Sydenham Town Forum

Many thanks again! Down with a cold this weekend - so couldn't go for a walk in the evening around the neighborhood to get a feel for it but will try in the coming week. I took a read through the post on 2011 mugging on Bishopthorpe - a bit nervous about what I read there but hoping things have ...

Another round of such helpful advice and information. Thank you. This alone makes me feel like Sydenham is the place to be! We'll take a walk tonight around the neighborhood. Still a bit worried about the dark streets off the high street to be honest but will have to walk around to see how we feel ...

All such helpful information. Venner Road hasn't been mentioned but there seems to be a fair amount of properties that come out on that road over time. But given it's right by the train track and the housing stock types being quite a mix, any thoughts on how that road feels after dark would be great ...

I'm so grateful for everyone's inputs. Thank you so so much. On the topic of quiet streets, we've been looking at properties that are at most 5-6 minutes walk to an overground station since I'm not keen on the idea of walking on quiet back streets after dark when getting home... I also don't want to ...

Thank you again for all the thoughts!!! Since JRobinson brought it up, we're somewhat interested in Honor Oak, too (can you see we're totally confused...!??!?!). We're looking specifically on the streets by the station as the whole area around there feels calm and very safe and great for commute and ...

Thank you everyone for your inputs!! That makes sense that either way I go, I can access both Sydenham and FH easily given they're so close to each other. Like monkeyarms, we want to be close to the station so that our commute isn't too long - so our housing options are quite limited but we'll just ...

Hello - we're currently looking to purchase a home in either Sydenham or Forest Hill but quite torn on deciding which one... We would love any thoughts on Sydenham vs Forest Hill. Property value-wise, Sydenham seems to be slightly better (less expensive) than Forest Hill. However, Forest Hill seems ...