租房only, then;
- Archway
- Manor Park
- Canning town
- Shadwell/Wapping
- Edgware
They are not amazingly safe but can get by.
Check here;
https://m.spareroom.co.uk/
Can I be honest with you, zone 1 has a lot of council estates flats/COVID-19 has dragged down the prices, Hoxton can easily find something in the region of £500-700 per room, is no longer that hard. You can literally walk from Hackney to Bank, is safe af.