Deptford High Street was named one of the world's top 33 streets but does it face an uncertain future?
"It is a very worrying point with the escalating utility costs," adds Alec.
A short walk from the high street marks another clash between new and old, as the DLR soars above the old terraced housing below. The median weekly wage in Lewisham borough, where Deptford is situated, was £575 last year - lower than the £652 average across London's inner boroughs as a whole, according to the Office for National Statistics ."When you take away local affordable housing, like council housing, you end up in a crazy scenario where that sense of community is lost," says Mr Woolford.
"Most people will say business is in decline, so its not right that gentrification brings improvement."Image source,The landlord of The Bird's Nest Pub, Joel Matthews, describes Deptford as "a real part of London"