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 miles12 km
- Islington 1.3 miles2.1 km
- City of Westminster 4.6 miles7.5 km
- Bexley 11.9 miles19.2 km
- Sutton 14.5 miles23.3 km
- Croydon 13.7 miles22 km
- Slough 22.5 miles36.3 km
- Harrow 11 miles17.7 km
- Basildon 23.5 miles37.8 km
- Watford 15.5 miles24.9 km
- Harlow 16.7 miles26.9 km
- Stevenage 24.2 miles39 km
Neighbouring places
- Stoke Newington Ward 0.4 miles0.7 km
- Mildmay Ward 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Brownswood Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Shacklewell Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Highbury Ward 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Stamford Hill West Ward 0.8 miles1.2 km
- Woodberry Down Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Arsenal Ward 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Dalston Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Cazenove Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Hackney Downs Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Finsbury Park Ward 1.1 miles1.7 km
Example postcodes in Clissold
N16 0TU, N16 9NG, N16 9HP, N16 9PS, N16 9BP, N16 8PS, N16 0HZ, N16 0UB, N16 8QY … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 7.1 miles11.4 km
- London Heathrow Airport 17.1 miles27.4 km
- Stoke Newington Railway Station 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Rectory Road Railway Station 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Waterloo Bus Depot 4 miles6.4 km
Hotels near Clissold Ad
- Batty Langley's 5 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Pan Pacific London 5 2.9 miles4.7 km
- The Rookery 5 2.8 miles4.4 km
- Dao by Dorsett North London 4 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Covent Garden Hotel 5 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Vintry & Mercer Hotel - Small Luxury Hotels of the World 5 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Haymarket Hotel 5 4 miles6.4 km
- Art'otel London Hoxton 5 2.2 miles3.6 km
- One Aldwych 5 3.6 miles5.7 km
- The Connaught, Maybourne Hotel Collection 5 4.3 miles7 km
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 miles1.2 km
- Emirates Stadium Stadium 1 mile1.6 km
- Lee Valley Marina Springfield Marina 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Bedlam Historic site 2.7 miles4.3 km
- British Library Library 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Museum of London Museum 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Hockey Centre Stadium 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Gray's Inn Historic site 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Guildhall Historic site 3 miles4.8 km
- Handball Arena Stadium 3 miles4.8 km
- Guildhall Art Gallery Museum 3 miles4.8 km
- Grey Friars Monastery Historic site 3 miles4.8 km