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how commuters from 1023 West in Essex could benefit from the arrival of Elizabeth line services

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Homes created at the 1023 West development in Brentwood

by Jon Massey

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1023 West is superbly located, just a few minutes’ walk from Brentwood town centre.

It is a peaceful, yet convenient place to live Suzanne Aplin, Weston homes

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1023 West mixes new-build blocks with the conversion of an historic house on the site

Interiors at the recently launched show home

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the new-build blocks.

In addition to the bedrooms, the property includes an en suite, an outdoor terrace and an open-plan living area with a fully fitted kitchen bristling with white gloss cabinets, quartz worktops and a chilled and boiling water tap.

Bathrooms also feature technological solutions with smart baths and showers and illuminated mirrors with demist functions.

The reception area has strip flooring in a wood finish, a green-wallpapered feature wall and is furnished in a style influenced by the ar ast “The Japanese artwork and bronze styling, teamed with soft velvets and a current on trend colour scheme of teal, mustard and burnt orange has created a sumptuous look, perfect for contemporary living yet complementary to Weston Homes’ high specification, said hloe Rosamond, managing director at Voyage.

While the new blocks provide the majority of homes, La Plata House has been converted into nine dwellings, ranging from one to two-bedroom apartments.

In its grounds lie a series of three and four-bedroom houses and some more flats, most with private parking spaces.

Weston Homes group sales and marketing director Suzanne Aplin said: “We are delighted that the launch of our new show apartment 1023 West provides buyers with a representation of the premium specification and sophisticated homes that the development has to o er “1023 West is superbly located, just a few minutes’ walk from Brentwood town centre and all of the nearby shops and amenities on o er, coupled with uiet seclusion among the mature trees and thoughtfully landscaped areas.

“It is a peaceful yet convenient place to live – the perfect combination ourneys into anary harf from Brentwood take around minutes on rossrail with a change to the Jubilee line at Stratford.

Properties at 1023 West start at £442,500 with some Discount Market Sale apartments available from £265,000. hese are o ered to people who are already living or working in Brentwood with a household income of less than £90,000 per year.

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Opportunities at Hackney Bridge for artists and creative types to get involved with the community

Hackney Bridge is seeking proposals to decorate the walls of its three buildings facing the canal

how Hackney Bridge is looking to engage with local creatives and attract more workers

by Jon Massey

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his section of the paper is primarily concerned with where to live in Canary Wharf, Docklands, east London and the commuter towns that serve those areas – but sometimes we like to dip into something else.

Despite endless column inches being written across the media over the last two years predicting the end of office working – with the pandemic receding, more and more people are returning to workplaces with renewed vigour, boosting businesses around them.

The trend has also continued for smaller co-working spaces alongside a proliferation of maker units and studios, created by developers eager to generate daytime activity on their sites.

Take the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, for example.

Increasingly populated – not just by East Village residents, but those moving to the likes of Chobham Manor and East Wick And Sweetwater – it’s perhaps little wonder that it has become home to the flourishing development of Hackney Bridge.

This collection of workspaces, studios and co-working facilities mixes in a food hall and a position right on the banks of the River Lee Navigation canal – a little south of Here East.

Its light industrial sheds house design companies alongside firms producing clothing, joinery, beauty products and beer.

For residents running small businesses or who are working flexibly and no longer wish to send emails from their kitchen tables, there are also desk hire options with fixed locations costing £240+VAT per month

and part-time hot-desking starting at £120+VAT per month.

There is also a move to attract more artists to the area. Hackney Bridge recently announced it would be funding a supported space for a local young creative living in either Hackney, Waltham Forest, Tower Hamlets or Newham for 12 months, to use as their creative base.

The opportunity is open to those age 18-25 with applicants required to demonstrate their commitment and involvement with the local community such as their plans to collaborate with nearby groups.

Hackney Bridge will then fund the space up to £10,000, covering rent, business rates and utilities from June. The process will involve applicants meeting with a panel of representatives from the Hackney Bridge Steering Group to discuss their ideas. The deadline for applica-

tions for the supported space is May 30.

In addition, Hackney Bridge is also running a competition for artists to design murals for its external walls along the canal.

