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North Gate Park offers a rarity to London buyers – new-build houses

The joint development by The Hill Group and housing association Peabody occupies a tranquil patch of Haringey on the site of a former hospital

An artist's impression showing new-build houses at North Gate Park - image by The Hill Group
An artist’s impression showing new-build houses at North Gate Park – image by The Hill Group

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The London property market offers many things.

Swimming pools connecting buildings, high rise towers with gorgeous penthouses on their upper floors and thoughtful, titanic regeneration schemes that reimagine whole neighbourhoods. 

North Gate Park is certainly the latter, but it also offers prospective buyers something rare – new-build houses.

In total 37 will be built at the site off St Ann’s Road in Haringey on land that  formerly occupied by a hospital and which retains and enhances a mature park conceived to bring calm and solace to patients.

The development, a joint venture between The Hill Group and housing association Peabody, makes use of existing historic buildings as part of its scheme as well as preserving the brick wall that once protected its perimeter.

The houses all come with back gardens bounded at the base by this barrier – a tangible connection to the area’s heritage. Dedicated parking spaces are also included, another rarity.

Set on a site that will see nearly 1,000 new homes built, the houses are already drawing wide interest, with reservations made even before their official launch earlier this month.

“They’re proving popular,” said Eloise Solari, head of sales at The Hill Group.

“What we’ve found so far is that there’s no particular demographic they appeal to – every buyer is different.

“We’ve had interest from interior designers, downsizers, people who want to move closer to their children as well as first-time buyers.

“It’s been a real mix of different types of people.

“There are lots and lots of Victorian houses in the area including the streets surrounding North Gate Park, but the question is how much they need doing to them and what the cost will be to get them to the energy efficiency level of a new-build?

“Buyers here face none of those costs, worries or concerns and there’s also the comfort in knowing there’s no onward chain to think about.”

Three and four-bedroom properties at available at North Gate Park - image by The Hill Group
Three and four-bedroom properties at available at North Gate Park – image by The Hill Group

open-plan living spaces and back gardens

Arranged over three floors, buyers can choose from a variety of flexible layouts to match their needs.

Inside, features include open-plan design, plenty of natural light, folding doors opening onto rear gardens, kitchens with Ceasarstone worktops and minimalist bathrooms with black fixtures and fittings.

The properties also come with air source heat pumps with underfloor heating throughout alongside a 10-year NHBC warranty on build quality.

We know people working in Canary Wharf are increasingly looking further afield in their property searches, not just based on price point, but to get something they can’t find in east London.

North Gate Park delivers that, thanks to its blend of Victorian buildings, mature parkland and its location – a serene patch of the capital between the vibrant areas of Green Lanes, Finsbury Park and Seven Sisters. 


The rear garden at the show house - image by Jon Massey
The rear garden at the show house – image by Jon Massey

The perimeter wall provides an added layer of tranquillity for residents at the development, who are also within easy walking distance of the wide open spaces of Chestnuts Park (just across the road) and Finsbury Park to the south west.

Further down, past Manor House Tube station lie the outdoorsy amenities of the Castle Climbing Centre (an old Victorian pumping station) and watersports on Woodberry Down’s West Reservoir.

North Gate Park offers buyers the chance to live in modern homes located in a very well established area.

To the west lies Green Lanes, one pole of the fabled Haringey Ladder and a road rich in flavour and commerce. 

Here independent cafes and bars sit side by side with storied Turkish restaurants (the best carrying the name of Antepliler) and bakeries, a reflection of a strong Mediterranean community that calls this part of the capital home.

Punctuating these are proud Victorian pubs with The Salisbury Hotel their undisputed king, thanks to its cast iron crown and located where St Ann’s Road meets Green Lanes. 

For more than 100 years, locals have sat amid its black velvet drapes and dark woods, chatting, drinking and dining in a building that dates to 1898 and was constructed by London Crick Company founder John Cathles Hill.

Eloise Solari, head of sales at The Hill Group - image by The Hill Group
Eloise Solari, head of sales at The Hill Group – image by The Hill Group

North Gate Park – peace close to the buzz of Green Lanes

“I was amazed when I first came to this area to explore – especially by the variety of food on offer,” said Eloise.

“What North Gate Park offers is the buzz of Green Lanes close by but also peace and quiet.”

The development will also take those Victorian flavours and celebrate them with historic buildings repurposed as space for businesses to serve the residents.

Amenities planned in addition to a concierge service include a café, a nursery, a health clinic, fitness facility, supermarket, co-working space and a dental surgery.   

North Gate Park’s transport links are also a compelling proposition for buyers.

The development is within walking distance of Seven Sisters which offers Victoria line services, network rail trains as well as the Weaver line on the Overground network. 

Stroll in the opposite direction and residents will find themselves passing Harringay Green Lanes on the Suffragette line and Harringay rail station, which provides a direct rail link into Moorgate.

The development is also well served by the 67 bus, which connects to Wood Green and Turnpike Lane stations.

For Wharfers considering a move, the simplest commute is probably via Seven Sisters and the Victoria line to Green Park with an easy change to the Jubilee to access the estate.

The journey takes approximately 40 minutes. 

