The council-owned tower blocks that dominate the estate are called Lea Bank, Penhill and Five Springs, each is of a similar design and are 15 floors each reaching a total height of 44.2 m (145 ft).

It was the host of a marketplace[2] that took place on Thursdays and Saturdays; it was opposite Marsh Farm Futures House, a former factory-turned local community centre.

Leagrave railway station is a 20-minute walk from Marsh Farm and there are frequent trains to Luton, St Albans, Bedford, London, Brighton and Sevenoaks.

[10][11][12] Councillor Tom Shaw later said that he hoped it would remove the media's memories of Marsh Farm's anti-social past: "The bad reputation – people keep on talking about that [...] That was 25 years ago.

The lead artist, Viv McIntyre, visited schools on the estate and carried out workshops with the pupils, where they provided the images (based on given themes) to create the mural designs.

[citation needed] Work was halted until the 2010s, in which tenants were relocated,[11] and old homes were demolished and rebuilt,[13] notably The Purley Centre between 2017 and 2018,[14][15][16] which was replaced by houses, a new row of stores, low rise apartments and recreation space.