St George’s Estate A Neighbourhood Plan St George’s Estate About the Estate The estate comprises properties in: The St George’s Estate was built during Beadnell Court built 1977 the late 1960s and 1970s and is situated in Shadwell, nestled between Betts House built 1937 The Highway and Cable Street en route Betts Street built 2011 to the Tower of London and the City. Brockmer House built 1965 Burlington Court built 2012 Crowder Street built 2011 The estate contains a mix of Hatton House built 1970 maisonettes, bungalows and houses but Noble Court built 1977 is especially notable for the 3 tower blocks that rise up from the middle of Pegswood Court built 1977 the estate, the top floors of which have and 1 9 9 1 Shearsmith House built 1970 Smithfield Court built 1977 and 2 0 1 2 Stockholm House built 1968 Swedenborg Gardens built 1968 and 2 0 1 1 Did You Know? a commanding view over the River The St George’s estate formally Thames and surrounding area. St transferred to EastendHomes in George’s has recently benefitted from January 2006 . regeneration works which has included a number of new flats and maisonettes being built within the estate. St George’s has excellent transport links to the City, Canary Wharf, Bethnal Green and Whitechapel as the Shadwell DLR and Overground stations are nearby as are the D3 and 100 bus routes. As well as being close to the www.eastendhomes.net stalls and shops of Watney Street Market, St George’s is also within walking distance of St Katherine’s Dock with its marina, shops, cafés and restaurants. As well as having a number of green open spaces dotted within the estate, St George’s borders both St George’s Green and Swedenborg Gardens which gives the estate a green and open feel even though it is in the heart of Shadwell. St George’s is also steeped in history as apart from being close to the site of the historic battle of Cable Street, it has on its doorstep both the Nicholas Hawksmoor- designed church of St George-in-the-East and the world’s largest surviving Grand Music Hall, ‘Wiltons’. St George’s Estate About the Estate The estate also has close historic connections with Sweden and in particular Emmanuel Swedenborg, the Swedish scientist and philosopher. Swedenborg Gardens and the Swedenborg Memorial mark the spot where the Swedish Church, Ulriika Eleonara, once stood. The old Swedish Church apart from being key to the Swedish community in the 1700s was also the place where Emmanuel Swedenborg worshipped and the place where his body was buried until it was returned to Sweden in 1908. Did You Know? Estate Inspections run every eight weeks. Ask the Housing Office for the date of the next inspection for your block . Estate Community Venues The estate has previously relied on dated community facilities in Swedenborg Gardens and within Stockholm House. Under the EastendHomes regeneration programme a new community facility, facing on The Highway, is being developed and is due to open in 2013. Residents have been surveyed on the facilities to be offered within the new facility, and have been involved in the design process for the building. www.eastendhomes.net Regenerating the estate Since transfer extensive works to the St George’s estate have been carried out, including: • Creation of 161 new homes, including 54 for EastendHomes tenants • Internal refurbishments • Installation of new windows • Electrical works • Concrete repairs • Re-roofing Works to renovate the podium, tower block lobbies and underground garages are anticipated to be finished by early 2014. St George’s 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 19.60% 31.21% our residents want them, and to make Asian / Asian British 50.00% 57.03% sure that we do not disadvantage any Black / Black British 70.83% 8.43% group in the ways in which we deliver services. Mixed 2.48% 2.64% The St George’s estate is notable for Other 0.36% 0.69% having relatively few residents over the age of 65, and has comparatively large Age of numbers of Bangladeshi households. % All EEH Residents Around 35% of homes on the estate are Under 18 30.00% 27.12% owned by leaseholders and around a 18 to 29 21.73% 19.68% third of these are known to be sublet 30 to 41 19.63% 19.15% privately. 42 to 53 11.73% 12.54% 54 to 64 7.78% 8.52% 65+ 9.14% 12.99% Residents % All EEH with With disability 24.76% 27.90% No disabilities 75.24% 72.10% Local views Did You Know? EastendHomes residents are asked for their views each year in the annual 54 new properties for EastendHomes STAR satisfaction survey. tenants were created under the In 2012/13 they said the following estate regeneration programme. 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% www.eastendhomes.net Island Gardens 86.49% Mile End 73.35% St George's 76.27% Local residents’ impressions of issues affecting the estate Major Minor Not a problem problem problem The most common Car Parking 54.55% 23.86% 21.59% complaint received Rubbish or Lier 27.47% 40.66% 31.87% by EastendHomes Noisy Neighbours 13.64% 31.82% 54.55% of an-social Pets and Animals 12.36% 23.60% 64.04% behaviour on the St George’s estate is Disrupve Children/Teenagers 6.74% 29.21% 64.04% about household 4.49% 14.61% 80.90% Racial/Other Harassment waste. Drunk/Rowdy Behaviour 9.20% 28.74% 62.07% 29 cases of an- Vandalism / Graffi 8.99% 30.34% 60.67% social behaviour Damaging Your Property 8.99% 11.24% 79.78% were invesgated in Drug Use or Dealing 20.22% 29.21% 50.56% 2011/12. Abandoned Vehicles 8.99% 22.47% 68.54% Crime rates for the Other Crime 8.14% 29.07% 62.79% ward are the lowest Noise from Traffic 17.78% 28.89% 53.33% in the borough. Contact Us St Georges & Glamis Housing Centre 61a Swedenborg Gardens, E1 8HP Email: stgeorges&[email protected] Tel: 0207 680 8640 or 0800 028 1587 Fax: 0207 680 8641 Open Monday—Friday 9am to 5pm To report an emergency repair outside of these hours, call: 0300 123 0728 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 St George’s estate. These are: • Complete regeneration works to the podium area to significantly improve a major focal point of the estate • To work with Trees for Cities to improve green areas on the estate • To provide a community centre for all residents and used by all residents • Continue working closely with the police safer neighbourhood team to maintain current low levels of anti-social behaviour .