The furniture factories and shoemakers’ workshops that previously defined Hoxton have been now converted into loft apartments and creative spaces to house the bankers, artists and media types who have now made Hoxton their home. Damian Barr looks at the property on offer and reveals why real estate and creative space are such serious business here. Plus we visit the Geffrye Museum – a treasure trove of functional objects that informs the interior-design direction of Hoxton’s cognoscenti in a place where the traditional and the contemporary sit comfortably together in harmonious style.

Check out the links below if you are buying, selling or planning on living in Hoxton:

Hurford Salvi Carr

37-41 St John Street
London EC1M 4AN
T 020 7299 3322

Estate agency in Hoxton

La Viande

3 Charlotte Road
EC2 3DH
T: 0207 613 0988

Remodelled live/work space above the well-known art gallery.

Hoxton Boutique

2 Hoxton St N1 6NG
T: 020 7684 2083

Quirky clothes made by a selection of East London designers.

Murdock

340 Old St
T: 0207 729 2288

A luxurious traditional barbers shop traditionally fitted out.

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