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History of Oval
The Oval is world famed for its cricket ground. In the mid 18th century, Kennington Oval was a market garden and was, as it still is today, owned by the Duchy of Cornwall. Surrey County Cricket Club was set up in 1845. The Duchy of Cornwall granted ‘a lease of the land for the purpose of a cricket ground’. The lease was signed on 10 March 1845 with the Otter Trustees, who held the land from the Duchy of Cornwall, 'to convert it into a subscription Cricket Ground'.
It rapidly became popular and in 1868 there were 20,000 spectators at the Oval for the first game of the 1868 Aboriginal cricket tour of England, the first tour of England by a foreign side.
Although the Oval used to be the largest playing area in the world, it still is the largest in the UK (There now is a larger one in Pakistan)
Interestingly, the gasometers nearby were built at around the same time in 1853.
There are a few old properties and many ex-local authority flats in the area. It is walking distance from all the gay clubs in Vauxhall. Oval really is at the intersection of a few areas (Brixton, Clapham, Vauxhall and Kennington) while being a stone throw away from the West End making it a very easy area to access restaurants, cafés, pubs or clubs locally or ‘in town’.
Places of interest
http://www.vauxhallandkennington.org.uk/
http://history1.0catch.com/kov.htm
• Oval Cricket Ground • Kennington Park • Imperial War Museum
Transport Links – Visit Transport for London for more information
Oval – Northern Line
Vauxhall – Victoria Line & Rail
Kennington – Northern Line
Local Authority
Lambeth – http://www.lambeth.gov.uk/
Southwark – http://www.southwark.gov.uk/
Council tax bands for 2007/2008
Please note you should always check the value of your property on the 1st April 1991 to ensure you are in the correct council tax band.
 Council Tax band |
A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
H |
Property Values
as of April 1991 |
Up to
£40K |
£40
to £52K |
£52K
to £68K |
£68K
to £88K |
£88K
to £120K |
£120K
to £160K |
£160K
to £320K |
over
£320K |
| Lambeth LA |
£791.49 |
£923.40 |
£1,055.32 |
£1,187.23 |
£1,451.06 |
£1,714.89 |
£1,978.72 |
£2,374.46 |
| Southwark LA |
£755.17 |
£918.51 |
£1,049.73 |
£1,180.94 |
£1,443.37 |
£1,705.80 |
£1,968.24 |
£2,361.88 |
Average Rental and Sale prices for Oval (SE11)
| |
Postcode |
Area |
1 Bedrooms |
2 Bedrooms |
3 Bedrooms |
Bigger |
| To Rent |
SE11 |
Oval |
£284 pw |
£379 pw |
£428 pw |
£560 pw |
| For Sale |
SE11 |
Oval |
£279,000 |
£397,000 |
£545,000 |
£898,000 |
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