Flats to rent in Herne Hill & SE24 and Houses to rent in Herne Hill & SE24

Wonderful, open and relaxed Herne Hill is one of the little gems of South London.

Sandwiched between Brixton and Dulwich, Herne Hill takes its character (naturally enough) a little bit from both. It has a bit of quirky funkyness, but also a real gentility and 'rural-urban' character that makes this area feel unlike most other suburbs. The area has wonderful restaurants and great local bars such as the Prince Regent (a real Sunday Lunch pub and very kid-friendly); there are excellent local baker and cafes and the whole area is being pushed very much into the middle-class (more Dulwich-y) upmarket world, without losing its relaxed and friendly, multicultural base.

As Herne Hill descends into the little village centre, it opens up before you to provide the southern approach to the lovely urban green space that is Brockwell Park. Walks around here provide a fantastic view of the surrounding area and a real feeling of being outside the city. Brockwell Lido has been given a magnificent facelift and is now once again one of the best open air pools in London, and provides a café, a gym and other facilities: as in other areas, this is in response to the gradual middle class push into Herne Hill, and represents suburban regeneration at its best. There is also a local velodrome.

As well as Herne Hill station, it's easy to get to Dulwich, Denmark Hill and Brixton amongst others. This is a connected place, easy to get anywhere from. This, and its generally excellent property, make Herne Hill a very popular place to live at the moment.

Property here is stable and usually predictable, in a good way. This is a suburb of wonderful Victorian and Edwardian terraces, many of which have excellent gardens. There are larger properties which have been sensitively subdivided and made into collections of lovely flats. Almost all the houses here, situated in its quiet streets (even Herne Hill's larger thoroughfares such as the Hill itself, are quiet) and under its well spaced trees, are attractive, modern, yet distinctive places to live.

Cool, friendly, cosmopolitan and with excellent access, Herne Hill is a wonderful place to live.

Herne Hill is in the Borough of Lambeth which holds the responsibility for delivering services in your area.
For specific information on this borough, or to contact individual departments please click here to visit their website.

Borough of Lambeth website: Borough of Lambeth

In General:
The London boroughs are administrative centres responsible for collecting local taxes (Council Tax and Business Rates) and then spending the funds received on local services. They are run by Borough Councils who are elected by borough residents on a four year cycle. The totals that they spend will depend on the rates of tax that they levy plus funds allocated from central government and other sources.

While many of the services (schools, roads, planning, rubbish collection and social services) are standard, levels of provision will vary according to the overall political will as expressed by the voters.

Your tax liability (as a resident) will be based on the council tax band of your home. These bands are set by Valuation Officers and there is scope for appeal. The rate bands are then used to determine the amounts of tax levied. So, while the bands will remain largely constant the levels of tax can go up and, in theory, down.

You may claim discounts or exemptions based on your circumstances. For example, as the only adult in a property you can get a 25% reduction on your bill. Other reductions are available for qualifying second adults and Council Tax Benefit claimants.

There is more information available at the HM Customs & Excise website.

Borough of Lambeth Council Tax

Borough of Southwark Council Tax