"Affordable" if you're part of a household on three times the national average salary, according to the article.

Which is in no way "affordable" in the real world.

Yes, the prices here, as everywhere else in London, are definitely on the up. The prices for those new flats on Devonshire Road (the converted post office thing) are just ridiculous. Best part of half a million for a two bed flat?

I've literally just looked on Zoopla - a flat on Stanstead Road, on for £179,950, has had an offer of £215,000.

I've stopped looking here now - in a year's time, when I'll be in a position to buy, I'll be moving back to SW London, as there will be nothing here in my budget. In the meantime, I can feel myself disengage from Forest Hill slowly but surely. Too affluent for the likes of me, apparently (only earning double the national average salary gets you nowhere here, sadly).