Traditional county: London · Unitary authority: Greater London · Region: London
Explore Lower Clapton, London with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Lower Clapton map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
| Place | Lower Clapton |
| Traditional County | London |
| Unitary Authority | Greater London |
| District / Borough | Hackney |
| Region | London |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.553295 |
| Longitude | -0.049865 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Lower Clapton, a district within Hackney, London, feels like a place where the city's pulse softens to a murmur. It lies 5.2 km north-east of City of London (from City of London: bearing 34°T, OS grid TQ 353 856). The broad sweep of Clapton Common, a green lung catching the afternoon sun, offers a welcome expanse, a gentle reminder of open space amidst the urban weave. Victorian terraces stand in neat rows, their brickwork softened by time and the ever-present London haze, hinting at generations who have walked these pavements. The murmur of traffic on the main arteries is a constant hum, yet within its residential streets, a quieter cadence prevails, the distant laughter of children often punctuating the air. Though not a market town in the traditional sense, the local shops along the High Road retain a certain neighbourly charm, offering a daily theatre of comings and goings.
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Explore Lower Clapton, London, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.553295, -0.049865. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | June 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |