Creative Enterprise Zones
London runs on creative energy, it's the fuel that drives us. Culture and creativity plays a vital role in our economic and social recovery. However, the creative workforce faces a variety of obstacles.
A bold idea and a UK first, the Mayor launched his Creative Enterprise Zones initiative in 2017 to support artists, makers and creatives to put down roots in the capital and grow - with access to affordable creative workspace.
There are 12 zones spanning 13 boroughs across the city, all helping to future-proof London as a world-beating creative capital, while nurturing the city's creative communities at a grassroots level.
Working in partnership with councils, cultural institutions and community organisations, the zones provide Londoners access to permanent affordable studios and business support in their local area. They also give local people the chance to learn creative skills and support in finding employment in the creative sector.
Together, we're putting creative enterprise at the heart of communities, and communities at the heart of creative enterprise.
Map of London's 12 Creative Enterprise Zones
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Explore London's Creative Enterprise Zones
From Hounslow to Hackney, discover all of London's Creative Enterprise Zones.
Ealing's home to hundreds of creatives: artists, designers, makers, photographers, film makers and musicians.
A vibrant hub where grassroots venues, maker spaces, and community centres support Islington's creatives.
Waltham Forest's Creative Enterprise Zone showcases Blackhorse Lane's layered heritage of making and creating.
Spanning the Great West Road, Hounslow's zone has established itself as a leader in screen and broadcasting.
Croydon was named as one of the first Creative Enterprise Zones and is home to visual artists, designers, makers, musicians, film makers and more.
Brent's zone is based along the Ealing Road and in Alperton and celebrates South Asian’s distinctive culture with a focus on its jewellery, textiles and fashion.
The Hackney Wick and Lower Lea Valley zone is based within the city’s prestigious Fashion District and fast gaining a reputation as East London’s home for sustainable fashion as well as a leader in the visual arts.
Hammersmith & Fulham’s zone is a creative connector and encompasses White City, Shepherds Bush, Olympia and Earls Court.
Tottenham is the city’s home of craft, laying the groundwork for its London Borough of Culture year in 2027.
Brief top-lines about the zone, including it's borough (130 characters maximum).
Lewisham's zone builds on the unique strengths of Deptford and New Cross with the rich history of its thriving arts, creative and digital sector, and world renowned cultural and educational institutions.
North Paddington in Westminster is among several new areas to be designated as a Creative Enterprise Zone. The zone, which launched in 2023, covers three wards: Westbourne, Harrow Road and Queens Park.
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