Where to buy in Herne Hill

Herne Hill takes its name from the herons living in the river Effra ,which used to flow round the hill. It was an affluent suburb in the early 19th century . But the arrival of railway lines in the 1860s led to redevelopment of many of the larger estates into terraces of working class housing. Most of the building took place late in the 19th century or early in the 20th century, with additional housing estates between the wars.

Herne Hill is on the other side of the railway tracks from Brixton. Between Milkwood Road and Herne Hill (the road) there are streets of red-brick houses, mainly from the early Edwardian period, such as Fawnbrake Avenue and Rollscourt Avenue. Herne Hill contains some large Victorian and Edwardian detached and semi-detached houses, and some mansion blocks. The streets between Herne Hill, Half Moon Lane and Red Post Hill are sometimes called “the North Dulwich Triangle” to try to cash in on the Dulwich name. There is some justification because North Dulwich station is the nearest station. These tree-lined streets such as Danecroft Road and Ruskin Walk contain a mixture of Victorian and Edwardian houses of different shapes and sizes. Adjoining this area but nearer to North Dulwich Station are the Edwardian terraces of Beckwith Road and its surrounding streets. There is a little park, called Sunray Gardens, just above Elmwood Road, and it has a little duck pond as well. On the south side of Half Moon Lane, Burbage Road and the streets off it such as Stradella Road and Winterbrook Road contain sought-after detached and semi-detached Victorian and Edwardian houses with large gardens as well as terraced houses. Further south, next to Brockwell Park, there are large Victorian houses on Norwood Road and smaller houses in streets off it such as Guernsey Grove.