The Stepney area of Beverley Road is one of 10 national pilots for High Street Accelerator status.
The project is supported up until March 2026 by funding available from the government to improve green spaces and reinvigorate the high street. What this change looks like was decided the local community through a series of surveys and local engagement.
The vision for Stepney
Earlier in 2025, the Stepney High Street Accelerator (HSA) Partnership undertook a survey and community engagement to understand how residents want to use their green spaces.
Your feedback shaped the plans for the area. As a result, the Stepney HSA Partnership is delighted to inform you that work has completed on the first phase of delivery on our improvements to the Stepney area of Beverley Road and Sculcoates Park.
This includes new high street planters, drifter benches, litter pods and cycle racks. Sculcoates park has also undergone a range of improvements, including new footways and a lighting refurbishment programme, which received match funding from the Crime Prevention Fund, to increase accessibility and safety for the community and park users. Natural play equipment and fencing has also been added to the children’s play area.
Sculcoates Park will remain open in early 2026 whilst we complete the final installations of benches, picnic tables and a chess table, alongside further improvements to the popular sports area and ‘Red Top’ basketball court, complete with new surfacing, fencing and hoops. Line marking to the court area will follow in 2026.