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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

SchoolAgeLocation
Charles Dickens 3-11Toulmin Street
Archbishop Sumner CofE3-11Reedworth Street
Cathedral School of St Saviour3-11Redcross Way
St Mary Overy3-11Redcross Way
Crampton3-11Iliffe Street

 

Comprehensive School - Outstanding

SchoolAgeLocation
Notre Dame RC11-16 Girls' schoolSt George’s Road
St Saviour’s & St Olave’s11-18 Girls' schoolNew Kent Road
Oasis Academy11-16Westminster Bridge Road
King’s College London Mathematics School16-18Kennington Road

 

Comprehensive School - Good

SchoolAgeLocation
London Nautical11-18 Boys' schoolStamford Street
Ark Globe3-18Harper Road

 

Private School

SchoolAgeLocation
London Christian School3-11Tabard Street
Westminster Abbey Choir School8-13 Boys' schoolDean’s Yard
Westminster School13-18 Boys' schoolLittle Smith Street
City of London10-18 Boys' schoolQueen 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.

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Landlord Fees

Letting Only: - 12% (Inc VAT)

Management Only: 7.2% (Inc VAT)

Letting & Management: 19.2% (Inc VAT)

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Tenant Permitted Payments

Refundable Holding deposit: - Capped at 1 weeks rent

Security Deposit: Capped at 5 weeks rent for annual rental under £50,000, or 6 weeks rent for annual rental over £50,000

Rent: The agreed monthly rent

Changes to tenancy Capped at £50 inc VAT

Early termination charge: Not exceeding the landlord’s financial losses

Late payment of rent: Interest of 3% above BoE base rate for each day the rent is late, once it is 14 days overdue

Replacement keys: Reasonable costs or give the tenant the option to purchase themselves

Utilities, council tax, communication services, TV Licence etc: Tenants own responsibility unless otherwise stated in contract

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