Well , I've lived in East Dulwich for over 20 years with a couple of breaks and for me it's at its best now. And, as it's personal preference, I am now old enough and lucky enough (touch wood) to not have to move anywhere 'edgier' less cdeveloped, up and coming etc, ever again something I'm quite happy with being a boring old increasing middle class git. The reality is it wasn't the sh1thole that some newcomers seem to think it was 20 years ago but it's not the 'entitleled' 'snobby' clapham blow in nappy valley other people make out (*ahem no names); Excluding house prices, by most metrics - food choice; shop choice, schools, actual real mixture of different srts of people; pub choice; crime; etc etc it's feels better to me than in the early 90s.....just my opinion of course. Same true of much of London...although not West Ham, UP or Plaistow OP :)