It is an area of strategic importance for the whole of the south western sector of the city. Its underground station links all the lines from the centre to the southwest and vice versa. The neighbourhood is inhabited mainly by an ever-changing population of young foreigners, which makes it very picturesque and unlike a typical London neighbourhood. It offers reasonable housing, mostly apartments in terrace houses, at good prices. There are plenty of shops and restaurants and it is close to the centre of London.