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Stockwell is shaking off the travesties of post-war reconstruction and is creating a new form of scintillating urban grandeur.
Living in Stockwell
Stockwell is a vibrant urban area in the London Borough of Lambeth and is more affordable than neighbouring Clapham.
Following destruction by the Luftwaffe and post-war reconstruction, change is afoot in Stockwell with new housing developments and charming restorations going hand in hand.
Some of Stockwell's original grandeur, including stunning double-fronted villas, can still be found most notably in Stockwell Park Road and Stockwell Park Crescent, which form part of the Stockwell Park Conservation Area.
Angell Town in north-east Stockwell had social housing that was built in the 1960s and '70s. However, throughout the 1990s seven concrete monstrosities have either been razed to the ground or radically altered to make way for small mews developments.
The formidable Loughborough Estate still dominates east Stockwell but the charming Victorian houses in neighbouring Villa Road by Max Roach Park were rightly spared concrete expansion together with the Orphanage for Fatherless Girls which now provides luxury flats.
Stockwell is truly cosmopolitan with many neighbourhood bars, cafés and restaurants run by the Portuguese community and pubs that throb to urban dance music.
There are several health clubs within walking distance of Stockwell the tube station, and there is a large recreation centre with extensive facilities, including a pool, in neighbouring Brixton.
Transport
Stockwell tube station is on the Victoria Line, with Brixton tube station to the south and Vauxhall, Pimlico and Victoria stations to the north.
Stockwell is also on the Northern Line, providing a direct link to South Wimbledon and to Central London.
For information regarding tube and bus routes serving Stockwell please visit http://www.tfl.gov.uk/gettingaround/default.aspx.
Vauxhall railway station is operated by South West Trains and is one stop away from London Waterloo.
In the opposite direction, Vauxhall railway station links to Clapham Junction and stations to the south-west of England and, west, to Putney, Richmond and stations to Reading.
The railway station in Brixton provides services to Victoria mainline station and south to Orpington in Kent.
For further details of train services throughout the UK including maps please visit http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/.
History and culture
The name, Stockwell, means a small wood and from the 13th century to the start of the 19th, Stockwell was a rural manor before developing into an elegant middleclass suburb during the reigns of George IV and Queen Victoria.
Arthur Rackham, artist and illustrator, is one of many famous people who have lived in Stockwell. He moved to Albert Square with his family when he was 15.
Other renowned residents include Lilian Bayliss, Violette Szabo, Vincent Van Gogh and Sir Roger Moore.
It was the arrival of the railways in the 19th century that altered the social milieu of Stockwell, when terraced housing for artisans swiftly overtook the stately villas.
For further information regarding living in Stockwell please visit http://www.lambeth.gov.uk/home.htm.
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2 bedrooms flat in Loughborough Road, London, SW9 - Asking price of £280,000
Atkinson Mcleod are proud to present this truly stunning two bedroom garden flat situated within a charming Victorian building. The accommodation which has been newly refurbished to a very high...... view full details
2 bedrooms flat in Loughborough Road, Brixton, SW9 - Asking price of £275,000
Recently refurbished lower ground floor conversion flat with own front door and shared garden. ... view full details
2 bedrooms flat in Tregothnan Road, Clapham North, SW9 - Asking price of £425,000
This superb two bedroomed flat has been architect designed and offers cool and contemporary living space with stylish fixtures and fittings and a flat roof.... view full details
2 bedrooms flat in London SW9 - Asking price of £199,950
This light, bright and airy flat offers well proportioned rooms throughout. The property offers a delightful eat in kitchen, two decent size rooms and a large reception, which leads onto a...... view full details
2 bedrooms flat in Lorn Road, Stockwell - Asking price of £439,500
Offers in the region of 439,500- no onward chain-halfapercent as sole agents are delighted to offer this two double bedroom maisonette arranged over 987sqft (91sqm) of the first and second floors...... view full details
1 bedroom flat in Hubert Grove, Brixton SW9 - Asking price of £249,950
Beautiful recently converted one bedroom top floor conversion flat set between brixton and clapham. ... view full details
1 bedroom flat in Clapham Road, Oval, London SW9 - Asking price of £235,000
A delightful one bedroom flat located on the third floor of this prestigious development in close proximity to Oval and Vauxhall tubes... view full details
2 bedrooms flat in Brixton Road Brixton , London SW9 - Asking price of £275,000
A two bedroom flat on the ground floor of this modern mews development with off street parking. This modern development is set back from the Brixton Road and a short walk to Brixton Centre.... view full details
2 bedrooms flat in Hackford Road, Oval, London SW9 - Asking price of £335,000
A very well proportioned split level two double bedroom flat on a desirable road between Oval and Stockwell stations... view full details
