Places to live in London
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- WhiteFace
I'm moving down in the very near future & currently looking for flats to rent. I'm looking for pro's cons of different areas in London.
I want to be fairly central and north of the river.
Any advice / past experiences would be useful, thanks.
- creez0
hampstead
- Kidswift0
I live right on boarder of Primrose hill and Chalk farm pros: close to Primrose hill, close to great bars, close to hampstead heath, close to camden but far enough away that its not complete sell out punks and puke on the footpath skoodsville, 15min ride into west end, close to Regents park and Hyde park, not right in Primrose hill or Belsize so I can afford to keep both my kidneys and eat.... cons not many great farmers mkts around but otherwise best place I have lived north of the river
- Stugoo0
north is nicer than south by far. currently livng south and miss north loads... was up in belisize park today which is nice, or i typically fancy Angel for the pubs, and the snappy snaps so I can get my pics developed.
- err... I'm in Crystal Palace at the mo - really nice round there and also close to Dulwich which is awesome. Plus its only 20 mins to victoria / London Bridge. Cheap too! Id stay but i work east so moving that way...gpop
- crystal palace is the furthest thing from nice since shit on a stick made out of frozen piss mate!set
- ckentish0
wormwood scrubs
- desmo0
ive got a flat in west hampstead. 5 min walk to the tube. along the high street and near a couple grocery stores. its a 15 minute tube ride into the west end depending on how the TFL is behaving that day.
- max_prophet0
You need to state budget, it's all very well saying hampstead, chalk farm and primrose hill, but those are some of the most expensive places outside of zone 1.
Tufnell Park is nice and more affordable, alothough it was getting more expensive and people were getting 'shoed' up into archway, which is a bit shit.
- Autokern0
I could say that Bethnal Green is a great area.
But this would be blatant lying- Aww hey now I have nothing but fond memories of my time in Bethnal Green just down the road from the Florist pub.. good timesKidswift
- I have fond memories of living on BG road. Of course, those memories lie.max_prophet
- not so fond memories of living on cambridge heath road.max_prophet
- yeah - steer clear of Hackney road and bethnal green road - or at least living right on the main road - its fkn noisy at night in the summer with windows open - more than fine on a side street thogpop
- WhiteFace0
Looking at a budget of about £1000 a month for rent give or take a few bob. would stretch to more if was worth it. Looking for a 1 bedroom place for me and my girlfriend.
- monoboy0
I lived in Highgate for a while. Nice. But I actually preferred sarf of the river, Brixton and Clapham North.
I'd recommend spending the day on the northern line. Get off at each stop and take a stroll. Pop into a few estate agents.
Don't go east, its shit.
- Shaney0
I'm north now but was in Brixton and liked it a lot.... what mono says above..you may have to move out a bit to get a nice place for you % GF for a grand a month tho.
If it's handy for transport it matters less if you are further out and place is what you want
- WhiteFace0
What is there to do at Hampstead Heath, (apart from the bumming of course) can you Mountain bike or dirt board etc etc?
- max_prophet0
A grand a month is not going to get you much, don't waste your time looking in Hampstead or any of those fancy places. You'll need to decide whether you want a bit of space, or a studio in a nice area. Don't forget council tax is expensive too. Maybe Archway or Stoke Newington, but you'll be lucky to get anything there for that much tbh.
Even Hackney isn't that cheap anymore
- It seems to be enough for what we're looking for: http://www.foxtons.c…WhiteFace
- take some advice and don't use foxtonsmax_prophet
- £9K a month is reasonable huhmax_prophet
- Kilmorack0
Live East!!! Hackney, Dalston, Bow, Clapton etc . You get a better place for your money and are close to where the its all at... Seriously F'all happening in the likes of Hampstead, Tufnell Park, Archway etc. I promise you, you will spend most of your time East anyway, its where the party is at.
- max_prophet0
as I said, a grand a month will only get you a studio flat in Hampstead..
http://www.foxtons.co.uk/search?…
- WhiteFace0
You don't get much for your money down south do you!!!
- You get fucked in the ass. Consider it a warm-up for the Heath.max_prophet
- fun going home buying 3 drinks and it costing under a tenner.Stugoo
- WhiteFace0
Autokern - whats wrong with Bethnal Green? A friend is taking me for a bit of a tour around there at the weekend, I've heard it's alright??
- max_prophet0
ask him what he does on a warm sunny afternoon in Bethnal Green.
- Autokern < thisWhiteFace
- oh, my friend, rightWhiteFace
- there's only so many times brick lane market and columbia road can hold ones fascination.max_prophet
- and these days, brick lane will generally lead to murderous thoughts.max_prophet
- assuming you don't wear a top hat and pink raybans with no lensesmax_prophet
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- max_prophet0
it depends on your age and what scene you're into.
If you just want to party with people that think they are cool then you're all good. I did actually enjoy BG but I wouldn't want to live there now really.
- Autokern0
It's actually more than alright.
Just certain areas are... let's say dodgy...
But housing prices are still quite good and, Brick lane/shoreditch is just around the corner if you fancy a full immersion into hipsterdom (especially on a warm sunday sunny afternoon) and there are great places to eat (plus, big part of the creative business relocated in the shoreditch).
It's just... i live there (since 3 years) and work nearby so i can see all the limits of that area.Oh, and tower Hamlets (that borough, that is) is the place which has the highest number of swine flu cases in all europe.