St Leonard’s Court

St Leonard’s Court includes:

• 15 council homes for social rent homes for local residents in housing need
• 8 council homes for shared ownership for people living or working in Hackney who can’t afford to buy outright but won’t be prioritised for social housing
• 48 homes for outright sale to help pay for them in the absence of government funding for social housing

These replaced all the original 64 homes on the estate, the majority of which were bedsits, with a mix of one, two and three bedroom homes more suited to the housing need in the area today.

The social rent homes have been allocated to families on our housing waiting list, with priority for residents in priority need living close to the development sites.

The shared ownership homes were sold by our in-house sales team, Hackney Sales, in accordance with our sales and marketing principles.

The designs have been developed to respect the Grade II listed St John the Baptist Church opposite and the Georgian terrace along New North Road, and provide energy efficient homes that meet Sustainable Homes Level 4 standards.

But it’s not just about housing. These plans are creating improved public spaces, better amenities for existing residents and a fair recovery from the pandemic – including three new schools and a state-of-the-art new leisure centre, and providing training and employment opportunities for Hackney residents.

Architects: Child Graddon Lewis.

We have now completed the new homes and residents have now moved in.