I came across this article about our Forest Hill in the local rag News Shopper that according to the Sunday Times 'Forest Hill is one of London's 'best places to live'. https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/24183...aces-live/

I am sorry to say been an resident of the area for nearly 40 years have seen it deteriorate rapidly. Was the Sunday Times totally blindfolded when they came here stating that the area as excellent transport links what world are they living in? with only a mainline rail (Southern) just going from one mainline London station London Bridge to Victoria and if you need to get to beyond Norwood Junction down or East Croydon or the South Coast you have to change and South Norwood is not the best station for people with disabilities due to the design, also the bus timetable been cut and a limited number of designations. The £6m wasted by this corrupt present London Mayor on renaming the Overground could of been spend on improving the local bus network. I have not seen a police officer patrolling the area for many years and feel unsafe after dark. They need to have a base in the town centre in one of the many empty shops that exist such as the former Boots, Paddy Power, Max Made Me, For your Eyes Only or convert the Old Capitol into a full size station as it has cellars that could be converted to holding cells. Who can guess which business will close next?