Fundraiser Sarah Cook has seen great changes in the 10 years she has lived in SE23. “I couldn’t afford to buy in Camberwell. But I got so much more space for my money. Forest Hill is a great place. The new shops are very cool, and it’s a much more bohemian, mixed community than East Dulwich.”

Innovations include a monthly food fair outside Forest Hill station to allow traders to test the local market before committing to a local lease. Aga’s Little Deli has taken a shop in Dartmouth Road, while the owners of The Butchery in London Road, Nathan Mills and Ruth Siwinska, feature in Raymond Blanc’s new TV series on slow cooking.

Dartmouth Road is becoming an increasingly arty hang out. Funky haberdashery Stag and Bow is run by textile artist Pascale Spall (sister of actor Rafe Spall) and her husband, furniture designer, Cyrus. They sells crafts, furniture and jewellery.