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Camberwell Green
Southwark, London
PocketsCamberwell Green (Wyndham Road · Camberwell Road · south-east · Daneville Road · north)Camberwell North (west · north-west)Burgess Park West & John Ruskin Street
Camberwell Green covers the historic centre of Camberwell, from the green itself down through Denmark Hill toward the King's College campus. The character is dense late-Georgian and early-Victorian, with a genuine small-town feel around the green and a medical-institutional presence further south. Heritage runs to thirty-three listed buildings including the Grade II Regal Cinema and Grade II terraces at 27-28 Urlwin Street, with a quarter of the ward inside a conservation area. Connectivity is very good — Denmark Hill on the Overground and frequent buses along Camberwell New Road — and thirty-six Ofsted-outstanding schools are within reach. Food amenity is strong with over a hundred venues. The drawbacks are safety and green space. Crime sits below the London middle, weighted by evening-economy activity around the green, and green space inside the ward is thin at under two hectares with Camberwell Green itself the main anchor. Pollution scores reflect the arterials.
- Strongest74Connectivity
Excellent public-transport access
- Also strong65Education
Strong access to rated primary and secondary schools
- Watch out4Area development
Little recent major-development activity
At a glance
- Very good public-transport access
- 33 listed buildings
- 24.6% covered by a conservation area
- 9 schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- Largest green space: Camberwell Green (0.9 hectares)
- 197 open venues (101 food and drink, 96 other)
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Property prices & growth
39Better than 23% of London
How scores work - Purchase affordability45
- Rent affordability55
- Price momentum (5yr)40
- Activity (turnover)24
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£ per square foot to buy, an estimated 2-bed rent, and decades of sale-price history for this ward.
For Camberwell Green: 84 sales recorded (2025)32-yr price trend £—
Safety
34Better than 20% of London
- Personal safety35
- Property crime31
- Anti-social behaviour36
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Connectivity
74Better than 87% of London
Median public-transport access is excellent (TfL PTAL 6.0 of 8 across this ward).
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Air & Quiet
26Better than 15% of London
- Air quality12
- Quietness48
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Cultural Signal
41Better than 83% of London
- Nightlife21
- Dining36
- Arts & culture14
- Retail & shops29
- Sports & recreation21
- Independent scene86
- Vitality (openings, diversity)56
197 open venues nearby — 101 food & drink, 96 other.
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Education
65Better than 94% of London
- Primary schools56
- Secondary schools74
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For Camberwell Green: 8 schools, each with its inspection record
Heritage
50Better than 70% of London
33 listed buildings · 25% under a conservation area
- Regal CinemaGrade II
- 27, Urlwin StreetGrade II
- 30, Urlwin StreetGrade II
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
59Better than 39% of London
- Green spaces81
- Waterways5
Largest green space: Camberwell Green (1 ha). ~1 ha of green space in total.
Area development
4Better than 53% of London
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- Is Camberwell Green safe?
- Camberwell Green scores 34 for safety, based on street-level recorded crime (police.uk) — recording more crime than most London wards. The score weighs personal safety, property crime and anti-social behaviour separately rather than ranking on one raw total, so the mix of crime matters as well as the volume.
- Is Camberwell Green a good place to live?
- Camberwell Green scores 44 overall when all nine data layers are weighted equally. The London comparison beside the score shows how that number ranks against every ward. Its strongest suits are connectivity (74) and education (65); its weakest is area development (4). Whether it suits you depends on what you weight — the same data re-ranked around your own priorities can read very differently.
- How well connected is Camberwell Green?
- Very good public-transport access: Transport for London rates the typical spot in Camberwell Green 6 on its 0–8 public-transport access scale, which puts the ward at 74 for connectivity relative to the rest of London.
- Is Camberwell Green expensive to buy in?
- Relative to the rest of London, Camberwell Green is mid-priced by London standards: its purchase-affordability score is 9/20, where higher means cheaper per square foot (HM Land Registry sold prices matched to floor areas).
- What are the schools like near Camberwell Green?
- Camberwell Green scores 65 for education, based on Ofsted ratings and walking distance to the nearest rated primary and secondary schools. 9 schools within a kilometre hold an Outstanding rating.
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