Since the 1990s it has been at the heart of the Hoxton national (digital and design) arts and media hub, as well as hosting entertainment, with globally eclectic musicians, actors and dancers.
Most of the square's buildings, quite tall for the Victorian age, diverge in use, with many floors converted to bars, restaurants and offices and at least one live music club of note.
Since the 1990s the square has become the heart of a nationally notable Hoxton arts and media scene, as well as being a hub of the thriving local entertainment district.
The insurance group Aviva increasingly have purchased property on the square to redevelop into what has been dubbed a "corporate campus".
The parish church of St John's Hoxton is nearby, where one of Prince George's ancestors was married in the mid-19th century.