Ideas for areas in London, nice but not naice

[NightBus]

Currently live in London and looking to love in next couple of years. Looking for suggestions I've not thought of for areas in London that fit the following criteria:

• nice area with nice architecture (eg period properties) tree-lined streets etc
• access to good green space, large parks within walking distance (this is essential)
• either v central or excellent transport for commutes within London (45mins max to city)
• v good / excellent secondary schools
• conveniences / shops etc nearby

AND CRUCIALLY

• nice but not necessarily "naice". Not homogenous white middle class. Somewhere more diverse. Want DC's yo go to school with a diverse intake of students.

Budget for 3+ bed house would be anywhere between £750-1m ish.

I also always got a seat on the train from Sydenham to London Bridge when I lived there - I'm a South Londoner and you couldn't pay me enough to get me on the tube every day.

Furzedown: you absolutely will not get into Dunraven from anywhere near Furzedown! You won’t even get into Graveney unless you are within about 400m of the school .

The tight catchment for Dunraven is a good place to live, whether you are in the West Norwood or Tulse Hill (for Thameslink) side of the catchment, or Streatham Hill. Or Quick bus to Brixton tube. Stuffed with excellent primaries.

Or within reach of Charter in E Dulwich.

Hither green is 9 mins on the train to London Bridge!! How is that not commutable?!

Another Sydenham vote - depending on where you are, you can get to Penge East (for Victoria), Sydenham (Overground or train to London Bridge in 20 minutes, and you get a seat) or Lower Sydenham (London Bridge, Cannon Street, Charing Cross, but less likely to get a seat). Mayow Park is lovely, Beckenham Place Park and Crystal Palace Parks are great and easy to get to, Forest Hill is just up the road with the Horniman Museum. Easy access to Crystal Palace or Dulwich. Plus it's zone 3, reasonably diverse and not massively over-priced* - I honestly don't know why it's cheaper than Forest Hill while being much better connected.
*for London, for anywhere else it's clearly madness.

Shocked no one has mentioned Ealing yet. Ealing!!

Easy. Hither Green.
Commute is ridiculously straightforward and quick, it goes direct to Charing Cross/London Bridge/Cannon Street. South to Sevenoaks and Tunbridge Wells. If you need Canary Wharf its one stop to Lewisham and then DLR.
Loads of trains every hour.
Green Spaces a plenty, with Manor House Gardens being extra special.
If you need Primary Schools there are numerous outstanding primaries including Brindishe Manor/Lee and Green.
Lived in London 15 years and there is no better community that I have encountered. Its fantastic.
Doesn't have all the shops that other places have but it has the essentials and there is loads of stuff happening.

@NightBus You'll find this property search tool rather fun and helpful. You can select which things matter most to you (you can enter in your commute location and maximum travel time, and select how important things like a lively high street, green space, and schools are for you), and obviously your budget. With that information the platform finds and recommends the best properties and areas based on your complete set of needs. Hope its helpful!

Not homogenous white middle class. Somewhere more diverse. Want DC's to go to school with a diverse intake of students.

I don't think there is anywhere like this in London, is there? I live in Richmond which is probably at the less diverse end of the spectrum and DD had something like 50+ languages spoken at her primary school (and it wasn't even a particularly big school). Nor was it exclusively middle class (higher than average FSM etc).

Wanstead - not far from where you are, come over for a day there's wanstead park (part of epping forest), secondary school is Wanstead High (very diverse). Wanstead itself is a bit middle class, but the school is very diverse. Nice shops, cafes, a couple of greasy spoons, good primary schools too. Easy transport links.

Shocked no one has mentioned Ealing yet. Ealing!!

Ealing is naice, Acton, parts of, is nice.

One of the sides of Tooting Bec common
Streatham / Balham / Tooting

You can choose the poshness level depending on which side od tooting bac common you chose.

I recommend Streatham Hillside of Common.