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Entertainment

Canary Wharf offers easy access to the O2 concert venue. The area's emergence as an employment and residential centre has seen many bars and restaurants spring up. Jubilee Shopping Centre has opened here as demand for retail has increased.

Squares and Gardens

During the summer, Canada Square is used to host the televised screening of sporting events and for concerts. It is surrounded by some of the country's tallest buildings, including One Canada Square. Heron Quays West Park is another recently redeveloped green space that is popular with locally based workers on their lunch breaks.

Roads and Streets

Westferry Road loops around the local area and connects into the wider road network via the A1261 and A13. West India Avenue and Ontario Way are among the other major local routes, as are Hertsmere Road and Bank Street.

Universities and Colleges

City Community College runs specialised courses including those focused on business and finance for students who wish to work in the thriving financial services centre that has arisen in the area. There is also the University of Greenwich and Tower Hamlets College. Students may be interested in Canary Wharf flats to let, meaning that there is a market for investors who are seeking properties here.

Schools

River House Montessori School caters for pre-schoolers. Primary schools in the Canary Wharf area include Seven Mills Primary School and Mayflower Primary School. Local secondary schools include St. Paul's Way Trust and Bacon's College.

Hospitals

Hospitals that serve residents in the Canary Wharf area include St. Clements Hospital, Mile End Hospital and London Bridge Hospital.

Tube and Train stations

Canary Wharf is well served by tube and DLR, with stations at Canary Wharf, Heron Quays, South Quay, Canary Wharf (DLR) and West India Quay. Mainline train services run from Limehouse, Deptford, Maze Hill, Greenwich and Bermondsey stations.