Eccles Housing Scheme was designed for middle and high-income families from urban and rural neighbourhoods around Guyana. It is still considered one of the fastest growing communities in the country and has attracted a number of top industrial companies. The Haags Bosch Landfill site is at the back of the village.
The village comprises three sections: CC Eccles New Housing Scheme, DD New Housing Scheme and Eccles New Housing Scheme. Together they have thousands of residents as all three schemes are almost filled to capacity.
Though houses line every street the village seemed quiet. At one property, construction workers were mixing cement and laying the foundation of a house. All around were neat yards, some covered in concrete, others with nicely cut lawns and flowers. Dogs could be seen behind most of the gates, sometimes four to a yard.
