This Walworth neighbourhood sits nestled beneath Elephant and Castle, just east of Kennington. With a strong working-class past, the area has recently been undergoing major changes. While the neighbourhood will likely see an influx of more and more young professionals as developments move forward, locals would argue that there’s already so much to be proud of in the area. The streets are lined with a mix of quaint Georgian terraced homes and larger social housing estates. Locals can often be found enjoying the multiple parks in the neighbourhood like Nursery Row and Surrey Square. On their days off, residents enjoy attending community events and meetings at Thurlow Lodge, and often follow them up with a meal at the local favourite Arments Pie and Mash. East Street and Walworth Road - two bustling business districts - are lined with a diverse array of tasty food options. Between the Korean food at CheeMc and the pastries at Louie Louie, there’s something for everyone in Walworth!

Historians believe that Walworth dates back to the Stone Age. For years, the locality was largely rural and became home to many plant nurseries. This brought in more residents and business people throughout the 17th century. By the 18th century, Walworth Common had become home to a popular cricket ground. Development picked up throughout the 1800s, until the First and Second World Wars badly damaged parts of the neighbourhood. Following the wars, the council built multiple large social housing projects like the Aylesbury Estate. In recent years its working-class population has begun to be replaced by more middle-class Londoners as regeneration efforts move forward.

Walworth was once home to famous scientist, Dr Charles Vickery Drysdale. He’s most well known for being a birth control activist. He founded the Family Planning Association, and opened his first birth control clinic in the neighbourhood back in 1921.

This part of the neighbourhood does not have its own tube stop. However, residents are extremely close to the nearby Elephant and Castle tube station.

This neighbourhood has been undergoing major change over the past several years. Former home of the Aylesbury Estate, the site is being regenerated by Notting Hill Genesis and Southwark Council in order to bring over 3,000 new homes to the neighbourhood. Set to be completed by 2036, many former residents were unhappy to see that only 30% of the units will be made affordable. For some the scale of construction in the north of the neighbourhood may be too much. The council estimates that there will be 4,000 new homes, 5,000 new jobs, and around 45,000 sqm of additional shopping and leisure space added to Elephant and Castle in the coming years. Multiple high rise developments are being planned in conjunction to create a new town centre around the Elephant and Castle roundabout, which includes the redevelopment of the area’s signature shopping centre as well as the expansion and refurbishment of the tube station.