Hackney Central - A free street graffiti destination

Hackney Central - Region Background and Development

There is a legend that goes like this: Once upon a time, there was a piece of wasteland east of London that experienced the ups and downs of reform in history. After World War II, there were old factories left over from the Industrial Revolution everywhere. In the late 1990s, a group of artistic creators appeared here. Through their pioneering efforts, this wasteland gradually turned into a popular art treasure land!

This legendary piece of wasteland is known as Hackney. Today, Hackney is the central representative of the trendy East End, a popular base for many top designers to set up galleries or studios, and a must-visit pilgrimage destination for those in the creative industry. However, if you want to open a studio or live here, the cost is not cheap. The housing prices in this area are already very high!

News reports once pointed out that gallery owner Bruce Haines could not afford the rent in Hackney, so he had to go to Mayfair to open an art gallery! Even if it is jaw-dropping, it also proves the hard fact of the terrible house prices in Hackney!

The history of Hackney dates back to Roman times. But the area really began to flourish when Henry VIII built his palace in Hackney in the 16th century, injecting an upper-class elegance into the area. Development here continued from the Tudors to the Georgian and Victorian eras! To this day, you can still see the historical monuments left over from that time.

After World War II, the influx of new immigrants caused the British government to accelerate the construction of new local concrete high-rise buildings. Overnight, various factors changed Hackney's past prosperity and replaced it with poverty and high crime rates. Even though many Georgian and Victorian-era buildings are still preserved in the local area, high-rise cement buildings with no sense of design ruin the beauty of the city. Many white-collar families have emigrated, and house prices in Hackney have been falling...

Fortunately, its multiculturalism and inclusiveness have attracted rebellious young artists to come and stay. At the end of the 1990s, the creative and cultural industries began to take root and flourish here, opening the door to one exhibition after another in Hackney. In the blink of an eye, Hackney has returned to the centre of history, becoming a new representative of London's busy, multicultural and avant-garde style.

Hackney Central - Location and Traffic

Hackney Central is located in Northeast London zone2 and belongs to the London Borough of Hackney. Although there is only Hackney Central on Overground in this area, the train network in the entire Hackney area is very developed. There are trains from Hackney Downs and London Fields to Liverpool Street, which only takes 13 minutes.

Stations near Hackney Central

Hackney Central - Life and Recreation

Howling Hops Brewery

Address: Unit 9A Queen's Yard, White Post Ln, London E9 5EN

Friends who like freshly brewed beer must not miss Howling Hops Brewery by the river! Delicious beer, delicious food and beautiful river views. Isn’t it wonderful to spend a lazy weekend like the natives?

Molly Bakes

450 Kingsland Rd, London E8 4AE

This crazy milkshake shop that allows you to eat a month's worth of calories at a time and travel across the ocean from Australia has not only wowed the media, but also captured the hearts of many Londoners. Ant friends who like sweets must not miss it.

Hackney Central - Local Education

According to Ofsted, an authoritative office for standards in education in the UK, in the Hackney Central area there are:

Primary School

Comprehensive School

Private School

Hackney Central - Property Market

Let's take a look at the housing prices in Hackney Central!