Lambeth
Overview of borough
Resident population: 272,000
Working age population: 195,500
Key town centres:
Brixton
http://www.lambeth.gov.uk/AboutLambeth/Brixton.htm
Clapham and Stockwell
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North Lambeth
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Norwood
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Streatham
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A truly multicultural area: renowned for Brixton Market - home to Europe’s largest amount of Afro-Caribbean foodstuffs, which obviously appeals to a large contingent of Afro-Caribbean consumers who can also find specialist shops in the surrounding streets; for a Portuguese flavour head south for the Stockwell and South Lambeth Roads, one of the largest concentrations of French residents in inner London; over 2,000 Italians residents; over 1,000 Spanish residents; and a small Turkish community.
Skills and Labour Force
Qualifications:
39.5% of the workforce is educated to degree level (NVQ4+) compared with London at 34.6%
Colleges / Universities
King's College London
Web: http://www.kcl.ac.uk
Lambeth College
Web: www.lambethcollege.ac.uk
Morley College
Website: www.morleycollege.ac.uk/
Business Base
Number of economically active people in the borough: 130,300
Business & personal services, and retail & wholesale sectors dominate the business landscape. Other niche sectors include creative industries.
Key companies include: Shell, IBM, ITV/London Weekend Television, Costa, White Stuff Ltd – clothing promotional company, Mayfair Bingo Ltd – amusement arcade, New Century Group Ltd - Window Cleaning Contractors, and Killby & Gayford Ltd - House Building Contractors, The Shield Guarding Co. Ltd - Security Services Company.
Unemployment rate (model based) at: 9.6% (Apr 2006 – Mar 2007)
Number of VAT registered businesses: 7,870
Transport
Main line rail stations at Waterloo, Vauxhall, Streatham and Herne Hill connecting to Blackfriars, London Bridge & Victoria.
Underground stations serving the Bakerloo, Victoria and Northern Lines.
The A3 and A23 run through the borough. The A3 connects to the City and southwards to the M25 . The A23 connects northwards to the City and south towards Croydon and the M25.
Heathrow Airport is 16 miles away and an approximate 50 minute drive.
Gatwick Airport is 28 miles away and just over an hour’s drive.
Cross River Tram: A proposal for a tram service running on-street between Euston and Waterloo, with branches to Camden Town and King's Cross in the north, and Brixton and Peckham in the south. A public consultation was completed earlier in 2007 to gather information about which route the public and stakeholders preferred the tram to take.
East London Line extensions: Phase 1 will involve extending the East London line to Dalston Junction, Crystal Palace and West Croydon by summer 2010. Phase 2 would connect London Overground services from Surrey Quays to Clapham Junction this, however, is subject to funding.
Quality of life
Some of the top attractions:
The Brit Oval
The Old Vic
The British Airways London Eye
London Aquarium
South Bank Centre (formerly The Royal Festival Hall)
Business Support
Lambeth Business Support Network (LBSN)
Lambeth Council
Town Hall
Brixton Hill
SW2 1RW
http://www.lambeth.gov.uk/
South Central Business Advice Service
Email: southcentral@one-london.com
Telephone: 020 7274 9119
Southside Chamber of Commerce
Gerry McDonagh
13 Clapham High Street
London SW4
Tel: 07958 584479
E-mail: southsidechamber@dsl.pipex.com
Waterloo Quarter Business Alliance
Helen Santer
103 Waterloo Road
London SE1 8UL
Tel: 020 7202 6923
E-mail: hsanter@waterlooquarter.org
