Stratford in east London has been at the heart of London's most substantial regeneration project of the last decade. As part of the Olympic zone it has been transformed in the last 15 or so years. From being an area in decline it's now full of shiny new build properties, great transport links, a massive shopping mall (Westfield) and Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
As with most regeneration, its hard to know whether this has benefitted local residents or just made it inevitable that they'll soon be priced out. Either way the area has now become a popular destination for younger people working in financial services because if its close proximity to Canary Wharf and the City. There is a strong student community in Startford too. The University of East London (UEL) has a major campus in Stratford, whose main building, University House, is a lovely historic listed building dating from the nineteenth century.
Stations | Lines | Nearest Central Terminus1 |
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West Ham |
c2c
|
Tower Hill (16 min) |
West Ham |
Jubilee
H'smith & City
District
|
Bond Street (25 min) |
Pudding Mill Lane |
DLR
|
Bank (17 min) |
Stratford |
c2c
|
Liverpool Street (8 min) |
Stratford |
Jubilee
DLR
Central
|
Bond Street (28 min) |
Bromley by Bow |
H'smith & City
District
|
Baker Street (30 min) |
Plaistow |
H'smith & City
District
|
Baker Street (34 min) |
Bow Church Station |
DLR
|
Bank (15 min) |
Stratford International |
Southeastern
|
King's Cross St Pancras (7 min) |
Devons Road Station |
DLR
|
Bank (14 min) |
Bangladesh
13% of non-UK born population
Nigeria
11% of non-UK born population
India
9% of non-UK born population
This part of London is dominated by people from diverse ethnic backgrounds surviving in low standard small flats mostly rented from the council.
Source: Experian
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