{"id":709,"date":"2025-04-03T13:19:14","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T13:19:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.merlinscove.com\/?p=709"},"modified":"2025-04-13T08:05:06","modified_gmt":"2025-04-13T08:05:06","slug":"map-reveals-the-most-gentrified-london-neighbourhoods-of-the-last-15-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.merlinscove.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/03\/map-reveals-the-most-gentrified-london-neighbourhoods-of-the-last-15-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Map reveals the most gentrified London neighbourhoods of the last 15 years"},"content":{"rendered":"
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New research has revealed the 53 London areas shaped the most by gentrification (Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It\u2019s no secret that Londoners have long grappled with the impact of gentrification<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Those who have lived in the Big Smoke for decades \u2013 or even grew up here \u2013 are finding that their communities are being profoundly shaped, and not always for the better, as rents skyrocket <\/a>and local businesses struggle to cope.<\/p>\n

Now, new research<\/a> has revealed the 53 London<\/a> areas that have been impacted the most by gentrification over the last 15 years.<\/p>\n

Demonstrating the true impact of London\u2019s housing crisis,<\/a> pockets of gentrification described as \u2018particularly intense\u2019 by research body Trust For London include Tower Hamlets, Southwark and Brent.<\/p>\n

These neighbourhoods have seen their average incomes increase by 11% between 2012 and 2020, while during the same time period, income for Londoners in other areas barely changed at all.<\/p>\n

The research further identifies a \u2018significant decline\u2019 both in Black communities and the number of families with children living in these neighbourhoods, and, conversely, a rise in couples without children and adults in their 30s and 40s.<\/p>\n

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In the borough of Southwark specifically, which spans areas including Bermondsey, Camberwell, Dulwich, Peckham, and Walworth, there\u2019s been a 32% drop in primary school applications over the last decade.<\/p>\n

At the same time, house prices in the 53 identified neighbourhoods skyrocketed by 250% between 2010 and 2023, while the rest of the capital saw increases of 200%.<\/p>\n

Concerningly, Trust For London believes that the scale of gentrification and the number of London neighbourhoods experiencing it could be much worse, as the analysis only focuses on the areas with the lowest 20% of incomes in 2012 \u2013 and so neighbourhoods that were already undergoing gentrification before this date aren\u2019t reflected in the figures.<\/p>\n

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Southwark has also seen significant gentrification (Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Alongside pricing out longstanding residents, the research body believes that the housing crisis is actually impeding the growth of London\u2019s economy.<\/p>\n

Just last year, analysis from NERA, G15, Trust For London and the Mayor of London demonstrated that increasing housing affordability by just 1% would bring in \u00a37,300,000,000 in benefits across a 10-year period.<\/p>\n

\u2018This research points to something that many Londoners have suspected for years\u2014the city is becoming increasingly unaffordable for low-income families. We\u2019re witnessing families and long-standing communities being priced out on a scale we haven\u2019t seen before,\u2019 chief executive of Trust for London Manny Hothi said of the figures.<\/p>\n

\u2018London’s diverse blend of communities is what makes it one of the best cities in the world. But the current trend shows the city is at a tipping point, at risk of being a homogenous place where only people above a certain income bracket can afford to be.<\/p>\n

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The research says ‘urgent action is needed’ (Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u2018If we want London to be a city where people from all backgrounds, of all ages, can live and thrive, urgent action is needed to address the affordability crisis.\u2019<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, having lived in Brixton for 13 years, one mum previously told Metro<\/strong><\/a> that she felt that SW9 has changed drastically over the last few years and is now \u2018completely different\u2019 to what it used to be.<\/p>\n

\u2018Brixton has turned into a commuter space \u2013 it used to feel like a community, but it no longer feels like it\u2019s designed for families,\u2019 she shared.<\/p>\n

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Brixton has long been known for its large Afro-Caribbean population, which developed after much of the Windrush generation settled there from the late 1940s onwards, and has even been named Little Jamaica.<\/p>\n

Official figures show Brixton\u2019s borough, Lambeth, saw its Afro-Caribbean community decrease by more than a third between 1991 and 2011.<\/p>\n

And, as one activist further told Metro<\/strong>: \u2018The more Brixton gets gentrified, the less space Black people and people from ethnic communities are going to have.<\/p>\n

\u2018It\u2019s very simple: The rent goes up, marginalised people are pushed out. In the last 25 years that I\u2019ve been here, I\u2019ve seen it happening all the time.\u2019<\/p>\n

Do you have a story to share?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Get in touch by emailing MetroLifestyleTeam@Metro.co.uk<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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