Waterside living in East London

4th August 2017

The Standard looks at the waterside villages popping up on the Thames and its tributaries and canals, with a focus on those in the east of the capital. The first homes at Fish Island Village went on sale last month, a £200m development close to the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park overlooking the Hertford Union Canal featuring 434 private homes, 146 affordable flats, plus workspace for creatives and entrepreneurs. One-bedroom flats there start at £445,000. Further east, Ballymore and Ecoworld’s London City Island scheme for 1,700 new homes on the Leamouth Peninsula welcomed its first 650 residents late last year, and will host 3,000 people by 2020. The latest phase of homes was launched late last month, with prices from £432,500 for a studio apartment. Finally, prices at the Greenwich Peninsula’s array of towers, many of which have views of Canary Wharf and the City, start from £470,000 for a one-bedroom apartment, rising to £2.1m for a three-bedroom penthouse.

Evening Standard (04/08/2017)