Live by the water in London: new flats with free boat club membership, urban beaches and activities for the capital's sports-mad buyers

New canalside flats in Haggerston come with free boat club membership, and there are other London developments offering similar attractions for the capital's sports-mad buyers...

From £565,000: canalside flats at The Overdraught in Haggerston, E8

David Spittles13 July 2017

Home hunters who love watersports are spoilt for choice in London.

The Overdraught, a new block of eight apartments priced from £565,000 is on Regent's Canal bank in gritty Haggerston, where buyers are offered free membership of nearby Laburnham Boat Club, which runs canoeing and kayaking lessons. Call developer L&Q on 0333 033780.

Royal Docks West, with 105 flats in a 19-storey tower, is part of a waterfront neighbourhood boasting London Regatta Centre, floating boutique hotels with sun decks and an urban beach in summer. Prices from £462,500. Call 020 7718 5202.

From £565,000: canalside flats at The Overdraught in Haggerston, E8

Stoke Newington's Woodberry Down regeneration project brings a 4,600-home neighbourhood bordering two giant reservoirs with sailing and canoeing. A former Victorian pumping station is now a popular climbing centre, and there's a nature reserve with a “trim trail” for joggers.

Three-bedroom flats cost from £832,500. Call Berkeley Homes on 020 8985 9918.

Hendon Waterside in north-west London is being built alongside 30-acre Welsh Harp Reservoir, which has a boating club. Wembley and Sea Horse sailing clubs are near. Barratt has launched Woodlark Apartments priced from £451,000. Call 0844 811 4321.