About London - Hackney
With some of the more affordable rental prices around central London, the Hackney borough is a mixed bag of contrasting cultures, green park space and arty bars.
With prices varying depending on which area you chose to live, there’s a differing feel to each part of it. Hackney has become known for housing some of the hip, edgier sides to the city, and the rush of money that this has brought has seen much redevelopment in the area.
The hip Shoreditch/Spitalfields market areas have seen new bars, restaurants and late night venues pour into the area chasing the ‘cool’ dollar. Some claim the area has lost something because of this, with the artistic element that brought notoriety to the area losing out to fashionistas and wannabes. Nevertheless, there’s still plenty of buzz about the place and many still pack the bars around here most nights of the week. Unfortunately the area does suffer from some of the more unsavoury elements of 21st century living, and there are certain parts that should probably be avoided at night when possible.
Points of Interest
Map Key
- City Centre
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Nearby Universities
- London Metropolitan University
- London South Bank University
- Middlesex University
- Roehampton University
- Rose Bruford College
- The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
- UCL School of Pharmacy
- Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance
- Royal Academy of Music
- Conservatoire for Dance and Drama
- The University of East London
- Goldsmiths University of London
- Guildhall School of Music and Drama
- The University of Westminster
- The Royal Veterinary College
- Royal College of Music
- Royal College of Art
- Queen Mary University of London
- The University of the Arts London
- City University London
- Courtauld Institute of Art
- Institute of Education
- London Business School
- London School of Economics and Political Science
- SOAS University of London
- Richmond, The American International University in London
- Royal Holloway, University of London
- St Mary's University, Twickenham
- Birkbeck University of London
- Royal Academy of Dance
- Brunel University London
- The University of Greenwich
- Imperial College London
- University College London
- Ravensbourne
Interesting Facts
Roman roads have been found running through the area and early settlers were Anglo Saxons. In Roman times London was known as Londinium.
There are many famous residents and ex-residents including Shakespeare Harry Enfield and of course the Kray Twins.
t contains a range of housing estates that were built after the war to help house homecoming soldiers and those that had lost their houses in the Great War