Managed Estate

Leake Street Arches

Positioned in the heart of the South Bank, which attracts over 80 million visitors every year, Leake Street Arches is a thriving community of urban art, independent restaurants, bars and entertainment spaces underneath Waterloo station.

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26,000
26,000 sq ft
£m£4.5m
£4.5m public value per year
100
100 jobs created
0
0 waste to landfill

London’s longest legal graffiti wall, made famous by Banksy’s 2008 Cans Festival.

As landlord and manager of Leake Street Arches and tunnel, our placemaking strategy has created a vibrant, artistic leisure destination and maintained the tunnel’s significance as a key hub for London’s street art community.

In 2023, we introduced a community-focused Artist-in-Residence programme and we now support a growing lineup of events, including the popular Miracle on Leake Street and the new Tunnel of Legends. In 2024, tenant Passyunk Avenue expanded their offer in Leake Street Arches with Passyunk Play, a competitive socialising concept, featuring batting cages.

Our investment in public realm improvements has transformed the area with enhanced wayfinding, lighting, safety and accessibility. The addition of free public Wi-Fi and gallery-style lighting in the tunnel has improved the visitor experience and increased its appeal for street artists, and today Leake Street stands as one of London’s most unique urban galleries.

Leake Street Tunnel, also known as the Graffiti Tunnel, in London.

Artist applying a stencil to a large piece of paper in Leake Street Tunnel.

French artist Blek le Rat standing next to a piece of street art in the Leake Street Graffiti Tunnel in London.

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