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Bella14
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 Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 10:35 am Post subject: What is Caledonian Road like? |
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Thanks for your attention. I am planning to move to Caledonian Road, Islington (or surrounding area) and was just wondering if any of you had any thoughts or personal stories as to the area, amenities, security, etc, etc.
Any opinions are much appreciated! |
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Cov
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| Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 10:44 am Post subject: |
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June 2008
Is Caledonian Road, Islington, London a 'rough' area?
I'm a student in central london and am moving from halls into private rented accomodation in september.
One place we are thinking about is in Caledonian Road.
I'd like to get some views on whether Caledonian Road and Angel are a nice areas. Cheers.
| Quote: | Depends exactly where you are - the Kings Cross end of Caledonian (or as we Londoners call it, Cally) Road has been decidedly dodgy - but that area is being regenerated so rapidly (with the name "Regent's Quarter" being increasingly applied to it) that it is certainly safer than it was even a couple of years ago. A fair number of students live around the broad area of Kings Cross - and generally seem to come to no harm - so it can't be as bad as it might look in some areas.
The other end of Cally Road, while not the most salubrious part of London (two big prisons - Pentonville and Holloway - on your doorstep!) is more or less OK. North of Caledonian Road tube station is the best part of the road - the area around Hilmarton Road and upto Holloway Road is perfectly fine. Some of the streets east of Caledonian Road further south (around Barnsbury) are OK, too.
As for Angel ... It's certainly a much busier area (both in terms of road traffic and human life, along Upper Street, particularly) As to "roughness", it depends very much exactly where you are - some bits have become extremely gentrified over the last 20 years or so, but there are some really rough areas mixed in - - definitely check that anywhere you live round there is secure, with good, multiple locks.
But if the choice is between the north end of Caledonian Road and the Angel area - I'd say both are not really outrageously dangerous neighbourhoods, so long as you are streetwise. The main difference is that one is a lot busier and noisier (and closer to the centre of town) than the other. |
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Cov
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| Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 10:46 am Post subject: |
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| Quote: | Both those areas change from rough to posh almost street by street.
The bottom end of Caledonian Road near to Kings Cross used to be a red light area, but with the coming of the new Eurostar terminal at St Pancras the area has been rising and rising this last ten years and it's now becoming a rather nice place ... the middle section of the Cally (where the Cally Pool and the shops are) is rough on the west side (the council blocks) and posh on the east side ... the top end (after the tube station) is quite middle class
The Angel is a very buzzing area ... the Angel and Upper Street are very lively at night with many restaurants, bars and night clubs and is very popular with the younger crowd ... living there very much depends which street you're on ... here the west side tends to be nicer and the east side rougher |
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Cov
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| Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 10:55 am Post subject: |
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Bars & Pubs on Caledonian Road in Islington
Canal 125 (formerly Babushka)
125 Caledonian Road
The Edinburgh Castle
297 Caledonian Road
Islington Bar
342 Caledonian Road
Kennedy''s Bar
297 Caledonian Road
The Pride of the West
379 Caledonian Road
Prince of Wales
157 Caledonian Road
The Ruby Lounge
33 Caledonian Road
The Tarmon
270 Caledonian Road
(none of these establishments have received more than 2 1/2 stars out of 5) |
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Cov
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No 42 Meroe / Dining / African Cuisine
No 193 Merkato Cafe and Restaurant / Dining / African Cuisine
No 33 Ruby Lounge / Nightlife / Bars
No 125 Canal 125 / Nightlife / Bars
No 5 Housemans / Shopping / Books
No 196 New Maerkato / Dining / Caribbean Cuisine
No 34 Sands Dental Centre / Essentials / Dentists
No 192 Josie Talib Dental Surgery / Essentials / Dentists
No 300 Meer Dental Surgery / Essentials / Dentists
No 269 Flowerdays / Shopping / Florists
No 10 Tony's Hemp Corner / Shopping / Food and Drink Shops
No 154 Kings Cross Studios: Pilates and Gyrotonic / Leisure / Health and Beauty
No 394 The Cast Iron Shop / Shopping / House and Garden
No 100 Post Office / Essentials
No 320 Post Office / Essentials
No 400 House of Steel / Shopping / Specialists
No 42 Addis / Dining
No 229 Cally Pool / Leisure / Sports Facilities |
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Bella14
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| Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 8:50 pm Post subject: |
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many thanks for the info Cov. does anyone else who lives in or around the area have any thoughts? can anyone draw comparisons to other areas of London in terms of quality/security/all of the above etc?
thanks again |
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lisac83
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| I live a couple of streets west of Caledonian Rd, not far from Copenhagen St and the canal. It's fine, but doesn't really have a neighbourhood feel to it. There are a couple of pubs nearby but no real buzzing atmosphere - the best bit is that it's just a short trip to get to anywhere where there is good nightlife! There are plenty of families and students about and I feel perfectly safe but I guess there are places to avoid if you're alone walking at night. |
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