The Bristol district, the site of civil unrest in 1980, is now at the heart of gentrificationTake a walk along City Road in St Paul’s today, the area of Bristol that gained notoriety following serious riots in the 1980s, and the fried chicken joints and mini-markets give way to something less expected: estate agent signs bearing the message “Sold”.The property website Zoopla has included St Paul’s alongside two other Bristol neighbourhoods in its Top 10 Hipster Hotspots Across the UK – the areas to have seen the biggest growth in property prices over the last five years. Something, apparently, has changed. Continue reading…
Source : theguardian.com
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