Hip in Hackney: new development next to E5's top music venue is set around landscaped squares

Mature gardens form the backdrop of this new development in cool east London.
St John at Hackney church is a noted music venue located seconds from Hackney Gardens
David Spittles19 March 2019

Listed St John at Hackney church in E5 is a noted music venue, known for star-studded gigs by the likes of Coldplay and Ed Sheeran.

The handsome 18th-century church and its lovely mature gardens are the backdrop to Hackney Gardens, a new development of 58 homes.

The apartment blocks are set around a series of hard and soft landscaped squares, which a new passageway to Mare Street, Hackney's main drag, is being created.

Prices from £575,000. Call 020 7043 8888.

Bi-fold doors let in light at Hackney Gardens