Hello!
We are about to sell our house in Crystal Palace and are looking to upsize within SE London. The key criteria being near a good state primary AND secondary.
After much research I whittled it down to three areas:
- Streatham Hill
- West Norwood
- Upper Norwood
I have been a Rightmove addict looking for a suitable 4 bed house with a garden (budget is 750K) with it these areas but nothing has come up in so long.
Im now thinking about Beckenham because apparently, it’s more leafy, green, safe and has great schools. I’ve always discounted Beckenham because I’ve been told it’s ‘suburban’ ‘not London’ ‘not diverse’ ‘Tory’ ‘boring’. But after doing a little digging, it doesn’t seem that bad and I’ll get more space for my money.
so, does anyone have any advice on Beckenham? primary and secondary schools? Vibe? Community?
thanks in advance!!
ps just to say we LOVE Crystal Palace and would love to stay here but the budget doesn’t really allow (we don’t want a doer upper), and also the schools aren’t great where we live…