Earl Aelfheah

If this happens, I can see lot's of Baroque painting fans milling about confused outside the Dulwich Picturehouse on Lordship Lane.

Yep, Sue's right I think. Anyone got an electronic copy of the leaflet they could share?

How's the training going?

I believe that they got close to an agreement on reopening a few years back, but only if there was agreement to close Loughborough Junction. Personally, considering how close LJ is to Brixton tube and train station, out of the two there is a better argument for a Camberwell Green Station (although I'm not entirely sure why they couldn't keep both. Bakerloo line does already travel down as far as Burgess Park, although it's only used for turning trains I think. Sooner or later (definitely later), they will extend the Bakerloo line. The degree to which SE London's public transport provision keeps falling further and further behind the rest of the capital is a scandal. Even in terms of Cycle superhighways and Boris Bikes, we're a vacuum on the maps. Nigello Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > There used to be a station at Camberwell, and - as far as I know > - could still be one if the money and effort were > forthcoming.

I really hope this comes off - would be great to have a cinema.

It does seem strange how we have these huge rents being demanded at the same time that there are a number of empty properties. What happened to supply and demand?

Article in the Evening Standard about Catford today: http://www.homesandproperty.co.uk/property-news/new-homes/catford-gets-makeover-bringing-new-homes-it

Because the kind of people who behave like this don't have very good judgement, impulse control or appreciation of the consequences of their own behaviour... and will know exactly where you live. Nigello Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Why not just approach them? Tell them what they > are doing is annoying, potentially dangerous and > not acceptable. You might get a bit of cheek but > they'll likely slope off, flicking you some Vs and > spitting through their teeth as they go. At least > it will be quiet then.

Definitely call the non-emergency number. Chances are those bikes won't be taxed and insured either.

Congratulations

SE Trains have come bottom of table for customer satisfaction: http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/feb/17/private-train-operators-passengers-dissatisfied

OK, slightly overstated it with 'incredibly', it's not Tower Hamlets - but that said, it's been getting more diverse over the years rather than less (there is a far wider spread across the income bracket now than when it was predominantly working class). There is also a mix of housing sizes and tenures. It's probably a bit whiter than a lot of zone 2 areas, especially for SE London, but there are still a lot of different nationalities here. When I think of my immediate neighbours, they are all from pretty different backgrounds. The point is that from reading this forum you could get an impression that the area which I feel is unrepresentative. ratty Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I would say it's not incredibly diverse. Tower > Hamlets is incredibly diverse I would say, East > Dulwich, for central london (zone 2) is far from > it imo! > > Lived there for 20 years so must have some idea > surely? Watched it get less and less diverse year > on year!

Or maybe the answer is not to buy, but continue renting.

Bit of advice... Just because your satnav tells you to make a turn, you don't have to.

ED Warehouse?

None of this would be a problem if we had a Waitrose

I blame the skateboarders

Will nobody think of the parking stress!!!!! ;-)

As many cyclists are also car drivers, pedestrians etc., at different given times, I think it's a reasonable assumption that the aggressive and rude cyclists are also likely to be aggressive and rude drivers / generally aggressive and rude individuals. There is no need to make this a thing about cyclists vs drivers. I walk a lot, but I don't identify myself in terms of some oppositional 'walker-non walker' dichotomy.

I emailed Southwark about the barrier on Chandler Way and got the following response: "..Thank you for you enquiry in relating to the barrier on Chandler Way. The council is keen to encourage cycling and indeed this street has been identified as a potential route as part of the Mayor of London's plans to boost cycling. Developing the route would be a medium term objective, but in the shorter term we have a funding allocation in 14/15 for small interventions to improve network permeability across the borough for cyclists and I will add this to the list of possible projects to take forward in April."

But both are further out of town and you pay a premium for being close to London. ED, compared to other areas within 5 miles of the centre, is still relatively cheap. dwe Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Ok 2 other areas (off the top of my head) that are > more affordable - Penge and Sydenham..... > > ED has everything really in situ, a gentrified > high street, with decent bars and shops, but it > wasn't always the case. The current house prices > there are reflecting this. > > Penge however has little gentrification, but > excellent transport links to both the City and > Victoria, as well as into Shoreditch etc. It also > has a decent amount of housing that is not that > different to the housing in ED.

ratty - I don't agree. ED is a relatively relaxed familly area. It's not white and middle class - despite the impression this forum may sometimes give, it is still an incredibly diverse area. It is also true that it can be less threatening than some other neighbourhoods of SE London ...I have lived in Camberwell / Peckham for many years - areas which I like a lot - but experienced a lot more daily aggravation / antisocial / criminal behaviour.

There are very few areas in zone 2 which are cheaper for houses, except perhaps Lewisham.

House prices in Camberwell and Peckham are similar. Anywhere further West (Brixton, Clapham etc.) house prices are higher. Most places outside the SE postcode are more expensive. East London has gone crazy. You'll find few places cheaper than ED in zone 2 for houses except East of ED (staying in SE).

If you have 650K to spend on a 3 bed house in 'inner london', where else would you buy?