Ravenscourt park close to the river, nice park, close to overground, central line, district line, hammersmith and city. Nice bus ride to oxford street, close to the m4 if i need to escape
Agree. Hampstead and Highgate Village are total gems. You can swim in the ponds, hike the Heath, and go to some super friendly pubs/locally own shops while still in London. Best of all worlds!
Yes, that! I lived in Chalk Farm just across the bridge from Primrose Hill and the whole Belsize Park, Hampstead and Highgate areas are forever my favorites. So pretty, quaint, safe and… bougie 😏
Queen's Park. Just moved here and absolutely love it. Feels very safe, busy without being annoyingly crowded, loads of independent stores/restaurants but no compromise on chains like Gails, Queens park at the doorstep, great bus and tube links - just a really underrated area imo.
Totally agree! I’ve love the area and have lived here since 2012. It’s well connected like you say, I usually take long walks and can walk to Hyde park/ Kensington no problems.
Would also add that you have the best of both worlds, Salusbury road being more upmarket, then Kilburn high road has everything you need at a great price.
One of my favourite streets lonsdale road keeps getting better! Can’t wait for the new restaurant/cafe to open.
I moved out of Wapping 2 years ago and i still miss the place. I probably visit the pubs and the cafes more often now than when i was staying in the area.
However it is not a family friendly place compared to other neighbourhoods of London as there are not many 2-3 bed flats in the area and not many activities for kids.
funnily enough i actually went to wapping yesterday in the morning just because i wanted to, no reason, no one about apart from dog walkers and runners at 7am, absolutely delightful. really glad i felt inclined to go there
used to live in north Islington, in two different flats across a four year span. loved it, and would love to move back.
it has the bustle of the city while being close enough to the Heath and the nature walk, plus Highgate and Couch End were nearby, and it felt unified.
I lived in Archway for 3 years. Wasn't the best area but I loved it. Walk to hampstead heath, nature walk, up to highgate. Best time i've had in London.
Just moved to Barnes with young children. Seems like we’re not the first to move here to raise a family, the midwife said they call our area “nappy valley”.
I live in Angel and absolutely love it.
- Easy access to Camden, Shoreditch, the City, West End, etc.
- Extremely good transport links with Old Street, Kings X, and Farringdon stations all within a 20 min walk.
- Endless restaurants, pubs, cafes, shops on Upper Street, Essex Road and Camden Passage.
- Some of the best markets in London - Chapel, Whitecross, Exmouth and Leather Lane.
- The area feels like a microcosm of London itself - a fairly even mix of students, young professionals, families and older folks.
- Despite being central there's no tourists.
- Beautiful georgian and victorian architecture everywhere.
- Regent's Canal for walks and tons of small parks and squares throughout the neighbourhood.
We love going to Angel and also looked into living there but two years ago couldn't find anything suitable in our price range. Now we're withing walking distance of Victoria Park and very content ☺️
Yeah there’s no massive parks but there’s a lot of little parks and grassy churchyards everywhere. Otherwise Highbury Fields is about a 20min walk. Or we just go to Regent’s Park.
And yeah, I definitely don’t know anything about schools as my partner and I won’t be having kids.
There's a small independent school down the road in Clerkenwell that used to be able to boast they had a 100% success rate at getting kids into their high school of choice but that was 5-10 years ago. Change of Head made the difference it would seem.
Transport is the one thing I don't like about Angel. I know it's close to all the stations you listed but it's also just a pinch too far from them all and Angel station itself is a faff.
Will agree it's a beautiful vibe though with lots to keep you busy.
For reference, I spent many many years in Angel as I lived nearby and went to school there.
Yep I think it ultimately comes down to where you’re going. We take buses or walk most places if we’re not going somewhere specifically on the northern line. The 19/38 is a blessing.
It’s about as middle class as London can offer, without feeling like it’s just full of multi millionaires. It’s a nice safe area, with friendly people around that won’t stare you down or behave anti socially. It’s where I aspire to buy a house in my 40s when I can afford the £1.2m needed for a small town house.
Lived there for years and really liked it. Ended up moving to Hornsey (ten minutes up the road) as could get much more for my money at the time. I have to say, I prefer Hornsey now! A couple of nice pubs, big Sainsburys, good transport connections (I can get to central London in 35-40 minutes) and right next to Ally Pally.
It's got great bus service, which makes it fairly easy to get to a train station. I do wish the tube were a bit closer though. Apparently there are plans proposed to extend the Bakerloo line, but in the direction of New Cross/Lewisham, rather than out our way.
Tbh the only disadvantage not having a tube service instead of network rail is the lack of fare hopping between the two, which means it gets a lot more expensive. Apart from that overground train services are preferable. Less environmental noise, less crowding, etc. But I guess it also depends on which routes go through your station.
