. The West End and the City are 10-20 minutes drive away.

Amenities
Most important of these is the Heath. A leisurely walk across it (or a short drive round it) brings you to Hampstead with all its shops, museums, galleries, restaurants, theatres, schools and lively nightlife (click on ‘Hampstead’ for more information)

Then, nearby in Highgate, at the top of Dartmouth Park Hill, there’s Waterlow Park, a lovely steeply-sloping 26 acre park provided by the benevolent Sydney Waterlow as ‘a garden for the gardenless’ which offers fine views, beautiful rose gardens and open-air concerts in the summer.

Property in the area
There are gracious detached mansions moments from the Heath; further back, there are roads lined by large brick-built terraced houses with pleasant gardens. There are plenty of villa-style homes and quaint cottages. The area also has many flats especially in the more modern streets.

The residents
Dartmouth Park is popular with actors, academics, musicians, and people in the media and entertainment worlds, as well as families and young single professionals who have discovered they can find the same living space as they can in more prestigious Hampstead and Highgate for a lot less money…and still enjoy all the amenities of their more illustrious neighbours.

Not surprisingly, being a relatively small area and tucked away, it’s a very neighbourly place, with a strong community spirit – one of the few left, residents assert, where you can still actually sign for your goods in some local shops without having to pay there and then.

Transport
The area is served by the Northern Line with a station just ‘over the border’ in Tufnell Park and by the overland Silverlink metro network with a station at Gospel Oak.


	Dartmouth Park was named after the Earl of Dartmouth who acquired the land in the middle of the 18th century. It was not developed until over 100 years later.