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Daleham Gardens, Hampstead NW3 | Detached Victorian House for Sale | Aston Chase

Daleham Gardens, Hampstead, NW3
Daleham Gardens, Hampstead, NW3

Daleham Gardens, Hampstead, NW3: 4,545 Square Feet on the Favoured West Side

Guide Price: £6,000,000

Daleham Gardens sits on the southern slope of Hampstead, running between Belsize Lane and Lyndhurst Road in a position that places it almost precisely equidistant between Hampstead Village and St John’s Wood. It is the kind of street that Hampstead insiders know well and guard quietly: wide, residential, lined with substantial Victorian houses that rarely come to market and even more rarely do so at this scale.
This detached Victorian family home occupies a wide plot on the favoured west side of the street, and at 4,545 square feet across its full footprint, it is a property of genuine and uncommon ambition. The house is presented in good order throughout, which matters at this size. Buying a house of this scale that needs full renovation is a project measured in years. Buying one that is already well arranged and comfortably habitable is a different proposition entirely.

The current configuration reflects a particular and considered vision of how a house of this size can be used.

The principal bedroom suite occupies the entire first floor, a decision that transforms what might otherwise be one room among several into something closer to a private residence within the house: its own world, with two en-suite dressing rooms and a large bathroom, and the kind of proportions and quiet that a principal suite at this level should have but frequently does not.

Below, the ground floor arranges itself around generous entertaining space. A reception hall, a double reception room, a study, and a kitchen, dining, and family room that brings the daily life of the house into one comfortable whole. A utility room and guest cloakroom complete the practical infrastructure. Two further bedrooms and three shower rooms, one en-suite, occupy the remaining floors and serve equally well as guest accommodation, teenage bedrooms, or additional working spaces.
The rear garden is west-facing, secluded, and large. In a part of NW3 where outdoor space is among the most coveted residential currencies, a garden of this depth and aspect is a significant, tangible asset in its own right.
The location adds the final layer. Belsize Village, with its excellent independent restaurants, cafés, and day-to-day shops, is less than 200 metres from the front door, which in practical terms means it is part of the daily rhythm rather than a destination requiring thought.

Swiss Cottage Underground Station on the Jubilee Line is under 500 metres away, with direct services to the West End, Canary Wharf, and London Bridge. Belsize Park Station on the Northern Line is approximately 800 metres away. The schooling options within this stretch of NW3 are among the strongest in prime North London, with University College School, South Hampstead High School, and The Hall School all nearby.

A note on the sale process: the property is being sold on the instructions of LPA Receivers, with a scheduled auction on Thursday 29th October 2026. Interested parties are encouraged to register their interest with the joint sole agents ahead of that date, as a pre-auction sale may be possible depending on the level of interest received.

For a prepared buyer, this timeline represents a genuine opportunity to move quickly on a property of this calibre in one of Hampstead’s most established streets.

For further details or to arrange a viewing, please contact Aston Chase at 67-71 Park Road, Regent’s Park, London NW1 6XU, call 020 7724 4724, or email enquiries@astonchase.com.

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Lower Merton Rise, Primrose Hill, NW3: Behind the Hedge, a Different World

Lower Merton Rise, Primrose Hill, NW3
Lower Merton Rise, Primrose Hill, NW3

Lower Merton Rise, Primrose Hill, NW3: Behind the Hedge, a Different World

Asking Price: £2,750,000

There is a version of Primrose Hill that most people know. The hill itself, the view, Regent’s Park Road on a Saturday morning, the particular energy of a neighbourhood that has long attracted people who could, in principle, live anywhere. And then there is the version that residents know: the quieter streets, the tucked-away corners, the addresses that only reveal themselves once you are looking for them. Lower Merton Rise is that kind of address.

Set discreetly behind a high hedge that creates an enclave of genuine privacy within one of NW3’s most desirable settings, this five-bedroom contemporary family home is among the most compelling on the wider Chalcot Estate. That is not a casual observation. The Chalcot Estate is one of the most consistently sought-after residential pockets in prime North London, a collection of well-maintained, characterful streets that sit between Primrose Hill village and the edge of the hill itself. Homes here are held tightly and released rarely.

The property extends to 2,119 square feet across a low-built, light-filled plan that feels considerably larger than its footprint suggests. A driveway providing private off-street parking for three to four vehicles announces the scale of what lies beyond, which is unusual in this part of NW3 and, for families with multiple cars, quietly invaluable. The open-plan reception and dining room forms the social heart of the ground floor, with a separate kitchen and breakfast room, a music room that doubles as a fifth bedroom, and a guest cloakroom completing the layout. The utility cupboard on the second floor and the electric glass rooflight on the second-floor landing are the kinds of detail that reveal a home that has been lived in thoughtfully rather than simply dressed for sale.

The principal bedroom has its own dressing area and en-suite shower room. A further four bedrooms, two additional shower rooms, and a family bathroom provide the flexibility that a family home at this level requires. A first-floor balcony accessible from the principal bedroom adds a private outdoor element that most houses on this footprint do not offer.

Outside is where the property makes its most distinctive statement. A charming private courtyard garden, fitted with an electric sun awning, leads directly to communal gardens of approximately 0.174 acres: south-west facing, secure, and beautifully maintained. These gardens are shared among a small number of homes on the estate, which means the outdoor space on offer is generous without the maintenance demands of a private garden of the same size. The combination of a private courtyard and direct access to communal gardens of this scale is genuinely rare, and at this location, genuinely exceptional.

Two minutes on foot from the property, Primrose Hill itself rises to the second highest natural point in London. The panorama from the summit takes in the full sweep of the city skyline in a way that never quite becomes ordinary, however many times you have seen it. Below the hill, Regent’s Park Road offers the daily rhythm of village life: independent cafés, restaurants, and boutiques that serve the neighbourhood rather than performing for visitors. England’s Lane and Belsize Park are within easy walking distance for further shopping and dining.

Transport options are well distributed. Chalk Farm Underground Station on the Northern Line is 0.6 miles away, Swiss Cottage on the Jubilee Line 0.5 miles, and Belsize Park, also on the Northern Line, 0.8 miles. The choice of two lines and three stations within the same short walk gives residents a flexibility that a single station cannot provide.

For further details or to arrange a viewing, please contact Aston Chase at 67-71 Park Road, Regent’s Park, London NW1 6XU, call 020 7724 4724, or email enquiries@astonchase.com.