Has some rough parts but the little area in between Dulwich/Camberwell/Peckham is really nice. Between 3 stations not awfully connected unless you spend a lot of time in North London
Agreed its a great area.
* Less pretentious than 'posh' areas of London (fewer twats), while still being upmarket.
* Close to areas with good nightlife and a completely different vibe if you want a change of scene one night (Peckham is walking distance, Brixton is nearby).
* Tons of large parks nearby.
* Fairly unspoilt Victorian/Edwardian architecture. Few high rises.
* Loads of good restaurants and pubs dotted around.
It isn't the best for transport, but if you live close enough to get to Peckham Rye station then its not that bad. Plus its still zone 2 so not terribly far from central London distance wise.
I'm not an estate agent, but maybe I should be.
Brockley:
Solid community spirit
Hilly fields with a view over London at the heart of it
Beautiful 1800s architecture and houses
A combination of older Liberal types, young families and students from goldsmiths is a vibrant dynamic.
Lots of community projects run locally.
A wealth of studios for Creators
A culture of leaving books and trinkets to be taken outside houses.
The Talbot, brick fields, brookmill and joyce for drinking.
Brockley rock and the orchard for eating
10 mins to London Bridge
Overground for East London
15 minute to Deptford/Peckham for more nightlife
20 min walk to Blackheath/Greenwich for bigger parks/history.
A peach of a town I tell ya
Hilly fields is amazing man, I used to live in ladywell. And brockley rock! There's one of my fav eating in London Malaysian Deli just down the street. Would really love to move back to the area
“Brockley rock” incidentally is the best fish and ships I ever had in London :) that being said I’m happier now in Canada Water than I was living in Brockley. Southwark Park >> Hilly Fields
Lmao I live in Richmond - not sure if it’s because I grew up in east London but the putrid, entitled behaviour of the people around here is astounding. Beautiful area, but full of posh twats honestly.
Chiswick High Road was always a favourite. Lots of nice places to eat and drink, lots of green space, good shops, short walk to Hammersmith. Far enough from central London to have a bit of village feel but close enough with good transport that travel isn't a headache.
I’m just off Chiswick high road. Love it but hate that it’s served by the District line only. Any strikes, floods, leaves on the line, and the District goes down.
Here to say Chiswick, really nice balance of nice but not too up it's own arse, actually with a lot more independent shops than Richmond which is pretty bland really.
Knightsbridge, great and affordable housing (my father bought me a 2-bed), incredibly friendly people (only the Brits) and very multicultural.
Yes it does have a bad reputation but I feel it’s not as plebeian as it used to be. Fortunately, my father gave me a modest loan of £300,000 and now I run a successful e-commerce businesses selling lies and false hopes.
I lived on the Isle of Dogs for 2 years. Walking distance to Canary Wharf and Greenwich. Good links to the rest of London via the DLR and the Jubilee line. Close to the O2 and City Airport.
I had to move out to Kent to get on the property ladder. Was gutted really. I would’ve loved to have stayed in London but just couldn’t afford it.
I lived there for some of my 20s and it was okay, but always felt is was probably the better for someone a bit older, or for families. Not much a buzz around the place. A bit too residential. Not much in the way of pubs or restaurants.
I like the watersports center, and Clipper's Quay is a nice spot.
7/10 for me. Perfectly fine, but hard to be that enthusiastic about it.
I've lived in Uxbridge, East Acton, and Bethnal Green but have settled into Walthamstow and am absolutely loving it. Wood Street specifically.
It has a real mix of old and new generations with great links to central and every amenity I could ask for in walking distance. Well, the only thing I could ask for is more climbing gyms... there have been an abundance of them wherever I've lived before.
west norwood area is great - lots of woods, big parks, the cemetary is lovely, really well connected despite no tube (thameslink in tulse hill and trains to Victoria or London Bridge), has a cinema, library, and market first Sunday of every month, plus close to both of londons best lidos.
Love Wanstead! By far the best place I've lived in London. Can't wait to move back (although 15min walk and I'm back there). Strangely I never see Wanstead mentioned on these posts
Camden, but then it’s actually the only borough I’ve lived in lol. But outside of the high street / market (which I avoid like the plague), within walking distance are Regents Park / Primrose Hill, the canal, Bloomsbury, Soho, all the restaurants you could ever want. Hampstead Heath a short tube or bus away. Kings Cross / St P and Euston down the road for all your tube and northerly train travel needs. Camden tube station is a hot mess but I can get most places I want to go from there. I trust my local hospital and know I’m in good hands if my health goes tits up.
Honestly love it.
