Located in the London Borough of Camden, it is residential street featuring white stucco Victorian era buildings.
The Grade II listed pub The Washington, dating from around 1865, is located at its eastern end.
[1] The area was laid out in the mid-nineteenth century as prosperous housing to provide for the expanding population of the capital.
[2] It is built on the land of the former Belsize House estate from which it takes its name, along with various other streets in the vicinity.
[3] Notable former residents included the composer Frederick Delius and the journalist Henry Noel Brailsford, both of whom are now commemorated with blue plaques.