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Pepys Estate
Description
- Project type: Flats and houses
- Full Address: Pepys Estate, Foreshore Street, Deptford, London SE8 3DG
- Location type: Urban
- Number of dwellings: 169; 45 shared ownership, 124 social rent
- Dwelling type: 46 1-bed flats; 84 2-bed flats; 32 3-bed flats; 7 4-bed houses
- Bed spaces: 627
- Site area/density (units per hectare): 1.19 hectares; 142 units per hectare
- Parking ratio: 60%
- Typical unit area: 45m2 (smallest 1 bed flat); 92m2 (3-bed flat); 127m2 (4-bed house)
- Cost per unit: £98,000 (average)
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