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!

Eileen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hi all - did anyone get down to Peckham Rye to > Peckham Vision stall yesterday? We had lots of > visitors and busy all day. We had several helpers > but none said anyone had identified themselves as > EDForum watchers of this thread. But we might have > not asked so would be good to know if you came, if > it clarified the things discussed in this thread. Didn't make it sadly. On another note, I spotted there's a shop on Blenheim Grove (near to the Peckham Refreshment Rooms) that has a sign in the window saying "under new management". It's still an empty unit at the moment. Anyone know what it's going to be? Something good I hope!

midivydale Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Nunhead prices on houses are crazy but I have been > told that flats are hard to sell. We were advised > to hold on to ours or rent it out (a victorian > flat on ivydale road in great condition but no > garden). Our neighbours were told the same thing > by their agents. > > I have started to look at other areas now as we > would like something bigger. Catford, Sydenham, > Penge, Beckenham etc. > Its a hard one - I love where I live but the space > just doesnt work for us anymore- for alot of > reasons. Hi midivydale, who told you flats are hard to sell? In my experience looking for properties, any half-decent flat that came onto the market was snapped up in days - sometimes hours! The market is crazy right now.

Oh no, really hope this isn't true! Ian, where did you hear this rumour?

Blackcurrant Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Try Nunhead. The 250K stamp duty barrier is still > holding back the price of a lot of flats in places > like Ivydale Road. You can find large victorian 2 > bedroom flats, but under 250k will need a little > work. Once refurbed they are worth nearer 300. > > The north end of Ivydale is an easy walk to > Brockley for the east london line. Where are these magical two bedroom flats on Ivydale Road? Because I've not seen one like that on my year-long search for a place under ?250k. They're more like ?300k there (and still with work to do!!) PN33 I totally feel your pain. Have you tried looking at the Queens Road area? That used to offer slightly better value?

I don't know any cafes that aren't kid-friendly in East Dulwich! Most of them seem to have the little blighters running amok.

Ooh! Can't wait til the restaurant and art gallery arrives! A massive step forward for the station IMO.

Hi Eileen, thanks so much for your response. Yes, I think we are definitely talking about the same place - and great news that it's to be refurbished and turned into a retail unit! Here's hoping it will be let to something other than a pound shop, butcher or hairdresser. Fantastic news about the building that almost became a meat factory too. Doesn't that building actually have a sign on it saying Halal meat? It must have come very close to being turned into a factory before you guys stepped in! The art gallery and restaurant sounds fab, can't wait! Good news that the Blenheim Grove units are being refurbished too. It really seems like Peckham Rye station is on the up, and I'm sure that's almost all because of the amazing work that you guys at Peckham Vision are doing. As a regular user of Peckham Rye station, I am immensely grateful!

I was at Peckham Rye station earlier and noticed what looked like some quite major building work going on. As you walk in the main door of the station it's on the right. Anyone know what it is? Hopefully a new coffee bar or cafe or something!

Eileen, is there any update on the station plans do you know? Or are we still looking at Oct/Nov to see what the council comes up with?

antantant Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > In other news I note that WH Smith has become > another pound shop. That is a real shame.