If you commute through Gipsy Hill station, you already know the routine: early doors, a quick dash for the train, then back home later with barely enough energy to make tea, let alone tackle a proper flat clean.

Victorian homes around Westow Hill have a charm that modern properties simply can't fake: high ceilings, original sash windows, decorative cornices, tiled hallways, worn timber floors, and the odd draught you only notice when the kettle's on.

Festivals at Crystal Palace Park have a very particular rhythm: the build-up, the rush of arrivals, the noise, the food stalls, the trampled grass, and then the quiet, messy aftermath.