Stockwell is sandwiched between Vauxhall and Clapham North. If you can get away from the sprawling council estates to the impressive and architecturally interesting roads lined with early 19th Century regency villas then Stockwell is a beautiful place.

Stockwell is popular with young professionals as an interesting alternative to the more expensive Clapham and Vauxhall.

• Map of area: Stockwell
• Postcode: SW8, SW9
• Population: 13,417
• Average age: 32
• Average house price: £331,799
• Local authority: Lambeth
• Within the congestion zone: No
• Train/tube: Stockwell
• Bus routes: 2,88,155,196,255,345,P5,N2,N155
• Banks: 4
• Cinemas: 0
• Doctors: 7
• Dentists: 4
• Leisure facilities: 0
• Libraries: 1
• Supermarkets: 3
• Theatres: 2
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