The truth about Camberwell – is Boris’s old haunt worth investing in?

Like other areas of London, Camberwell suffered from having much of its modern town planning done by the Luftwaffe. As the original bridges over the Thames were built, particularly Blackfriars in the 18th century, the roads leading to them, wide and quiet, became lined with handsome Georgian and Regency houses. Victorian fillers came later along with grids of basic but reasonable housing for the many labour intensive businesses springing up.

Modern Camberwell has become aligned with artists, perhaps trendily missing out on the over gentrification affecting some near SW postcode neighbours. That is a polite way of saying that it was one of those places that, when I started in the property business in the late 70s, would have raised eyebrows if someone with a choice decided to go and live there. Some had the last laugh with one friend in particular renting a detached Georgian house, which was then bought and is still owned.