Clerkenwell: 'Amazing people and food' in London's 'best place to live'

An ancient neighbourhood in zone 1 was named London's best place to live by the Sunday Times last week.

Dating back to the middle ages, Clerkenwell has evolved over the years while retaining its personality.

It featured in Charles Dickens Oliver Twist and these days it is home to thriving parts of the culinary and creative industries.

LondonWorld went down to Exmouth Market to get people's thoughts on the 'best place to live' tag.

Ella said: "Amazing, I'm super delighted. I've been living here for 10 years and I totally agree. You've got such an amazing mixture of people, good transport links, you're in central London. It's just a nice, nice environment, lots of independent shops - I love it."

Adrien, who cooks and sells French cuisine from a stall in the market, said: "I'm very surprised you say it's been [named] the best place to live in London. I'm not here at night, I'm here during the day and for the last year I think it's been very quiet here.

"Today we are five stalls, when we should be eight. Since the beginning of this year people have stopped coming to this market. So that's why I'm surprised, because it's been very quiet."

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Local worker Ryan said: "It's really nice. There are lots of restaurants, lots of shops. You can get a variety of food here.

"I work here but I don't live here. I really like the place compared to my previous one."

He added: "I'm really proud of working here in one of the coolest places in London."