Gentrification splits famous London district of Brixton
Such is the scale of change in the neighbourhood that locals say they are being forced out by rising prices
London
ONCE the epicentre of some of Britain's worst race riots in the 1980s, the London neighbourhood of Brixton is now facing a very different battle for its Afro-Caribbean soul: gentrification.
Parts of the area were once considered no-go zones because of the drug trade - a far cry from its current status as one of the British capital's hippest districts, with streets transformed over the years. But such is the scale of change that locals say they are being forced out by rising prices.
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