Coal Yard rental apartments by Legal & General / Nomura Real Estate · Coal Yard, Shakespeare Road, Herne Hill, London, Greater London SE24 0QH
Under construction
Built by Legal & General / Nomura Real Estate. Homes in Brixton sold for a median £510,000 over the last year, £721 per sq ft; see house prices in Brixton.
About Coal Yard rental apartments
Coal Yard rental apartments are the private build-to-rent homes being developed by Legal & General and Nomura Real Estate on Shakespeare Road in Herne Hill, south London. Construction started in July 2026, transforming a former waste-management site beside the railway into a new residential community. The wider development comprises 278 apartments, including a separate 85-home affordable-housing component for Sovereign Network Group.
That component includes social rent and shared ownership; the remaining 193 homes form the private rental offer. The architecture reflects the location’s industrial and railway history. The development remains under construction, and private rental prices, leasing dates and the final terms for using shared facilities have not yet been announced.
- Developer
- Legal & General / Nomura Real Estate
- City
- Greater London
- Neighbourhood
- Herne Hill, London
- Postcode
- SE24 0QH
- Address
- Coal Yard, Shakespeare Road
- Total homes
- 193
- Tenure
- Build to rent
Questions about Coal Yard rental apartments
›Who is the developer of Coal Yard rental apartments?
Coal Yard rental apartments is a Legal & General / Nomura Real Estate development in Herne Hill, London, Greater London.
›Are homes available to rent at Coal Yard rental apartments?
Coal Yard rental apartments is marked "coming soon", under construction. Use the enquiry button to check current availability with Legal & General / Nomura Real Estate.
›What are house prices like in Brixton?
The median sold price in Brixton was £510,000 over the last 12 months (340 sales, −1.9% on the year before), or £721 per square foot, from HM Land Registry data. The house prices in Brixton page has the trend, prices by property type and every street.
Location
Coal Yard, Shakespeare Road, SE24 0QH
Nearest stations
- Loughborough Junction Station 0.2 milesSoutheastern, Thameslink
- Brixton Station 0.5 milesVictoria line · Southeastern
- Denmark Hill Station 0.7 milesWindrush line · Southeastern, Thameslink
- Herne Hill Station 0.7 milesSoutheastern, Thameslink
Nearest schools
- Heron Academy 0.2 milesages 11–19 Expected standard
- Ark Evelyn Grace Academy 0.2 milesSecondary · ages 11–16
- St Saviour's Church of England Primary School 0.2 milesPrimary · ages 4–11 Good
- Hill Mead Primary School 0.2 milesPrimary · ages 3–11
Nearest supermarkets
- Tesco Express Convenience store 0.1 miles
- The Co-operative Food Convenience store 0.2 miles
- Sainsburys Local Convenience store 0.5 miles
- Marks and Spencer Hospital Convenience store 0.5 miles
Eating out nearby
Within half a mile: 93 restaurants and cafes, 9 pubs and bars, 39 takeaways.
- Sushi Shimai 0.1 milesRestaurant or cafe
- Delight Fried Chicken 0.1 milesTakeaway
- The Nutrition Chefs 0.1 milesTakeaway
- Pasta Evangelists 0.1 milesTakeaway
Straight-line distances; actual routes will be longer. Stations from NaPTAN, with their lines powered by TfL Open Data; schools from the Department for Education register, with the latest Ofsted signal; supermarkets from Geolytix Retail Points; places to eat from the Food Standards Agency's register of food businesses.
Area insights
The Lambeth neighbourhood around this development.
Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data, Police.uk, Historic England, ONS Census 2021, Ofcom Connected Nations, Environment Agency. Planning offices.
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Details last confirmed on 21 October 2026.
