Shoreditch Area Guide

Immediately north of the City of London, Shoreditch represents the best of inner city living and its central location gives it an irresistible lure for those working in the City and the creative industries that thrive on the doorstep. Shoreditch High Street has an astounding array of bars and restaurants, still patronised by people in the arts community. Venture into backstreets and Dickensian alleyways however and you’ll find a more sophisticated side to Shoreditch. Designer shops sell everything from speciality coffee to exquisite antiques and hand made shoes, while hip hotels and rooftop bars cram in around the increasingly upmarket galleries. With the arrival of Shoreditch House and Ace Hotel Shoreditch has grown up slightly, but it is unlikely to lose its reputation as a pleasure seekers’ paradise, nor would its residents want it to.


Schools

Primary schools rated “outstanding” by the Ofsted education watchdog are: Virginia in Virginia Road and Shoreditch Park in Bridport Place. Comprehensive schools rated “outstanding” are Central Foundation (boys, ages 11 to 18) in Cowper Street and Green Spring Academy (co-ed, ages 11 to 18) in Gosset Street. Haggerston (co-ed, ages 11 to 18) in Weymouth Terrace and Oaklands (co-ed, ages 11 to 18) in Old Bethnal Green Road are both judged “good”. Comprehensive schools rated “outstanding” are Central Foundation (boys, ages 11 to 18) in Cowper Street and Green Spring Academy (co-ed, ages 11 to 18) in Gosset Street. Haggerston (co-ed, ages 11 to 18) in Weymouth Terrace and Oaklands (co-ed, ages 11 to 18) in Old Bethnal Green Road are both judged “good”.

Transport

Tube: Many people who live in Shoreditch also work in the area, but Hoxton, Haggerston and Shoreditch High Street stations are all part of the Overground network. Old Street and Liverpool Street also serve the area and are five minutes from Kings Cross and nine minutes from Oxford Circus respectively. The area is well connected by bus too – the 55 and 48 head into the city centre. The 149 goes to London Bridge in one direction and Stoke Newington and Edmonton in the other, and the 47 goes to London Bridge, then to Surrey Quays, Deptford and Lewisham. The 242 take you to Tottenham Court Road and 78 to Nunhead.
Train: Trains from Liverpool Street serve the south east of England, and also go to Stansted airport.

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