Yes, house prices are higher - I think it depends on what you have done to the house and whether there is a loft conversion or nicely done.

People do not want to have to do lots of work on a house.

I am glad we have a garden, there is still work to do on our place but we wil get there. We moved to Forest Hill last March.

But I think the reason is not as expensive as other places like Dulwich or Battersea is that there is no real high street, there are no chains such as Prezzo and Caffe Nero that attract young professionals like us.

There are building flats for completion summer 2012 near Savacentre on the other side of Forest Hill near Lower Sydenham so this is going to be a good addition but not the same as in Dulwich.

I am not sure if Dulwich was like forest hill before and the shops opened later on?