Rathbone Market,
Canning Town

In Canning Town, the English Cities Fund has fully embraced the London housing challenge. We have built homes at scale, at pace, across tenures, and to excellent design and sustainability standards, to create a welcoming neighbourhood in one of the world’s great cities.

Our scheme at Rathbone Market was a critical catalyst for the Canning Town and Custom House Regeneration Area – established by Newham Council, with the aim of transforming this complex part of east London to benefit residents and drive growth.

The 651 homes we have built provide housing for Londoners across tenures: private sale, build to rent, affordable rent and shared ownership, with 25% of homes ring-fenced as affordable. All are set within a genuine community, supported by a new library and community hub, two public squares, and rooftop communal gardens. And yes, there’s a market too, forming the heart of the development.

The fund’s early investment in Canning Town demonstrated the potential of this area to deliver positive outcomes for investors, the council and the local community. Rathbone Market has been a real catalyst for transformation, visible in the further developments coming to the area from other investors and partners.

Minutes from the River Thames, benefitting from transport connections via Underground and Docklands Light Railway, and less than four miles from the City of London, Canning Town is now playing a bigger part in the capital and providing more homes for Londoners.