This is an unique guide to the best residential roads in New Cross, London, SE14. The locality is bordered by Brockley, Deptford & Peckham. It has developed from a settlement in Kent to a vibrant part of Inner London.

Main periods of growth:

19th Century
Originally New Cross was known as Hatcham and had a population of 701 in 1801. It developed after the railway arrived in 1839. Local residents included Robert Browning. In the 1870s the Haberdashers' Company laid out Hatcham Manor Estate (including Erlanger, Jerningham, Pepys and Waller Roads). In 1875 Haberdashers Askes School for Boys & Girls was opened on Pepys Road. In 1891 Goldsmiths' Company's Technical & Recreative Institute opened. In the same year Haberdasher Askes School for Girls opened on Jerningham Road. In 1895 Telegraph Hill Park opened.

20th Century
By 1900 the Hatcham Manor Estate development finished. It covered over 200 acres around Telegraph Hill supplying large houses for the middle classes. After the war much council housing was undertaken.

21st Century
New housing built- mostly infill developments.

Media feature: Guardian
We recommend the following residential roads (to buy or let). Each road has a brief description, a history. architectural notes plus transport shops and services information and a map.
Prime SE14 roads:
Billington Road
Casella Road
Erlanger Road
Hatcham Park Road
Kitto Road
New Cross Road
Pepys Road
Queens Road
Troutbeck Road
Waller Road

We recommend the following independent estate agent for information
on the above roads.
Parkers (Est: 1971)
180 New Cross Road
SE14 5AA
T: 020 7708 6700
www.parkersestateagents.co.uk
Members of NAEA, OEA, NALS, ULAO
Contact: Nick Luddington

Local info:
Council: Lewisham
Schools; Haberdasher Aske’s UL Haberdasher Aske’s
www.hahc.org.uk/
Prendergast Hilly Fields College
Buses: Several (36, 53 436, 453 all connect to central London)
DLR: Deptford Broadway
Rail & Tube: New Cross (Zone *) New Cross Gate (Zone
Leisure: Lewisham Leisure Guide
Bars: Best New Cross Bars
Restaurants: Best New Cross Restaurants