Aberfeldy Village is an urban village in a part of Poplar that was once

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, England, which is in the process of being redeveloped in a joint venture between

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but has expanded into a new urban village. It is sometimes referred to as Aberfeldy New Village in planning documents.

History

Redevelopment

The area was originally developed with small terraced houses from 1864-85, first by David Mclntosh, who named several streets after places in Scotland, and from 1873 by the chemist turned developer John Abbott. The site of the estate was located on what was the northern boundary of the Import Dock, famous for the importing of exotic goods during the 18th and 19th century. However it was heavily bombed during the

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and subsequently redeveloped into the Aberfeldy Estate. It was built in various phases starting in the 1930s and continued after the surrounding area suffered wartime damage, being completed in the late 1970s. The estate and surrounding area suffered from severe social disadvantage with high levels of unemployment, low incomes, poor health and anti-social behaviour problems.

took over the running of the estate following its transfer into their ownership in two tranches, one in 1998 and another in 2007, as part of the council's Housing Choice programme. It has owned and managed the estate since the transfers. In July 2012, Poplar HARCA and

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Occupancy

The rental homes in the new development zone of Aberfeldy Village was at almost at full occupancy by residents in July 2016, who have an average income of £39,000 p.a. and an average age of 28.

Culture

Bow Arts Studios has two studios, called the Aberfeldy Street Studios, which are converted out of two street front shops on Aberfeldy Street; the studios are designed to provide affordable working space for artists, designer makers or a public facing arts group.

Education

The Culloden Primary Academy is a primary school located to the west of Aberfeldy Street on Dee Street and governed by the Paradigm Trust.

Transport

Aberfeldy Village is connected to central London via

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that serves Bank as well as Tower Gateway stations. It is also close to Canning Town Underground station served by

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as well as the DLR. Aberfeldy Village is connected to London Buses routes

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on Aberfeldy Street and Blair Street and

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, N15, N550, N551 on East India Dock Road and D8 on the A12 Blackwall Tunnel Northern Approach.

References

{{London Districts Districts of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets Areas of London Places formerly in Middlesex Housing estates in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets