moving to addiscombe

[airdado]

hello everyone, I am looking at properties in Croydon and found one we like in Coniston Road, Addiscombe.
We are not familiar with the area and was wondering what your impressions are? Also, we are two gay parents of a 15 months old boy, so it is imperative that the area is safe and welcoming with regards to a family like ours.
Many thanks everyone

I can’t comment on the gay aspect, but Addiscombe is fine. Lots of little shops, takeaways, Sainsbury’s local on the main road, but easy to get into Croydon on the tram for big shops.

Nearest big supermarkets are at Elmers End or Purley Way, which is the most annoying thing.

The one thing I like about Addiscombe is that it is close to some nice country walks in Surrey, particularly Surrey Hills which is quite breathtaking. The commute is not bad if you have to go into the city via London Bridge or Victoria. We are closer to the Shirley side and our neighbours are also mostly older couples, there's only one family with primary school children on our street. So the family feel is not quite there for us. The little Addiscombe high street is a bit lacking. The nicest looking cafe is the Tram Stop but it's actually just a greasy spoon with a coat of Farrow & Ball (and prices to match). There's a new-ish Italian cafe (Davinci) but mostly frequented by old men, and you wouldn't know it was new as they designed it to look so old fashioned. So meet-ups with my mums group (when we were doing that) took place in our houses. Which were large and lovely! I have noticed many of the newer buyers that are renovating houses are taking out old period features, discarding old Victorian doors etc. which is worrying for the look of the area. @pinkpanther78 sounds like a piece of work - clearly it's not 'fashionable' or trendy here - how did that escape you? I'm stuck for now and choosing to focus on the positives.
I wonder what @airdado ended up doing?