South Bank - Dotted with Arts and Cultural Venues
South Bank - Region Background and Development
South Bank is located in the first district of London, which belongs to London Borough of Southwark and London Borough of Lambeth, postcode SE1, from Bermondsey, Covent Garden, and Westminster are very similar.
Transport in this area is very convenient, with London Bridge, Blackfriars, Waterloo train and tube stations, and Southwark tube station on the Jubilee line (Jubilee line), leading to all directions in London.
The South Bank is adjacent to the Thames River, surrounded by major attractions in London, such as Big Ben, London Eye, National Theatre, Tate Modern, Shakespeare's Globe, St Paul's Cathedral, Millennium Bridge, and Borough Market, London's most famous gourmet market.
The area has also been the scene of many films, such as "Love Actually" starring Hugh Grant in 2003 and "The Bourneur" starring Matt Damon in 2007. Ultimatum", 2008 "Last Chance Harvey" starring Dustin Hoffman (Dustin Hoffman), 2015 "Fake Love Man up" starring Simon Pegg, 2015 Daniel Craig (Daniel Craig) starring "007 Spectre" and so on.
South Bank - Local Education
According to Ofsted, an authoritative office for standards in education in the UK, in the South Bank area there are:
Primary School
School | Age | Location |
Charles Dickens | 3-11 | Toulmin Street |
Archbishop Sumner CofE | 3-11 | Reedworth Street |
Cathedral School of St Saviour | 3-11 | Redcross Way |
St Mary Overy | 3-11 | Redcross Way |
Crampton | 3-11 | Iliffe Street |
Comprehensive School - Outstanding
School | Age | Location |
Notre Dame RC | 11-16 Girls' school | St George’s Road |
St Saviour’s & St Olave’s | 11-18 Girls' school | New Kent Road |
Oasis Academy | 11-16 | Westminster Bridge Road |
King’s College London Mathematics School | 16-18 | Kennington Road |
Comprehensive School - Good
School | Age | Location |
London Nautical | 11-18 Boys' school | Stamford Street |
Ark Globe | 3-18 | Harper Road |
Private School
School | Age | Location |
London Christian School | 3-11 | Tabard Street |
Westminster Abbey Choir School | 8-13 Boys' school | Dean’s Yard |
Westminster School | 13-18 Boys' school | Little Smith Street |
City of London | 10-18 Boys' school | Queen Victoria Street |
Among them, King's College London Mathematics School is a comprehensive middle school that focuses on mathematics and science. Students here must achieve A level or above in mathematics and science to be admitted.
Ark Globe Comprehensive High School was visited in 2011 by US President Barack Obama and UK Prime Minister David Cameron.
Pupils from London Nautical Boys' Comprehensive High School performed at the London Servicemen's Day ceremony in 2011, pictured with London Mayor Boris Johnson.
South Bank - Property Market
Let's take a look at the housing prices in South Bank!
Next, let's look at more detailed statistics about the average price of buying and renting a house:
This area mainly attracts many young people who work in central London to live. For them, living on the South Bank can only walk to work and enjoy the most famous scenery in London.
The largest and newest developers on the South Bank, Qatari Diar and Canary Wharf Group, newly built Southbank Place on York Road and Belvedere Road. There are a total of 790 one- to three-bedroom apartments, with average house prices ranging from £655,000 to £3.99 million.
The highest new project on the South Bank is the One Blackfriars real estate, which was built by St George, a developer under the famous British Berkeley Group. Between Blackfriars Road and Stamford Street, there are a total of 274 one-to-four-bedroom apartments, with an average price from £1.15 million GBP to £23 million.
Others include South Bank Tower, a total of 193 one- to three-bedroom apartments, with an average house price ranging from £1.8 million to £20 million; Neo Bankside, a two-bedroom penthouse with an average house price starting at £5.95 million ; The Music Box real estate, a total of 41 one-to-three-bedroom apartments, with an average price ranging from £737,500 to £2,435,000; the developer Barratt Home's Blackfriars Circus real estate, a total of 336 one-to-three-bedroom apartments, with an average price of £737,500 to £2,435,000; House prices range from £600,000 to £975,000.