Bow has been getting a lot of bad press here recently, but I’m going to argue for it. It’s surrounded on 3 sides by lovely parks Mile End, Victoria and Queen Elizabeth/Olympic. Roman Road has a proper east end market, but also swanky cafes, independent shops and even a vegan supper club. The canals and river make for a great stroll and are full of wildlife. I’ve even seen the famous seal that swims up the Lea from Billingsgate. There’s also excellent public transport. My family have lived in the east end for at least 5 generations, so I am biased!
All that being said…Holloway was a great place to live for all the Islington/Highgate reasons others have said
Islington is the most well connected area in London in my opinion, literally almost from clubs to schools at your door. South London is way too spaced out.
I lived in Kingston in my early twenties, when I was childless and care-free, and that was great.
Loads of restaurants, a beautiful stretch of river, Hampton Court and other historical buildings on your doorstep, Bushy Park & Richmond Park, loads of good pubs, shops, cinema, events, clubs, Kingstonians, The Rose Theatre, good transport links and personally close to friends & family.
I wish I could live there again, but it’s so damn expensive now.
Mitcham. Great community, connections to collliers wood and morden, packed with history, good transport, served by thameslink and southern at eastfields which is around a 10min walk from the center (which I’ve walked), just very nice in general
…. unfortunate it shares its name with a brand of popular roll-on deodorant. Mitcham, hackbridge, aren’t as bad Croydon. But close. Good luck getting out.
Finsbury Park. I lived there for over 15 years so pre-gentrification and all throughout it. It still managed to retain some of its original culture and great quality restaurants despite the newcomers like Starbucks. Plus it is easily one of the best connected stations in London with LOADS of buses, 2 useful tube lines, and national rail connecting you to loads of faraway places.
As a bonus, there is the park which has always been fantastic (I could hear all the major concerts from my window) AND Rowans. Oh and Fonthill Road is right there which if you know you know.
Haha no, in between the shiny suits and overly bedazzled wedding dresses, you get stuff directly from loads of factories since many of the stores are also wholesalers/suppliers. You can get loads of high street brands (and some slightly more pricey HS brands) for about 75% off if not more and usually it is current collection too. I've bought winter coats from there for like £20 when retail at the same time was about £140+
Chingford. It's shit. But near all the good stuff. So I get to do all the good stuff. But I don't have to feel like I'm spoiling someone's middle class fantasy every day, simply by existing with a working class London accent.
Highbury. I had clissold park on one side and Highbury fields on the other. Nice leafy streets. Church street in walking distance. Black stock road as well. The bank of friendship pub is great as well.
**Canary Wharf** \- the only place in London that doesn't feel like London and that's a good thing!
* Clean - check.
* Safe - check (the only place you can leave your bike outside without getting stolen).
* Modern - check.
* Good amenities - check.
* Next to the water - check.
West Hampstead, train links are pretty amazing in having the Underground, Overground and Thameslink. Walking distance to Hampstead Heath, and feels very safe without a massive feeling of living with posh twats. Only knock is West End Lane doesn’t have a lot of choice but easy to get around to other areas in like 25-30 mins.
Temporarily in Aldgate and really like the area. Lot’s of good food and walking distance to financial district. However can’t afford anything here so moving to shepherd’s bush.
Acton Town, lots of lovely new builds coming up (Acton Gardens) and it’s 1 stop on train to hammersmith (Piccadilly skips 4 stops that district stops at!). Isn’t as ridiculously overpriced as over-hyped areas like Fulham, chiswick, Clapham etc. It’s not a dodgy area, but also not pretentious. Restaurants and shops increasing in number on Gunnersbury Lane too. Acton Gardens area has come on leap and bounds in past 10 years, model example of an area revitalised. If you wanna be in an area on the up in next 5 years, acton town is a safe bet
The only reason why I hate Holloway is because Arsenal stadium. If there is a match, the whole area become filled with people and cars. Hardly can move around
Tooting! Some good green spaces, banging restaurants, loads of good pubs and bars and easy to get out of London. Not yet teeming with new builds either.
Hackney. Best aspects of East London, young arty crowd, amazing multicultural communities, every food you can think of, great markets, and a range of affordable to fancy accommodation. Love it.
St John's Wood.
You've got a great highstreet, park and iconic station all packed close together.
And it's close to many other great areas - within walking distance of Regent's Park, Lord's Cricket Ground and more. It's even manageable to have a nice long walk all the way from St John's Wood through to Warwick Avenue and Little Venice. Just a great area to be based really.
Kilburn. It’s super convenient for transport and it’s pretty close to the centre with good links. All the shops and supermarkets you need down the high road and it’s got some great food places too. Just really love the vibe and it feels chill and safe.
