ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
Well I guess still some of it exists. I only cross the tram lines a couple of times.
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Hoss
...It was the blurst of times...
That's a slight exaggeration. The majority of the woodland is untouched. The tramway cut off a slice of the side but most of it was left alone and intact.
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ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
That sounds more like it. I go through there all the time and it seems pretty woodlandy to me. Of course I don't know how big it was before the trams, but you wouldn't have to go far left of the tram to be cut off by the road anyway.
Maggot
The Cake of Liberty
I'm sorry, but that's complete rubbish. The trams follow Coombe Road pretty closely, and are no more than about 50m away from the road at any point. This leaves the vast majority of the hillls, about 95% intact.
jils
New Member
Hello all, stumbled across this thread while looking for information on living in Croydon. My partner and I are looking to possibly move to the area and have seen a few good properties. We have found a house in Broad Green which seems like a real steal in fantastic condition. My only concern is the area, as we have literally only visited it once and have no knowledge of life here.
Is Broad Green a reasonable area in which to live? We currently live in Stratford which while rapidly redeveloping is still rough around the edges, so we have some experience of walking home quickly at night.. Unfortunately much of what I can find online about the BG area focuses on London Road's involvement in the riots, so would love an up to date idea of what the area is like!
We're not looking for much culture/nightlife wise on our doorstep but would ideally like to be in a reasonably safe and well regarded area. Suspect we will move in 5+ years time, so would like to think that others will be attracted to the property in the future. While the house itself is fantastic it has been on the market for some time, which makes me wonder if the area is the big downside..?
Okay, end of essay. Thanks in advance for your help!
Is Broad Green a reasonable area in which to live? We currently live in Stratford which while rapidly redeveloping is still rough around the edges, so we have some experience of walking home quickly at night.. Unfortunately much of what I can find online about the BG area focuses on London Road's involvement in the riots, so would love an up to date idea of what the area is like!
We're not looking for much culture/nightlife wise on our doorstep but would ideally like to be in a reasonably safe and well regarded area. Suspect we will move in 5+ years time, so would like to think that others will be attracted to the property in the future. While the house itself is fantastic it has been on the market for some time, which makes me wonder if the area is the big downside..?
Okay, end of essay. Thanks in advance for your help!
boohoo
No.
jils Lots of good food shops in Broadgreen - I like the Turkish place. Don't know about it safety wise - can't be worse than anywhere else. All London houses are still increasing in value - even when they are crap.
Not sure if Croydon or anything surrounding it (certainly to the North) is well regarded.
Not sure if Croydon or anything surrounding it (certainly to the North) is well regarded.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
Croydon is no more or less safe than anywhere in London. I've never had any trouble in the 14 years I've been here.
Broad green wouldn't be my first choice, and a bit far from east Croydon for a comfortable walk home. West Croydon and it's 'tube' is a joke. "Ooh Croydon's getting a tube"' yeah but it lost a railway route that better served the line and east Croydon is still the best way into London.
South or east and closer to east Croydon station is better if you can afford it.
Broad green wouldn't be my first choice, and a bit far from east Croydon for a comfortable walk home. West Croydon and it's 'tube' is a joke. "Ooh Croydon's getting a tube"' yeah but it lost a railway route that better served the line and east Croydon is still the best way into London.
South or east and closer to east Croydon station is better if you can afford it.
hash tag
Books, not bombs
One whole side of the hills was taken out.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
Where? There is a road around it and you can cross the tram line. . . . Where you come to the road. Do you have a map before the tram? Genuinely interested. I just can't see how that much could be missing, I mean the tram just follows the road and there is only a tiny bit to the south and you can cross the track anyway.
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ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
The tram pretty much follows coombe road and still has trees etc to the south in the very small section the lines intersect. I can't see how a whole side of the hill has been leveled if the road was always there anyway.
Leafster
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Hi jils I worked for years in Windmill Road, which I guess, is in Broad Green. Never thought of it as being anything but safe. As ATOMIC SUPLEX said, it's a bit of a hike to East Croydon station though.
jils
New Member
Thank you all for your advice, very helpful. Seeing the house again today and will be sure to walk around the area to try to get a feel for it.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
Try to head for places you may need to go. South from there to the shopping centre. Bit of a weird place isn't it? Kind of round by the hospital?
Hoss
...It was the blurst of times...
