Living in South London?

[Mr Naga]

Apologies for the ridiculously unrelated thread but I did this a few years back and got some very good advice and a nice new neighbour called Jakartajive for my troubles.

Now I'm looking south of the river. It's not ideal - I'd rather stay Norf - but work/rent dictates.

Looking at a few places; New Cross, Lewisham, Peckham etc. Got a viewing in Ladywell later. I'd not even heard of Ladywell until yesterday.

Google opinion suggests Lewisham is a violent hole but I'm from Croydon so I'm guessing these are the voices of ageing racist idiots. Help etc!

[alanmck]

PM me, mister

[jakartajive]

I used to live in Ladywell, just south of Hilly Fields.
It was nice, quiet, sleepy.
Lots of lovely houses round there, fairly easy to get the overground into town from Ladywell station.
A ten-minute walk into Lewisham High Street.
Buses to Greenwich and Blackheath.

The downside of course is that McKinnon lives just the other side of the hill.

[jakartajive]

Plus, it's got top psych credentials.

[medlar]

Depends on what your overall expenditure plans are. Forest Hill, East Dulwich etc are pleasant. Herne Hill is nice, but becoming increasingly trendy, and when Bradley Wiggins pops round to the old velodrome there'll never be an end to it

[Mr Naga]

Thanks Hugh! A wealth of knowledge as always.

"Depends on what your overall expenditure plans are." WHAT IS THIS? My plan is NONE money but wanting to live in London.

[jakartajive]

You've not thought about Harringay, then?
For shame!

[Mr Naga]

Yes but inexplicably I've secured some work back in Croydon so need to be near ish. The place won't release it's deathly grip on me...

[jakartajive]

Ah, I see.
My deepest sympathies at being forced south of the water.

[Feel Good By Numbers]

previously lived in south London for a few years (Elephant/Camberwell/Peckham/Tulse Hill/Brixton); prepare to spend a lot of time on buses...........though most pass through Walworth road which is surprisingly very convenient to central london - there's a crazy amount of buses (one every 3-5 mins) that will have you on the strand/Covent garden within 15 mins.

I'm back up north now which i prefer but still have a soft spot for those areas - could never afford to live north of the river though

Camberwell is probs the pic of the bunch; some good bars and a fine record shop 'Rat Records' which is a must on Saturday mornings when they but the fresh stock out.

[Y1000]

Ah, I see.
My deepest sympathies at being forced south of the water.

Oh you cheeky git! Surely north London = not from London.
South London is still dominated by London families and this is the beauty of the place. Mr Naga you could also check West Norwood which I think is a great little place. It has low rents, quite a lot of young(ish) people, a record stall once a month and it also has great transport links. If I could buy an extra property to help my kids I would do so in Crystal Palace as it is really nice, independent shops and restaurants, real people and again great transport links.

[jakartajive]

Yes. There is no-one resident in the whole of north London who was born in the city.
Astounding, but actually true.

[pitch]

Yes. There is no-one resident in the whole of north London who was born in the city.
Astounding, but actually true.

Absolutely - no one here was born in North London, went to school here, studied in UCL, stayed living in North or East London and is still here. No one like that here at all.

[Mr Naga]

UPDATE: It's all gone a bit Peckham today.

[Xann]

Peckham? Are you sure? The bloody savages burned down their own Greggs.

[Mumbles]

Is that air raid shelter sign still there in Ladywell? I was amazed it had survived all these years. I used to live in Honor Oak Park - it was good enough for Timothy Spall as well.

[theeman]

matt, when you're done PMing Alan then PM me...

[alanmck]

[Brass Monkey]

Oh you cheeky git! Surely north London = not from London.
South London is still dominated by London families and this is the beauty of the place. Mr Naga you could also check West Norwood which I think is a great little place. It has low rents, quite a lot of young(ish) people, a record stall once a month and it also has great transport links. If I could buy an extra property to help my kids I would do so in Crystal Palace as it is really nice, independent shops and restaurants, real people and again great transport links.

And dinosaurs!

[soul doubt]

Depends on what your overall expenditure plans are. Forest Hill, East Dulwich etc are pleasant. Herne Hill is nice, but becoming increasingly trendy, and when Bradley Wiggins pops round to the old velodrome there'll never be an end to it

I live in Herne Hill. Its great.

[medlar]

I live in Herne Hill. Its great.

I live in Tulse Hill, and pass through Herne Hill often! Let's keep it quiet though, we don't want those North London types round here

[soul doubt]

I live in Tulse Hill, and pass through Herne Hill often! Let's keep it quiet though, we don't want those North London types round here

He he. To be honest, most friends who live north of the river point blank refuse to go south, know nothing about the place and assume its full of gun-toting hoodies.

[jakartajive]

I spent part of my childhood there, lived there as a young adult for many years and have many friends there.

I just think it's poorly connected, lacking in what we north of the water see as culture, a bit shabby, and nowhere you'd choose to live in if you could afford otherwise.

"-)

[d7bohs]

I spent part of my childhood there, lived there as a young adult for many years and have many friends there.

I just think it's poorly connected, lacking in what we north of the water see as culture, a bit shabby, and nowhere you'd choose to live in if you could afford otherwise.

"-)

That's southsoide Dubs talking about the nor'side - without the humour.

[emperor tomato ketchup]

That's southsoide Dubs talking about the nor'side - without the humour.

It's true, some mind blowing insularity. But on the upside we have an area called Stillorgan which John peel took the piss out of on air when he was stuffing festive 50 lists into SAEs and came to my one. "Someone's making these names up surely".

[Xann]

I just think it's poorly connected, lacking in what we north of the water see as culture, a bit shabby, and nowhere you'd choose to live in if you could afford otherwise.

"-)

You seem to be describing Haringey .