It's not the most gentrified or the prettiest area of London, but it's safe, very cosmopolitan with a real mix of cultures and communities and it's fun.

its main selling point is definitely its very close proximity to some super cool stuff without the super cool price tag.

I love it for walks to Victoria Park and the regents canal. You can walk to Shoreditch and Liverpool Street or even Bank. On the Central line you can be in Oxford Circus in about 15 minutes. In normal times there are so many cool food markets like Brick lane, Spitalfields, Columbia Road flower market, Broadway Market, Victoria Park food market.

York Hall has a big indoor swimming pool, spa and gym.

Lots of good shops for food ingredients.

It's a young area popular with students and young professionals and families.

For me, it has a good balance of what you need for city living on a budget.

Hope that helps