The inner London Borough of Hackney includes some of the highly congested City areas in its south-most parts. It is also one of the poorest boroughs in the country with a wide mix of housing, much of it high density.

Currently there are a lot of new developments in Hackney and this is likely to continue with the forthcoming Olympics in 2012 being just one of a few significant driving factors. The number of carfree

and low car developments is also increasing, below are just some examples with more to be added as we get details.

257-269 Mare Street/ 280-288 Richmond Road and Martello Street, 143 flats, 17 live work units - under construction – mostly completed and occupied. Eight parking spaces in total.

2-46 Sedgwick Street, 56 residential units, 3 commercial units construction imminent. Four parking spaces (disabled/loading bays).