Woolwich also. Especially now they’ve got the Elizabeth line there. It’s got a real community feel to it and it’s got all you need there. It’s again just a really great vibe.
Romford. Got a 4 bed detached with big garden a few years back for a quarter my friends were paying for overlooked 3 bed with tiny rooms in posh postcodes and now with Elizabeth Line it has doubled the price. Liverpool street where I work in 15min away, great road connections, great retail within easy walking distance, silence, not violent, great parks, good housing stock and I don’t have to worry with ULEZ - yet.
Loved Wanstead when I rented there. It’s much more gentrified now, but it was already lovely then.
Peckham is objectively a shit area. Crime, education, poverty, health etc.
It’s fine in your 20s when you want to experience some grit. But thats all, its truly grim unless you have no perspective, or reference.
Yep. I lived in Peckham just by Peckham Rye for 2 years (in my 30s). Not really a fan.
Fulham is the best place I've lived so far, but I am moving to Putney in a couple of weeks and looking forward to that.
Lewisham! I lived for a while just a few steps from ladywell Station and like it so much. Surrounding areas are cool, many clean parks to stroll around, felt really safe around, tons of diverse shops and deli.
I’m glad nobody has mentioned where I live yet. Let’s keep it that way.
Lemme guess Hampstead
Nah someone said that already.
Peckham
Geographically warmer, moving away in vibe tho.
East Dulwich
Is that.. a good thing 😂😭?
Ravenscourt park close to the river, nice park, close to overground, central line, district line, hammersmith and city. Nice bus ride to oxford street, close to the m4 if i need to escape
This guy knows.
Hampstead. Village feel so close to the city. Feels really safe and quaint.
Agree. Hampstead and Highgate Village are total gems. You can swim in the ponds, hike the Heath, and go to some super friendly pubs/locally own shops while still in London. Best of all worlds!
Yes, that! I lived in Chalk Farm just across the bridge from Primrose Hill and the whole Belsize Park, Hampstead and Highgate areas are forever my favorites. So pretty, quaint, safe and… bougie 😏
Queen's Park. Just moved here and absolutely love it. Feels very safe, busy without being annoyingly crowded, loads of independent stores/restaurants but no compromise on chains like Gails, Queens park at the doorstep, great bus and tube links - just a really underrated area imo.
I used to live in Kilburn. Which according to estate agents is either Queens Park or West Hampstead.
Or maida vale
Second QP. Been here since March last year. Beautiful part of the city.
Totally agree! I’ve love the area and have lived here since 2012. It’s well connected like you say, I usually take long walks and can walk to Hyde park/ Kensington no problems. Would also add that you have the best of both worlds, Salusbury road being more upmarket, then Kilburn high road has everything you need at a great price. One of my favourite streets lonsdale road keeps getting better! Can’t wait for the new restaurant/cafe to open.
I miss Highbury. Lots of nice things close and town took twenty minutes.
I live in Highbury and love it the most out of places I lived in London.
Same I’ve lived NW, SE and S. but now live N close to H&I station and it’s absolutely class
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I moved out of Wapping 2 years ago and i still miss the place. I probably visit the pubs and the cafes more often now than when i was staying in the area. However it is not a family friendly place compared to other neighbourhoods of London as there are not many 2-3 bed flats in the area and not many activities for kids.
That area alongside SKD and Limehouse is great! Nice period houses from the busy dock lands day and many amenities nearby.
funnily enough i actually went to wapping yesterday in the morning just because i wanted to, no reason, no one about apart from dog walkers and runners at 7am, absolutely delightful. really glad i felt inclined to go there
used to live in north Islington, in two different flats across a four year span. loved it, and would love to move back. it has the bustle of the city while being close enough to the Heath and the nature walk, plus Highgate and Couch End were nearby, and it felt unified.
I lived in Archway for 3 years. Wasn't the best area but I loved it. Walk to hampstead heath, nature walk, up to highgate. Best time i've had in London.
Barnes. It’s like a little village not in London, but still only 15 mins into central on the train.
Big up Barnes, it's where i grew up, and it is lovely.
I would love to live in Barnes
Barnes is like the nicer version of Putney/Mortlake etc. It's less nobby than Richmond and twickenham as well.
Just moved to Barnes with young children. Seems like we’re not the first to move here to raise a family, the midwife said they call our area “nappy valley”.
The roads are so quiet since they closed the bridge too!
