Living in Canary Wharf
Looking for a property to buy or rent in Canary Wharf? Get to know this popular neighbourhood first.
Canary Wharf is a vibrant hotspot with its sleek tower blocks dominating the city’s skyline and infectious atmosphere. The area offers a prime location in Central London with a short work commute and the opportunity to work with the UK’s most prominent finance companies.
Restaurants
Despite being a relatively small, compact neighborhood there are nearly 100 restaurants here, including a few luxurious options hich are great for celebrating a special event. It’s also got a good collection of pubs, wine bars, and cocktail bars. Boisdale of Canary Wharf is a local favourite that has over 3,000 whiskeys.
Transport
From Canary Wharf tube station, it takes around 15 minutes to reach Green Park via the Jubilee underground line. Bank tube station is about 10 minutes away by Docklands Light Railway and it takes around 15 minutes to reach Stratford, Lewisham and the London City Airport Station. There are also riverboat services linking Canary Wharf with the City in less than 30 minutes.
Self-proclaimed as "a place for everything".
You’ll never run out of things to do in Canary Wharf.
Shopping
With more than 120 stores across five malls, you’ll find everything you need at Canary Wharf. Canada Place alone houses the flagship Waitrose Food Home store, ‘Plateau Restaurant, Bar Grill’ offering fine dining and incredible views and Third Space Sports Club – the largest health club in Europe.
Green Spaces
The parks and gardens are the living heart of Canary Wharf. Through a mix of careful planting and year-round cultivation, Canary Wharf’s green spaces are alive with flowers, plants, shrubs and trees that change seasonally. They are beautiful and versatile open spaces that are used every day — whether as performance spaces for the Estate’s thriving arts and entertainment programme, gathering places for community classes such as ‘yoga in the park’, or simply for relaxing and unwinding.
Property
With luxury residential properties located along the bankside of the River Thames and even more harboured around the various pretty docksides, living here really is all it’s cracked up to be.
Properties are mainly apartments in shiny new towers. You can get stunning views of the City skyline and the Thames river. There are some townhouses, Victorian terraced houses, and cottages, though you’ll have to get lucky to find one since they go quickly. A large majority of the population are young professionals working in the wharf’s offices, as well as families buying their first homes. See what we currently have available here:
Hertsmere Road, Canary Wharf
Asking – £595,000
A beautifully presented one bedroom apartment, situated within this luxurious dockside development, south-facing on the 23rd floor with far reaching views of Canary Wharf.
Fairmont Avenue, Canary Wharf
Asking – £500,000
A stunning one bedroom apartment located on the 14th floor of the New Providence Wharf development, in Canary Wharf. Benefiting from fantastic views of the Canary Whard and City skyline. Measuring 563 sq ft. this apartment has been fully refurbished.
Aberfeldy Village, Canary Wharf
Asking – £595,000
Located in a vibrant waterside location, with a mixture of studio, 1,2 and 3 bedroom apartments. Providing an excellent investment opportunity within the Canary Wharf district of London.
