We live on Britain’s ‘most dangerous street’ where police sirens used to blare constantly – it’s undergone a huge change
RESIDENTS on a road named Britain’s “most dangerous street” say that it’s now “perfect”.
Coldharbour Lane in Brixton, South London was rocked by the 1981 Brixton riots before acquiring a reputation for violence and drug use.
It was named Britain’s most dangerous street in 2003, with more than £1million of crack pushed there every month.
But the area is now unrecognisable after local trouble spot Liliford House had its car park turned into a housing block with glass balconies, pushing up house prices while driving down crime rates.
A four-bed house on Coldharbour Lane recently sold for more than £1million, while many others have been converted into flats for young professionals.
Resident Henry Wood, 28, said: “It’s not even an up-and-coming area, it’s already very gentrified.
“It’s a weird mix of young people, families and old people who have been here forever.
“I’ve only lived here for two years so I don’t remember what the area was like before, but it’s now pretty nice.”
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Lara, 24, said: “It’s alright. The area itself is decent and busy a lot of the time, it’s not too seedy.
“The location is perfect, you can take a bus anywhere from the other side of the road.”
Alex Fraser, 30, said: “It varies lots as you go up and down the road. Up towards Camberwell it’s all gentrified with cafes and flats but down towards Loughborough Junction there are lots of vacant lots.
“It’s a good place to move in with a family, it’s as well connected as anywhere in South London and not too raucous.
“Sometimes you get police cars racing along the street at night with their sirens blaring, but it’s only every so and often that you get crime-scene tape here – it’s nothing like the old days.”
It comes after a man who bought a house on Coldharbour Lane for just £5,000 revealed that it’s now worth £1million.