199 new council homes for Greenwich Peninsula

Delighted tenants have moved into 100 newly completed council homes in Greenwich Peninsula, where a further 99 council homes are currently under construction.

The Royal Borough of Greenwich purchased the properties at Greenwich Millennium Village with its own funds and a grant from the Greater London Authority.

This acquisition forms part of the Council’s commitment to create 1,750 homes to be let to local people on its Housing Register.

A hundred one, two and three-bedroom flats have been completed with tenants moving in earlier this year. They were visited by Leader of the Royal Borough of Greenwich, Councillor Anthony Okereke and Cabinet Member for Housing Management, Neighbourhoods and Homelessness Councillor Pat Slattery.

Abiola, who with his daughter had been living in temporary accommodation for over a year, said their new flat had brought “a lot of improvement… you feel more peaceful, it makes you feel like you want to engage more with the community around you”. He said his daughter “feels great” and that “he can start to prepare for the future”. Other residents spoke of nearby transport allowing them to get to work easily and of their children making friends in the development.

Leader of the Royal Borough of Greenwich, Cllr Anthony Okereke, said: “The purchase of these 199 beautiful homes shows that we are grabbing every opportunity to tackle the urgent housing crisis, whether that be the hundreds of homes we’re building with our Greenwich Builds initiative or the properties we’ve purchased here at Greenwich Millennium Village.

The flexibility of our approach means that we are able to pivot where needed and navigate the challenges facing home-builders everywhere, from supply chain issues to labour costs.

Greenwich Peninsula is an area that has seen huge growth and transformation over the past decade and we’re thrilled that families who were previously in housing need are able to access the prosperity, jobs and investment flowing into this part of our borough.

We want to extend our gratitude to the GLA for their part in helping to make this happen and wish the tenants here every happiness in their new homes.”

Of the first 100 homes 10% are wheelchair adapted, and all the properties are finished to a high specification with underfloor heating and sustainable technology including:

• Solar panels
• MVHR ventilation
• Green and brown roofs. 

The building’s design meets Level 4 of the Code for Sustainable Homes and Lifetime Homes. Public spaces around the development include biodiversity measures such as:

• A wildflower meadow with species selected by the nearby Greenwich Peninsula Ecology Park’s Land Trust
• Insect hotels
• Wetland planting and shingle beaches along a sustainable water drainage swale 

The 99 homes currently under construction are due for completion in 2026.