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you can look at the max distances offered from the southwark primary school booklet and there are free tools to calculate crow flies distance. I think that upland/friern is probably borderline for Goodrich, if you really want to get there maybe worth looking a bit closer or maybe renting for one year in catchment before buying, in that way you will have many more options!

I love this quietway concept! People who complain here do not realize that bike commuting is one of the biggest asset that an area like East Dulwich has, that is, a desireble area not well connected to all London areas by transport, but possibly connected by bike within max 45-50 mins to 90% of London working locations. The more bike commuting will be made easy, the more desirable ED will become compared to other Zone 2 areas better served by transport lines.

People have the right to offend. And to be offended. By the way Charlie Hebdo cover of today is a great exapmle of courage and resiliance, without being blatantly provocative in my opinion.

Thanks guys! So I reckon that coming from East Dulwich, it will probably be better change at London Bridge (possible longer change as bigger station, but high frequency) rather than changing at Peckam Rye (quick change, but not many trains).

My understanding is that with the Thameslink Programme from the end of 2018 there will be trains every 2/3 minutes between Peckham Rye and Kings Cross, via London Bridge / City Thameslink / Farrindgon. Does anyone know when the train frequency of this line will be increased? Possibly first improvements starting from 2016? Thanks JJ

don't know, but curious too... perhaps if you know the exact address you can have a search here http://planningonline.southwark.gov.uk/AcolNetCGI.exe and let us know?

Depending on which type of reader you are... http://www.theguardian.com/money/2014/dec/15/london-house-prices-fall-more-than-30000-month http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/houseprices/11293494/House-prices-fall-by-30000-in-just-four-weeks-in-some-parts-of-UK.html

http://www.education.gov.uk/cgi-bin/schools/performance/group.pl?qtype=LA&superview=pri&view=aat&set=1&tab=1&no=210&sort=ks2_14.ptreadwrittamatx14&ord=desc ED-ish schools by Percentage achieving Level 4 or above in reading, writing and maths - Fairlawn: 98% - Dulwich Hamlets: 95% - Horniman: 88% - Bessemer Grange: 88% - St Anthony: 86% - Goodrich: 83% -> Southwark average: 81% - Heber: 79% - St John & St Clement: 72% - St Francesca Cabrini: 73% - Goose Green: 73%

Salsaboy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hahahahaha..... > > > jj2 Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > if Labour wins the elections... http://www.oddschecker.com/politics/british-politics/next-uk-general-election/most-seats

If you exclude speculators, only people who would benefit from house price increases are people who plan to go to live in cheaper areas, e.g. they are looking to retire in the country or planning to go to live in a cheaper country. For everyone else, I can't see how this can benefit them. And btw, just look at the high streets of places with more expensive real estate - that would simply mean good bye independent shops.

???? the 5% drop is said by an Estate Agent!

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/206bc146-79f3-11e4-9b34-00144feabdc0.html and given the source this should be the optimistic view! I would not be surprised at all to see a 10-20% dip in 2015, particularly if Labour wins the elections...

Louisa Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > jj2 Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > What I would be even more happy though, would > be > > to see more more down-to-earth (and > consequently > > less expensive) places selling similar > products. > > > Hallelujah to that point. > > Louisa. which actually proves my point, showing that you are actually not against 'another italian place in the area', rather 'another relatively expensive shop in the area'.

Some italians are more open to other cuisenes, other less, but I don't think it's a matter of being condescending, it's just a matter in some cases of being such in love with something, not to be tempted to look elsewhere. It personally took me a while to try for example asian cousines, but now I love them. But this was not my original point, nor I believe is on the topic of this thread. My point was that I don't see any valid reason why in the UK most italian products have to be marketed and sold by places targeting a more upscale clientele. There is no real reason why the two things should marry together. In Italy we have expensive/classy food places, as well as 'working-class' places. They target different types of clientele with slightly different products and of course different prices. Places like Burro&Salvia are one type of places that exist in Italy and I am happy they are replicated in the UK. What I would be even more happy though, would be to see more more down-to-earth (and consequently less expensive) places selling similar products. ------------------------------------------------------- > > > Exactly, you've mirrored my experience. Italians > can be very open with their food, with "anyone who > wants to learn about Italian cuisine". However my > original point is that this can often be a one way > street. I hasten to add once more that this is my > experience, since you seemed to miss that point > originally, but I have found Italians to be very > parochial and condescending to other cuisines.

Another +1 here, even though a bit biased as it comes from an Italian :-) What I still find it interesting though even after a few years in London, is that places like these here cater for a more upscale clientele. In Italy you would find Burry&Salvia-style products in most bakeries even in the less affluent areas. Maybe an entrepreneurial idea for some?

Does anyone have an update on how trains from East Dulwich / Peckham Rye will look like once the new Thameslink programme is completed? Will there be more frequent trains from Peckham Rye into the city and the same ones from ED? Thanks JJ

Thanks guys. MrBen the only problem with that is that everyone else seems to think the same!

Can I ask if the noise is still there? I am looking at houses in the area, ans of course need to factor that in.

Look at here, pretty impressive trend: http://www.rightmove.co.uk/house-prices-in-my-area/marketTrendsTotalAvailableListingsAndNew.html?searchLocation=se22 Inflow of new properties seems pretty stable, but old properties not selling. Someone posted a similar graph a few months ago, but it has now gone much further since then. Hope this could lead to a panic selling at some point?

Thanks therealsilverfox. The area of Wimbledon I mean is mainly the area at walking distance from the high street / station, hence everything north of Merton Park up to South Park Gardens area. That is pretty much comparable in size to East Dulwich.

How would you compare East Dulwich vs Wimbledown (town not village)? Prices are comparable, maybe slighlty more expensive in Wimbledon, but it really depends on the streets. My perception is that: - East Dulwich has a more villagey feel / sense of community - Nicer high-street / shops in ED vs chains of Wimbledon, however in Wimbledon town you can really find everything - Wimbledon has better / more consistent transport link options, even though the commute to the City seems comparable in time if not slightly better from ED - Both areas seem to attract families and young-professionals, however Wimbledon seems a bit more white / less-diverse than Dulwich (I also think Wimbledon is Tory vs ED is Labour) - More international community in Wimbledon / more people with education abroad - ED seems more a British area - Both offer good primary schools, but with very small catchment areas Do you agree with this? Any other ideas? JJ

No comment triggered by this? I found this visualization pretty cool! ------------------------------------------------------- > Have you seen this map > http://www.whereaboutslondon.org/#/map by Future > Cities Catapult? > East Dulwich is categorized as 'Whereabouts 4 > residents are a highly educated, young to middle > aged population who tend to live in rented > accommodation located a short distance from > Central London.' > That is the same as for example Wimbledown town, > parts of Clapham, Balham and Putney. > > I would have expected a more 'family-oriented', > 'home-ownership' bundle? > > JJ

Have you seen this map http://www.whereaboutslondon.org/#/map by Future Cities Catapult? East Dulwich is categorized as 'Whereabouts 4 residents are a highly educated, young to middle aged population who tend to live in rented accommodation located a short distance from Central London.' That is the same as for example Wimbledown town, parts of Clapham, Balham and Putney. I would have expected a more 'family-oriented', 'home-ownership' bundle? JJ