House prices (in East Dulwich)

[Mick Mac]

Bob Buzzard Wrote:

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> I sold my 4-bed house for 530 - I just wanted to

> get out ... fast (and it worked)

Whao. Have you got any more?

[MrBen]

My house is feeling crushed and devalued...

Nice little line in 1970's / 80's refurbs going on at the moment though. It shows what a decent architect can do to just about any property.

[Beej]

anyone else bored of those 'typical period victorian' properties? Totally M.O.R, stayed, predictable, lacking in any originality and I fall asleep just looking at some of those pictures above. give me a 70's 80's and decent budget any day of the week.. you can't even swing a cat in some of those gardens.

[Jeremy]

> give me a 70's 80's and decent budget any day of the week

I know there have been quite a few makeovers/refurbs of ugly 70s houses, but the Victorian houses have a few big advantages... high ceilings, well proportioned rooms, bigger windows, more light. Each to their own though..

[Beej]

Jeremy Wrote:

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> > give me a 70's 80's and decent budget any day of

> the week

>

> I know there have been quite a few

> makeovers/refurbs of ugly 70s houses. Each to their own though..

Agreed, ugly in your opinion. Thank god beauty is in the eye beholder :)

[Jeremy]

Well if they weren't a bit ugly to start with, presumably they wouldn't need the makeovers... (e.g. the grey powder coated windows that people seem to be installing)

[Otta]

Beej Wrote:

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> give me a 70's 80's and decent budget any

> day of the week..

Is the decent budget so that you can improve the ugly bits?

[????]

..gonna take a big budget to make the ceilings higher and the rooms bigger

[Jeremy]

One good thing about those places is they tend to have a square footprint, so you can do massive loft conversions if that's your thing.

[Pat Lanips]

poppet27 Wrote:

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> Desmond's

>

> My personal experience of ED estate agents

>

> - Foxton's: don't even consider. Underhand and

> massively over-inflated prices amongst many

> reasons.

> - Haart: Really good sales agents, but as a buyer,

> pop in on a Saturday and you'll just see

> sullen-faced Saturday girls filing their nails.

> Potential buyers won't even get eye contact, let

> alone any normal customer service. The tumbleweed

> office on Lordship Lane is Haart's biggest

> downfall. They're otherwise fair.

> - Winkworth: Like Haart, good, honest(!) agents

> who sell hard but won't bullshit buyers.

> - Peddar: Don't have the same physical presence as

> the above 2 as their office is probably the wrong

> end of LL, but some good agents. They really push

> the appeal of networked offices in SE London. Fair

> valuation and more 'local feel'.

> - Ludlow Thompson: Cheeky chappy Essex lads who

> seem to think selling houses is like market

> trading. Had no faith in their experience and

> didn't appreciate salesman techniques.

> - KFH: Hugely over-inflated prices to start with,

> only for you to be forced to drop the price months

> later. One negotiator will drown you in his

> cologne and give you or potential buyers either

> hyperbolic scare-mongering or be downright

> ruthless and impersonal. Not a comfortable

> experience at all...

No mention of Acorn estate agents, about the only one on Lordship Lane not included. Thinking of going with them. Any thoughts or feedback please.

[Cyclemonkey]

Pat, we rented our flat from Acorn in East Dulwich and bought our current flat through Acorn in Forest Hill. Obviously we didn't have a choice in the agent but they were ok. The agents on the ground were helpful and keen to progress the sale so I assume that they might be Ok if you were choosing them to sell through.

[fizzmoll]

In terms of estate agent ratings, also check out this site: http://www.allagents.co.uk/postcode/se22/ - lots of reviews of most of the estate agents in SE22.

Probably the wrong area for you, but we bought from Robert Stanford in Forest Hill and they were great.

[applecrumble]

just to say that Petermans in HH are fab. We bought and sold through them last time and are looking likely to do the same again this time. Honest, respectful and in regular contact. I am not related to them or employed by them by the way!

[Pat Lanips]

Thanks for all replies here and on the one I started in the other section and also the private messages.

Seems the general advice is to steer well clear so will look elsewhere at some of the suggestions given to me.

@fizzmoll: that link is very interesting, no reviews and not part of the openess section.

That does ring alarm bells.

[Otta]

I wouldn't fancy Forest Gate at all. I work in Newham and know it well. Frankly I wouldn't rush to move anywhere in the borough.

There are plenty of places where ?550k+ will still get you a nice house.

[BECKENHAM CENTRAL]

Penge comes up a lot, as does Forest Hill as places to watch or move to. But no Sydenham.

Why? (be as nasty as you like).

[Loz]

Parts of Sydenham are really quite nice and rather up-and-coming.

Parts of Sydenham are ... hmmm, well... ew.

[Otta]

I love Sydenham (lived there for 8 years until last Feb) and would have bought there rather than Penge if we could have afforded it.

Lower Sydenham is a bit shit though, as is that end of Catford.

[Seabag]

Loz Wrote:

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> Parts of Sydenham are really quite nice and rather

> up-and-coming.

>

> Parts of Sydenham are ... hmmm, well... ew.

Lower Syd is somewhat dull, flat and grey

Upper is v nice indeed

[MissKing]

So the big question is... when will the new M&S make all the local house prices go up? ;o)

[Phlox]

Bringing this thread up to see what's going on with prices now.

[eastdulwichproperty]

down 10-20%, ignore asking prices they are not achieving what people are asking

[bsand]

Just got this in my inbox - so these are actual prices paid.

We thought you might like to know that the site has been updated with this month's Land Registry and Registers of Scotland data.

30 Goodrich Road ?930,000

London, SE22 9EQ 8th September 2016

139 Upland Road ?935,000

London, SE22 0DF 2nd September 2016

Ground Floor Flat, 32 Crawthew Grove ?625,000

London, SE22 9AB 2nd September 2016

27a Ulverscroft Road ?433,000

London, SE22 9HF 2nd September 2016

113 Crystal Palace Road ?1,000,695

London, SE22 9ES 31st August 2016

Flat 8, Kings Court Barry Road ?350,000

London, SE22 0JB 25th August 2016

201 Upland Road ?1,300,000

London, SE22 0DG 25th August 2016

Flat 2, 196 Peckham Rye ?410,000

London, SE22 9QA 25th August 2016

29 St Aidans Road ?927,000

London, SE22 0RP 19th August 2016

39 Landcroft Road ?1,165,000

East Dulwich, SE22 9LG 5th August 2016

[TheArtfulDogger]

Interesting bsand

But how much were they on for compared to sales price?

[bsand]

No idea had a look at Zoopla but they don't seem to have historic records - has this though...

This property is located at 39a, 39 Landcroft Road, London SE22 9LG and has an estimated current value of ?1,167,000. Landcroft Road has 171 houses and flats on it with a average current value of ?747,218, compared to an an average property value of ?726,001 for SE22. There have been 36 property sales on Landcroft Road, SE22 over the last 5 years with an average house price paid of ?634,404 and this property was last sold on 5th Aug 2016 for ?1,165,000. There are currently 131 properties to buy in SE22 with an average asking price of ?712,361 and 113 houses and flats to rent in SE22 with an average asking rent of ?407 pw.