January 11th, 2012 by Mark Rusling

Around a fifth of the borough’s Decent Homes work to raise all social housing to a decent level in 2010/11 took place in Hoe Street ward. This included kitchen or bathroom renewal, electrical upgrades, works to heating systems, external redecoration, new front doors and cavity wall insulation.

Works at the following properties are all complete: West Avenue Road, Wingfield Road, Park Court, Gower House, Maple House, Cedars House, Latham House, Grosvenor Park Road, Albert Whicher House, Batten House, Trinity House, Walton House, Powell Court, Prospect House, Nash House, St Stephens Close and Boyden House. Other remaining works are being completed now.

In 2011/12, the following improvements will take place in Hoe Street ward:

• 10 front doors
• 56 kitchens and bathrooms
• Electrical works to 104 properties
• Fire protection works to 248 blocks
• Video door entry systems and external gates at Attlee Terrace
• 300 complete central heating systems
• 100 boiler replacements

All of this should increase the comfort of the social housing residents in our ward and bring their homes to a decent standard.