Kitchens come with fully integrated Siemens appliances - image by Jon Massey
Kitchens come with fully integrated Siemens appliances – image by Jon Massey

key details: North Gate Park

Prices for houses at North Gate Park start at £965,000 for three-beds and £1,010,000 for four-beds.

A range of apartments are also available at the development, with prices starting at £395,000.

Overall, 60% of the development is designated as affordable housing.

Find out more about the development here

Some of the houses at North Gate Park are close to completion - image by Jon Massey
Some of the houses at North Gate Park are close to completion – image by Jon Massey

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Dagenham Green delivers well connected homes on an historic site

Development by The Hill Group and Peabody is currently marketing apartments in The Empire building close to Dagenham Dock station

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Crossing rivers can save you significant amounts of money when it comes to east London property.

A studio in a residential tower just south of Canary Wharf on the Isle Of Dogs might cost you £565,000.

Travel over the River Lea to Royal Docks and you can get a newly built one-bed for £459,000.

Keep heading east along the A13 – over the River Roding – and the starting price for a one-bed at Dagenham Green is £275,000, a little over 51% less than a smaller property in E14. 

“Dagenham Green is a development that will appeal to people who are priced out of the areas they are renting in but who want to get on the ladder in east London,” said Eloise Solari.

“It’s a great time and place to invest, especially when people realise just how well connected and convenient the development is.”

As head of sales at The Hill Group, which is building Dagenham Green as a joint venture with housing association Peabody, Eloise is no stranger to the attractions of east London.

Her career has seen her work for developers that have transformed vast swathes of this corner of the capital including Galliard Homes and Ballymore. 

With significant regeneration moving ever eastwards, she joined Hill in October and is thrilled to be working on a site with so much potential value for those taking their first steps towards owning a property.

stepping onto the ladder at Dagenham Green

“I feel really passionate about building for first-time buyers,” she said.

“Dagenham Green will have a concierge service and a lounge area for residents, but we know that putting in lots of amenities can increase service charges for people and that can affect affordability.

“It’s also good for the local economy if local businesses and providers don’t have competition from on-site services such as gyms.

“That way residents have greater freedom to decide what they spend their money on.”

Those decisions will be important for the area going forward.

“While Dagenham Green is located in Zone 5, both it and nearby Barking are seeing extensive building projects come to fruition with significant new infrastructure on former industrial land. 

Hill and Peabody’s scheme alone will see around 3,500 homes built over 45 acres on a site that once hosted the Ford Motor Company’s stamping and tooling operations at its massive east London operation.

Paying respect to that history will be a heritage trail at Dagenham Green marking the achievements of women working in the firm’s factories who fought for fair remuneration in the 1960s to bring them into line with their male counterparts.

That struggle resulted in the Equal Pay Act 1970.  

But the development is also very much looking to the future, with 10 acres of landscaped parkland including playgrounds and water features, all set to be created.

Plans also include a new school, a market square, cycle and pedestrian routes and pocket gardens for residents and visitors to enjoy.

The developers are currently marketing homes at The Empire building for private sale in the first phase, which also includes towers that will house rental properties. 

Eloise said: “Every apartment at The Empire has its own balcony – the designs are really well thought out.

“The apartments are very light and properties come with all the conveniences you’d expect.”

In addition to Bosch kitchen appliances in the kitchens and sleek bathrooms – delivered via high quality modular construction – much thought has been paid to storage space.

The newly finished on-site show home, for example, features extensive built-in general cupboard space as well as a separate utility area.

transport connections at Dagenham Green

Perhaps central to Dagenham Green’s appeal, however, is its location.

The development is right next to Dagenham Dock station, offering a direct C2C rail link into Fenchurch Street in 21 minutes.

For those with lives in east London, this is the tip of the iceberg. 

The line connects to the likes of Barking and West Ham, offering a plethora of possible destinations via Tube, rail and DLR services.

That includes a commute to Canary Wharf or Stratford of about 20 minutes.

“Buyers are looking for a good work-life balance so a massive commute can be challenging,” said Eloise. 

“The Empire is located very close to the station and many people don’t realise how well connected Dagenham is, whether it’s the trains, the buses or even London City Airport.

“One of the benefits of buying early on at a big development is that the starting prices are so reasonable – it’s a good time to invest.”

surrounded by local amenities

While Dagenham Green will boast a cafe, medical centre, supermarket, commercial space and a car club on-site, residents will also benefit from what’s already in the local area.

“We’re not far from Lakeside Shopping Centre here by car and there’s also a local Asda and Merrielands Retail Park just up the road,” said Eloise. 

“We’ve had a lot of interest from local residents and businesses since we opened the marketing suite and we really welcome people coming in to say hello.”

With The Empire on a path to completion, buyers can expect brick-faced homes designed to maximise views over a five-acre urban park that pays homage to Dagenham’s marshlands. 

There will be a boardwalk area with a large pond aimed at encouraging as great a variety of flora and fauna as possible to make their homes in the area alongside incoming residents.

Also on the sustainability front, the development will feature an air-source heat pump energy centre to provide low-carbon energy.

Look east, it’s the future.       

key details: Dagenham Dock

Prices for apartments in The Empire building at Dagenham Green start at £275,000 for a one-bed, with two and three-beds also available.

The 193 shared ownership homes at the scheme are expected to launch through Peabody over the summer.

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