Nothing wrong with either Garthorne Rd or Gabriel Street - hard to beast if you are looking for convenience to the station.

If you are after views across London, then the Tewkesbury Lodge estate (basically the houses bounded by Wood Vale, London Road, Forest Hill Road and Honor Oak Road). On the western side you have views covering Wembley to the Gherkin; on the eastern you have views across the flood plain

Victorian houses tend to be draftier than 1930's houses, but have more space. Not sure about noise.