Brownswood is a ward in the north of the London Borough of Hackney, centred on the small Greens and terraces around Brownswood Park and Brownswood Road. It sits between Stoke Newington, the long-running regeneration at Woodberry Down and the transport hub around Finsbury Park, and benefits from proximity to the restored reservoirs and the Woodberry Wetlands nature reserve.
The area mixes Victorian terraces, post‑war council housing and newer developments from the Woodberry Down regeneration, giving a varied streetscape and housing mix. Socially and culturally it is diverse, with independent shops, community groups and a creative resident population alongside longer‑standing local communities, reflecting Hackney’s broader pattern of change and local activism.
Postcode districts covering Brownswood
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Islington 1.3 miles2.1 km
- City of Westminster 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Bexley 12.6 miles20.3 km
- Sutton 14.7 miles23.7 km
- Croydon 14.1 miles22.7 km
- Slough 22 miles35.5 km
- Harrow 10.4 miles16.8 km
- Basildon 24 miles38.6 km
- Watford 14.8 miles23.9 km
- Harlow 16.6 miles26.7 km
- Stevenage 23.7 miles38.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Finsbury Park Ward 0.5 miles0.9 km
- Woodberry Down Ward 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Clissold Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Arsenal Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Stamford Hill West Ward 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Highbury Ward 0.8 miles1.2 km
- Stroud Green Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Tollington Ward 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Stoke Newington Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Hermitage & Gardens Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Mildmay Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Harringay Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
Example postcodes in Brownswood
N4 2AS, N4 2HG, N4 2LA, N4 2FS, N4 2BG, N4 2AA, N4 2AF, N4 2AY, N4 2AR … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 7.8 miles12.5 km
- London Heathrow Airport 16.7 miles26.9 km
- Finsbury Park Station 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Harringay Green Lanes Railway Station 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Waterloo Bus Depot 4.3 miles6.9 km
Hotels in Brownswood Ad
- Finsbury Park Studios
- The Chapter Hotels - Finsbury Park 3
- Best Western London Highbury 3
- Queens Hotel 3
Schools in Brownswood
- Parkwood Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Arsenal Stadium Stadium 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Emirates Stadium Stadium 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Lee Valley Marina Springfield Marina 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Alexandra Palace Historic site 2.4 miles3.9 km
- British Library Library 2.8 miles4.5 km
- White Hart Lane Stadium 3 miles4.8 km
- Gray's Inn Historic site 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Bedlam Historic site 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology Museum 3.2 miles5.2 km
- University of London University 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Museum of London Museum 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Grey Friars Monastery Historic site 3.4 miles5.4 km