The houses are nice enough There's very little not to like, other than it is a little quiet compared to ED I lived in Clapham South, then ED for a while and now live in Upper Sydenham Thing is; these areas are much of a muchness. Classic Victorian/Edwardian terraced or semmi-d's. London's full of them: Earlsfield, Wandsworth , Clapham south, East Dulwich, Nunhead Blandsville gentrified dormitories for the child bearing professional classes Yady-ya- Farrow & Ball Horses for courses I don't mean to be mean. Just depends where you're at in life I swapped Raving for Paving Love it-my kids are happy Netts