Please tell me about Orpington ...

[basementbear]

We live in central London and love it here, but we absolutely have to move as we have a tiny flat and we are also thinking ahead to secondary school (they are rubbish here)...

Orpington appears to meet a lot of our needs - houses with big gardens that we can afford, good secondary schools, easy commute into several London stations for DH.

So.... is there anything I should know? Any bad bits, any downsides? Please tell all!

Thanks

Hello,

I know this is a very old thread but found it very useful.

i am looking to move from London to Orpington. I am looking at houses within Knoll and Pettswood East. While I prefer Petts wood but it is further from Crofton school in comparison to Knoll.

I am specifically looking at Lynwood Grove within Knoll. Any comments on the road and pettswood vs knoll.

I think you'd do better to start a new thread.

People might see the original start date and just scroll on.