With proposals needed for its Kitchens, Events and Good Growth Hub buildings, artists are encouraged to draw inspiration from the culture and heritage of the areas that surround the development.

This could be in the form of paintings, graffiti, illustrations, photography, vinyl installations or designs.

The deadline for submissions is May 22 with a winner selected in early June.

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Hackney Bridge is located on the edge of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford beside River Lee Navigation

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Bedrooms and two bathrooms in this E14 property located close to the river

An artist’s impression of how part of the redevelopment of the Brookhill Estate will look after works are completed

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yde Housing Association has submitted plans to Greenwich Council proposing to demolish homes on the Brookhill Estate in Woolwich and build 263 new properties in their place.

The scheme will see 80 homes in the area, originally built for military use, knocked down and replaced with a series of buildings ranging from two to seven storeys in height.

The development will also include 77 parking spaces for cars, landscaped public space, cycle parking areas and playground areas.

Located within walking distance of Woolwich town centre, the development site benefits from existing transport links at Woolwich Arsenal and forthcoming Elizabeth line services from the Crossrail station.

The development joins a long list of proposals for land in the area including 801 homes at the Woolwich Exchange site, 523 properties at Armourers Court and Meyer Homes’ scheme for more than 700 on land in front of and behind Woolwich Tesco.

With so much in the pipeline, perhaps it’s time to have a fresh look at Woolwich as a place to live.

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discover this family home on the Isle Of Dogs, just seconds from the ebb and flow of the Thames Da Gama Place, E14 Guide: £900,000 - freehold - EPC B This three-bedroom house, located on the south-western edge of the Isle Of Dogs is a few seconds’ walk from the Thames Path in a quiet, secluded residential square that forms part of the Maritime Quay development.

Arranged over three floors, the property has undergone extensive refurbishment in recent years and is in excellent condition throughout.

The ground floor includes an extensive, open-plan living and dining space that opens out onto a private garden via fully retractable glass doors as well as a separate, fully fitted kitchen with wooden work surfaces and white gloss units.

The first floor boasts two bedrooms and a family bathroom, while the top floor houses the third bedroom with an en suite bathroom and plenty of storage in the eaves of the house.

The property, which extends to around 1,234sq ft of internal space, also comes with the additional benefit of a private garage.

Located within easy walking distance of both Mudchute and Island Garden DLR stations, residents can also access Greenwich via the nearby foot tunnel under the Thames.

Regular bus services on Westferry Road and the Uber Boat By Thames Clippers from Masthouse Terrace Pier provide further transport options to Canary Wharf and beyond.

The house is also well located for a range of local amenities including Mudchute Park And Farm, Island Gardens Park, The Space Arts Theatre, Kinkao Thai restaurant and Craft Central, which offers co-working space for those seeking a change of scene from their home office set-ups.

Go to hamptons.co.uk Scan this code to find out more about Da Gama Place on the Isle Of Dogs and what living in this east London property could be like

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MILLHARBOUR, E14 £4,000 PCM - FURNISHED

PAN PENINSULA SQUARE, E14 £6,000 PCM - FURNISHED

This superb two bedroom, two bathroom apartment is situated on the 19th floor of this popular development, approximately 0.2 miles from South Quay DLR station. EPC: C

A spectacular three bedroom sub-penthouse apartment with a 260sq ft terrace situated on the 34th floor of the West Tower of this development, which boasts superb facilities. EPC: B

020 4502 7189 canarywharf@hamptons.co.uk

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SEAGULL LANE, E16 £1,400 PCM - PART FURNISHED

DUNDEE WHARF, E14 £3,011 PCM - FURNISHED

This well presented one bedroom apartment is situated in Royal Victoria. The property is offered part-furnished and boasts openplan living room to fully integrated kitchen. EPC: C

This immaculate two bedroom penthouse on the river has been recently redecorated and has two balconies, the main one with far-reaching views of the Thames. EPC: Pending

020 4502 7189 canarywharf@hamptons.co.uk

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ROPEMAKERS FIELD, E14 £1.65M FREEHOLD

