Hoxton West is a ward in the London Borough of Hackney, sitting just north of the City of London around the Old Street and Hoxton areas. It’s a compact urban patchwork of Victorian terraces, social housing estates and pockets of modern flats, with streets that lead towards the nearby Regent’s Canal and the transport hub at Old Street.
Historically working‑class and industrial, the ward is now notable for its creative and tech scenes - galleries and bars around Hoxton Square sit alongside start‑ups drawn by the Silicon Roundabout energy - while long‑standing community groups and social housing reflect persistent local diversity and inequalities. The result is a neighbourhood of contrasts: lively nightlife and independent cafés, conservation‑worthy Georgian pockets and ongoing regeneration that continues to reshape its social and economic fabric.
Postcode districts covering Hoxton West
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 7.6 miles12.3 km
- Islington 1.4 miles2.3 km
- City of Westminster 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Bexley 11.1 miles17.9 km
- Sutton 12.6 miles20.2 km
- Croydon 11.8 miles18.9 km
- Slough 22.2 miles35.7 km
- Harrow 11.4 miles18.4 km
- Basildon 23.8 miles38.3 km
- Watford 16.3 miles26.2 km
- Harlow 18.5 miles29.7 km
- Grays 18.5 miles29.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Hoxton East & Shoreditch Ward 0.3 miles0.6 km
- St. Peter's & Canalside Ward 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Bunhill Ward 0.5 miles0.8 km
- St. Mary's & St. James' Ward 0.6 miles1 km
- Cripplegate Ward 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Canonbury Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- De Beauvoir Ward 0.8 miles1.4 km
- Aldersgate Ward 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Weavers Ward 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Haggerston Ward 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Coleman Street Ward 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Clerkenwell Ward 0.9 miles1.5 km
Example postcodes in Hoxton West
N1 6AH, N1 7GF, N1 7QF, N1 7HB, N1 7SE, N1 7QP, N1 6FB, N1 7TQ, N1 6FF … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 6.5 miles10.4 km
- London Heathrow Airport 16.3 miles26.2 km
- Old Street Station 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Hoxton Rail Station 0.6 miles1 km
- Waterloo Bus Depot 2.1 miles3.3 km
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Schools in Hoxton West
- St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided C of E Primary School Primary
- Thomas Fairchild Community School Primary
Local points of interest
- Bedlam Historic site 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Museum of London Museum 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Guildhall Historic site 1 mile1.6 km
- Guildhall Art Gallery Museum 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Grey Friars Monastery Historic site 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Newgate Prison Historic site 1.1 miles1.8 km
- St Mildred Poultry Historic site 1.2 miles1.9 km
- St Benet Sherehog (former) Historic site 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Gray's Inn Historic site 1.2 miles2 km
- Pennsylvania Coffee House Historic site 1.2 miles2 km
- Dr Johnson's House Museum 1.3 miles2.2 km
- Prince Henry's Room Museum 1.5 miles2.4 km