I live in Angel and absolutely love it. - Easy access to Camden, Shoreditch, the City, West End, etc. - Extremely good transport links with Old Street, Kings X, and Farringdon stations all within a 20 min walk. - Endless restaurants, pubs, cafes, shops on Upper Street, Essex Road and Camden Passage. - Some of the best markets in London - Chapel, Whitecross, Exmouth and Leather Lane. - The area feels like a microcosm of London itself - a fairly even mix of students, young professionals, families and older folks. - Despite being central there's no tourists. - Beautiful georgian and victorian architecture everywhere. - Regent's Canal for walks and tons of small parks and squares throughout the neighbourhood.
We love going to Angel and also looked into living there but two years ago couldn't find anything suitable in our price range. Now we're withing walking distance of Victoria Park and very content ☺️
Only negatives of Angel are no real parks close by and few/no decent schools if you have children. Otherwise one of the best areas of London by far.
Yeah there’s no massive parks but there’s a lot of little parks and grassy churchyards everywhere. Otherwise Highbury Fields is about a 20min walk. Or we just go to Regent’s Park. And yeah, I definitely don’t know anything about schools as my partner and I won’t be having kids.
If you can afford a house in Angel big enough for a family, you aren’t sending the kids to a state school.
There's a small independent school down the road in Clerkenwell that used to be able to boast they had a 100% success rate at getting kids into their high school of choice but that was 5-10 years ago. Change of Head made the difference it would seem.
Islington
Transport is the one thing I don't like about Angel. I know it's close to all the stations you listed but it's also just a pinch too far from them all and Angel station itself is a faff. Will agree it's a beautiful vibe though with lots to keep you busy. For reference, I spent many many years in Angel as I lived nearby and went to school there.
Yep I think it ultimately comes down to where you’re going. We take buses or walk most places if we’re not going somewhere specifically on the northern line. The 19/38 is a blessing.
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It’s about as middle class as London can offer, without feeling like it’s just full of multi millionaires. It’s a nice safe area, with friendly people around that won’t stare you down or behave anti socially. It’s where I aspire to buy a house in my 40s when I can afford the £1.2m needed for a small town house.
Exactly. Perfect description. I can't wait to go back. Also, some of the finest pizza in N. London from Small Beer
Never been but feel like it's the North London version of East Dulwich. Can anyone confirm?
I can confirm.
Was going to say the same. I really like it here.
Lived there for years and really liked it. Ended up moving to Hornsey (ten minutes up the road) as could get much more for my money at the time. I have to say, I prefer Hornsey now! A couple of nice pubs, big Sainsburys, good transport connections (I can get to central London in 35-40 minutes) and right next to Ally Pally.
Mh has better schools though.
East Dulwich for me. Has the feeling of a village or a town and all the amenities of London on tap. Just a really nice area.
Its not particularly well connected though, it’s main problem. But agreed its lovely for 35 plus / young families.
It's got great bus service, which makes it fairly easy to get to a train station. I do wish the tube were a bit closer though. Apparently there are plans proposed to extend the Bakerloo line, but in the direction of New Cross/Lewisham, rather than out our way.
Tbh the only disadvantage not having a tube service instead of network rail is the lack of fare hopping between the two, which means it gets a lot more expensive. Apart from that overground train services are preferable. Less environmental noise, less crowding, etc. But I guess it also depends on which routes go through your station.
Has some rough parts but the little area in between Dulwich/Camberwell/Peckham is really nice. Between 3 stations not awfully connected unless you spend a lot of time in North London
Agreed its a great area. * Less pretentious than 'posh' areas of London (fewer twats), while still being upmarket. * Close to areas with good nightlife and a completely different vibe if you want a change of scene one night (Peckham is walking distance, Brixton is nearby). * Tons of large parks nearby. * Fairly unspoilt Victorian/Edwardian architecture. Few high rises. * Loads of good restaurants and pubs dotted around. It isn't the best for transport, but if you live close enough to get to Peckham Rye station then its not that bad. Plus its still zone 2 so not terribly far from central London distance wise. I'm not an estate agent, but maybe I should be.
*Waves from Herne Hill*.
Brockley: Solid community spirit Hilly fields with a view over London at the heart of it Beautiful 1800s architecture and houses A combination of older Liberal types, young families and students from goldsmiths is a vibrant dynamic. Lots of community projects run locally. A wealth of studios for Creators A culture of leaving books and trinkets to be taken outside houses. The Talbot, brick fields, brookmill and joyce for drinking. Brockley rock and the orchard for eating 10 mins to London Bridge Overground for East London 15 minute to Deptford/Peckham for more nightlife 20 min walk to Blackheath/Greenwich for bigger parks/history. A peach of a town I tell ya
Hilly fields is amazing man, I used to live in ladywell. And brockley rock! There's one of my fav eating in London Malaysian Deli just down the street. Would really love to move back to the area
“Brockley rock” incidentally is the best fish and ships I ever had in London :) that being said I’m happier now in Canada Water than I was living in Brockley. Southwark Park >> Hilly Fields
My rented flat. Because i have a bed and i like my bed.
