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Brownswood
Hackney, London
Brownswood sits at the northern tip of Hackney around the New River and Clissold Park's eastern approach, sharing street patterns with Finsbury Park and Stoke Newington. Over half the ward sits inside a conservation area, and five listed buildings include the Grade II* Engine House of the Metropolitan Water Board and its Grade II* Ancillary Building. Public-transport access is very good — 7 out of 8 — thanks to Finsbury Park's Piccadilly, Victoria and mainline services on the doorstep. Schools are solid with nineteen outstanding nearby. The penalties are environmental and spatial: green space within the ward is essentially nil at 0.1 hectare, although Finsbury Park and Clissold are a short walk away; air pollution is on the worse side given the Seven Sisters Road corridor; and market affordability is only moderate.
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- Very good public-transport access
- 5 listed buildings
- 54% covered by a conservation area
- 4 schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- 85 open venues (43 food and drink, 42 other)
Brownswood score highlights
- Connectivity Excellent public-transport access (score 75/100).
- Nature Access Strong access to green space and waterways (score 64/100).
- Area development Little recent major-development activity (score 11/100).
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Property prices & growth
44/ 100
- Purchase affordability20
- Rent affordability30
- Price momentum (5yr)49
- Activity (turnover)72
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£ per square foot to buy, an estimated 2-bed rent, and 30 years of sale-price history for this ward.
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Safety
51/ 100
- Personal safety57
- Property crime49
- Anti-social behaviour44
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Connectivity
75/ 100
Median public-transport access is excellent (TfL PTAL 7.0 of 8 across this ward).
Air & Quiet
25/ 100
- Air quality20
- Quietness33
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Cultural Signal
33/ 100
- Nightlife7
- Dining43
- Arts & culture14
- Retail & shops21
- Sports & recreation7
- Independent scene79
- Vitality (openings, diversity)44
85 open venues nearby — 43 food & drink, 42 other.
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Education
60/ 100
- Primary schools64
- Secondary schools56
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Heritage
49/ 100
5 listed buildings · 54% under a conservation area
- Engine House of Metropolitan Water BoardGrade II*
- Ancillary Building to North of Engine House of Metropolitan Water BoardGrade II*
- K2 Telephone Kiosk Outside Number 281, Green LanesGrade II
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
64/ 100
- Green spaces76
- Waterways55
~0 ha of green space in total.
Area development
11/ 100
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