PROPERTY AREA GUIDES A GUIDE TO WHITECHAPEL WHITECHAPEL A GUIDE TO WHITECHAPEL Whitechapel remains one of the building in Whitechapel Road, a poorest and most deprived areas in well-known landmark in the area. Queen London, despite being only a short Mary University of London and Barts distance of the City and the blocks of Health NHS Trust plan to pioneer new luxury flats built around Aldgate. treatments and a £300 million Life Sciences campus. The borough council, Tower Hamlets, has voiced its plan to bring new jobs, oppor- The imminent arrival of the Elizabeth line tunity and prosperity to the area. This will help transform Whitechapel station plan is called “The Whitechapel Vision.” into a transport hub, making it one of the best-connected areas in East London. It foresees by 2025 3,500 new homes being built along with seven new public Whitechapel is changing and moving in squares and open spaces, and a “green the right direction. It’s an interesting and spine” connecting Whitechapel Road diverse area to live, with property prices and Commercial Road. cheaper than in nearby Shoreditch or Clerkenwell. The council is relocating the town hall to the former Royal London Hospital WHITECHAPEL Whitechapel Road street In Mile End Road you’ll find chair Tayyabs is tucked away in market is always buzzing and restaurants like Nando’s and Fieldgate Street. This is one of sells almost everything, from Chicken Shops. The Stable in London’s best-rated places to eat clothes to luggage and Whitechapel Road, known for its so expect queues. antiques, and impressively pizza and cider, is the only stocked fruit and vegetable London branch of a growing Brick Lane is particularly busy at stalls. Also in Whitechapel chain based mainly in the the weekend, heaving with Road, Mouse Tail Coffee Southwest. Indian restaurants, the popular Stories is an independent Junkyard Golf and the Old coffee shop, which is popular The famous Punjabi restaurant Truman Brewery heaving with RESTAURANTS among commuters. markets, street food and events. & SHOPS WHITECHAPEL District line TRANSPORT Hammersmith & City line Whitechapel is well connected, even before the arrival of Crossrail. Its Tube station is on the District and Hammersmith & City lines Over ground and there are Overground trains to Canada Water. Whitechapel falls in Zone 2. There are a couple of great bus routes — the No 25 goes to Oxford UNDERGROUND Circus via Cheapside and Holborn and the No 205 goes to Padding- ton via King’s Cross and Baker Street. Whitechapel OVERGROUND Whitechapel WHITECHAPEL SCHOOLS PRIMARY SCHOOL COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOLS Sir John Cass’s in Duke’s Place “OUTSTANDING” RATE St Paul’s Whitechapel CofE Swanlea (co-ed, ages 11 to 18) in Brady Street in Wellclose Square Morpeth (co-ed, ages 11 to 18) in Portman Place Thomas Buxton in Buxton Street Sir John Cass & Red Coat Bigland Green in Bigland Street (co-ed, ages 11 to 18) in Stepney Way Blue Gate Fields Junior School Mulberry School for Girls in King David Lane (ages 11 to 18) in Commercial Road Smithy Street Primary School Mulberry Academy, Shoreditch in Smithy Street (co-ed, ages 11 to 18) in Gosset Street PRIVATE “OUTSTANDING” RATE Stepney Green Maths, Computing Gatehouse (co-ed, ages three to 11) and Science College in Sewardstone Road (co-ed, ages 11 to 18) in Ben Johnson Road Green Gables Montessori Wapping High (co-ed, ages 11 to 16) (co-ed, ages three months to 11) in Commercial Road in Wapping Lane Lyceum (co-ed, ages three to 11) in Paul Street in Shoreditch ABOUT US Living Space Estate Agents is one of North London’s leading residential sales, lettings & property management agents. Combined with over 18 years experience in the industry and local area has provided us with the valuable knowledge and enviable reputation as a professional, dedicated and proactive organisation, which looks after its clients interests at all times. We constantly review the services we provide our clients, to ensure we are at the cutting edge of the industry. We tailor our services to each individual clients needs, where RESIDENTIAL we are able to provide the services they require in helping SALES them to achieve their goals, “a swift letting or sale without PROPERTY all the usual complications and stresses”. MANAGEMENT RESIDENTIAL LETTINGS WE PROVIDE SERVICES Living Space Estate Agents 105 St Pauls Road Islington London, N1 2NA Lettings 0207 354 0505 Sales 0207 354 5005 Management 0207 354 5015 [email protected] www.lsea.co.uk.