Pembury Estate

The Pembury Estate is a housing estate in the London Borough of Hackney in East London next to the Hackney Downs. The Pembury Estate consists of two sections: Old Pembury and New Pembury. Old Pembury consists of 24 1930s walk-up blocks. New Pembury consists of multiple 1960s maisonettes and bungalows,[1] and the Pembury Circus development which is composed of 268 new homes.[2] The Pembury Estate has approximately 1,500 to 2,000 residents.

One of 24 walk up blocks

Crime

The area saw violent protests during the 2011 England Riots.[3]

Regeneration

In 2016 there were reports that a regeneration scheme was planned for the Pembury Estate. However, it was cancelled due to an insufficient level of social housing in the plan, falling 915 people short.

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References
  1. "About Pembury". Peabody.
  2. "Pembury Circus Hackney E8". Peabody.
  3. "Hackney rioters directly target police". The Guardian.

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