The district of Walworth is within the London Borough of Southwark in South East London, England (Southwark council is Labour controlled. Band D council tax for 2017/2018 is £1,256.82). The area is located 1.9 miles south east of Charing Cross, and can be found with the postcode SE1 SE5 and SE17. The nearest station is Elephant and Castle which is in Zone 1.

One of the oldest buildings in this area is St Peters Church, built circa 1825. It is an excellent example of the neo-classical style of church built by Sir John Soane. It is an indication of the wealth of the middle-class merchants who then lived in the vicinity that they could afford an architect of such prominence. 

Walworth is now home to a combination of Victorian and Georgian buildings and council estate flats. It is the home of the famous East Street Market which is located between Walworth Road and Old Kent Road and to Elephant and castle shopping centre and Burgess Park.

On Walworth road and Surrey Square - which is in the middle of the Aylesbury Estate there are Georgian houses, while Addington Square and Sutherland Square are two garden squares of early Victorian houses. Three-bedroom houses in Sutherland Square now sell for £1 million-plus.

Pullens Buildings is an unusual area of tenement housing south of Kennington Park Road originally built for artisans who used the workshops attached to the back of the residential blocks. Today the workshops house artists, designers and architects. Walworth also has new-build flats and right-to-buy council flats.

The most expensive period home for sale now is a five-bedroom listed Georgian house in New Kent Road, priced at £1,695,000.

There is currently a £3 billion Elephant & Castle Partnership, which includes the now-demolished Heygate Estate and the shopping centre, is on target to build 5,000 new and replacement homes by 2025. The project will include providing the largest new park  built in central London for 70 years.

On the Aylesbury Estate, a joint venture between housing association Notting Hill Housing and Southwark council will build 3,500 new homes between East Street and Burgess Park by 2032.

There are a few new developments in Walworth providing homes for social rent, sale and shared ownership, they are listed below:

• West Grove: This has 593 studios, one – 3-bed flats across 8 buildings. Prices start at £550,000. Call 02036759955 for more info.
• The Walworth Collection: This is a development of 59 properties ranging from studios- 3-bed flats. Prices start from £445,000. Call 02034862250 for more info.
• Harvard Gardens: L&Q housing association is selling 1-4 bed flats. Prices start from £415,000. Call 03330033640 for more info.

If you’re looking to rent in this area, properties in Walworth range from £1,400 for a one-bedroom flat to approximately £3,000 for a 4-bed house.

There are a few outstanding schools in the area according to Ofsted, these include

• Keyworth Primary School
• Notre Dame Roman Catholic Girls School
• John Ruskin Primary School
• St John's Walworth Church of England Primary School

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