The best place to live in London?
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Well my son has decided he wants to move up to London.
He came back home from uni in Manchester last year and does not have a big ring of friends living in London.
He has his heart set on finding a flatshares in the E1 area but I would prefer him to move more towards outer SW.
Where do you think would be a good place for him to look? He works in the City so an easy commute would be ideal.
He came back home from uni in Manchester last year and does not have a big ring of friends living in London.
He has his heart set on finding a flatshares in the E1 area but I would prefer him to move more towards outer SW.
Where do you think would be a good place for him to look? He works in the City so an easy commute would be ideal.
plasticpusher said:
Budget = £800 per month
He talks about Hoxton, Bethnal Green, Shoreditch. Not sure if I can do much to change his mind really.
I always viewed these places as s
t wholes. Does anybody live around there? Any areas of E1/2 he should avoid?
Used to be, Hoxton and Shoreditch have really come on in the last 10 years.He talks about Hoxton, Bethnal Green, Shoreditch. Not sure if I can do much to change his mind really.
I always viewed these places as s
t wholes. Does anybody live around there? Any areas of E1/2 he should avoid? Avoid Hackney, Dalston, Clapton.
You see Sloanes turning up in Black Cabs on the weekend in the summer!
plasticpusher said:
I always viewed these places as st wholes
where ever you buy/rent in London I can show you a 'st wholest whole' within a couple of milesyou may want your son to live in SW but you won't be the one doing the +1 hr commutes to and from E1 every day
there's nothing wrong with Shorditch/Hoxton/Bethnal Green - sure it's a bit cosmopolitan - but that's half the attraction of the place
personally I'd head towards Highbury Fields way - close enough to the city but also nearer north London and the West End and there's great value to be had in rentals ATM
if you're worried about crime, stabbings etc just remember that robbers don't go around the less affluent parts of town if they are after money...
plasticpusher said:
Budget = £800 per month
He talks about Hoxton, Bethnal Green, Shoreditch. Not sure if I can do much to change his mind really.
I always viewed these places as st wholes. Does anybody live around there? Any areas of E1/2 he should avoid?
The problem with living in those areas is that you need £800 per day just to keep up with everyone else and have a coke habit.He talks about Hoxton, Bethnal Green, Shoreditch. Not sure if I can do much to change his mind really.
I always viewed these places as s
t wholes. Does anybody live around there? Any areas of E1/2 he should avoid? Those areas are fine these days, and definitely the "cool" places to live.
Having moved here 11 years ago, I would tell him to live where his friends live. It's a lonely old place and if his work isn't organising regular socials it can make you feel like an outsider looking in for a while. I was lucky in that a room came up in a flatshare the very weekend I was moving up and I was part of a 20 strong start group at work so the problem was more affording the social life than finding it.
Have always lived in SW London, and I would say that Clapham Common is horrible these days. Not in social deprivation stakes as it was maybe 20 years ago, but it's become a "destination" on a Saturday night and it's full of chavs up from Croydon and the like, so you're pretty much guaranteed to see a fight and pavements covered in vomit every saturday night (Not sure if comments like that age me!)
I would have thought £800 a month is a flat share and he should also think about how much travel etc., will cost when arriving at a budget. Not sure which zone those places are in (he may even be able to walk to work) but buying weekly travel cards from Balham costs me around £120 a month.
Having moved here 11 years ago, I would tell him to live where his friends live. It's a lonely old place and if his work isn't organising regular socials it can make you feel like an outsider looking in for a while. I was lucky in that a room came up in a flatshare the very weekend I was moving up and I was part of a 20 strong start group at work so the problem was more affording the social life than finding it.
Have always lived in SW London, and I would say that Clapham Common is horrible these days. Not in social deprivation stakes as it was maybe 20 years ago, but it's become a "destination" on a Saturday night and it's full of chavs up from Croydon and the like, so you're pretty much guaranteed to see a fight and pavements covered in vomit every saturday night (Not sure if comments like that age me!)
I would have thought £800 a month is a flat share and he should also think about how much travel etc., will cost when arriving at a budget. Not sure which zone those places are in (he may even be able to walk to work) but buying weekly travel cards from Balham costs me around £120 a month.
sday12 said:
plasticpusher said:
Budget = £800 per month
He talks about Hoxton, Bethnal Green, Shoreditch. Not sure if I can do much to change his mind really.
I always viewed these places as st wholes. Does anybody live around there? Any areas of E1/2 he should avoid?
Used to be, Hoxton and Shoreditch have really come on in the last 10 years.He talks about Hoxton, Bethnal Green, Shoreditch. Not sure if I can do much to change his mind really.
I always viewed these places as s
t wholes. Does anybody live around there? Any areas of E1/2 he should avoid? Avoid Hackney, Dalston, Clapton.
You see Sloanes turning up in Black Cabs on the weekend in the summer!
all IMHO obviously
It's not like he's buying anywhere is it, so I'd let him get on with it. If he thinks he's made a mistake then he can move elsewhere.
Shoreditch and it's environs are certainly one of the cooler parts of London right now, and an ideal base for a chap about town. I wouldn't expect him to be getting mugged every 5 minutes.
SW London seems to attract a certain type of person, who mainly wear rugby shirts with turned up collars. I'd rather be in Hoxton too.
Shoreditch and it's environs are certainly one of the cooler parts of London right now, and an ideal base for a chap about town. I wouldn't expect him to be getting mugged every 5 minutes.
SW London seems to attract a certain type of person, who mainly wear rugby shirts with turned up collars. I'd rather be in Hoxton too.
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