IMHO c'est chacun (or chacune?) ? son go?t. In HOP I have peace, OSP, One Tree Hill a spit away and a 5 min walk to the station from where I can get into Town very easily.To me this is an ideal mix of buzz when you want it (WE shops, theatres, South Bank, films etc etc) but a quick resumption of peace as I turn into my road on returning home. I happen to love living in a hilly rather than flat area, am within walking distance of Libretto's, Horniman and SE22 and enjoy longer walks to Sopers fish shop in Nunhead, via Peckham Rye, or the Gowlett, amongst other places. If you are able (and willing) to get about on foot locally you can take advantage of all of this from SE23 but then it may depend which part you live in. I for one would not consider moving to SE22 from here. While I do agree much could be done to improve FH, what is the point of making another SE22? When areas become too pricey, too, the chains move in and the quirky shops we all like in newly gentrified areas get pushed out as rents rise. The important thing is to be active in your local community and work to improve it but also by to walk about and take time to appreciate the positive things that are already there.