Welcome to South London Partnership – representing and connecting south London

There are three million people living in south London, which is also home to 100,000 employers. The area has a gross domestic product of £54.6 billion – which means its economy is larger than those of entire capital cities such as Berlin, Delhi, Lisbon and Stockholm.

South London is the European Capital of caribbean culture in Brixton; a cradle of British history, with close Tudor connections to Hampton Court and Addington Palace; the embryo of industrial revolution at Merton Abbey, with its silk mills and bleaching works; and The Origin of Species at Down House near Bromley, where Charles Darwin wrote his seismic work; a tourist trap, with the London Eye at Waterloo; the Imperial War Museum at Kennington; and elite international sport at The Oval, Twickenham, Crystal Palace and Wimbledon; a world stage for the performing arts, with the National Theatre and the Royal Festival Hall on the South Bank; and the ‘Old Vic’ in Waterloo Road; a green lung for Greater London, with a prestigious park at Richmond, capacious commons at Clapham, Sutton and Wandsworth; a heath and vale at Putney; and a myriad of smaller open spaces; an important contributor to the capital’s five-a-day, with world-renowned New Covent Garden fruit and vegetable markets at Nine Elms.

If you live or work in the area your quality of life and that of your family depends on a wide range of organisations, all co-operating – from local authorities and train operating companies to shopkeepers and sports clubs. Our job is to help that happen, which we do by providing essential research on matters as diverse as public transport and waste disposal; identifying and publicising examples of best practice at home and abroad; and helping organisations to adopt a common south London view of regional, national and European issues. It is also our job to raise awareness of south London outside the area, which we do by talking to a wide range of people, including decision-makers in regional and national government and in the European Union. We also talk to potential inward investors – overseas businesses who want to establish a presence in Britain and who bring with them the potential for large numbers of additional jobs for south London.

South London  has London’s only tram network which is recognised as one of the most popular and successful in the UK. Bromley, Croydon and Kingston are three of the UK’s ‘top town centres’ offering an excellent retail and leisure experience. The many smaller centres provide specialist shops, restaurants and places to visit. South London also has many internationally significant visitor attractions, including Kew Gardens; Hampton Court; Barnes Wetlands; Chessington World of Adventures; Biggin Hill Air Show; Darwin’s home at Downe and Chislehurst Caves. We also excel in sports with iconic venues such as the RFU at Twickenham, the historic Crystal Palace National Sports Stadium and Wimbledon – home of international lawn tennis.

All of this plus the River Thames upstream, London’s Arcadia - and some of the most beautiful and extensive open space in the Capital. A special part of London. 

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