CONTENTS: INTRODUCTION, UNDERSTANDING THE TEMPLATES, BETHNAL GREEN, PADDINGTON, BARNES, ACTON, KINGS CROSS, CAMDEN, CHISWICK, CLAPHAM, CROUCH END, EAST DULWICH, EALING, FINCHLEY, GOLDERS GREEN, HAMMERSMITH, BELSIZE PARK, HIGHGATE, HOLLAND PARK, ISLINGTON, KENNINGTON, KENSINGTON, TUFNELL PARK, KILBURN, MAIDA VALE, MUSWELL HILL, NOTTING HILL, PIMLICO, POPLAR, PUTNEY, RICHMOND, SHEPHERDS BUSH, COVENT GARDEN, ELEPHANT & CASTLE, GREENWICH, STEPNEY, FRIERN BARNET, WANDSWORTH, WEST HAMPSTEAD, WIMBLEDON, BERMONDSEY, PROPOSED TUBE STATIONS, PROPOSED RAIL STATIONS, POWER OF THE POSTCODES, CONGESTION ZONE
| Area: | Clapham | |||||||
| Catergory: | A | |||||||
| Postcode: | SW4 | |||||||
| In Congestion Zone: | No – 2.5 miles outside. | |||||||
| Parking and Traffic: | Permits & Meters. A205, A3 and roads off Clapham Common get congested. | |||||||
| Ethnicity Bias: | Afro Caribbean | |||||||
| Investor Profile | Pension, Business, Cash&Equity, University | |||||||
| Crime: | Violence | Sexual | Burglary | Motor | ||||
| Per 1000 population | 30 | 2 | 20 | 11 | ||||
| Yield Range: | 5.1% - 9.0% | |||||||
| Price Ranges | Low £ | Hi £ | Low £pw | Hi £pw | Low | Hi | ||
| Studio flat | 110,000 | 195,000 | 170 | 260 | 6.9% | 8.0% | ||
| 1 bed flat | 160,000 | 260,000 | 210 | 450 | 6.8% | 9.0% | ||
| 2 bed flat | 195,000 | 360,000 | 250 | 500 | 6.7% | 7.2% | ||
| 2 bed house | 310,000 | 475,000 | 315 | 465 | 5.1% | 5.3% | ||
| 3 bed house | 350,000 | 525,000 | 360 | 555 | 5.3% | 5.5% | ||
| Valuations above the London average by: | 3.9% (£251,170) | |||||||
| Actual | London Average | |||||||
| Capital growth last 12 months: | 0.7% | 19% | ||||||
| Capital growth last 48 months: | 57.6% | 89% | ||||||
| Tube: | Clapham Common Northern Line (Zone 2) – 14 minutes to Charing Cross and 16 minutes to Embankment | |||||||
| Demand For Letting: | Excellent | |||||||
| Average void period: | 3 days | |||||||
| Total (out of 10) | Capital Growth (out of 5) | Yield (out of 5) | ||||||
| Out of 10: | 6 | 3 | 3 | |||||
| Summary: | Popular with the younger generation with strong yields and short voids. | |||||||
| Sought After Streets: | Clapham High St and all streets off it! | |||||||
| Description: | I like Clapham. Over the years I have really seen this area smarten itself up. I think it was due to the large green, Clapham Common, attracting everyone in and around surrounding areas to it when the sun came out. As a result a number of cafes, bars and restaurants have popped up and now line the high street. Clapham is also relatively unique compared to its other south London areas as it has a direct tube link to the west end – this is why I chose to live here for 3 months. I lived just off the high street which I think is a good place to invest. There is a selection of purpose built and converted flats which all command a good rental and do not stay empty for long. The station is at the end of the high street and the common just beyond that. If you want to go up-market there is the locally famous Abbeville Village. Famous for its oversized houses, expensive boutiques and speed bumps! Clapham (SW4) has always been considered to be the better alternative to Brixton (SW2). This is still the case but the rise of Brixton has narrowed the gap and people are seeing Brixton as an alternative hence the slight fall in property prices. I think this trend will reverse as Clapham is simply a nicer place to live and the property prices will correct. | |||||||
| Estate Agents: | Name | Address | Tel | Web | ||||
| Eagle Properties Ltd | Suite 104, 99-109 Lavender Hill, Clapham, London, SW11 5QL | 020 7978 7778 | ||||||
| Chandlors | 100 Clapham High Street, Clapham, London, SW4 7UL | 020 7720 6915 | ||||||
| Charles Sinclair & Co | 13 Clapham High Street, Clapham, London, SW14 7TS | 020 7622 1180 | www.charlessinclair.com | |||||
| Ludlow Thompson | 12 Clapham Road, Clapham, London, SW9 0JD | 020 7820 0123 | www.ludlow-thompson.co.uk | |||||
| Parkside Property Services | 22 Clapham Common South Side, Clapham, London, SW4 7AB | 020 7498 1000 | www.parksideproperty.co.uk | |||||
| Akerwood & Co | 6a Old Town, Clapham, London, SW4 0JY | 020 7978 2050 | ||||||
| Hugh Henry Ltd | 44 Clapham High Street, Clapham, London, SW4 7UR | 020 7840 3700 | www.hughhenry.co.uk | |||||
| Sheraton Law Property Management | 1-3 Old Town, Clapham, London, SW4 0JT | 08708 444 555 | ||||||
| Oliver Burn Residential Ltd | 362 Clapham Road, Clapham, London, SW9 9AR | 020 7622 1121 | www.oliverburn.com | |||||
| Winkworth Estate Agents | 55 Old Town, Clapham Common, Clapham, London, SW4 0JQ | 020 7498 8600 | www.winkworth.co.uk | |||||
| Letting Agents: | Name | Address | Tel | Web | ||||
| Armitage Residential Lettings | 55 Clapham High Street, London, SW4 7TG | 020 7498 2243 | www.armitage-letts.demon.co.uk | |||||
| Vanstons Rentals | 45 Balham Hill, London, SW12 9DR | 020 8673 9911 | www.vanstons.co.uk | |||||
| Palace Gate Estates | 1 The Polygon, London, SW4 0JE | 020 7720 5588 | www.palacegateestates.co.uk | |||||
| John Hollingsworth | 28 Abbeville Road, London, SW4 9NG | 020 8675 2224 | www.jhollingsworth.co.uk | |||||
| Hamptons International | 27 The Pavement, Clapham, London, SW4 0JE | 020 7627 5888 | www.hamptons.co.uk | |||||
| Adisa-Adesina International | 27, Muller Rd London SW4 8BZ | 020 8678 7342 | ||||||