Aldersbrook is an Edwardian housing estate in North-East London. It is situated in the London Borough of Redbridge, and borders Waltham Forest and Newham borough. Houses in Aldersbrook span the postcodes E11 and E12. The part of Aldersbrook in E12 was formerly a region of Newham.
Properties in Aldersbrook are surrounded by open space or parkland, which, in an otherwise dense urban area of London, makes houses in Aldersbrook desirable to anyone who wants a property in a location that offers a ‘leafy’ escape from the concrete and congestion. The houses for sale in Aldersbrook Road and Northumberland Avenue offer views of Wanstead Flats and Wanstead Park, respectively.
The estate was laid out in the Edwardian era and a possible reflection of society in the times of its establishment manifests itself in a lack of public houses. Homes in Aldersbrook though are only moments away from two churches, (one Anglican and one Baptist, a primary school and a library which has been kept open due to the community spirit shown during campaigns after threats of closure.
As well as popular views, property for sale in Aldersbrook Road are also near a short strip of shops, there are convenience stores on both the eastern and western sides of the estate and a launderette by the Anglican church on the eastern side.
Although the overall character of the property in Aldersbrook, and the area as a whole, emanates from the greater body of the estate being laid out it the 1910s, smaller areas have undergone post war development that has seen the arrival of some council housing and one high rise block.
The range of homes for sale in Aldersbrook is vast and there are also some modern houses and flats in Aldersbrook which were erected in the 1980s as a result of the regeneration of the site of the old maternity hospital.