When someone first suggested to Emily Poulton she search for her first home in the streets around Burgess Park she wasn’t immediately enthusiastic about the idea of living in a public transport black hole dominated by a sprawling, decaying council estate.
Then she learned about plans to extend the Bakerloo line through south east London, giving Burgess Park a spot on the tube map, plus a project to demolish and rebuild the post-war estate. “It was a big factor in my decision to buy,” said Poulton.
