Herne Hill, SE24, is bordered by Dulwich Village, Herne Hill & Brixton. It was originally a small Surrey settlement by a crossroads near to London. It has a good range of period houses:

It is well served with:
Bars: From traditional pubs to modern bars more info
Restaurants: Many different international cuisines on offer more info
Shops: Half Moon Lane & Railton Road (UL TO Guide To Railton Road)
Leisure: Leisure centre, several parks plus cinemas and art galleries

Other info:
Council: Southwark and Lambeth
Transport: Several buses connect to central London
Rail: Herne Hill (Zone 2) & North Dulwich (Zone 2)
Tube: Bus to Brixton (Jubilee Line)

Actors such as James Nesbit live here. The most sought after roads are Burbage Road, Beckwith Road plus the Poets Corner roads.

Property features:
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Oliver Burn
5 Half Moon Lane
Herne Hill
London
SE24
Tel: 020 7274 3333
Contact: Diana Burn
www.oliverburn.com

Beckwith Road

Architecture: Late Victorian
History: Named in 1891.
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Shops, bars etc: Half Moon Lane
Buses: 37, P4
Rail: North Dulwich (5 minutes walk)

A quiet tree-lined road with parking spaces. Most houses have large front gardens.

Burbage Road

Architecture:
History:
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Shops, bars etc: Half Moon Lane
Buses: 3, 37, 68, 196
Rail: Herne Hill

Generally quite with some rush hour traffic. Part of the road backs on to Sports grounds. It is named after Richard Burbage the Elizabethan actor. He built the Globe Theatre where Edward Alleyn appeared.

Carver Road

Architecture: Edwardian
History: Named in 1912
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Shops, bars etc: Half Moon Lane
Buses: 3, 37, 68, 196
Rail: Herne Hill

Curving tree-lined road off Half Moon Lane. Named after Canon Alfred James Carver (1826-1909), the Master of Dulwich College who oversaw its expansion in the 19th Century. James Callaghan (1912-2005) lived in Carver Road before becoming Prime Minister in 1976.

Chaucer Road

Elmwood Road

Architecture: Late Victorian
History: Named in 1891.
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Shops, bars etc: Half Moon Lane
Buses: 37, P4
Rail: North Dulwich (5 minutes walk)

Curving tree-lined road off Half Moon Lane.

Hollingbourne Road

Tree-lined road off Half Moon Lane. Named after a parish in Kent.

Holmdene Avenue

Architecture: Late Victorian
History: Named in 1891
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Shops, bars etc: Half Moon Lane
Buses: 37, P4
Rail: North Dulwich (5 minutes walk)

Tree-lined road on a hillside off Half Moon Lane.

Milton Road

Ruskin Walk

Architecture: Edwardian
History: Named in 1905
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Shops, bars etc: Half Moon Lane
Buses: 3, 37, 68, 196
Rail: Herne Hill

Named after John Ruskin (1819-1900), the Victorian writer and critic who lived at the top of Herne Hill for many years. Tree-lined road on a hill-side. Quiet with little traffic.

Shakespeare Road

Spenser Road

Stradella Road

Architecture: Late Victorian
History: Named in 1895
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Shops, bars etc: Half Moon Lane
Buses: 3, 37, 68, 196
Rail: Herne Hill

Attractive L-shaped road off Half Moon Lane. Named after A. Stradella (c. 1645-1681). the Italian composer

Winterbrook Road

Architecture: Late Victorian
History: Named in 1896
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Shops, bars etc: Half Moon Lane
Buses: 3, 37, 68, 196
Rail: Herne Hill

Named after the course of the river Effra.