Stratford Information
Area Overview
Stratford and the surrounding areas have always had the location and housing stock to be considered one of the more desirable spots in East London. Now benefiting from the huge re-generation and investment prompted by the London 2012 Olympic Games, it would seem the area is well on the way to fulfilling it's huge potential.
The Lea Valley 500-acre site will be transformed from being one of the most under-developed in the country to one with restored natural ecology and new infrastructure providing the setting for sustainable communities. There will be a wealth of benefits to local people and prospective purchasers alike, such as, the regeneration of east London, cross-city transport improvements in London, a massive influx of social and shopping facilities and, of course, opportunities for a vast array of businesses.
Stratford and the surrounding areas are already popular and extremely well linked by transport to the City, Docklands, the West End and eventually the rest of Europe, with the Channel Tunnel Rail Link opening in 2009. The area is ideal for professionals working in the City or Canary Wharf since it’s only a 15-minute tube ride away from both locations. With the buzz, hype and re-generation kick started by the Olympic Games, the area can only continue to grow and prosper, making it London's newest and 'possibly' only remaining hotspot.
Transportation
- London Underground
- Central Line
- Jubilee Line
- London Overground
- DLR
- Bus Station
- 25, 69, 86, 104, 108, 158, 238, 241, 257, 262, 276, 308, 425, 473 and D8
- Night buses N8 and N86
- Routes 25, 69 and 108 are 24hrs
- National Express Coaches A9 to Stansted Airport and 010 to Cambridge
- National Rail
- National Express East Anglia
- Late night c2c services
- Crossrail services (under construction)
- Maryland railway station
- National Express East Anglia trains
- Crossrail services (under construction)
- Stratford International station (under construction)
- Stratford High Street DLR station (under construction)
The Future
Stratford has been a focus of regeneration for some years, and is the location of a number of major projects:
- Stratford International station on High Speed 1 (the Channel Tunnel Rail Link) has now been constructed, though it cannot be opened until the surrounding infrastructure has been completed. The station will be served, not only by trains to and from the continent, but also by high-speed commuter trains between Kent and London, and by a new DLR line running via Stratford Regional station and Stratford High Street DLR station, to destinations including Woolwich via London City Airport and Beckton via the ExCeL Exhibition Centre.
- Stratford City is a multi-billion pound scheme to regenerate the 73-hectare brownfield railway lands to the north of the town centre. There will be a vast shopping centre similar in size to Bluewater, for which John Lewis, Waitrose and Marks and Spencer have already committed to provide anchor stores. Adjacent will be a new purpose-built community of 5,000 homes, offices, schools, public spaces, municipal and other facilities destined to become a major metropolitan centre for East London. Plans include several residential and office skyscrapers, including a 55-storey tower designed by architects Allies and Morrison opposite Stratford station. New superstores are being built in the Stratford area, with completion expected in 2009.
- The 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games will have their main base at the Olympic Park, which will contain a significant number of venues including the Olympic Stadium, Aquatics Centre, and London Velopark. Some of the new Stratford City accommodation will serve as the Olympic Village housing athletes before being re-configured for the property market. After the Olympics the 'legacy' plans include the largest new urban park in Europe for over a century.
- Crossrail, a new rail line through central London connecting Heathrow Airport and Maidenhead in the west, will serve both Stratford and Maryland stations.