The site is located on Church Rise within the London Borough of Lewisham. The site is located close by to Forest Hill town centre which offers access to a range of amenities.
The site is located on the east side of Church Rise which is a residential street consisting of predominantly residential two or three storey Victorian houses.
Almost immediately to the south is Christ Church, a chapel and residential conversion consisting of 13 apartments.
Towards the centre of Forest Hill centre is a shopping area which comprises a number of public houses, numerous cafés, restaurants and a range of convenient amenity focused shops. The popular Grade II listed Horniman Museum and Gardens is towards the west.
The site also benefits from close proximity to the sought after Dulwich Village (2 miles away). There are three very prestigious schools close by; Dulwich Collage, Alleyn's and James Allen's Girls School.
The site does not lie within a conservation area.