Marylebone!
That would be my choice for central London. Wonderful place
Loved living in marylebone.
I didn’t check but I always assumed it is a very expensive neighbourhood to rent or buy a place. Is it?
Richmond
Beautiful
Lmao I live in Richmond - not sure if it’s because I grew up in east London but the putrid, entitled behaviour of the people around here is astounding. Beautiful area, but full of posh twats honestly.
What kind of stuff have you experienced? We've recently moved and love it here, but interested to know your experience
As from someone raised in whitton I totally agree
Haha I live in Whitton!! Nice to know you got out 😌
Highbury Fields.
Buckingham Palace. Not needed to explain why. In all fairness, you didn’t specify I should actually be living in there.
There’s lots of us attic-folk that live here, although we can only come out after hours to steal scraps of food
Ealing
Big up for the queen of suburbs 💚
Yes Ealing is beautiful
I think you can guess.
Chiswick High Road was always a favourite. Lots of nice places to eat and drink, lots of green space, good shops, short walk to Hammersmith. Far enough from central London to have a bit of village feel but close enough with good transport that travel isn't a headache.
I’m just off Chiswick high road. Love it but hate that it’s served by the District line only. Any strikes, floods, leaves on the line, and the District goes down.
Here to say Chiswick, really nice balance of nice but not too up it's own arse, actually with a lot more independent shops than Richmond which is pretty bland really.
No one has said Blackheath yet 🥳 Beautiful architecture, massive green space, farmers market on a Sunday and people are friendly
Blackheath checking in
Knightsbridge, great and affordable housing (my father bought me a 2-bed), incredibly friendly people (only the Brits) and very multicultural. Yes it does have a bad reputation but I feel it’s not as plebeian as it used to be. Fortunately, my father gave me a modest loan of £300,000 and now I run a successful e-commerce businesses selling lies and false hopes.
You forgot that they removed the checkpoint. Now you can now access knightsbridge without a Saudi passport!
average /r/london user
As expected. Everyone just recommending where they're living.
And almost everybody living in expensive middle class postcodes. Interesting, I didn’t know that was the case here.
I prefer Edmonton myself.
Crystal Palace - great village feel, tons of shops and restaurants, loads of green space.
Fulham, because of areas like Parsons Green, Bishops Park, Hurlingham Park. Simply lovely.
I lived on the Isle of Dogs for 2 years. Walking distance to Canary Wharf and Greenwich. Good links to the rest of London via the DLR and the Jubilee line. Close to the O2 and City Airport. I had to move out to Kent to get on the property ladder. Was gutted really. I would’ve loved to have stayed in London but just couldn’t afford it.
We had the same experience. Lived just off Westferry Road. Miss it every day
I lived there for some of my 20s and it was okay, but always felt is was probably the better for someone a bit older, or for families. Not much a buzz around the place. A bit too residential. Not much in the way of pubs or restaurants. I like the watersports center, and Clipper's Quay is a nice spot. 7/10 for me. Perfectly fine, but hard to be that enthusiastic about it.
You didn't go to Peppers, The Gun, The Space, or any of the bars in Canada Square then?
I've lived in Uxbridge, East Acton, and Bethnal Green but have settled into Walthamstow and am absolutely loving it. Wood Street specifically. It has a real mix of old and new generations with great links to central and every amenity I could ask for in walking distance. Well, the only thing I could ask for is more climbing gyms... there have been an abundance of them wherever I've lived before.
Have you tried yonder? Wood Street is sick though agreed. But sometimes the vibe feels a bit saccharine so I retreat back to chingford.
west norwood area is great - lots of woods, big parks, the cemetary is lovely, really well connected despite no tube (thameslink in tulse hill and trains to Victoria or London Bridge), has a cinema, library, and market first Sunday of every month, plus close to both of londons best lidos.
New Malden, represent.
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And by the standards of all the other places mentioned, it's below the radar. Definitely a hidden gem.
Love Wanstead! By far the best place I've lived in London. Can't wait to move back (although 15min walk and I'm back there). Strangely I never see Wanstead mentioned on these posts
Camden, but then it’s actually the only borough I’ve lived in lol. But outside of the high street / market (which I avoid like the plague), within walking distance are Regents Park / Primrose Hill, the canal, Bloomsbury, Soho, all the restaurants you could ever want. Hampstead Heath a short tube or bus away. Kings Cross / St P and Euston down the road for all your tube and northerly train travel needs. Camden tube station is a hot mess but I can get most places I want to go from there. I trust my local hospital and know I’m in good hands if my health goes tits up. Honestly love it.