CASCADES TOWER, E14 £650,000 LEASEHOLD

POINTERS CLOSE, E14 £950K-£1M LEASEHOLD

This spacious, four double bedroom home comes with a double garage - perfect for converting into a home office, gym or kids play room. Its private roof terrace boasts views towards Canary Wharf. EPC: C

Being one of just three similar apartments in the building this ultra-rare 823sq ft two bedroom apartment has some of the best Thames views money can buy. Chain free – not to be missed. EPC: C

A large, family-sized home with four double bedrooms and a lovely open plan kitchen and living rooms area opening out to an easy to maintain child friendly private garden. EPC: C

020 3930 4069 canarywharf@hamptons.co.uk

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LIGHTERMAN POINT, E14 £475,000 LEASEHOLD

TROON STREET, E1 £825K-£850K FREEHOLD

VANGUARD BUILDING, E14 £700K-£730K LEASEHOLD

A stunning two bedroom, two bathroom apartment for sale in the popular Aberfeldy Village development, with concierge, gym and courtyard views.

Walking distance to Canary Wharf. EPC: C

This charming period style home overlooks a pretty garden square, positioned on a beautiful tree-lined street within close walking distance to Limehouse, DLR and Stepney Green Tube. EPC: D

Offering truly spectacular westerly views across the Thames and towards the iconic London skyline, this two double bedroom apartment includes a large, river-facing balcony and undercover parking. EPC: D

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May 2022

3,354 Docklands Terraced Houses

Why are they so popular?

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he terraced house is one of the most familiar styles of home in Docklands (and the UK as a whole).

9.8% of Docklands people live in a terraced home, interesting when compared with the national average of 22.7%.

Hello

I started my property career working for an independent estate agent in the Wapping area. Since 1994 I have been based in and around East London. I started my own company in 1995 and it has grown from humble beginnings to become a well respected sales, lettings and property management agency operating in the Docklands and East London areas. Then in 2007, I opened my first branch in the Medway area. I am proud that we now have three branches in Kent.

My operation is set to expand in 2020 and beyond.

I am a long term member of both the NAEA and ARLA and a former Regional Representative for the latter. As the owner of a growing residential and commercial property portfolio, I understand well the trials and tribulations that property owners go through. I have well over 20 years experience of regenerative Dock’s areas and specialise in new development reporting.

I am happy to advise you on all aspects of property. So, if you are looking at your first buy-to-let (even if it is with another agency), or have trouble with a tenant, feel free to contact me. I offer honest and impartial advice.

Spencer Fortag

So, what is it about the humble terraced/ townhouse us Brits love so much? In this article, I look at the history of the terraced house, how it relates to Docklands and what the future holds for terraced homes.

A terraced house is a property built as part of a continuous row of three (or more) properties in a similar and uniform style.

The reason the British call them ‘terraced houses’ and not ‘row houses’ came about because 18th century British architects borrowed the phrase ‘terrace’ from ‘terraced gardens’. Terraced gardens were known for their uniform nature (in looks, style and height etc.), so the architects decided to name them the same way as opposed to a ‘row house’. In fact, in most countries, they are called ‘row houses’..

The terraced house originated in the Low Countries of Europe in the late 1500s.

Terraced houses were first built en-masse in the UK after the Great Fire of 1666 with the rebuilding of London.

They became fashionable for the landed gentry in the early Georgian era with chic and stylish terraces appearing in London’s Mayfair and Bath with its Queen Square (the forerunner of the famous Royal Crescent) and were sometimes built around a garden square.

However, it wasn’t until the early 1800s that the terraced house turned out to be the solution to the increasing population of the towns as more and more people were attracted to towns and cities for work.

The terraced house fell out of favour with the upper-middle classes in the late Victorian age (1870s onwards) as they wanted more privacy and space. They moved to live in detached houses or semidetached villas, as the terrace house had started to become associated with the lower-middle and working classes.

With all these terraced houses being built, their quality of construction and design dropped as builders tried to squeeze more profit. The biggest issue was that most of the terraced houses built in the early to mid-Victorian age (1840s to 1870s) were made back-to-back with no rear garden, causing unsanitary conditions.

