Where is 21 Grimmauld Place?

[junediamanti]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Steve" <bboy_mn at y...> wrote:
> Is there anyone here who is from London or is familiar with London,
> who might want to speculate on possible REAL London neighborhoods 
what
> could be potential locations for #12 Grimmauld Place?
> 
> Neighborhood that at one time were nice well kept middle class
> neighborhood, that have not endured the test of time very well, and
> are now run down. 
> 
> It would have to be on the East side, which makes sense because I'm
> lead to believe that the East End is a working class low rent
> district. Am I correct in assuming that the 'East End' is an very 
old
> London neighborhood? Remember they flew east, and told Harry if he 
got
> separated he should continue to fly east, and the re-enforcements
> would join him.
> 
> One odd fact that makes it almost impossible for Grimmauld Place 
to be
> a real neighborhood is how long it took to fly there doesn't seem
> consistent with it being a 20 minute walk to King's Cross Station,
> which unless I'm mistaken is roughly in the Charring Cross Road
> neighborhood. Flying time seems to imply a far east neighborhood, 
but
> a 20 minute walk seems to imply a central London neighborhood.
> 
> I know it all fiction, but I'm curious.
> 
> bboy_mn

Hackney suggests itself to me.  Crumbling old houses as I recall 
(left London in early nineties - so if Hackney has now been 
yuppified apologies all round).

It used to be very popular with squatters (people who settle 
unpaying in empty houses) at one time.  The houses are quite 
victorian and attractive in their way and could of course be done up.

It is also in the north eastern part of London and about 20 mins 
from Kings Cross!

June