- Loughborough Junction
Loughborough Junction is an area of
South London , in the Borough of Lambeth, which lies on the borderline ofBrixton andCamberwell . It is centred at a junction which consists of 6 railway bridges which can all be seen at once from the centre of the junction. Loughborough Junction can be found within the postal codes of SE5 and SW9, which shows its southern central position. It forms a border betweenHerne Hill , Brixton and Camberwell. The main road which goes through it isColdharbour Lane , which runs from Camberwell all the way to central Brixton.The area itself deteriorated over the years, due largely to drug and
gang related problems, resulting in both pubs "The Green Man" and "The Junction" being shut down and many shops being boarded up. That said, both pubs have recently been renovated and are rumoured to becomegastropub s.The property in the area is a mixture of Victorian and Georgian
mansion block s andtown house s, and local authorityhousing estates . The main estates are the Loughborough Estate, the Angell Town Estate, and the Moorlands Estate.Although the area had a reputation for gangs and drugs, the area has seen huge improvements with in the last 5 years and is now an up and coming area with lots of potential.
Like Brixton and Camberwell, there is a large African-Caribbean population however the population is mainly white middle income.
Transport
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Loughborough Junction railway station
* Bus routes: 45, 35, 345, P4, P5
* Nearest tube station:Brixton tube station Nearest places
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Brixton
*Camberwell
*Denmark Hill
*Herne Hill
*Dulwich
*Stockwell External links
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Urban75 : [http://www.urban75.org/vista/loughborough3.html 360 panoramic view of loughborough junction]*
Loughborough Junction Forum : [http://www.loughboroughjunction.com A new forum about Loughborough Junction]
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