A beautiful residential area in North London, the Tufnell Park area is very lively and there’s a true sense of community spirit. Tufnell Park possesses a great community feel as well as a range of stunning properties. With properties for sale and for rent close to Hampstead Heath, yet handy for the West End, Tufnell Park and Dartmouth Park are now well-known as being home to a number of celebrities. Famous local residents include; two generations of the Kinnock family, British Labour Party politicians; actors Damian Lewis, Helen McCrory, and Bill Nighy; and the supermodel Kristen McMenamy.
This North London suburb has attractive Victorian houses, many of them so large that they have been converted into spacious flats and maisonettes.
Increasingly well-heeled and with a thriving shopping and café scene around Tufnell Park Tube station, it’s a place where families still favour state primary and comprehensive schools.
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Highlights and attractions
The area has a long-standing independent spirit with newer, shinier shops and eateries sitting happily alongside the cheerful established spots such as Rustique “literary café” and Spaghetti House, which has served classic Italian food at bargain prices for 60 years. Families move to Tufnell Park for the “outstanding” local schools, with Yerbury Primary School in particular being a big draw.
Commuting
Tufnell Park is a London Underground station in Islington, close to its boundary with Camden. It is located in the Tufnell Park neighbourhood. It is on the High Barnet branch of the Northern Line, between Archway and Kentish Town, and in Travelcard Zone 2.
Local transport links
- Upper Holloway Station (Railway Station) - within a mile
- Archway Underground Station - within a mile
- Tufnell Park Underground Station - within a mile
- Crouch Hill Railway Station - within a mile
- Finsbury Park Station (Railway Station) - 1 mile E
- Finsbury Park Underground Station - 1 mile E
- Kentish Town Station (Railway Station) - 1 mile SW
- Kentish Town Underground Station - 1 mile S
- Highgate Underground Station - 1 mile NW
- Holloway Road Underground Station - 1 mile SE
- Arsenal Underground Station - 1 mile SE
- Gospel Oak Railway Station - 1 mile SW
- Caledonian Road Underground Station - 1 mile SE
- Harringay Railway Station - 1 mile NE
- Drayton Park Railway Station - 1 mile SE
- Kentish Town West Railway Station - 1 mile SW
- Manor House Underground Station - 2 miles E
- Harringay Green Lanes Railway Station - 2 miles NE
- Caledonian Road & Barnsbury Railway Station - 2 miles SE
- Hornsey Railway Station - 2 miles NE
- Camden Road Railway Station - 2 miles S
- Hampstead Heath Railway Station - 2 miles SW
- Highbury & Islington Station (Railway Station) - 2 miles SE
- Highbury & Islington Underground Station - 2 miles SE
- Chalk Farm Underground Station - 2 miles SW
Nearby points of interest
- Emirates Stadium - 1 mile SE
- Arsenal Stadium - 1 mile SE
- Hampstead Heath (Park) - 2 miles W
- Regent’s Park - 3 miles S
- Regent's Park - 3 miles SW
- St Thomas Church - 3 miles E
- University of London - 3 miles S
- Lords Cricket Ground (Stadium) - 3 miles SW
- Springfield Park - 3 miles E
- Madame Tussaud's London (Museum) - 3 miles S
- British Museum - 3 miles S
- Lincolns Inn Fields (Park) - 3 miles S
- St Bartholomew-the-Great (Church) - 3 miles SE
- St Andrew, Holborn (Church) - 3 miles S
- City Temple (Church) - 3 miles S
- St Bartholomew-the-Less (Church) - 4 miles S
- St Giles-without-Cripplegate (Church) - 4 miles SE
- London School of Economics and Political Science (University) - 4 miles
- Dr Johnson's House (Museum) - 4 miles S
- St Botolph's Aldersgate (Church) - 4 miles SE
- St Dunstan-in-the-West (Church) - 4 miles S
- Postman's Park - 4 miles SE
- Prince Henry's Room (Museum) - 4 miles S
- Christ Church Greyfriars (Ruin) - 4 miles S
- St Anne and St Agnes (Church) - 4 miles SE
Food and drinks
Long-standing favourites such as Rustique, a café; Stingray Pizzeria, Nuraghe, a Sardinian restaurant and Ethiopian restaurant, Balibela remain, as does craft letterpress printer Harrison & Squires. Interiors shop, Future and Found, has moved to bigger premises in Brecknock Road.
