WELCOME TO
xxxx SW4
Above: A view of
Battersea Power
Station from the
river
Clapham South has all the advantages of
being so close to the wide green spaces of the
common, but is most definitely at the quieter
end of town, with families continuing to settle...
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WELCOME TO
xxxx SW4
Above: A view of
Battersea Power
Station from the
river
Clapham South has all the advantages of
being so close to the wide green spaces of the
common, but is most definitely at the quieter
end of town, with families continuing to settle
down here as a result. It is, in fact, the heart
of suburban Clapham, with row upon row of
residential back streets disguised by genteel
high streets with independent boutiques, with
not a chain in sight.
Balham Hill might be the gateway to
the area, with its Northern line tube and
other general amenities, but exit towards
the common and laid-back bars with great
gardens make for perfect summertime
drinking dens. The residential streets behind
are typified by red-brick Victorian and
Edwardian terraces turned into duplexes or
retained as chunky family homes.
Follow the maze of streets to nearby
Abbeville Road, where the Douglas and
Gordon offices are located, and the area’s
rumoured village atmosphere is brought to
the fore. An indepe
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