In the course of the northern extension of Berlin during the 19th century, many people settled in the suburbs, attracted by the proximity to nature and the low price of land.

During the Cold War it was part of West Berlin with a short border to East Germany defined by the Havel.

Located in the north-west of Berlin, Konradshöhe is separated from the locality of Hakenfelde (in Bezirk Spandau) by the river Havel, from Tegel and Heiligensee by the eponymous forest.

Konradshöhe is divided into 2 zones (Ortslagen): Jörsfelde, the biggest one, is situated in the north with its center located in the square Falkenplatz.

;[3] Tegelort is the southern side located in a peninsula formed by the Havel river and Lake Tegel.