[8] More development grew up around Grove Park railway station in the 19th century, though there had been settlements located here since Celtic times.

There are multiple public parks in the area, the largest of which is Chinbrook Meadows, through which the River Quaggy flows northward.

Grove Park is mostly covered by the SE12 postcode district; as Lee was originally the district name for SE12, residents and other localities in Grove Park sometimes include Lee as part of their address.

About one tenth of the area of Grove Park ward in its southeast corner, containing Chinbrook Estate, is within the SE9 postcode district.

The area at the South of Grove Park from the junction of Burnt Ash Lane and Ridgeway Drive becomes Bromley and has the BR1 postcode.

It is one of three sites that makes up Kings Church London, which is led by Steve Tibbert.

Its designation describes it as a "restrained, carefully-proportioned and eloquent rendering of the ‘Queen Anne’ style, bearing the distinctive influence of Richard Norman Shaw's work of the 1870s.

"[8] The Archbishop Desmond Tutu Peace Garden was opened in 2009, in Chinbrook Meadows.

[14] The centre has a weekly 3-hour drop-in cafe with live music, hosts local groups and "Clay at the Ringway" venture, with a pottery kiln and classes subsidised for the community.

The reserve is also part of the Green Chain Walk of South East London.