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Posh and Peckham.
Living in Peckham
One of Southwarks famous villages mentioned in the Doomsday Book, today Peckham is a vibrant, colourful, cultural melting pot full of trendy galleries and controversial street art.
In the 1960s Peckham developed a less attractive image that of the neglected area depicted in the TV series Only Fools and Horses. However, thanks to a European incentive to regenerate this part of Southwark, Peckham has begun to look more like a hip bohemian hangout than a high-rise wilderness.
Some of the more salubrious residential developments have been torn down and grants have been given to upgrade houses and local businesses.
Not many people associate Peckham with romance, but the pretty Bellenden conservation area has roads of early Victorian flat-fronted cottages and larger houses.
Choumert Square, although more an alleyway than a square, is unique in London. Here, small front gardens overflow with plants, which the owners open up to the public every year under the National Gardens Scheme.
Peckham is a bustling town framed by the acclaimed Peckham Library and new leisure centre, the Peckham Pulse. It offers a combination of high street shops including a large supermarket, banks and building societies and South London's cheapest and most successful independent cinema.
It is also home to a popular farmers market selling organic produce every Sunday morning. The large Peckham Rye Park is nearby, but you only need to explore the nearby streets to find a multitude of smaller hidden green spaces, suitable for walking dogs, playing with your children or just relaxing in the sun.
Transport
The area is well served by several National Rail and bus routes. Peckham Rye station operates regular and fast services to London Bridge, Victoria, Blackfriars and Elephant & Castle.
Peckham has a good network of day and night bus routes 13 services run to destinations across London. With even more available just five minutes up the road at Camberwell there's plenty of choice, wherever youre heading.
There are proposals to bring the tram to Peckham by 2016.
For more detailed information on travelling around London visit www.tfl.gov.uk.
History and culture
During the 18th century Peckham flourished as a commercial centre, with extensive market gardens and orchards supplying much of London with fruit.
Rye Lane probably takes it name from the cereal that was grown on the farm that owned the land until the end of the 19th century.
Rye Lane today is well known for rice, spice, fruit and vegetables from all over the world.
The area is seen as an increasingly fashionable place to live, particularly following positive publicity surrounding the Bellenden Renewal programme with artwork from Anthony Gormley, Zandra Rhodes and others.
For further information please visit www.southwark.gov.uk.
view the 10 most recently added properties for sale in Peckham
1 bedroom house in Evelina Road, Nunhead,South East London - Asking price of £215,000
A 557 sqft (52sqm) one bedroom freehold house within a converted Victorian property and benefiting from a south-west facing patio garden, located on Evelina Road, Nunhead SE15. The property is...... view full details
1 bedroom flat in St Georges Way, Peckham, London SE15 - Asking price of £139,950
Situated opposite of Burgess Park, is this modern one bedroom first floor purpose built flat. The property briefly comprises of an open plan kitchen, 15' double bedroom with built in wardrobe,...... view full details
4 bedrooms house in Burcher Gale Grove, Peckham,South East London - Asking price of £325,000
Four Bedroom Terrace House with Garden and OSP: This lovely and large terraced house set in the heart of Peckham has bundles of space and light throughout, along with exceptionally good room sizes...... view full details
2 bedrooms flat in Henry Amon Court, Sumner Road, Peckham,South East London - Asking price of £190,000
No onward chain-halfapercent as sole agents, are pleased to offer a unique apartment: a two double bedroom ground floor flat within a modern development (2004) in peckham se15. Uniquely the...... view full details
2 bedrooms flat in Blakes Road, 71, Peckham,South East London - Asking price of £220,000
Chain free- halfapercent as sole agents are pleased to offer a 605sqft (56sqm) two double bedroom, two bathroom ground floor flat in a small modern development on blakes road in peckham se15. The...... view full details
4 bedrooms house in Lyndhurst Grove, Peckham,South East London - Asking price of £725,000
Striking Four Bedroom Victorian Gem with Wonderful Gardens: Enjoying direct, private access to the picturesque Warwick Gardens, this superb four bedroom Victorian stunner comes complete with...... view full details
2 bedrooms house in Elm Grove, London, Peckham,South East London - Asking price of £350,000
This is a beautifully styled two double bedroom semi-detached Victorian house, mixing original period features (1868) with modern design and located in the middle of the Bellenden regeneration...... view full details
1 bedroom flat in Gautrey Road, London SE15 - Asking price of £182,500
Spacious one bedroom apartment on the top floor of this imposing period building. Located in central Nunhead, and therefore walking distance to the train station and local shops, this chain free...... view full details
5 bedrooms house in Amott Road, Peckham Rye, London SE15 - Asking price of £595,000
This five bedroom, spacious Victorian home is available to rent immediately. A new kitchen has just been installed and the property has been neutrally redecorated throughout. The accommodation...... view full details
