According to this, ex-News of the World editor and Tory strategist Andy Coulson is selling his Dulwich (actually, Wood Vale) five (actually, six)-bedroom home in a downsizing exercise. He's lived there since 2001. On this occasion, we've decided to not give away an address.

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For a £2bn, 1.5m square foot development including more than a thousand apartments, plus offices and shops. Private equity giant Carlyle is behind the project, and according to this, they're using PLP Architects.

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There's an interesting piece in the Independent today about why it pays dividends to keep a close eye on public transport policy when planning your next London move. It's all about Dalston, Peckham... and there's this interesting snippet:

Some people use analytical research tools such as PTAL (public transport accessibility level), devised by Transport for London, to calculate an address's transport status on a scale of one to six, with A and B subdivisions.

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The Foxtons founder has his eyes on a parcel of land - currently a Texaco garage - which has been the subject of five previous failed planning applications in the last ten years. According to this, he's hired Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners to draw up plans for a tower, which may potentially interfere with views from Peninsula Heights (home to Lord Archer's famous penthouse). More here.

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According to this, demolition started today on the Elephant & Castle council estate that formed a backdrop to Harry Brown. The Rat and Mouse hasn't - of course - been forced to live in the rapidly decaying building but we're still sad to see another icon of 60s design go.

Amputee trapped in condemned estate [July 23, 2010]
The Heygate refusnik [June 13, 2007]

In case you missed it... a very interesting piece in yesterday's Telegraph about some slightly depressing opportunities to bag historical and architectural treasures the councils can't afford to keep at bargain basement prices. Examples? The Old St Giles Hospital in Camberwell, about to go under the hammer. Another former hospital - admittedly in North Wales - recently sold for £275,000. It came with seven and a half acres of grounds. Back in south London, Southwark Council sold a split-level three-bedroom flat in east Dulwich for £240,000. Read the original piece here.

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Compare your neighbourhood as it develops between 1896, 1899, 1915, 1920, 1938, 1949 and 1954 here. Plus scanned maps dating back to the 16th Century. Fascinating stuff.

[via Nestoria on Twitter]

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[via BenMurrayUK]

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If you haven't seen it, head over to the BBC's news site for a closer look at what promises to be Europe's tallest building, when it's completed in 2012.

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It's in Forest Hill, and it's a three bedroom terraced house by architect Norman Starrett, part of the underrated Hyndewood development. It looks like the property might need a little work, but the good news (for fans of mid-century modern) is that many of the original features are still there... including the parquet flooring, the windows, even some of the original kitchen units. It's with The Modern House estate agents, with a guide price of £345,000, particulars here. For some scans of an original article written about the Hyndewood development from around the time it was built, go here.

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