Property, Houses and Flats to Rent in Smithfield, East Central London

Just south of Farringdon and Barbican is Smithfield, originally "smooth field", an area of flat land that down the centuries has played host to public events and was notorious for young pick-pockets, made famous in 'Oliver Twist'. These days, Smithfield is a highly fashionable place to live, attracting City workers and also investors looking for buy-to-let opportunities. Smithfield is in the London Borough of Islington and home to Smithfield Meat Market. Covered by postcode EC1, property is a mix of Victorian blocks of flats, late Georgian terraced houses and a few modern developments. If you are searching for one or two-bedroom flats to rent in Smithfield they are in the region of £1,200 to £1,400 per month. For houses to rent in Smithfield, choice can be limited, so you may wish to expand your search into neighbouring areas such as Clerkenwell, Finsbury and Angel Islington.

Amenities for property in Smithfield

Smithfield Meat Market is worth seeing in action, but means getting up early, as it's all over by 8am. If you fancy sampling the goods, you could spend an evening at 'Fabric', one of London's most popular nightclubs, followed by an early 'Smithfield Breakfast' at the famous Cock Tavern. Smithfield has a good selection of restaurants, bars and cafés and is close to shops in Clerkenwell and Barbican, where there is a Waitrose Food Hall and a Holmes Place Fitness Centre. The Barbican Arts Centre has two theatres, a concert hall, cinema, gallery, library and a number of restaurants and cafés. St. Bart's, south of West Smithfield, is one of the most important hospitals in London and is near St Bartholomew-the-Great, a fine example of a Norman church. Hatton Garden is within walking distance, renowned for its jewellery and diamond quarter, and Leather Lane street market sells shoes, clothing, flowers, CDs, DVDs, electrical goods etc.

Transport in Smithfield

The London Underground stations in Farringdon and Barbican provide access to the Circle, Hammersmith & City, and Metropolitan lines and the station at St. Paul's is on the Central line. Local bus routes include 4, 8, 25, 56, 242 & 521.

Surrounding areas

While searching for property to rent in Smithfield you may also wish to consider neighbouring areas such as Farringdon, Barbican, Clerkenwell, Holborn, and Finsbury.