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.

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

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