Flats, Houses and Property in Bow E3: A Guide

Bow Park

Bow (E3) Area and Property Guide

With a host of period properties, new build apartments, acres of green space and millions of pounds of inward investment, the brilliantly-located district of Bow is one of the East End’s most attractive residential options.

In the northern area of E3, lovely Victorian family homes traverse from the expensive Tredeger conservation area and along the Roman Road – home of artists’ studios, a dance space, an art gallery, and a buzzing Saturday market that sells everything from pie and mash to end-of-line fashion goodies. Just beyond is the magnificent Victoria Park – a huge and beautifully planted open space that hosts a variety of festivals, concerts, fetes and rallies. Nearby, wine bars and restaurants, including the brilliant Jongleurs comedy club, line the canal-side Bow Wharf development.

Dominated by the huge Bryant & May match factory, the Bow Quarter development stands as a reminder of the changing face of the East End. Once the home to exploited factory girls (whose strike was pivotal to the 19th-century labour movement), the area now hosts a luxury apartment complex, complete with swimming pools.

Location

Bow is located west of Royal Docks and Stratford, east of Bethnal Green, north of Limehouse and Canary Wharf, and south of Hackney. It is part of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

Bow boasts excellent train connections, with tube stations located at Mile End (Central, District, Hammersmith & City, Bromley by Bow) and Bow Road (District Hammersmith & City); DLR stops are located at Bow Church and Devon’s Road. Bow has good access to the north and south by car as Bow Road leads the A11 out towards the M25 and escapes the worst of the City's congestion. The Hertford Union Canal runs west from Old Ford Lock along the bottom of Victoria Park, linking the River Lee Navigation and the Regent’s Canal.

The main streets and buildings include Bow Road, Roman Road, Tredegar Road, Fairfield Road, St Stephen’s Road, Devon’s Road, Grove Road, Old Ford Road, Parnell Road, Holy Trinity Church, Bow Church, St Clements Hospital, Poplar Municipal Hall, the former Bryant and May match factory. Nearby areas include Hackney, Homerton, Bethnal Green, Haggerston, Shoreditch, Docklands, Limehouse, Millwall, Poplar, Stratford, West Ham, Canning Town, Royal Docks, Canary Wharf, the Isle of Dogs.

Buying Property in Bow E3

Buy property in Bow to live in one of the East End’s most attractive residential areas. And with its range of period properties, modern apartments and millions of pounds of inward investment, it’s no surprise that living in Bow is so popular.

Houses, flats and apartments to buy in Bow are scattered throughout the district, but never too far from a leafy park. Anyone looking for a house to buy with good views should look to the north of Bow, where a variety of Victorian terraces overlook Victoria Park. To the south of Victoria Park, a range of smart new developments offer more affordable flats, houses and apartments to buy in Bow, which prove popular amongst first-time buyers. For families, the attractive three-storey Victorian houses towards Old Ford Road offer views over the Hertford Union Canal, whilst the white stucco Georgiana houses of Tredegar Square offer more expensive options, often with over five bedrooms.

Currell Residential can help you find the perfect property to buy in Bow – an attractive part of East London filled with green spaces and character. Please give us a call or pop into our Victoria Park office, and one of our experienced staff will be happy to assist you.

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Renting Property in Bow E3

Flats, houses and other property to rent in Bow come in a range of shapes and sizes. Conservation areas, including Victoria Park and Tredegar Square, boast some impressive period property subdivided into flats to rent, Limehouse Cut offers some Docklands-inspired riverside apartments to rent, and flats conversions are ubiquitous, in property ranging from schools to factories.

Towards the south of Bow are some of the cheapest deals available in the district, mainly ex-council houses and flats. For more expensive property, in the south of Grove Hall Park, lanes of red brick Victorian terraces offer lovely houses and flats to rent, whilst the converted school at School Bell Mews offers a trendy foothold into the area. In the east of Bow sits the huge Bryant & May factory, which has been developed into more than 700 flats to rent and buy, some with swimming pools. South of the railway line, Tredegar offers newer properties to rent, surrounded by blue period lampposts. Or look to the modern Riverside developments sitting by the River Lea for some of the most coveted property to rent in Bow.

Currell Residential can help you find the perfect property to rent in Bow – an attractive part of East London filled with green spaces and character. Please give us a call or pop into our Victoria Park office, and one of our experienced staff will be happy to assist you.

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