Peckham
and Nunhead (SE15) are bordered by Dulwich, Camberwell, New Cross and Brockley.
The housing stock is predominantly Victorian with some Regency villas off
Rye Lane. Here are a selection of the best roads in SE15. For local house
and flat information visit Parkers via the banner at the top of the page.
Bellenden Road
Architecture Victorian terraces
History: Originally Victoria Road.
Renamed Bellenden Road in 1873..
Comments: East Dulwich end very quiet.
Bars, Cafes & Shops: Bellenden Road
Transport: Bus P13 Rail: Peckham Rye
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Chadwick Road
Architecture and history:Mostly terraced Victorian houses.
History: Named after William Chadwick in 1877.
Comments: Tree-lined road
Busy one-way system.
Bars, Cafes & Shops: Choumert & Bellenden Roads
Transport: Bus P13 Rail: Peckham Rye
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Choumert Road
Architecture West of Bellenden Road standard Victorian terraces.
East of Bellenden earlier individual house styles and builders.
History: Named after George Choumert (died 1831)
a local landowner of French extraction.
East end previously Montpelier Road (to 1865), then Choumert Place. Map
Bars, Cafes & Shops: Choumert & Bellenden Roads
Transport: Bus 12 Rail: Peckham Rye
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Choumert Square
Architecture: Small Victorian houses.
History: Built in old gardens of Rye Lane houses, c 1870s.
Comments: Private car-free cul-de-sac (London’s smallest square).
Situated behind gates off Choumert Grove.
Bars, Cafes & Shops: Choumert & Bellenden Roads
Transport: Bus: 12. 63, 78, 343. P13 Rail: Peckham Rye
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Denman Road
Architecture: Early victorian terraces
History: Developed 1857 - 1862. Named in 1858 after Lord Denman, a lawyer.
Comments: Quiet road off Peckham Road
Near border of Peckham & Camberwell
Bars, Cafes & Shops: Choumert & Bellenden Roads
Transport: Bus: P13 Rail: Peckham Rye
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Holly Grove
Architecture Regency villas etc.
History: Built 1815-1822. Originally George Street then South Grove.
Railway built on back of houses in 1863.
South Grove Shrubbery preserved in 1897 as a park.
Comments: Quiet road off Rye Lane.
Restaurant: Ganapati Bars, Cafes: Bellenden Road Shops: Rye Lane
Transport: Bus: 12, 63, 78, 343 Rail: Peckham Rye
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Lyndhurst Square
Architecture Early Victorian large detached houses with small green square.
History: Named after Lord Lyndhurst, a lawyer.
Comments: One side now council housing.
Situated off Lyndhurst Way.
Bars, Cafes & Shops: Bellenden Road.
Transport: Bus: 12, 11, 343 Rail: Peckham Rye
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Lyndhurst Way
Architecture and history: Mostly Victorian
History: Developed in 1840s. Originally Lyndhurst Road then renamed
Lyndhurst Way in 1867. W Stubbs built on Lyndhurst Way in 1878-9.
Comments: Very attractive but has high traffic flow.
Bars, Cafes & Shops: Bellenden Road.
Transport: Bus: 12, 11, 343 Rail: Peckham Rye
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Talfourd Road
Architecture: Mid Victorian terraces.
History: Developed between 1857 & 1862. Named after Justice Talfourd.
Comments: Quiet road off Peckham Road
Popular with artists.
Bars: Castle Cafes & Shops: Camberwell Church Street.
Transport: Bus: 12, 11, 343 Rail: Peckham Rye
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