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couldnt have put better myself
On the cycling front, excellent access to Kent lanes and one of the best commutes to work I have had in London, 90% traffic-free for me (I work in SE1) but if you can take Blackfriars you can be in city well away from cars. Thanks to Quiteway 1 and the extended infrastructure towards here. It kinda ends here though, any south of this its awful; I know this because I lived further south.
Come gentrify Catford further!
amey
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I've been banging the Catford drum in this thread for coming on 8 years now I think, so probably said variations of all of this before:
Catford is lots of different vibes butting up against each other. Corbett is family central, and where @amey, @hoefla (sort of) and I are. It's nice; good deli, local butcher, generally quiet roads, strong community vibes (active community group which puts together stuff like this) as well as a fantastic/hilarious/awful Facebook group, easy walk to a choice of stations, easy to the lanes.
Roughly four kinds of house on the estate – big double-fronters, (wellmeadow, broadfield), big single-fronters (amey over on arngask, dowanhill), and then smaller variants (Braidwood, then slightly smaller, Killearn. Killearns are often 3-beds, achieved through downstairs bathroom. Braidwoods are sometimes 3-beds, achieved by splitting front bedroom.). Steer clear of sangley/sandhurst – it's a narrow, busy road with plenty buses and people disregarding the 20mph limit. Pokey houses that aren't worth the faff even if on paper it's got the floorspace and bedrooms. Amey still hasn't adequately thanked me for steering him clear of it all those years ago. Even though it's not great to live on, the closer you are to Sandhurst parade the easier it is to get your flat white and sourdough. Forster and Mountsfield parks are great.
Culverly Green next door is a conservation area and those people look down at us so I have nothing to say about them. Good houses though.
Outside of the Corbett, you're on your own. I've barely left the estate since kid/lockdown so who knows what it's like out there now. Between Ladywell fields and the centre is generally quiet and seems to be coming together. Perry Hill still waiting for its moment. Blythe Hill has good pub, bookshop and park and some nice old bits. Bellingham, hmm. Doesn't have that victorian housing stock, but The Fellowship is a great asset and the waterlink way is an ace running loop, plus you're closer to Beckenham Place Park. Been a while now since the last stabbing. Downham, nah.
No matter where you end up, you'll be easy walking distance to a station, a park, a real Morley's, a fake Morleys, a good pub and a jerk place. If you're blind to food hygiene ratings, Jerk Scene is the one to go to.