Bede Estate A Neighbourhood Plan

Bede Estate

About the Estate

The estate comprises properties in: The Estate is located in in the Broadhurst House built 1965 London Borough of Tower Hamlets and is bordered by Burdett Road and Bow Bunwell House built 2011 Common Lane. Butler House built 2011 Fakenham House built 2011 Traditionally the properties on the Bede estate were made up of mainly 2 and 3 John Riley House built 2011 bedroom flats, which have recently Oxford House built 2011 been complemented by a number of Portia Way built 1971 modern built flats and houses. The Roswell Apartments built 2010 regeneration programme has seen the Royston House built 2011 demolition of studio properties and the Steadman House built 1967 provision of family-sized housing Tiptree House built 2011 Venerable House built 2012

Wager Street built 1971 Walvisch House built 1967 Wearmouth House built 1964 Zeital House built 1967

Did You Know? including 5 five-bedroom properties. The The Mile End East estates formally introduction of an increased number of 1 transferred to EastendHomes in bedroom properties onto the estate has April 2005 . enabled a number of established households to downsize to a smaller home within the estate, and has also allowed some existing Bede residents who were overcrowded to move to larger homes which meet their needs. Tenure on the estates in the area is mixed, with a number of leasehold properties as well as EastendHomes’ Assured Tenancies. www.eastendhomes.net The majority of the properties on the Bede Estate were built between 1964

and 1971. The estates were transferred to EastendHomes in 2005 following the stock transfer and are currently undergoing refurbishment as part of an estate regeneration programme. Following an identified issue with persistent youth nuisance, EastendHomes entered into a partnership in 2008 with Poplar HARCA and the East London Tabernacle church to provide youth work services. Youth services and nuisance continue to be a major issue for the estate. The estate has been identified as having a particularly high number of under-18s and EastendHomes has supported weekly play sessions on the estate hosted by the Play Association of Tower Hamlets and funded by Children in Need. The estate has excellent transport links being served by and bus routes to , the City, , the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and Westfield Centre at Stratford City. Recently a supply of the Mayor of London’s Bicycle stations, fondly nicknamed Boris Bikes, has been installed nearby.

Bede Estate About the Estate At Mile End there are a variety of local shops, bars and restaurants. The Bede Estate has on its doorstep which provides a full range of leisure and sporting activities for all ages. There are a number of schools close by which are accessible by walking or bus- primary schools include Malmesbury, Guardian Angels, St. Paul’s with St. Lukes, Stebon and Wellington Way and local secondary schools include St Pauls Way, Central Foundation for Girls and Bow Boys. A brand new primary school is being created at English Street

Did You Know?

Estate Inspections run every eight weeks. Ask the Housing Office for the date of the next inspection for your block .

and Beatrice Tate secondary school for young people with disabilities is re- locating to Southern Grove. For further education, Tower Hamlets College on Poplar High Street is within easy access and for higher education, the Queen Mary College site is also a short walk/ bus ride away. There are several medical centres within walking distance which provide supporting services to the community. A NHS dentist service is based in one of the new commercial units on the Bede www.eastendhomes.net Estate.

Regenerating the estate As part of the Estate Regeneration scheme, private housing developments are being built and new commercial units will be provided. A new community centre is being built on Joseph Street, where the local SureStart service will also be based, which will offer a range of activities for residents. The new centre is due to open in 2014. The estate has an active residents association whose committee members work closely with EastendHomes. A number of community-led activities for all ages take place on the estate, many of these hosted in a converted shop unit on the estate provided by EastendHomes. The regeneration programme to the estate included the construction of 82 new homes for rent by EastendHomes tenants alongside the creation of new homes for sale. Works to existing homes on the estate have commenced and will continue from 2013, including the replacement of stairwells, weather-proofing the underground garages and landscaping works to the communal areas.

Bede Estate Who lives on the estate?

EastendHomes keeps records of the Ethnicity of % All EEH people living on our estates as it helps Residents us to deliver services in the way that White 25.89% 31.21% our residents want them, and to make Asian / Asian British 57.68% 57.03% sure that we do not disadvantage any Black / Black British 12.86% 8.43% group in the ways in which we deliver services. Mixed 3.21% 2.64% The Bede estate has a particularly high Other 0.36% 0.69% number of under-18s, partly due to the estate being mainly family-sized Age of homes. % All EEH Residents More than 40% of homes on the estate Under 18 33.73% 27.12% are owned by leaseholders and slightly 18 to 29 19.25% 19.68% less than half of these are known to be 30 to 41 20.27% 19.15% sublet privately. 42 to 53 11.58% 12.54% 54 to 64 5.96% 8.52% 65+ 9.20% 12.99%

Residents % All EEH with

With disability 23.71% 27.90% No disabilities 76.29% 72.10%

Local views Did You Know? EastendHomes residents are asked for their views each year in the annual The Mile End estates have the lowest STAR satisfaction survey. level of rent arrears, on average, In 2012/13 they said the following amongst EastendHomes’ stock. regarding their estate: Overall how satisfied are you with your neighbourhood as a place to live? Satisfied All EEH 77.74% Glamis 80.41%

Holland 76.32% 86.49% www.eastendhomes.net Mile End 73.35% Bede 61.11%

St George's 76.27%

Local residents’ impressions of issues affecting the estate Major Minor Not a problem problem problem The most common Car Parkin 60.87% 15.94% 23.19% complaint received ubbish or ier 29.58% 43.66% 26.76% by EastendHomes Noisy Neihbours 19.44% 40.28% 40.28% o an-social Pets and Animals 14.29% 18.57% 67.14% behaviour on the Bede estate is about isrupve Children/Teenaers 27.14% 31.43% 41.43% noise. acial/Other Harassment 2.82% 11.27% 85.92% runk/ody Behaviour 7.04% 25.35% 67.61% cases o an- social behaviour andalism / ra 12.86% 32.86% 54.29% ere invesated in amain Your Property 5.80% 14.49% 79.71% 20/2. ru Use or ealin 21.43% 25.71% 52.86% Crime rates or the Abandoned ehicles 5.80% 8.70% 85.51% ard are averae in Other Crime 5.88% 29.41% 64.71% the borouh. Noise rom Trac 13.04% 26.09% 65.53% Contact Us Mile End Housing Centre

38 Wager Street, London, E3 4JE

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ACTION PLAN

In reviewing the information gathered in preparing this Neighbourhood Plan, and following discussions with local residents, we have four key goals to improve the services EastendHomes provide to residents of the Bede estate. These are: • Work with the Council Youth Services and the ELT project (or other partners as identified) to provide youth services for the estate • Incorporate youth service provision into the operational delivery arrangements of the new community centre on the estate

• Incorporate the community-led events taking place into the operational delivery arrangements of the new community centre

• Reduce opportunities for ASB through changing the design of estate stairwells