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@LittleHeather
Yeah, absolutely fine. I think that the flat in question is literally on the side of the prison and it can tend to be a bit 'council' round there. Sorry if I sound snobby there.
I hardly ever notice any noise fromthe prison. I think maybe onece or twice when I was off work during the week and they were playing footie outside, but that was about it. They are generally a pretty well behaved bunch (it's a remand prison - it used to be a Cat A prison, but not for a few years now).
The way we look at it is that if anyone was going to do a bunk from the prison, then they're not likely to hang around the immediate area.
I think, honestly, people are put off by living near to a prison so you can get some really good deals. You might want to try searching 'Clapham Park' area. It's strictly Brixton still, but it's right on the Streatham/Brixton/Clapham borders and this is what the area around Kings Avenue to Lyham Road (back of the Prison) is called, and goes up to Christchurch Road. All in about a 1mile radius of the prison.