property, homes and houses for sale in Grove Park

Grove Park offers suburban living that is rich in housing, transport, shops, schools, sports facilities and the green stuff.

Living in Grove Park

Situated in the south-east corner of the London Borough of Lewisham, property in Grove Park is a mix of traditional Victorian terraces, 1930s and post-war semis, and new developments of flats and houses in an area that is rich in green spaces.

Grove Park railway station opened in 1871 and rapid house building started soon after. In the 1920s Lewisham Council built Grove Park Estate and acquired the delightful Chinbrook Meadows.

Grove Park Estate is almost encircled by woods, parks, playing fields and sports grounds. South-east of the estate is Grove Park Cemetery, which adjoins Elmstead Wood and Sundridge Park Golf Course.

In 1926, the railway line was electrified making the journey to central London even faster, so by the 1960s the last patch of farmland had been turned over for housing.

Today, property in Grove Park is often spacious, with good-sized gardens complemented by playgrounds and sports fields.

Grove Park Hospital was originally constructed in 1902 as a workhouse for the poor and, although much of it was demolished to make way for housing, some of the original buildings have been preserved.

Grove Park is ideal for families as there is good local shopping including supermarkets, a fair number of restaurants and pubs, and a choice of primary and secondary schools.

Bromley town centre is easily accessible by train and bus and is a major commercial centre. It offers cinemas, a live theatre and great shopping including department stores such as M&S, Next, BHS and Debenhams.

Transport

Train services from Grove Park station go to Waterloo East and Charing Cross and to Cannon Street Station.

In the opposite direction trains go to Bromley North, Orpington and Sevenoaks.

The main road passing through Grove Park is the A2212 Baring Road. Heading south it carries traffic to Bromley and north to Lee.

For information regarding bus routes that serve Grove Park and for the London Underground and DLR, please visit www.tfl.gov.uk/gettingaround/default.aspx.

For details of train services please visit www.nationalrail.co.uk/.

History and culture

Edith Nesbit, 1858-1924, the prolific author of many children's books – most notably 'The Railway Children' – moved to Baring Road, Grove Park, when she was 17. A footpath that leads to Hither Green Nature Reserve is called Railway Children Walk.

The Churchill Theatre in Bromley was opened in 1977 by HRH the Prince of Wales, and has established a reputation for producing quality shows in an auditorium that seats 785 and is fully air-conditioned.

For details of current and future productions please visit www.theambassadors.com/churchill/.

For further information about Grove Park please visit www.lewisham.gov.uk/.