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 Telegraph's Rosalind Russell dons a Barbour gilet and, shotgun broken over her arm, ventures into Peckham. And she finds... upmarket bistros and even an architectural salvage shop. Sure, she focusses on posh Peckham - north of East Dulwich, east of Camberwell - but she finds signs of regeneration elsewhere too. Interestingly, no Peckham estate agent has yet shifted a property for more than the magic million - so there's a challenge.

More for your money in Bellenden Road [March 14]
Pie & Mash plaque [October 24]
Peckham in the sky with diamonds... [September 23]

Nunhead shares its postcode with Peckham and lacks an official border, but enthusiast Ron Woollacott, quoted in the Independent, knows where Nunhead starts and ends. The area gets the paper's "More For Your Money" treatment this week, and it's an interesting piece about an interesting place with a village community and independent shops. And one of the most celebrated cemeteries in London. Prices aren't rock-bottom, but if the Nunhead achieves conservation status (apparently sought by residents) they could look good.

News, here of Peckham's latest blue plaque... awarded to Manze's Pie & Mash, at 105 Peckham High Street. Details of Manze's three shops - an institution in pie & mash - here.

Peckham in the sky with diamonds [September 23]

According to the Today programme sightseers will be pouring in to gawk at liquorice stick lampposts, barcode pavements, cellophane flowers of yellow and green, towering over your head...