neighbouring areas
| Aldgate | Charterhouse Square | Farringdon | Shoreditch |
| Barbican | Clerkenwell | Finsbury | |
| Blackfriars | Eastcheap | Kings Cross |
Postcodes
| EC1 | EC2 | EC3 | EC4 |
This area of London close to the Barbican is rich in history, has charming period architecture and is fast becoming a neighbourhood in its own right. Renowned for being home to historical Smithfield Meat Market which first opened its doors in 1868, Smithfield is considered to be highly fashionable and trendy, attracting investors and young city workers. Smithfield is in postcode EC1 in the London Borough of Islington. The types of properties for sale in Smithfield are flats in Victorian blocks, late Georgian terraced houses and a few modern developments of apartments. People searching for houses in Smithfield should expect to pay in the region of £1m for a four bedroom Georgian terraced house.
Amenities for properties in Smithfield
Smithfield has a good selection of restaurants, bars and cafés, and although the meat market's customers are predominantly wholesalers and not the general public, it is possible to sample the wares of the market at the famous Cock Tavern, which serves up a mean traditional 'Smithfield Breakfast' washed down with a pint of Guinness. Due to its location in the centre of EC1, the area benefits from the shops in nearby Clerkenwell and at the Barbican, where there is a new Waitrose Food Hall and a Holmes Place Fitness Centre. There are plenty of local attractions for people looking for property in Smithfield: there is the Barbican Arts Centre, the historical St Bartholomew-the-Great, which is one of London's few examples of Norman architecture - admission is free to this beautiful church. The thriving and buzzing Smithfield Market is worth seeing in action, but means getting up early, as it's all over by 8am. If you enjoy burning the candle at both ends, you could spend an evening at 'Fabric' which is one of London's most popular nightclubs.
Transport for Smithfield
Residents of Smithfield enjoy good transport links, with three tube stations in the immediate vicinity. The tube stations at the Barbican and Farringdon provide access to the Circle, Metropolitan and Hammersmith & City Lines, and the tube station at St. Paul's provides additional access to the Central Line (All in Zone 1). The area is also served by a number of bus routes.
Surrounding areas
House hunters looking for property for sale in Smithfield may also be interested in Farringdon, Clerkenwell and the Barbican.