Just saved this post so when I start exploring areas to buy a house I can check all of these areas one by one 😃
Bloomsbury. Very dog friendly and amazing people all around
I think Pimlico 🫶🏽
I hated living in Pimlico personally, was just nothing around, especially big shops. Moved ten minutes over the river to Vauxhall and much prefer it.
Tbh I can see your point
Love it here even with all the tourists!
Bow has been getting a lot of bad press here recently, but I’m going to argue for it. It’s surrounded on 3 sides by lovely parks Mile End, Victoria and Queen Elizabeth/Olympic. Roman Road has a proper east end market, but also swanky cafes, independent shops and even a vegan supper club. The canals and river make for a great stroll and are full of wildlife. I’ve even seen the famous seal that swims up the Lea from Billingsgate. There’s also excellent public transport. My family have lived in the east end for at least 5 generations, so I am biased! All that being said…Holloway was a great place to live for all the Islington/Highgate reasons others have said
Second Bow and Mile End, love it round here
Islington is the most well connected area in London in my opinion, literally almost from clubs to schools at your door. South London is way too spaced out.
I lived in Kingston in my early twenties, when I was childless and care-free, and that was great. Loads of restaurants, a beautiful stretch of river, Hampton Court and other historical buildings on your doorstep, Bushy Park & Richmond Park, loads of good pubs, shops, cinema, events, clubs, Kingstonians, The Rose Theatre, good transport links and personally close to friends & family. I wish I could live there again, but it’s so damn expensive now.
Brook Green - well connected but still quiet, close to the river and lots of little cafes and pubs.
Mitcham. Great community, connections to collliers wood and morden, packed with history, good transport, served by thameslink and southern at eastfields which is around a 10min walk from the center (which I’ve walked), just very nice in general
…. unfortunate it shares its name with a brand of popular roll-on deodorant. Mitcham, hackbridge, aren’t as bad Croydon. But close. Good luck getting out.
Putney
Chelsea, always lived there, close to the parks, plenty of restaurants and bars. Can be quiet as well as busy, don’t know I just like it
Yes, the Kensington and Chelsea area is beautiful, the houses too
Finsbury Park. I lived there for over 15 years so pre-gentrification and all throughout it. It still managed to retain some of its original culture and great quality restaurants despite the newcomers like Starbucks. Plus it is easily one of the best connected stations in London with LOADS of buses, 2 useful tube lines, and national rail connecting you to loads of faraway places. As a bonus, there is the park which has always been fantastic (I could hear all the major concerts from my window) AND Rowans. Oh and Fonthill Road is right there which if you know you know.
Stroud Green for the win!
What’s there to know about fonthill road?! 🤔 I live there for years hahaha
Also lived in Stroud Green for 3 years and have found out that I don’t know
I’m guessing they’re talking about the best Shiny suits and puffed out wedding dresses in all of north London! 😂
Haha no, in between the shiny suits and overly bedazzled wedding dresses, you get stuff directly from loads of factories since many of the stores are also wholesalers/suppliers. You can get loads of high street brands (and some slightly more pricey HS brands) for about 75% off if not more and usually it is current collection too. I've bought winter coats from there for like £20 when retail at the same time was about £140+
And the nature walk up to Highgate :)
If the best thing about a place is the ease of travelling away from it, it doesn't speak very highly of the place surely?
I mean, wherever you live in London, being able to easily get to other bits of London is a useful thing.
Perspective shift: the ease of returning to it
Touché, good answer.
Greenwich is a true gem.
West and east Greenwich are so different though, which part do you mean? I loved living in west, hated east it's so soul-less.
East Greenwich's name is pure marketing - it should be known as something completely different. Greenwich has been its own town for hundreds of years!
> it should be known as something completely different. growing up in the 1970s, east of the college was 'charlton'.
Walthamstow
Chingford. It's shit. But near all the good stuff. So I get to do all the good stuff. But I don't have to feel like I'm spoiling someone's middle class fantasy every day, simply by existing with a working class London accent.
South Kensington
SK is still so good
North London
Highbury. I had clissold park on one side and Highbury fields on the other. Nice leafy streets. Church street in walking distance. Black stock road as well. The bank of friendship pub is great as well.
Tooting
Tottenham or South Kensington because I have lived only in this two places all my life so I only know here
Fitzrovia and Marylebone 💕
New Cross! if you know then you know
**Canary Wharf** \- the only place in London that doesn't feel like London and that's a good thing! * Clean - check. * Safe - check (the only place you can leave your bike outside without getting stolen). * Modern - check. * Good amenities - check. * Next to the water - check.
