Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
It will only be dead when people admit that Tulse Hill is not an area like West Norwood and Brixton are
West Norwood news, chitter chatter and gossip
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Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
That's Brixton!Corrected it for you
ETA: Nor that I think Tulse Hill is more desirable than West Norwood or anything. But if the area around Tulse Hill BR is West Norwood, I guess I can say my house just on the other side of the South Circular crossing, by The Tulse Hill Tavern, must be in Herne Hill.
My estate agent was right all along
A station does not give an area a name.
T & P
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There's no way in god's green earth that Deronda Road and the stretch of Norwood Road from the Tulse Hill Tavern to the edge of Brockwell Park could possibly be described as being in Brixton- or West Norwood for that matter.
At best, I'll concede Herne Hill (which would be great if I ever were to sell my house) but IMO it can still only be described as Tulse Hill.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Outer Brixton
I live in Further Brixton myself
I live in Further Brixton myself
clandestino
no llevar papel
Mine too. I was planning to go along and support this intriguing new venture until I read that.
tommers
Fuck it, it's fine.
They will soon change their tune and be offering babychinos within the month.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
No, Dulwich is in Outer Brixton!
T & P
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Well, techincally most other places are too...
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Oh, for sure. It is the centre of the world after all
MillwallShoes
Don't kill the Lion
cinema and leisure center planned for west norwood.
i love the place. wish i could stay here for life, but will be priced out. need a bigger place for our little un. houses for around 300k and up , joke really.
i love the place. wish i could stay here for life, but will be priced out. need a bigger place for our little un. houses for around 300k and up , joke really.
clandestino
no llevar papel
Compared to the rest of London, West Norwood is still pretty cheap when it comes to buying a house. Tons cheaper than Brixton for example. Now's the time if you're thinking of getting somewhere...it's going to be interesting to see what the place is like in a few years time. There's still the question of what the Fire Station will become too...
MillwallShoes
Don't kill the Lion
we got a budget on about 250k and there's not a hope in hell of getting a three bed for that price in w norwood...depends what you're budget is i suppose.
MillwallShoes
Don't kill the Lion
wish it wasn't the case though. it's got a lot going for it. a real mix of people and off the bright young things' radars...
clandestino
no llevar papel
But there's no chance of getting a three bed for 250 anywhere in London...
clandestino
no llevar papel
Yes, I agree. That's what I like about it. I hope we never get a Dogstar/Market House equivalent opening here.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
There are plenty of them in the further flung reaches of Brixton, like Mottingham and Thamesmead
MillwallShoes
Don't kill the Lion
loads of places. but they're cheap for a reason!
MillwallShoes
Don't kill the Lion
will be interesting to see what the cinema and leisure centre do to the place re house prices...
if you go down the high street on a saturday, there is more money about though, if you look. something is in the air.
clandestino
no llevar papel
They're barely London though...and as MS says, probably cheap for a reason. For somewhere that's relatively central, WN is pretty cheap. You only have to move a mile or so north or west, and prices rise sharply.
gaijingirl
Well-Known Member
I agree, I think it will be a very different place very soon personally - I think there will be quite a rapid change. There're a lot of rumours of various places opening up, some in W.N. quite a lot in Streatham too - lots of new incomers, priced out of elsewhere - mostly people who have started families. Just gotta hope it doesn't go completely East Dulwich.
clandestino
no llevar papel
I agree.
What I like about the changes that have happened in the last year or so, is that the new delis or cafes haven't been snooty or felt like part of some vanguard of gentrification - in many cases, it was just new businesses making use of empty shops. And the Polish delis and cafes have a nice, friendly vibe that bring something to the area and feel like they make a connection.
As I mentioned a few months ago, me and my girlfriend had a pact to only buy each other Christmas presents from West Norwood High Street, so I went up and down the street looking for presents, going in every shop, pretty much. And everyone in the shops was just nice, normal, down to earth, no snootiness or snobbiness or hipsterness...apart from Beamish & McGlue, where the staff were offhand and rather rude and it just felt totally different to the other shops on the street. I hope that Mine isn't going to cut from the same cloth. It sounds like it might be...
MillwallShoes
Don't kill the Lion
the whole of london is crazy at the moment. west norwood has remained pretty "normal" re prices for decades. just a normal sort of suburban south london town.
...but even here the big framed glasses lot are showing up...thorton heath will go the same soon (only half joking), palace is creeping up with dulwich, even penge is getitng expensive...can someone please explain what the fuck is going on??? good for sellers, but not good for sellers if they wanna be buyers too. and awful for anyone not on the chain. sickening really. could go for on for hours but i'd be a bore
clandestino
no llevar papel
What have you heard? One of them was about B&Q wasn't it?
gaijingirl
Well-Known Member
to add another perspective about B&M - I don't go there v. often but when I have been they've always been friendly to me/us. I still have a soft spot for them from their Lido days though.
clandestino
no llevar papel
I haven't seen many. It's not like Brixton quite yet. Saying that, though, the giant glasses in the window of the opticians at the bottom of York Hill have disappeared. Coincidence?
MillwallShoes
Don't kill the Lion
you're preaching to the converted. i love the place. on a saturday morning if i have it free, i go to the cafes, read the paper, bookies, charity shops. it's just a nice place to visit and take it easy.
MillwallShoes
Don't kill the Lion
when i win the lottery, i'm going to buy one of those six bedroom beauties on that road that leads up to lancasters (where the new burger place is now). stunners.
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