Monthly parking near Clerkenwell.

EC1's streets mix Georgian squares with converted workshops, all inside Islington's permit zones and none oversupplied with kerb. Plenty of the old industrial buildings hide yards and undercroft spaces their occupants do not use daily, and letting one by the month suits both sides of that bargain.

The design and architecture practices that colonised Clerkenwell's warehouses bring staff, clients and, every May, the crowds of Clerkenwell Design Week. Exmouth Market's restaurants and the offices along St John Street add steady weekday demand, most of it from people who arrive with samples, drawings or kit.