Jils, if you find Broad Green is not what you're after, what about Thornton Heath (turn right down Brigstock Rd at the bus garage or Norbury a mile or 2 up London Road. Some good housing, though prices seem to be going upwards month by month, seemingly the result of F**tons agressive marketing.
We moved here a couple of months ago, still finding our feet and whilst the area has been unloved for a long time, there's some positive community action stuff going on to clean up high streets and parks.
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We moved here a couple of months ago, still finding our feet and whilst the area has been unloved for a long time, there's some positive community action stuff going on to clean up high streets and parks.
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Hoss
...It was the blurst of times...
They have not arrrived in Thornton Heath just yet. Still operating out of Croydon office.
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Callie
Pivoting
I live in Broad Green, there isn't much excitement happening in the immediate area but you're not far from the centre of town, close to West Croydon for trains, buses, trams and overground, a little but further and you can get into the back entrance of East Croydon.
I've been in Broad Green for 3 and a bit years, never had any hassle.
I know my immediate neighbours.
The nearest pub is a bit rubbish and there just aren't many here!
There isn't a lot of outdoor green space
No idea what schools are like
Parking is a bit rubbish near me
There are lots of independant shops for groceries
The closest supermarkets are lidl, a little Sainsbury's and a little tesco
Lots of restaurants mainly South Indian cuisine based
Erm can't think what else would be useful. The area isn't very pretty, theres lots of fly tipping, crap in front gardens, rubbish in the streets but it's a reasonable place to live imo
There are probably nicer areas of Croydon but they wouldn't compete on price...Thornton Heath as mentioned would be a goer though
I've been in Broad Green for 3 and a bit years, never had any hassle.
I know my immediate neighbours.
The nearest pub is a bit rubbish and there just aren't many here!
There isn't a lot of outdoor green space
No idea what schools are like
Parking is a bit rubbish near me
There are lots of independant shops for groceries
The closest supermarkets are lidl, a little Sainsbury's and a little tesco
Lots of restaurants mainly South Indian cuisine based
Erm can't think what else would be useful. The area isn't very pretty, theres lots of fly tipping, crap in front gardens, rubbish in the streets but it's a reasonable place to live imo
There are probably nicer areas of Croydon but they wouldn't compete on price...Thornton Heath as mentioned would be a goer though
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
That big lidl is ace. New secondary school going up in front of it. I'd still rather be east and south, but I don't know how the prices compare. I know I couldn't afford my place in addiscome now if I was buying it. Feck if I'd have bought my house here instead of the first house I bought in bermonsey id have paid the mortgage off three times by now.
hash tag
Books, not bombs
Oh dear, Croydon is not a very happy place REVEALED: Where does your London borough rank on the happiness scale?
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
Already been posted.
I do love this pic though. "This is here now" is the caption. No it isn't, it's a disaster that is still far from completion, with nobody signing up for it apart from boozers. The promise of cool pop up food and market type stalls to browse isn't going to happen.
Just in time for winter if we are lucky.
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ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
Look at all the exciting information you can get about the box park from their website.
BOXPARK CROYDON
So open just in time for November? Pay £15 for a load of bollocks I've never heard of, and my council tax is subsidising this??
BOXPARK CROYDON
So open just in time for November? Pay £15 for a load of bollocks I've never heard of, and my council tax is subsidising this??
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
Yes. In real life it's not quite the computer generated utopa.I recognise that picture, isn't it near, errr
loaned them £3m iirc.
quite a lot of food places have signed up tbf, plus Cronx brewery.
Maggot
The Cake of Liberty
Chz
Stark Raving Sane
Great beer. Cringeworthy name.
You've never heard of Wiley? or Mistajam?
I thought I was out of touch!
it's a pretty big line up if that is your thing.
although they've missed a few locals like Plastician, Benga etc. they could have booked.
although iirc Benga moved to Redhill when he went a bit off grid
Guineveretoo
Mostly bewildered
We are now getting armed robberies of pedestrians in South Norwood!
VIDEO: Musician robbed at gunpoint in South Norwood on way home from gig
ETA - although this also begs the question as to why it is only being reported now, when it happened in May!!
VIDEO: Musician robbed at gunpoint in South Norwood on way home from gig
ETA - although this also begs the question as to why it is only being reported now, when it happened in May!!
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