East Village | |
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Olympic and Paralympic Village, April 2012. To the rear is the temporary Basketball Arena | |
Location within Greater London | |
OS grid reference | TQ385845 |
• Charing Cross | 6 mi (9.7 km) WSW |
London borough | |
Ceremonial county | Greater London |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | LONDON |
Postcode district | E20 |
Dialling code | 020 |
Police | Metropolitan |
Fire | London |
Ambulance | London |
UK Parliament | |
London Assembly | |
East Village is an area in Stratford, East London that was designed and constructed as the Olympic Village of the 2012 Summer Olympics and has been converted for use as a new residential district, complete with independent shops, bars and restaurants. The area was formerly contaminated waste land and industrial buildings to the north of Stratford town centre.[1][2] More than 7,000 people now live in the area.[3]
The district is part of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, planning is overseen by London Legacy Development Corporation.[4]