Families on estate live in fear of 'crackheads kicking their front door down'
Residents say the area is 'eyesore' that's in desperate need of redevelopment
Good afternoon everyone,
Life isn’t easy for so many people on East London’s Avenue Road Estate. Residents have reported a multitude of problems including drug use, declining house value and poor overall quality of life.
The need for redevelopment has been compounded by the fact that a developer recently backed out of plans to regenerate the area, leaving worried locals in limbo. Our Walthamstow reporter Luke Donnelly visited the estate and caught an eye-opening glimpse from those living there about what life is like.
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