History Brockley is thought to mean, either 'the clearing by the Brook', or Broca's 'clearing in the woods'. It was originally a diminutive settlement that lay along the border of Lewisham Way and Deptford. The modern day Brockley encompasses a wider area; stemming from Lewisham Way down to Forest Hill. The unique styling of Brockley Conservation Area makes this leafy suburb an attractive place to live. The character of the Conservation Area is peppered with an array of charming architectural motifs.
 Tresillian Road  Upper Brockley Road
Brockley is also home to Hilly Fields an outstanding green space, that was once farmland. Following dedicated efforts of Octavia Hill a local campaign was set up and the re-development of the area subsequently halted. Consequently, the park as it stands today was bought by Lewisham Council and given to the public in 1863. Also worth noting is the Rivoli Ballroom, situated towards the Crofton Park end of Brockley. It is an elegant building that dates back to the Edwardian era and is currently used today for ballroom dancing. Public transport is also pretty good within the SE4 postcode. Broadly speaking it shares the same railway line and some of the bus routes up to town with neighbouring New Cross. Shopping tends to be more 'local' as the area lacks a high profile supermarket.
 Hilly Fields Crescent  Montague Avenue
The present market Brockley, not unlike its neighbours, is a mixed area. Small Victorian houses, along with some local authority blocks, border the main Brockley Road as it heads south to Crofton Park and Forest Hill. The aforementioned Conservation Area is physically very large both in terms of acreage, the number, length and width of the roads, and the impressive scale, (often on four floors and semi-detached) of the buildings themselves. Prices tend to be more inline with Blackheath, Dulwich, and Greenwich rather than New Cross and Peckham.  Prendergast School  Hilly Fields
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