Girl82

Agree with the post above - I have no idea how anyone could describe the area as dull. It's a wonderful place to live, with lots of excellent places to go out. There are also far more good pubs around there than there are in ED. What's more, I've been walking through the Lettsom Estate for years - both during the day and after dark - and have never once experienced any of the issues that ratty mentions.

OP - I feel your pain. Myself and my partner managed to scrape enough cash together to buy a small flat in SE15, but if we were buying now we wouldn't be able to afford anything in this postcode (except perhaps an ex-LA flat, but our bank wouldn't lend on those). While we would be gutted to leave the Peckham/ED area, if we ever want anything more than a one-bed, we'll be forced to move further out. Would anyone recommend Bromley as a place to live? I noticed it's only about 15 minutes on the train into Victoria, and seems to have a more regular train service than Peckham! Plus it's obviously far cheaper than this area...

Anyone know what the latest is on this? Is the council's planning application in the public domain yet?

Oh! Where are you both off to?

Yuck :( I haven't had any sign of them in SE15. Had loads during the warmer weather in July/August though!

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The Gowlet will be back in Peckham. NOT East > Dulwich. > > People living in Parts of E.D. will claim to live > in Peckham. Believe me, they will. > > Foxy Please can people stop saying The Gowlett is in East Dulwich?! The Gowlett is NOT East Dulwich, it is Peckham!!!

James Barber Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hi Serena2012, > The size would be similar to the space occupied by > M&S at London Bridge. > So for both Waitrose and M&S they obviously have > bigger asperations for the area. It doesn't seem that Waitrose has any aspirations in the area at the moment! :(

If you live in SE15 you live in Peckham, not East Dulwich. Ten years ago people trying to sell their house in SE15 may have tried to say otherwise, but nowadays saying you live in Peckham probably has more cachet anyway! The Gowlett clearly thinks of itself as Peckham anyway, judging from their website. And so they should, because they are located in Peckham!!

Jeremy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Girl82 - meet edhistory. > > This happens quite a lot... I see! Thanks Jeremy!

What?! Brixton gets Waitrose and we get Morrisons?! Not cool. Seriously though, I do think people are misguided about Waitrose prices. Last time I checked their beef mince was ?2.86, while Co-op's was ?4 for the same weight! If you shop carefully at Waitrose, it's very price competitive, plus it's excellent quality. I like knowing that all the meat and dairy that I'm buying is free range, for example.

edhistory Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > MrBen Wrote: > > > > Sorry, but The Gowlett is technically Peckham > ;) > > Is it? > > John K Eh? Of course it is! It's SE15!

MrBen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Bars changes constantly. But having revisited most > SE22 boozers of late, one thing I can see is that > they are all quieter after about 9pm ish than they > used to be. > > On thursday night at 10 ishpm The Great > Exhibition, Actress, and Bishop were all dead as a > dodo when before they'd have a decent crowd eat > that hour. I put that down to there being a much > wider choice for late night stuff now in > Peckham/Camberwell and an increasingly family > demographic in ED. The one glorious exception was > The Gowlett which was nicely buzzing to Lucky 7's > and pizza. Sorry, but The Gowlett is technically Peckham ;)

Hi BecsBex, maybe she's reading this thread! But it's a good thing that she's cleared the garden, right? Have you decided to move out in February then? Shame she appears to own the place and isn't a council tenant - then you could at least tried to have her evicted. She sounds like a complete cow :(

Hi BecsBex - I'm so sorry to hear about your neighbour - sounds truly awful :( Is she a council tenant? Or does she rent/own the place?

edhistory Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Is this in one of the two Blenheim Grove art deco > blocks? > > I hope the freeholder not not revoke the > head-lease and have these buildings destroyed. > > John K It's as you come out from under the arches onto Blenheim Grove and turn right - before you get to the Peckham Refreshment Rooms. On another note, I wish the council would hurry up and show us their plans for the station. I'm getting impatient now!