Hi all,

I grew up in SW London for nearly all my life, with a sprinkling of South Norwood and Bromley (I didn't like Bromley). Currently renting with a friend in Battersea.

As much as I love Battersea the price for a one bedroom decent size flat is now circa £400K, which is outrageous.

Forest Hill seems to be the SE version of Earlsfield, IE very village like, minus the price.

Question for you all is however, where did you live before and why did you come here? If you had a choice about living in North or SW London, would you still chose SE23? And finally, if you could change one thing about SE23, what would it be?