Stockwell
The Area
If you’re interested in some slightly less well-known areas of south west London for your property search, buyers agents can help you explore Stockwell, just under 2.5 miles to the south of Charing Cross. Recoco property finders can tell you it borders South Lambeth, Oval and Kennington, Clapham, Brixton, and Battersea.
Your Recoco buying agent will help you explore the varied residential accommodation options. Property buying agents can locate particularly grand homes in the Stockwell Park Conservation Area, centred on Albert Square, Durand Gardens, Stockwell Park Crescent, and Stockwell Park Road. Your property finder can also help you date these homes. A real estate buyers agent can confirm many were constructed between 1825-1840. Until 1889, when the County of London was created, Recoco buying agents can also attest that Stockwell was a part of Surrey. As well as the Georgian style terraces, buyers agents can help you explore sympathetic apartment conversions or larger detached villa style homes. Some parts of the area may be described as edgy; property buying agents can help you uncover the hidden treasure in this locality.
History
If you’re interested in why the area is called Stockwell, your Recoco buying agent can explain it’s thought to originate from Old English - “stock” meant tree. This district was very rural for centuries, with numerous botanical and market gardens, developing into a middle-class suburb of some elegance in the nineteenth century. Ask your property finder for more details of the extensive remodelling that occurred around the tube station in the wake of World War Two.
Transport
Recoco property finders will confirm there is no National Rail station in Stockwell itself, but property buying agents can help you pinpoint several nearby railway stations. There are direct links from Stockwell to South Wimbledon and Clapham, while the Victoria line runs north, with stops including King’s Cross St Pancras, Oxford Circus, Tottenham Hale, and Victoria.
Those interested in public transport options can check with Recoco property finders about the London bus routes which pass through the area, including the N2 and N155. Recoco buying agents may also mention National Express services to Gatwick Airport and coastal resorts to the east. If you tell your Recoco buying agent you’d rather conduct your property search by road, major routes through Stockwell include the A23, A202, A203, A2217, A3, and A3036. Your property finder may also mention the CS7 and CS5, just two of several cycleways in the area.
Education
For any property buyer needing information on schools in Stockwell ward, buyers agents may mention Allen Edwards, Larkhall and Stockwell Primary School, and Montessori Busy Bees. Other education centres include Lansdowne School and Platanos College.
Leisure and Events
Stockwell Park or Larkhall Park are particularly pleasant locations for a run, while places of interest include Stockwell Bus Garage, Stockwell skateboard park, and the London Deep Level Shelters. Stockwell’s popularity with young families means plenty of community events, all year round. Annual events include the annual festival; your real estate buyers agent will describe events from tae kwondo, tango, Brazilian and Portuguese cuisine to Polish craft workshops.
Celebrity Connections
Recoco buying agents will be able to reel off a list of celebrities connected to Stockwell. Artist Arthur Rackham was born here in the late 1800s; theatre director Joan Littlewood was also born here. New Labour “spin doctor”, Peter Mandelson, worked as a ward councillor from 1979 until 1982, and celebrity chef Gordon Ramsey also has links.
If you’re a property buyer who enjoys knowing names of famous residents, they have included singer and artist David Bowie, former Prime Minister John Major, and poets Edward Thomas and Will Self. Other famous names include actors Roger Moore and Joanna Lumley, and war heroine Violette Szabo.
Foodies’ Corner
The multicultural nature of Stockwell is reflected in the bakeries, cafes, delicatessens and restaurants. The area is home to one of Britain’s largest Portuguese communities, and West African and Caribbean cuisines are also well represented. Recoco buying agents can suggest options for property buyers needing a little light lunch in the course of their property search. Sample Brazilian and Portuguese food at the aptly named Delicias, enjoy authentic Ethiopian dishes at Lucy 1st, or Lebanese dishes from Afandina.
Fun Fact
If you’d like to discover more about Stockwell’s hidden past, a real estate buyers agent can tell you tales of the 18th century, when the area was a hotbed of smuggling. The highly illicit substance in question? Tea.