Hackney Locksmiths

1 Stop Locksmiths is an independently owned local Hackney Locksmith company which means when you contact us you come directly through to the owner of the company. Being independently owned also means 1 Stop Locksmiths can offer the most competitive prices around as we do not have the expense of a call centre or bureau.

1 Stop Locksmiths has a small team of locksmiths located in Hackney who are all fully qualified and experienced and offer an exceptional professional service.

When choosing to use 1 Stop Locksmiths take piece of mind that the price you are quoted is the one you will be charged. Our Hackney locksmiths will arrive within 30 minutes and for further piece of mind always arrive in sign written vans and wearing full uniform.

About Hackney

The London Borough of Hackney is a London borough of North/North East London, and forms part of inner London.  The local authority is Hackney London Borough Council.

The south western tip of the borough is adjacent to the City and Broadgate.  The Borough of Hackney attracted some office development within its boundary.  Also in the south west is Hoxton and Shoreditch which are central to the London arts scene and home to numerous clubs, bars, shops and restaurants, much of which is centred on Hoxton Square.  The development of Shoreditch and Hoxton caused land value to increase in the area such that developers looked to other parts of the borough for development.  Much of Hackney has maintained its inner-city character and in places like Dalston large housing estates now sit side-by-side with gated communities.

The historical and administrative heart of Hackney is the area roughly extending north from Mare Street and surrounding the Church of St John-at-Hackney; known as Hackney Central.  Hackney Town Hall Square has been funded to develop as a new 'creative quarter'. Surrounding the public square itself is the now bankrupt Ocean music venue [being refurbished as a four screen cinema complex in late 2011], a new Library, Technology and Learning Centre, Hackney Museum and the refurbished Hackney Empire.  A new Town Hall complex has been built out of the public purse behind the original building.  South Hackney abuts Victoria Park (which is in neighbouring Tower Hamlets) and terraced Victorian and Edwardian housing has survived to this day.

To the north of the borough are Upper and Lower Clapton, Stamford Hill and Stoke Newington.  To the east is the large open space of the Hackney Marshes and the districts of Hackney Wick and Homerton.  Light industries employing over 3,000 people have been designated in this area to allow the land around the River Lea (the eastern boundary) to be used for the 2012 Summer Olympics, making the area one of the Host Boroughs for the London 2012 Games.

There are 1,300 listed buildings in Hackney, including the iconic grade II* Hackney Empire, Tudor Sutton House, and the grade I medieval St Augustine's tower.  The Borough contains 25 conservation areas including Clapton Square, and many urban open-spaces including Clapton Common and Clissold Park.  Conservation areas also protect large areas of Georgian and Victorian housing, and areas of industrial heritage.