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edhistory Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Different contractor? > > John K Well, more the fact that it has even been re-paved at all. So many streets in trendy areas of London with a lot of money still have old loose, cracked paving, Clapham High Street being an example as well as many central London streets. Nice to see them revamp smaller places like Sydenham. Makes a huge difference

Thanks for the replies, very helpful. So the consensus is good then it seems. It definitely seems like it's getting better, nice to see that money is being put into it..funny how the paving on Sydenham Road is way better than a lot of high streets in more central areas. It would certainly be a big adjustment from Clapham where I currently live but I don't mind somewhere quieter once it's not completely dead, relatively safe to walk at night, and easy to get to and from the city centre.

Hello all, I'm new to this forum, I have found it very useful over the past couple of months to get proper insights while flat hunting in SE London. I know the area in question isn't ED but given it's in the same general area I thought I'd ask for some local advice. I'm not from London myself. I have been flat hunting (to rent) for the past couple of months and it is proving really difficult. Due to my work location I am limited to SE London, but I have found that apart from the nice expensive areas such as Dulwich it is very difficult to find a nice area that isn't run-down with reasonably priced accommodation, The latest place I have been looking at is just off Sydenham Road - Trewsbury/Cator Road to be precise (the road just after Lidl). The flat seems good and in my budget. I took a walk around the area to get a feel for it. While Sydenham Road itself didnt seem up to much it didn't strike me as particularly grotty or unsafe either like many other areas I have been looking in south London. Trewsbury/Cator road itself and the surrounding residential area actually seems quite nice with large well kept detached and semi detached Victorian houses. And its proximity to Penge East station and Sydenham station and Crystal Palace Park is great. Anyone care to share their knowledge of the area; is it particularly prone to violence/gang culture etc? I know that south London is a tricky one to judge in that nice areas and rough areas are often only a street or two apart. And I am also aware that nowhere in London is really 'safe', but generally is the place somewhere that I would want to live for the next year? Would closer to the Crystal Palace triangle be better or worse? Thanks for reading, any advice would be greatly appreciated! :)