High street accelerator - Stepney area

Results of the 2024 vision survey

Those who took part in our research helped us understand the real issues affecting high street users and what the area needs to make it a better place to -

  • live
  • work
  • play
  • shop

The results of the survey

The main issues that you said you would like the Partnership to address were -

Tackling anti social behaviour and street drinking icon Clean, green, attractive and litter free iconTaking back Sculcoats park iconImproving sense of safety icon

Celebrating culture and communityImproving cycling links iconCreating an area that attracts businesses and people icon

You told us the top five things that would have the greatest impact on improving the Stepney area and creating a good high street where people want to live, work and shop are -

1. Clean tidy and free of litter graffiti and fly tipping. 69%. 2. Low levels of crime and antisocial behaviour. 49%. 3. Low levels of street drinking. 41%. 4. The condition and appearance of buildings. 34%. 5. Attracting a rang of shops and services. 33%

The top five ranking green space improvements were -

Point 1. Trees 48 percent. Point 2. Green rood, bee and butterfly highway forty percent. Point 3. Sculcoates park ground improvements. 39 percent. Point four. High street planters. 38 percent. Point five. Park safety. 37 percent.

The five words which the public felt best described the vision for the Stepney area were -

Point one. Safe. 61 percent. Point 2 attractive 55 percent. Point 3. Welcoming. 47 percent. point 4. Green. 37 percent. Community. 36 percent.

You can read the full summary report here.