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Featured local business - Clubtek

Forest

SE23

Hill

I was already a regular visitor to Clubtek’s DJ shop when it was in Penge, but now they're even handier in Stanstead Road, just a few doors down from Shannon’s Garden Centre - another old favourite. It’s by no means just for DJs and bands...

Haywards End

Sep

2014

Work has begun on yet another residential development. This one runs parallel with the railway line at Crofton Park Station and involves:The demolition of existing buildings at Haywards Yard, Lindal Road SE4 and the construction of 6 three bedroom and 3 four bedroom two storey houses. Thanks to Fintan for the photo.

St Cyprian’s development begins

Sep

2014

Demolition work is imminent at St Cyprian's Church, by the junction of Adelaide Avenue and Brockley Road. The plan is to build a new mixed-use development, which will retain the Brockley Road-side facade but getting rid of the rest of the church, creating a restaurant and office at ground level and residential space above.New restaurant ...

East London Line drives Brockley house prices

Sep

2014

Prices of homes near the East London Line have risen faster than the London average, with houses near Brockley Station experiencing the second-fastest rise along the overground route, according to research by Hamilton International, reported in today's City AM. The paper says:Homes within a 10 minute walk of an overground station have outdone the rest ...

Police Station plans opposed by neighbours

Sep

2014

Today is the last day to comment on the plans to redevelop Brockley Police Station. The developer that has acquired the site has applied to convert it to flats, preserving the exterior but adding a row of small houses. Some local residents are opposed to the plan and are asking other locals to object. Gavin ...

16 Coulgate Street work underway

Aug

2014

It appears that work on the Coulgate Street block, approved in 2012 is now under way.The site, next to Brockley Station and the rail line, was formerly the home of Speedicars taxi service (now Keen) and has been used in recent months for storage and access by engineers working on the Brockley Station platform expansion works, ...

A home in Brockley – £524 per square foot

Aug

2014

Rightmove has produced a property calculator, which gives you a guide to what you should be paying per square foot in each postcode. It shows that despite higher than average recent price rises, Brockley (SE4) is still among the more affordable (least unaffordable) locations in London, with homes costing a mere £524 per square foot ...

180 Brockley Road update

Aug

2014

180 Brockley Road is now a pile of smoking rubble between Browns and The Brockley Barge. It is due to be rebuilt as a mixed use development with retail at ground level and flats above.Workers on site have told people that they are building a new home for Tesco and - since the Council allowed ...

The Wharves goes to consultation

Aug

2014

The Wharves, a major residential project proposed for North Deptford, has been acquired by Lend Lease, who appear to be in a hurry to get the project off the ground.The developers have already started hiring project managers and have launched a new website and consultation, with the aim of reviewing the scheme in light of ...

Lewisham house prices still outpacing rest of the capital [UPDATED]

Jul

2014

Blackadder: I then leapt on the opportunity to test you. I asked if he'd been to one of the great universities, Oxford, Cambridge, or Hull. Nurse Mary: Well? Blackadder: You failed to spot that only two of those are great Universities. Nurse Mary: Swine! Melchett: That's right! Oxford's a complete dump!- Blackadder Goes ForthWith the central London property market ...

Bogs signal balloons have gone up at 180 Brockley Road

Jul

2014

BCer Monkeyboy has spotted portaloos on site at 180 Brockley Road, the former MOT garage, which has been targeted for redevelopment.Bits and pieces of the building have been removed in recent weeks and the site has been vacated, so it looks as though work, which was due to start last year, has begun. The most ...