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| OS grid reference | TQ273845 |
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| 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 |
| EU Parliament | London |
| UK Parliament | Holborn and St. Pancras |
| London Assembly | Barnet and Camden |
| List of places: UK • England • London | |
Haverstock is an area and electoral ward in the London Borough of Camden. It is centred around Haverstock Hill and Chalk Farm, with Gospel Oak to the north; Kentish Town to the east; Camden Town to the south, and Swiss Cottage to the west.
The area to the west of the hill, with the NW3 Belsize Park/Hampstead post code, is very wealthy, while the Queen's Crescent NW5 area to the east of the hill is home to Queen's Crescent Market. There is a high density of council housing, with Talacre Gardens[1] the only real open space, although Primrose Hill and Hampstead Heath are both close by. The area still remains a desirable compromise to fashionable areas such as Camden Town and expensive inner-suburbs like Belsize Park and Hampstead. 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, and this is well reflected in the ethnic food stalls and clothes shops in the area.
There has been settlement in the area for hundreds of years, with Haverstock Hill being one of the main roads out of London to Hampstead and the north of England. The area was initially served by its own railway station, but most residents now use Chalk Farm and Kentish Town West.
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Many restaurants, bars and cultural venues operate out of Haverstock including Marine Ices, which was one of London's first Italian restaurants;[2] the Barfly, which launched many artists of the Britpop era; and the Roundhouse.
Queen's Crescent Street Market has served the area around Gospel Oak for over 100 years and now frequently hosts farmers' markets and guest traders from across the UK.[3] The marketplace and surrounding area is well known for its African, Jamaican, South American and Eastern European culture, and this is well reflected to the ethnic food stalls and clothes shops in the area.
Haverstock School includes cabinet ministers David Miliband and Ed Miliband, and former MP Oona King, amongst its alumni.
Haverstock is represented by three Councillors on the London Borough of Camden, and forms part of the Holborn and St. Pancras constituency held by Labour MP Frank Dobson. The area had previously been a staunch Labour seat but has in recent years become a tight marginal race between Labour and the Liberal Democrats.
The local Councillors are Rahel Bokth, Jill Fraser and Matt Sanders (all Liberal Democrat).[4]