Discover the future
Part of an ambitious masterplan to regenerate the 45-acre site that was once home to the Ford Motor Company’s Stamping and Tooling Operations, this first phase of Dagenham Green sets the benchmark for what will follow.
The masterplan is not just about homes – there are plans for a brand new secondary school, further shops and amenities to serve local residents. In addition, people who live here will also benefit from a convenient concierge service*.
Dagenham Green will be an exciting new neighbourhood people will be proud to call their own, building on the heritage of this enterprising area.
Discover the past
Running throughout Dagenham Green, on show for all who walk or cycle through it, artworks, play areas and planting act as permanent reminders of the site’s history. There are references to the marshy riverbank it was when the area was known as Daecca’s Farm, which eventually evolved into the name Dagenham.
The creation of Dagenham Breach is commemorated: Captain John Perry’s spectacular feat of early
civil engineering that solved the age-old problem of flooding along the north side of the River Thames. You’ll also notice industrial elements, crediting the Victorian visionaries Sir John Rennie and Samuel Williams, who built jetties and docks and brought railways to the area.
No celebration of Dagenham’s past would be complete without mention of the Ford Motor Company, which selected the riverside location for the 500-acre motor plant, transferring all work in 1931. It was Europe’s largest car plant, it defined Dagenham throughout the 20th century as a centre for industry and manufacturing.
The site on which Dagenham Green now stands has its own remarkable heritage: once home to the Ford Stamping and Tooling Plant, it was the setting for the Ford sewing machinists’ strikes, when a group of women protested against the low-skilled grading of their work. Leading to the formation of the Equal Pay Act of 1970, it was a milestone in the United Kingdom’s social history.
Discover the local area
Whether it’s a fragrant dish from the local Indian restaurant, or designer fashion in the West End, everyone has their passions. Living at Dagenham Green means you get to indulge them all.
Shoppers have a world of temptation around them: Lakeside Shopping Centre, just 16 minutes away by car, and the popular Bluewater, 24 minutes away, both combine retail therapy with family entertainment and eating out. Westfield Stratford City, home to more than 300 retailers, is a short walk from Stratford Station, just 22 minutes by train from Dagenham Dock. A little further and you’re in central London, the ultimate destination for shopping, entertainment and fine dining.
