Funding approved for tranche of 400 new Council homes

The funding will see construction start at 14 Council-owned sites like underused garages and derelict offices, including nine new terraced houses on the Nye Bevan Estate, beautiful new super energy efficient homes at Morris Blitz Court and a block of 18 homes in place of garages at Blackwell Close in Clapton. 

At least 300 of the new homes will be for Council social rent, with funding coming from the Mayor of London’s Affordable Homes Fund and directly from the Council. 

Mayor of Hackney, Caroline Woodley, said: “This is another milestone in our mission to deliver 1,000 new council homes for social rent across Hackney, which will see spades in the ground on 400 new homes. 

“We’re building some of the best new council homes in the country. They’re spacious, energy efficient, designed in partnership with communities and, most importantly of all, local people always get first dibs.

“I’m proud of our record, but we know there’s more to do, which is why we want to expand our housing programmes to build and buy back thousands more for the people in desperate need of somewhere to call home.” 

The Council is currently delivering 972 new Council homes across Hackney, despite significant financial challenges in the construction industry and important new building regulations that mean it now costs more than £500,000 to deliver one council home in London. 

All the new homes are prioritised for the residents who need them most, with local people getting first dibs. They’re designed in partnership with communities - to ensure they reflect what people love about their neighbourhood. And they’re award-winning - scooping multiple awards, including RIBA’s prestigious Neave Brown Award for the best social housing in the UK.

Where Hackney is building new homes: 

Hackney Council is delivering 972 new Council homes for social rent, 405 for shared ownership and 1,003 homes for outright sale (a total of 2,380 homes) at 23 sites across the borough: 

• Blackwell Close, Kings Park: 18 council homes for social rent
• Blandford Court, De Beauvoir: 13 council homes for social rent
• Britannia Leisure Centre development, Hoxton East and Shoreditch: 51 council homes for social rent, 30 for shared ownership and 290 for outright sale to help pay for the council homes, the new Britannia Leisure Centre and the new City of London Shoreditch Park Academy
• Buckland Court, Hoxton East and Shoreditch: 13 council homes for social rent, 32 for shared ownership
• Cherbury Court, Hackney Central: 33 council homes for social rent
• Colville Phase 2c, Hoxton East and Shoreditch: 52 council homes for social rent
• Colville Phase 4, Hoxton East and Shoreditch: 175 council homes for social rent
• Cropley Court, Hoxton West: 45 council homes for social rent
• De Beauvoir Estate Phase 1 & 2, De Beauvoir: 89 council homes for social rent, 62 for share ownership and 190 for outright sale to help pay for the new council homes
• Fairbank Estate, Hoxton West: 25 council homes for social rent, 15 for shared ownership and 34 for outright sale to help pay for the new council homes
• Fellows Court, Haggerston: 28 council homes for social rent
• Frampton Park, Homerton: 17 council homes for social rent and 38 for shared ownership
• Kings Crescent Phase 3&4, Brownswood: 28 council homes for social rent, 107 for shared ownership and 83 for outright sale
• Marian Court Phase 3&4, Homerton: 36 council homes for social rent, 61 for shared ownership and 66 for outright sale to help pay for new council homes in this and earlier phases of Marian Court
• Morris Blitz Court, Stoke Newington: 19 council homes for social rent
• Nightingale Phase 1 Block E, Hackney Downs: 70 council homes for social rent
• Nightingale Phase 2, Hackney Downs: 7 council homes for social rent, 47 for shared ownership, 276 for outright sale to help pay for new council homes in phase 1
• Nye Bevan Estate, Kings Park: 9 council homes for social rent
• Orwell & Welshpool, Haggerston: 30 council homes for social rent and 56 for outright sale to help pay for the rest of the new homes programme
• Parkside Estate, Victoria: 19 council homes for social rent
• Pedro Street, King’s Park: 13 council homes for social rent and 13 for shared ownership
• Regents Court, London Fields: 38 council homes for social rent
• Selman and Wellday, Hackney Wick: 22 council homes for social rent
• Wayman Court, Hackney Central: 14 council homes for social rent and 8 for outright sale to help pay for the rest of the new homes programme
• Weymouth Court, Haggerston: 18 council homes for social rent
• Buyback of former Council homes across the borough: 90 council homes for social rent

In addition, at Woodberry Down 90 homes for social rent and 132 shared ownership homes are being delivered in its current phase. 

Homes completed since 2011 

Since 2011, Hackney Council has built 1,399 new homes across the borough, including 543 Council homes for social rent, 24 for Hackney Living Rent, 189 for shared ownership and 643 for outright sale to help pay for them.   

This is in addition to 654 new homes for social rent completed at Woodberry Down. 

• Aikin Court: 4 council homes for social rent and 3 for outright sale (completed 2018)
• Bridge House garages: 20 council homes for social rent, 20 for shared ownership (completed 2013)
• Bridge House phase 2: 28 council homes for social rent, 8 for Hackney Living Rent and 39 for shared ownership (completed 2020)
• Buckland Street: 22 council homes for social rent, 14 for shared ownership and 18 for outright sale (Completing summer 2026)
• Chowdhury Walk: 7 council homes for social rent and 4 for outright sale (Completed 2022)
• Colville Estate Phase 1: 41 council homes for social rent (completed 2011)
• Colville Estate Phases 2A, 2B: 70 council homes for social rent, 11 for shared ownership and 35 for outright sale to pay for the new council homes (completed 2019)
• Colville Estate phase 3: 198 homes for outright sale (completed 2017)
• Dunnock Mews (Ottoway House): 30 council homes for social rent (completed 2011)
• Finsbury Park Place (Alexandra National House): 67 council homes for social rent and 42 for outright sale (completed 2013)
• Frampton Park Arms: 16 council homes for social rent and 4 for shared ownership (completed 2020)
• Lyttleton House: 15 council homes for shared ownership and 10 for outright sale (completed 2020)
• Goldcrest Mews: 43 council homes for social rent (completed 2011)
• Gooch House: 16 homes for Hackney Living Rent (completed 2022)
• Great Eastern Buildings: 8 council homes for shared ownership and 10 for outright sale (completed 2017)
• Kings Crescent Estate Phase 1-2: 79 council homes for social rent, 36 for shared ownership and 158 for outright sale to help pay for the new council homes. In addition, 174 existing homes were refurbished with new balconies. (completed 2017)
• King Edward’s Road: 15 council homes for social rent and 17 homes for outright sale to help pay for council homes (completed 2018)
• Mandeville Street: 5 council homes for social rent and 6 for shared ownership (Completed 2022)
• St Leonard’s Court: 15 council homes for social rent, 8 for shared ownership and 48 for outright sale to help pay for new council homes (completed 2020)

• Tower Court: 36 council homes for social rent, 16 for shared ownership and 80 for outright sale (Completed 2023)
• Wimbourne Street: 27 council homes for social rent, 12 for shared ownership and 20 for outright sale  (Completing spring 2026)