People living in the shadow of the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium have expressed differing views on the area since the £1bn project has established itself.

The 62,850 capacity area hosts Premier League football, boxing matches, NFL games and concerts – such as Beyonce and Lady Gaga’s visits to the capital.

But the build is not purely a sporting one, as the Tottenham Hotspur Foundation aims to improve the wellbeing of young people in the community. Kayse Hassan, 52, a radiologist who moved to the UK from the north of Germany in 2003, said: “It’s [the area] been improved since the new stadium.

“All the [new] roads and the signs are also positive”. But he added that prices have gone up, especially because a “loved” local pub had to make way for the construction. There is now a new one that is part of the building.

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The London neighbourhood where buses ‘are always overcrowded as they only arrive every 30 minutes’..

But Mr Hassan said the wellbeing of residents has improved and crime has decreased, remembering occasions before the new development when people used to try and rob cigarettes from him in the streets. He said: “There used to be a lot of drug addiction around here – not anymore. And here, in some of the properties on that corner there used to be homeless people. That’s reduced as well.

‘They approached you and said ‘give us cigarettes’, and they didn’t even know if you smoke or not..

There’s a lot of local community support. It was dangerous. Sometimes they approached you and said ‘give us cigarettes’, and they didn’t even know if you smoke or not. The big Sainsbury’s that’s been improved as well. The local s

The businessman, whose parents began living in the area in 1976, added: “I’ve never felt threatened in this area all my life. I finish late, I go home and I don’t have a problem.

“You don’t have issues with anybody and that’s how we live here in this community. It’s fantastic. It’s how you treat people.” Mr  Tryfonos also added that it is “more busy” on match days” as the capacity has changed. But, “it’s a busy shop anyway.”

hops are fantastic. Environmentally, it’s very nice actually now.”