 The area is ethnically and socially diverse, and the marketplace and surrounding area is well known for its African, Jamaican, South American and Eastern European culture, well reflected in the ethnic food stalls and clothes shops in the area.The top of Queens Crescent is a diverse 20 street and part-time market lined with about 30 shops/salons including a modern library, post office, two pharmacies, the "Sir Robert Peel" and specialist grocery shops selling a broad mixture of convenience and exotic foods.These are supplemented with corner cafés and hot food takeaways.