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I think the current service (London Bridge to Victoria) is a lot more useful than the new ELLX. After all most people work into town! I don't understand why the two services can not coexist. When they built the ELLX in Forest Hill they didn't stop the London Bridge to Victoria connection. Also think of people in Wandsworth Rd. and Clapham. To go to London Bridge they will have to either change at Peckham Rye or change at Surrey Quays + Canada Water, which is silly. Please sign the petition: http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/save-our-south-london-line/signatures.html

Thanks everyone for the replies. @Penguin68. I wasn't thinking in terms of price, but more on the likelihood of finding buyers or tenants easily. There seems to be still a stigma with the word Peckham, whether justified or unjustified. The problem doesn't exist with Forest Hill where I live at the moment, simply because most people don't have a clue where it is... "no it's not Forest Gate, it's Forest Hill, it exists I swear!" :)

Hi guys, I'm thinking of buying a property in East Dulwich and just discovered (I obviously don't know the area very well...) that a lot of properties near East Dulwich station have postcode SE15. On the other hand many properties really close to Peckham Rye park have postcode SE22. I find it all a bit confusing. I personally don't care, but I have seen many Londoners horrified by the mention of the words "SE15" and "Peckham" and I'm worried I could have problems if I decide to (or I have to) sell the property in the future. What do the locals think? Also any advice on which are the nicest streets very welcome! Ideally I'd like to be walking distance from both Peckham Rye station and East Dulwich station, but the first few properties I've seen around Copleston Road were in very messy surroundings (front/back gardens that looked like a bomb had just exploded, a forest of satellite dishes, ...)