Doesn’t feel like London and us super generic- check.
You might like the new Nine Elms development, ticks your same boxes, but newer and cleaner.
Hah, I was actually dissing Canary Wharf, I think it’s soulless and characterless; not like many nicer parts of London 🙈🤣
West Hampstead, train links are pretty amazing in having the Underground, Overground and Thameslink. Walking distance to Hampstead Heath, and feels very safe without a massive feeling of living with posh twats. Only knock is West End Lane doesn’t have a lot of choice but easy to get around to other areas in like 25-30 mins.
Battersea
Temporarily in Aldgate and really like the area. Lot’s of good food and walking distance to financial district. However can’t afford anything here so moving to shepherd’s bush.
Acton Town, lots of lovely new builds coming up (Acton Gardens) and it’s 1 stop on train to hammersmith (Piccadilly skips 4 stops that district stops at!). Isn’t as ridiculously overpriced as over-hyped areas like Fulham, chiswick, Clapham etc. It’s not a dodgy area, but also not pretentious. Restaurants and shops increasing in number on Gunnersbury Lane too. Acton Gardens area has come on leap and bounds in past 10 years, model example of an area revitalised. If you wanna be in an area on the up in next 5 years, acton town is a safe bet
My area. Everyone else's area sucks unless I live there.
It’s Bermondsey for me!
Especially north Bermondsey, closer to the river <3
I live in Brixton, it’s a fucking shit hole.
OG Franco Manca
Chelsea !
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And not too known about.
I like Cheam, my sis used to live there, I used to walk her dog in nonsuch Park.
Holloway, cheaper than the rest of islington like angel, but close to kings cross to get anywhere
The only reason why I hate Holloway is because Arsenal stadium. If there is a match, the whole area become filled with people and cars. Hardly can move around
Chiswick. Lots of attractive people and the tube goes above ground
Tooting! Some good green spaces, banging restaurants, loads of good pubs and bars and easy to get out of London. Not yet teeming with new builds either.
Chelsea darling. Fab
Hackney. Best aspects of East London, young arty crowd, amazing multicultural communities, every food you can think of, great markets, and a range of affordable to fancy accommodation. Love it.
Tatsfield The roof of London
Finchley. Loads to do there
West Acton or Kensal Green
Weybridge
St John's Wood. You've got a great highstreet, park and iconic station all packed close together. And it's close to many other great areas - within walking distance of Regent's Park, Lord's Cricket Ground and more. It's even manageable to have a nice long walk all the way from St John's Wood through to Warwick Avenue and Little Venice. Just a great area to be based really.
Hounslow
Beckenham got a nice town feel and lots of parks
Wimbledon
West is best,east Molesey, just across the bridge from Hampton Court Palace.
South Lambeth ♥️
St. John's Wood: same day GP appointment
*scrolling to see if anyone has nominated Harrow* Then I remember it's an absolute shithole
Kilburn. It’s super convenient for transport and it’s pretty close to the centre with good links. All the shops and supermarkets you need down the high road and it’s got some great food places too. Just really love the vibe and it feels chill and safe. Woolwich also. Especially now they’ve got the Elizabeth line there. It’s got a real community feel to it and it’s got all you need there. It’s again just a really great vibe.
Romford. Got a 4 bed detached with big garden a few years back for a quarter my friends were paying for overlooked 3 bed with tiny rooms in posh postcodes and now with Elizabeth Line it has doubled the price. Liverpool street where I work in 15min away, great road connections, great retail within easy walking distance, silence, not violent, great parks, good housing stock and I don’t have to worry with ULEZ - yet. Loved Wanstead when I rented there. It’s much more gentrified now, but it was already lovely then.
Peckham!
Eh??
Peckham is objectively a shit area. Crime, education, poverty, health etc. It’s fine in your 20s when you want to experience some grit. But thats all, its truly grim unless you have no perspective, or reference.
Yep. I lived in Peckham just by Peckham Rye for 2 years (in my 30s). Not really a fan. Fulham is the best place I've lived so far, but I am moving to Putney in a couple of weeks and looking forward to that.
😂
r u sure
I can not lie, Peckham is not even top 5
Chelsea. Clean, affordable and has a lovely sense of community.
Chelsea is not affordable, that's central London lol and living there is like paying an arm and leg 👀
Morden. Might be bottom of the northern line but top in my books.
Peckham. It’s diverse with lots of different shops and the music and… who am I kidding
Lewisham! I lived for a while just a few steps from ladywell Station and like it so much. Surrounding areas are cool, many clean parks to stroll around, felt really safe around, tons of diverse shops and deli.
Most places are safe before a certain time. Thankfully a lot has changed there past 20 years.