Newcomers to Fortess Road include a fishmonger, Jonathan Norris; a butcher Meat NW5; an artisan ice cream maker Ruby Violet; a café Bear & Wolf and restaurant Shoe Shop. There is a branch of Budgens on Campdale Road, Waitrose on Holloway Road and a popular Saturday morning farmers’ market outside the Tufnell Park Tavern in Tufnell Park Road.
Here are some of our favourite places to eat and drink:
KKINI
KKINI is one of the best restaurants in North London; a cute and cosy space with a nice ambiance. The food is the star of the show. You can also cook your own meal over steaming hot pots.
Engocha London
Engocha London offers an introduction to healthy Ethiopian vegan food. You get a choice of sour bread or rice and three different fillings This reasonably priced, delicious and vegan friendly restaurant is all you need!
Blue Moon Thai Cafe
The Blue Moon is the ‘go to’ local Thai restaurant for the locals, offering delicious, tasty and authentic food.
Shops
There are local independent shops in the streets – Fortess Road, Brecknock Road and Junction Road – around Tufnell Park tube station and in the last couple of years there has been a raft of new openings. There are further shops along Brecknock Road near the junction with Camden Road. Here long-standing Bumblebee has three health food shops and Salvino is a popular Italian delicatessen.
Schools
Tufnell Park has three state primary schools that are judged to be “outstanding” by the Government’s education watchdog Ofsted: Eleanor Palmer in Lupton Street; Yerbury in Foxham Road and Torriano Juniors (ages seven to 11) in Torriano Avenue. According to Paul Mould, the competition to get into Yerbury is as tough as for Eleanor Palmer with houses nearby fetching a premium and often going to sealed bids. Tufnell Park in Dalmeny Road, set in a beautiful garden, and Kentish Town CofE in Islip Street are both judged to be “good”.
The best-regarded local state comprehensive is The Camden School for Girls (ages 11 to 18) in Sandall Road, Kentish Town; it is judged to be “outstanding”. The following comprehensives are judged to be “good”: Holloway (co-ed, ages 11 to 16) in Hilldrop Road; Parliament Hill (girls, ages 11 to 18); La Sainte Union RC (girls, ages 11 to 18); and William Ellis (boys, ages 11 to 18), all three in Highgate Road; Mount Carmel RC (girls, ages 11 to 16) in Holland Walk off Duncombe Road; Haverstock (co-ed, ages 11to 18) in Haverstock Hill, where the Miliband brothers were pupils. Acland Burghley (co-ed, ages 11 to 18) in Burghley Road is the most local comprehensive; it is recovering from a rocky patch and has just appointed a new head. There is a joint sixth form consortium; LaSWAP with four schools – La Sainte Union, William Ellis, Acland Burghley and Parliament Hill - sharing facilities and courses. College Francais Bilingue de Londres (co-ed, ages five to 15) in Holmes Road is a bi-lingual school.
There are many private schools in nearby Hampstead, Highgate and Belsize Park.
Closest Airports
- London City Airport - 9 miles SE
- Northolt - 12 miles W
- London Heathrow Terminal 1 - 15 miles SW
- London Heathrow Terminal 2 - 15 miles SW
- London Heathrow Terminal 4 - 15 miles SW
- London Heathrow Airport - 15 miles SW
- London Heathrow Terminal 3 - 16 miles SW
- London Heathrow Terminal 5 - 17 miles SW
- Biggin Hill - 18 miles SE
- Luton Airport - 24 miles NW
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