Places to live in London
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- Projectile0
ok hackney (stoke newington, bethnal green, London fields) is north east. Definitely the coolest, arty farty folk. A bit dodgy and dirty, but very funky. BUT there are no tubes, and for a newcomer that can make live VERY tricky.
South london is nice and pleasant, but not much culture to it. Just normal folks who are usually in IT or business of some sort.
West london is just posh through and though
North London (camden, islington) is kinda funky and a LOT cheaper.. nice transport!!! I've tried moving east, but seem to always end up in archway or kentish town as its a nice, leafy area that's cheap. And it's close to Camden where there's a lot going on
- isakosmo0
avoid brick lane - great if youre a tourist, fookin awful after a few years and full of kunts. the whole place is full of trendies, i live around here and its just annoying now. same for dalston. some good bars though in the area. i fyou want to live around here i'd probably go a bit further out east, maybe around victoria park though not sure if thats cheap, worth a look anyway
- Gordy220
Bethnal Green.
Lived there for 6 years and love it. Bit rough around the edges but you can walk to the City, Shoreditch, Brick Lane etc. Easy cycle commute to central and its got tube lines.
- gpop0
Use Moveflat - seems good. I have been looking for the past couple of week - on my 7th/8th/9th views tomoz! hsssss!
East - good area is Stoke Newington - best greenest part of east. That's where most of my views are at the moment - and Hackney (london fields / broadway market) are pretty nice - the problem is, a road looks scummy - the next road looks lovely so its a case of streetview and hit and hope.1000 for a 1 bed flat is a bit tight - dont forget youll have a couple of 150-200 bills on top.
The large rooms ive been viewing are 400-550 (exc bills - approx 70)
yeah - if anyone knows any east side rooms going.. give me a holler
- max_prophet0
I know two people that went for an interview at foxtons, one of them said that he sat down in the guys office, who then picked up a pen from the table and said "Sell me this pen".
My friend said he simply stared at him, stood up and left.
- sleepyfatso0
NW5, kentish town, central, good pubs and shops, overland and underground station, close to hampstead, soho, camden. Lived there for 7 years but now live in Canada. If I go back I will go back to Ktown.
http://maps.google.com/maps?clie…- I too loved Kentish Town. It's quite pricey now though.max_prophet
- max_prophet0
it's true. Avoid foxtons and black cat like the plague.
to be fair they're all cunts.
- moth0
Foxtons?
You people don't know where to shop.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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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- 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??
- 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
- max_prophet0
as I said, a grand a month will only get you a studio flat in Hampstead..
http://www.foxtons.co.uk/search?…
- 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
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
- WhiteFace0
What is there to do at Hampstead Heath, (apart from the bumming of course) can you Mountain bike or dirt board etc etc?
- 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