It is regarded as an emerging area that "is most likely to be comparable to the financial district in the future". It is also the location of Central Saint Martins, the world's top-ranked fashion institute.
Living here, you can transfer to six London Underground lines. By taking the Eurostar, you can reach Brussels and Lille, France within 2 hours; Paris within 2 hours and 10 minutes; Amsterdam within 4 hours; and Paris within 5 hours. You can also conveniently reach important surrounding cities by train. It takes 58 minutes to reach Cambridge; 2 hours and 7 minutes to reach Manchester; 2 hours and 9 minutes to reach York; and 4 hours and 18 minutes to reach Edinburgh.
The world's luxury brands and the headquarters of AI technology companies are gathered here, including Samsung, Apple, Sony, Google, Facebook, Amazon, Rolls-Royce, Louis Vuitton, etc. Nike announced that it will build a new UK headquarters here and relocate all employees in charge of design, marketing, and management to the new headquarters. This will bring tens of thousands of high - paying positions to King's Cross. This not only means strong demand for self - occupancy and rental, but also indicates that the real estate in the King's Cross area has great potential for appreciation.
King's Cross has witnessed the transformation of London from the industrial age to the technological age. Some buildings still retain the style of the Industrial Revolution. Living here is full of artistic atmosphere. For example, next to it is the renovated Central St. Martins. You can also reach UCL, a G5 super elite university, in a 5 - minute walk. There is also Coal Drops Yard, a pair of Victorian - era long - shaped coal warehouses, which have been redesigned into a leisure public space by well - known designers.
The King's Cross district is located in the center of London, in the North First district, with a postal code of N1C. Most of it belongs to the Camden district, and a portion extends to Islington in the southeast corner.
Large companies such as Sony Music, Universal Music Group, Samsung, Apple, BNP Paribas, Nan Fung, Lego, and Rolls - Royce are all within a 1 - kilometer walking distance. The Central Saint Martins College of Arts and Design, ranked first in the world, is only 280 meters away on foot. Additionally, since the Victorian era, King's Cross has served as the most important transportation hub in the UK. The residents here include employees of surrounding technology companies, college students, workers, business travelers who rely on convenient transportation, and people who love the trendy atmosphere of this area. In total, there are already 30,000 people living, working, and studying in this small neighborhood. It is estimated that this year, the number will exceed 50,000.
There are 90 crimes per 1000 people in King's Cross, which is lower than the crime rate of 124.4 per 1000 people in Camden, the area it belongs to.
King's Cross is adjacent to St. Martin's College and is within a half-hour drive of UCL, LSE, and KCL. It is one of the most connected areas in London to major universities.
The neighborhood park - "Gasholder Park" is a wonderful public space. Its former self was an old gas station from the Victorian era. Gasholder Park is circular, with a diameter of approximately 40 meters. In the center is a circular lawn, surrounded by large stainless - steel columns that are 25 meters tall. This gasholder has a history of over 150 years.
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The child is studying at Central Saint Martins and loves the atmosphere here very much. The school is a new campus with a converted barn and a fountain in front of the building. Many people play here, and it is convenient to go anywhere from here. The transportation is as convenient as living on Dawang Road in Beijing.
I used to love this place when I was studying in London, but my budget was still tight. Fortunately, I managed to get a small apartment, just like finding a treasure. From then on, I became someone who owns a house in King's Cross.
Global tech giants such as Google and Facebook have successively set up their headquarters near King's Cross Station.
The demolition and reconstruction work within the area has officially started.
The Eurostar project was completed, and King's Cross Station and St. Pancras Station were put into operation. This area has become the gateway for Europe to enter and exit the UK.
The London government has released the 'London Plan', and King's Cross has been designated as an 'area of development opportunity'. Thus, the revival of King's Cross has officially begun.
King's Cross Station was built. In the industrial era, King's Cross Station was an important transportation hub, with a large amount of goods being distributed here every day.
This area is quite functional and commercialized, and residential properties are very scarce. Currently, there are only three mid rise residential properties for sale, all of which are small units that are sold out immediately upon opening. To settle in this area, at least 700000 units of English version 3-bedroom apartments are required.