Therefore, the Public Health Act of 1875 was introduced to regulate the building of terraced houses with design and standards.

These new building standards in the Act improved the terraced house’s ventilation and, more importantly, required the house to have a toilet (frequently built outside).

To meet these new building standards, the designs of these new houses created the well-known landscape of ‘grid’ streets lined with two-storey terraces serviced by a pedestrian path between them, the name of which is a hotly debated topic. The various names for the pathway include alleyway/ jitty/cut/ginnel/snicket/passageway/ten foot/five foot/witchel/lonnin/vennel.

As a Docklands resident, why not say what you call them in the comments?

As we entered the 20th century, the terrace house continued to be popular, albeit with some new architectural additions.

The advent of Arts and Craft architecture with stain glass windows, Tudor style cladding, ornate porches, and elaborate chimney stacks.

After the First World War and the introduction of Continued on page 2

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Continued from page 1 the Housing and Town Planning Act 1919 (which made local councils build council houses), the Victorian terraced rapidly became associated with overcrowding and slums (especially those back-to-back terraced houses built before 1875).

Many of the back-to-back terraced houses were knocked down between 1930 and 1960 in what is known as the slum clearances.

Private builders started building the iconic suburban semidetached houses with more extensive gardens, and local authorities decided to build high-rise blocks after World War II. Yet after the partial collapse of Ronan Point in 1968, the popularity of high-rise tower blocks waned.

Since the early 1990s though, the terraced house has steadily come back into favour as building land prices have increased by 322% in the last 30 years.

Many private builders have started to build modern threestorey townhouses in rows of five to seven. This terraced ‘townhouse-style’ allows three and four bedrooms on a land footprint that would have usually only accommodated a smaller two-bed property.

So, let’s look at some interesting stats on Docklands terraced houses: • There are 3,354 terraced houses in Docklands (broken down as 1,527 privately owned terraced houses, 1,054 terraced council houses and 773 in the private rented sector).

• 23% of terraced houses in Docklands are in the private rented sector, which is above the national average of 19.1%.

• The most expensive terraced house in Docklands ever sold was on Ropemakers Fields, E14, for £2.5m in 2018.

I hope you found that thought-provoking?

So, why is the terraced house, be it a red brick Victorian house or a more modern three-storey townhouse, still popular today in Docklands?

They are typically well built, cheaper to maintain (especially the older terraced houses), comparatively spacious, and are in good locations. Many terraced houses have been improved and extended through the inventive use of rear gardens/ yards and converted roof spaces; their unpretentious design remains adaptable enough for 21st century living; what isn’t there to like about them?

These are my thoughts; tell me your thoughts about the humble yet versatile Docklands terraced house.

One place for more information is my Docklands Property Market blog. If you are a landlord or thinking of becoming one for the first time, and you want to read more articles like this about the Docklands property market together with regular postings on what I consider the best buy to let deals in the Docklands area, then it is well worth reading. You can also email via spencer@lmlondon.com If you are in the area feel free to pop into the office which is based at Landmark Estates, 264 Westferry Road, London, E14 3AG

79% Drop in Docklands Council Houses in the last 40 Years

• The cheapest Docklands terraced house sold in the last two years was on Blyth Close, a two-bed terraced for £461,000.

• In 1981, 81.8% of properties in Docklands (and the Tower Hamlets Borough as a whole) were council houses.

Today, that figure stands at 17.3%, a proportional drop of 79%.

• Terraced houses in Docklands sell for an average of £617 per square foot.

• Why has the number of council houses dropped so much in those 40 years?

• How has that changed the dynamics of the Docklands property market in those 40 years?

The ability of local authorities to build council houses came into law in July 1919 with the 1919 housing and Town Planning Act. It was one of the most important pieces of domestic legislature passed after WW1 and was the first time in the UK that a nationally public funded system of providing homes was...

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The Calder’s Wharf centre opened its doors on the Isle of Dogs in January 2020. It hosts playcare services and its halls are home to a variety of activities for the community including sporting, social, recreational and educational activities. The centre also has a spa room which is used for massages and beauty related activities. Its halls are also available for hire.

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