Buzzing Hackney has enjoyed a tremendous regeneration in recent years and Hackney property is deservedly one of London’s rising ‘property hotspots’. To the joy of local estate agents Hackney recently gained an underground extension connecting smoothly to the city. However, the area has always had a very frequent bus service to nearby underground stations and not just one but twelve over ground train stations. This rapid tour of Hackney property aims to give you just ten starting reasons why homes there represent a fantastic investment.

1. Hackney is well known as London’s greenest borough, blessed with 62 parks & open spaces and Europe’s largest football pitches at Hackney Marshes.

2. Hackney Marshes have been chosen for the 2012 Summer Olympics and the ‘Olympics effect’ is certainly benefitting local house pricing.

3. The borough now offers a huge choice of transport links – take one of the frequent buses; or a train from one of those twelve stations; or the new underground; or enjoy Hackney’s cycle lanes.

4. Hackney has been subject to a truly enormous regeneration process, with the most recent additions being the latest wave of new builds, which began to spring up as the new tube station arrived.

5. Many Hackney properties are historically important ‘listed buildings’, often with wonderful original features. Keep an eye out for some fantastic conversions and very beautiful Georgian or Victorian terraces.

6. To the delight of local estate agents Hackney now has an abundance of highly sought after features such as open plan designs, brand new kitchens, balconies, contemporary designer patio gardens, Victorian garden flats and more.

7. Enjoy the plethora of local restaurants and the ever popular Broadway market. Families should also be tempted by superb entertainment at The Hackney Empire, or days out at the London Fields Lido, Bethnal Green’s Museum of Childhood, Hackney City Farm and several ice rinks.

8. Hackney council was recently awarded a whopping £170 million by the Department for Children, Schools and Families council to spend on enhancements for its local secondary schools.

9. Other notable temptations include a close proximity to Spitalfields market, plus more locally the legendary Ridley Road and Columbia Rd Flower markets. Then there’s the Rio art cinema, Dalston Kingsland Shopping Mall, and the nightlife of Hoxton & Shoreditch to keep you fully entertained.

10. There is also a good selection of sports facilities and health clubs which are well maintained with some excellent equipment. Hackney also has some very reputable complementary therapy centres.

Like all London neighbourhoods, the importance of local knowledge cannot be over emphasised. Despite the fact there are plenty of estate agents Hackney property really can vary as far as quality is concerned, depending on who escorts you to the viewings. It’s a popular area which can compound this situation and it really does pay to be selective here. Make sure they have a local branch, who have specialised in the area for quite a number of years. You will profit from their localised knowledge of each area and see the better properties there. You’ll find there are some agents Hackney has journeyed with throughout its regeneration phase and these are arguably the one’s more likely to have the better local connections, meaning better properties.

Author Bio: Daniel Chapman works with Stirling Ackroyd, one of the better estate agents Hackney has to offer, with a renowned specialism for many years in Hackney property.

Category: Real Estate
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