Clissold is a north-eastern ward of the Hackney borough in London, centred on the much-loved Clissold Park. The park, with its listed mansion, ornamental ponds, small animal enclosure and café, gives the area a leafy, community-focused feel; surrounding streets are a mix of Victorian terraces, social housing and independent shops and cafés linking to nearby Stoke Newington and Newington Green.
The ward is culturally lively and socially mixed, home to long-standing local communities alongside newer professionals and creatives, and has a strong tradition of community activism - local groups campaigned to restore the park and still run events and gardening projects. Economically it shows the contrasts common across inner London: rising property values and trendy food-and-arts businesses sit alongside council estates and grassroots social provision, giving the area a distinct, engaged neighbourhood character.
Postcode districts covering Clissold
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 7.5 miles
- Islington 1.3 miles
- City of Westminster 4.6 miles
- Bexley 11.9 miles
- Sutton 14.5 miles
- Croydon 13.7 miles
- Slough 22.5 miles
- Harrow 11 miles
- Basildon 23.5 miles
- Watford 15.5 miles
- Harlow 16.7 miles
- Stevenage 24.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Stoke Newington Ward 0.4 miles
- Mildmay Ward 0.5 miles
- Brownswood Ward 0.7 miles
- Shacklewell Ward 0.7 miles
- Highbury Ward 0.7 miles
- Stamford Hill West Ward 0.8 miles
- Woodberry Down Ward 0.8 miles
- Arsenal Ward 0.9 miles
- Dalston Ward 1 mile
- Cazenove Ward 1 mile
- Hackney Downs Ward 1 mile
- Finsbury Park Ward 1.1 miles
Example postcodes in Clissold
N16 0UG, N16 8QQ, N16 9HS, N16 0JT, N16 8UE, N16 9BW, N16 0TT, N16 8TL, N16 8QA … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 7.1 miles
- London Heathrow Airport 17.1 miles
- Stoke Newington Railway Station 0.7 miles
- Rectory Road Railway Station 0.7 miles
- Waterloo Bus Depot 4 miles
Hotels near Clissold Ad
- Finsbury Rose 5 1.1 miles
- City Prime Camden 4 1.7 miles
- Goodwin St 5 1 mile
- Pan Pacific London 5 2.9 miles
- Batty Langley's 5 2.6 miles
- Citadines Islington London 3 1.6 miles
- Kimpton Fitzroy London 5 3 miles
- Hampton by Hilton London Old Street 3 2 miles
- The Bloomsbury Hotel 5 3.4 miles
- Hotel nhow London 4 2.1 miles
Schools in Clissold
- Betty Layward Primary School Primary
- Grasmere Primary School Primary
- St Matthias C of E Primary School Primary
- Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form Secondary
Local points of interest
- Arsenal Stadium Stadium 0.8 miles
- Emirates Stadium Stadium 1 mile
- Lee Valley Marina Springfield Marina 1.5 miles
- Bedlam Historic site 2.7 miles
- British Library Library 2.7 miles
- Museum of London Museum 2.9 miles
- Hockey Centre Stadium 2.9 miles
- Gray's Inn Historic site 2.9 miles
- Guildhall Historic site 3 miles
- Handball Arena Stadium 3 miles
- Guildhall Art Gallery Museum 3 miles
- Grey Friars Monastery Historic site 3 miles