neighbourhood discovery · iOS & Android
Find where you belong.
Build a life there.
MyCorner helps you find a neighbourhood that fits you, then learn your way around it once you're there: the cafés, parks, markets and walks nearby. Over time, we're building toward something more, real connections with the people, places and businesses that make somewhere feel like home.
Live in the app
Start with finding your place
Where you live shapes a lot of your life. MyCorner's first product helps you find, explore and understand the neighbourhood that's right for you, both before you sign a lease and after you arrive.
Find
Work out which neighbourhoods actually fit you.
Neighbourhood Matcher: tell us your priorities, get personal recommendations
Ratings for safety, transit, green space, affordability, nightlife and family-friendliness across 70+ neighbourhoods
Side-by-side comparison on the things that matter to you
Commute calculator: set your work or school, see how long it takes from anywhere
Explore
Get to know an area like someone who already lives there.
An interactive map of 40 London and 30 New York neighbourhoods
Hand-picked local spots: cafés, parks, markets, landmarks
Walking itineraries with sensible routes and realistic timings
Make it yours
Keep your search organised as it turns into your life.
Pin neighbourhoods as Shortlisted, Visited, Want to Visit, Living Here, or Ruled Out
Your own notes and ratings on any neighbourhood
Share neighbourhoods and itineraries with friends
Finding where you belong is only the beginning
But finding the right neighbourhood is only the first step.
The bigger idea is what comes after: helping you put down roots. Knowing your neighbours and your local shopkeepers, and the groups and places that make an area tick.
The larger vision
What we're building toward
These are the directions we're exploring next; MyCorner's live product today is neighbourhood discovery.
People
Ways to meet neighbours and people nearby who share your interests. That's where real, repeated relationships start.
Local life
Local groups, events, spaces and organisations, and easier ways to actually take part.
Local economy
Reasons to discover, return to and get to know the independent businesses and services around you.
Community knowledge
Practical, trustworthy local knowledge, contributed by the people who live it every day.
Why this matters
As more of life moves online and AI gets better at sounding human, we think real, physical community matters more, not less.
Face-to-face connection matters. Place matters. Belonging matters. Neighbourhoods are where those things become part of everyday life. Technology should serve that world, not replace it with another feed built to keep you scrolling.
"The product should be a bridge back into human life, not the destination."
Success for us is you spending more time in your neighbourhood: bumping into people you know, going back to the same café, joining in. Not more time inside our app.
Who it's for
People choosing where to live, whether in a new city or a new part of their own
People who've just moved and want their neighbourhood to feel like theirs
People living somewhere temporarily for work or study
Long-time locals who want to get more out of where they live
Anyone who wants to feel more at home in the place they live
And in the long run, the independent businesses, organisations and local institutions that make a neighbourhood what it is are part of this too.
Help us build the next layer
Use MyCorner
The neighbourhood-discovery product is live today. Download it, find your corner, and tell us what helps a place start to feel like home.
Are you a local business, community organization, organizer, or place-based group?
We're exploring the next layer of MyCorner around local connection, participation and community. If you work locally and would like to share what works in your neighbourhood, explore a partnership, or help us test what comes next, I'd love to hear from you.
Get in touch