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Foodland London 2026: what is it like now?
foodland got taken over & rebranded but the high st is still decent, i'd look at the roads off it rather than right on top of the shops
Agree on the side roads, though the 24 hour licence went with the rebrand.
yeah the late licence dying killed the 2am crowd, the co-op on the corner still does til 11 tho
side roads off the high st are quieter but parking's a nightmare after 6, residents permits only on most of them
permits are only certain hours tbh, check the sign by the church before u commit. street parking fills quick on match days too
The flats above the parade are mostly short lets now, which changes the neighbours more than the shops did.
Only thing I'd add is the parade's bins get grim by Sunday, so pick a road with alley access
Honestly the roads off it are the right call, but check the parking zone before you commit. Most of the roads past the church are CPZ now, so a car becomes a real cost.
The Late Owl in London 2026: still worth it?
id say look at the streets off queens road instead, mcvicker or consort. quieter, still walkable to the good bits & you dodge the friday night racket near the bars. tbh the area hasnt lost it, it just got dearer & louder. if you want scruffy old peckham youre about five years late
yeah consort's the shout, though parking round there is a nightmare now with the permit zones
Fair point on the racket, though McVicker Road backs onto the estate so it's not exactly silent either. Consort's the calmer pick of the two. Five years late is generous, mind, I'd say more like ten.
ten years is closer to it, i remember when the whole strip past the library was pound shops & a laundrette
Five years is about right for the bars but the housing drift started earlier, the Oglander Road side was already shifting by 2019. One thing nobody's said: the 12 and 171 night buses are the real reason that stretch still works, whatever the rent.
The Peckham Rye station rebuild finally finished and the Overground's way more reliable now, so commuting's honestly fine. Weeknights can get loud near the arches though. I'd still take it over somewhere with zero going on.
Blenheim Grove side, quieter after 11.
night buses beat the overground after midnight tbh
Depends which side of Late Owl you mean, the Bellenden Road end still feels local but the Rye Lane strip's gone proper chainy.
Bellenden's side kept the good stuff, but Choumert Road's greasy spoon turning into a sourdough place tells you which way it's drifting.