Elephant and Castle in london??

Question

can anyone give me any information about this area? I am considering going to LCC, and it is in this area. I was advised to live in another area and just commute between there and london college of communications. Is this an bad area?

I have been to london, but not To Elephant and Castle..

any information? Thanks

Btw I am from cali, want to study there as an international student. Is this an good idea?

Answer 1

Do you have a death wish ?

Dreadful area, very expensive because it central but it's got nothing going for it. Intelligent people left years ago. All that's left are those that can't leave. Basically it's a typical inner city ghetto.

Ian M

Answer 2

i was brought up in and around the elephant and castle. i am now 21 and we moved when i was 6 this was apparently before the area got TOO bad!!! when i lived there i remember gun and knife crime big gangs of kids, kids smoking from 5 years old,

and thats before i moved!!!! from a 6year olds perspective!!!!

I would seriously advise living out of area!!!!! its so easy to commute into and around london!! take advantage of it!!!!

Answer 3

It was named after a pub!

Answer 4

don't Evan go there

elephant is an castle is very noisy like the rest of Central London but it is and intersection of 7 major roads so its very noisy and the area is full of gun and knife crime and is very very dangerous during both day and night.

i don't want you to be put of by this because London is truly one of the most amazing and most fantastic cities on the planet  but that area and anywhere really in inner south London is very dangerous.

dint live in south London except the suburbs because there not to bad but definitely don't live anywhere in inner south London

in north and west London bad things happen to but know where near as much as south London. east London is the same to that can be very dangerous at times.

find a place in north or west London it may be more expensive but it they have much better transport links to central London and a much better atmosphere and it is alot easier to get into central London for all the sights and shopping e.c.t

take my advise

hope this helps and be safe :)