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Loughborough Junction is an area of South London, in the Borough of Lambeth, which lies on the borderline of Brixton and Camberwell. It is centred at a junction which consists of 6 railway bridges which can all be seen at once when stood in 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 between Herne Hill, Brixton and Camberwell. The main road which goes through it is Coldharbour 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 bordered up. That said, both pubs have recently been renovated and are rumoured to become gastropubs.

The property in the area is a mixture of Victorian architecture and Georgian architecture mansion blocks and town houses, and local authority housing estates. The main estates are the Loughborough estate, the Angell Town estate, and the Moorlands Estate.

Although the area has a reputation for gang violence, a strong Rastafarian culture can also be found, which can be seen counterbalancing the crack subculture which tarnished the area.

Like Brixton and Camberwell, there is a large African-Caribbean population.

Transport

Loughborough Junction railway station
Bus routes: 45, 35, 345, P4
Nearest tube station: Brixton tube station

Nearest places

External links

Urban75: 360 panoramic view of loughborough junction

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-'''Loughborough Junction''' is an area of [[South London]], in the [[London Borough of Lambeth|Borough of Lambeth]], which lies on the borderline of [[Brixton]] and [[Camberwell]]. It is centred at a junction which consists of 6 bridges which can all be seen at once when stood in the centre of the junction. The area itself has deteriorated over the years, due largely to drug and [[gang]] related problems. This has resulted in both pubs "The Green Man" and "The Junction" being shut down and many shops being bordered up. The main [[housing estates]] are the Loughborough estate,  the Angell Town estate, and the Moorlands Estate, but are also surrounded by various other estates which house much of its population.
+'''Loughborough Junction''' is an area of [[South London]], in the [[London Borough of Lambeth|Borough of Lambeth]], which lies on the borderline of [[Brixton]] and [[Camberwell]]. It is centred at a junction which consists of 6 railway bridges which can all be seen at once when stood in 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 between [[Herne Hill]], Brixton and Camberwell. The main road which goes through it is [[Coldharbour 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 bordered up. That said, both pubs have recently been renovated and are rumoured to become [[gastropub|gastropubs]].
-Although gang violence is prime in this area, a strong [[Rastafari movement|Rastafarian culture]] can also be found, which can be seen counterbalancing the [[Cocaine#Crack cocaine|crack subculture]] which is tarnishing the area.
+The property in the area is a mixture of [[Victorian|Victorian architecture]] and [[Georgian|Georgian architecture]] [[mansion block|mansion blocks]] and [[town house|town houses]], and local authority [[housing estates]]. The main estates are the Loughborough estate, the Angell Town estate, and the Moorlands Estate.
-Loughborough Junction can be found within the postal codes of SE5 and SW9, which shows its southern central position. The main road which goes through it is [[Coldharbour Lane]] (seen of as South London's equivalent of Hackney's [[Murder mile]]), which runs from Camberwell all the way to Central Brixton.
+Although the area has a reputation for gang violence, a strong [[Rastafari movement|Rastafarian culture]] can also be found, which can be seen counterbalancing the [[Cocaine#Crack cocaine|crack subculture]] which tarnished the area.
 Like Brixton and Camberwell, there is a large [[British African-Caribbean community|African-Caribbean population]].