Buying & Renting Property in Hackney E8: A Guide

Hackney

Hackney (E8) Area and Property Guide

After a period of intense regeneration, the London Borough of Hackney is now one of 21st century London's most exciting areas.

With a blossoming arts scene, improved transport network, Green Flag parks, world-renowned clubs and bars and thriving farmers’ markets, Hackney has become an area with huge appeal to a large cross-section of Londoners.

Investment from government and the private sector has brought fresh life to the borough and with it an influx of new residents who are helping to shape it into the most vibrant and multicultural in London. It is home to a wonderful mix of architecture, with large pockets of Georgian and Victorian housing now providing elegant family accommodation and the borders of the Regent’s canal providing scope for fabulous new apartment blocks. The area around London Fields and Broadway Market is a favourite for artists and foodies, whilst footie fanatics head to Hackney Marshes, which has the largest collection of football pitches in Europe.

The 2012 Olympics is set to bring further improvements to the area, creating more jobs, housing and transport links. Education is also on the up: two of London's most successful City Academies are in Hackney and there are plans to rebuild or renovate every other Hackney school by 2016.

Location

Hackney is located in the northwest of London and has the direct neighbours of the City, Islington, Haringey, Waltham Forest, Newham and Tower Hamlets.

Hackney is just under a mile north of the River Thames and is extremely well situated for working in the City. Frequent trains run from the overland train stations at Hackney Central, Hackney Downs and London Fields, and buses run day and night to the City and West End. Many City workers who live in the area around Dalston walk to work. Of huge significance for the borough is the extension of the East London Line through Hackney to connect with the tube network, with stations at Shoreditch High Street, Hoxton, Haggerston and Dalston Junction.

Mare Street is at the heart of thriving Hackney, and runs south past the 1920s Hackney Town Hall to Bethnal Green and Whitechapel. The area boasts excellent Vietnamese restaurants, the infamous Bethnal Green Working Men's Club and the gloriously restored Hackney Empire Theatre - one of the best community theatres in London.

The main streets and buildings include Mare Street, Amhurst Road, Dalston Lane, Graham Road, Richmond Road, Queensbridge Road, Hackney Empire Theatre, Hackney Museum, Rio Cinema, Lux Cinema, Sutton House, the White Cube gallery. Nearby areas include Highbury, Stratford, Finsbury, Shoreditch, Victoria Park, Bow, Stoke Newington.

Buying Property in Hackney E8/9

With some of the fastest rising house prices in London, buying property now in Hackney is an extremely sound investment. Lovely period terraces form the majority of houses to buy in Hackney, with a variety of two and three-storey Victorian houses running all the way into Shacklewell, and Georgian flat conversions to buy, most above shops, all along Kingsland Road.

The large Victorian properties to buy in Dalston have enjoyed some of the fastest hiking prices in Hackney, and Sandringham Road and Colvestone Crescent have some of the most sought after four storey terraced houses to buy in the area. Families looking for a house to buy in Hackney may wish to look to London Fields, where attractive Victorian family houses overlook the park. Couples and first-time buyers meanwhile could opt for Hackney’s converted council towers, where there are some delightful, affordable flats to buy.

Currell Residential can help you find the perfect property to buy in Hackney (E8) – a vibrant part of East London. Please give us a call or pop into our Hackney estate agent office, and one of our experienced staff will be happy to assist you.

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Renting Property in Hackney E8/9

Hackney flats to rent can be found in a variety of properties – from huge warehouses to Regents Canal-side apartments. The abundance of converted period properties offer some lovely flats and houses to rent in Hackney – the converted Victorian houses around London Fields and Dalston proving especially popular.

Kingsland Basin has some waterside apartments to rent. For more space, look to the loft conversions at Gateway Mews and the old Hackney Institute on Dalston Lane. There are a variety of loft spaces to rent in abandoned warehouses scattered throughout east Hackney, which are popular amongst first time renters looking for cheap rents, without compromising on space. A variety of regenerated council towers also offer some affordable flats to rent in Hackney, which often have some spectacular views over East London.

Currell Residential can help you find the perfect property to buy in Hackney (E8) – a vibrant part of East London. Please give us a call or pop into our Hackney estate agent office, and one of our experienced staff will be happy to assist you.

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