Whilst I don't particularly like to see gated communities I suppose it is understandable that people feel the need to protect themselves when moving into slightly dodgy areas. I remember seeing a lot of similar protective measures going up when I lived in Toxteth in the 80's and I suppose there are some parallels here: a ghetto-ised community with it's own distinct social demographic suffering sudden and unforeseen economic hardship. This could turn out to be a time of historic social turmoil amongst our middle classes. Will we see road barricades of burning chelsea tractors?

Of course in Toxteth the local territory was marked out by the street signs being decorated in rastafarian colours. So look out for trustafarian pastels being applied to Horniman Heights street furniture. It'll be a sure sign the area's about to go up in flames.