Yes, but even more so now. When I lived there I really saw the change. My friend lived in a musicians' shared apartment above an off-license on Abbeyville Roa

Yes, but even more so now. When I lived there I really saw the change. My friend lived in a musicians' shared apartment above an off-license on Abbeyville Road just when the estate agents invented the whole "Abbeyville Village" thing. Off-license became a Cafe Rouge. Chinese Takeaway across the street became a Pizza Express[1]. Hardware store became a wine bar. Rent went up like 2 or 3x so they had to move. I lived near the old town which was fun because we used to see Vivian Westwood riding around like a crazy person on her bicycle. My apartment doubled in value so I sold and moved closer to Stockwell where it was cheaper/more sketchy. [1] For the US folks this is fancier than it sounds. In the 90s it was especially.