Might be moving to South London. Any neighbourhoods you'd recommend? Any to avoid? Good locations for intrepid pioneers? Want a garden and three-bedrooms for about 250k.
Yeah, I know. That's why I'm looking for advice on here.
Might be moving to South London. Any neighbourhoods you'd recommend? Any to avoid? Good locations for intrepid pioneers? Want a garden and three-bedrooms for about 250k.
Yeah, I know. That's why I'm looking for advice on here.
Hello. I'd wholeheartedly recommend the borough of Wandsworth. Here are some Wandsworth facts:
1) It has the lowest council tax in the country for each band 2) Like Indian food? Well you'll love Tooting - it's South London curry hotspot and home to the largest Sri Lankan population in Europe. 3) Time Out voted it the "Zeitgeistiest" area of London, with the largest population of forward thikers in the capital. 4) Home to TMO greats such as Bandy, Scrawny and - previously - Carter. And someone else too. Bill Oddie perhaps? I forget. 5) Lots of lovely areas to choose from - Balham, Tooting, Wandsworth Common, Wandsworth Town. 6) Lots of good pubs and restaurants 7) Plenty of open green space with 3 (three) parks within walking distance of my flat.
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BM I live in a 2 bedroom flat in Balham, it's not even particularly big and has no garden and it costs 250K. However Balham is lovely and an area I would recommend.
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I reckon you'd find something in that price bracket in Tooting Broadway or Wandsworth Town and you're not too desperate to live within 5 minutes of a tube.
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Those addresses are giving me a very pleasurable wave of proustiness. I think I lived in that house in Links Road. I loved Tooting, BM, I think you would too. There's a dusty/glittery charm to the place. And shitloads of good curry, of course, with the added bonus of an excellent market in the Asian style.
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The problem with a lot of South London is that it is either pretty shitty or really fucking expensive. The further east you go, the more you get for your money but, personally, I wouldn't want my kids wandering around Lewisham or Camberwell. Conversely, places like Putney, Richmond, Kew and Twickenham are very nice but horribly overpriced.
Other places which are "up and coming" and popular with your twenty-something types (not so sure how family-safe they are though) would be Brixton, Streatham, Kennington, Stockwell, Vauxhall.
Another place to have a look at is the area between Balham and Streatham. Lots of nice victorian properties, very residential but cheaper because they aren't right on top of a tube station. I think the area is called Furzedown or something.
quote:Originally posted by Bandy: the largest population of forward thikers in the capital.
"Erm, 2+2 you say? *glazed expression* Nope, no idea. You've got a gorgeous arse though, love. Fancy coming back to my place in Tooting? Eh? Bit of action? Woo hoo!"
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Where I lived in Earlsfield was very handy for travel (13 mins to Waterloo on mainline and near the District Line), and it was very quiet and civilised. Lots of nice old houses with gardens.
Full of South Africans though.
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quote:Originally posted by Vogon Poetess: Earlsfield...Full of South Africans though.
Shit yeah. What's that all about? Teh Puzz1e was ridden with them, not to mention bloody GJ's.
Nice apart from that. Friends of mine with a new baby have just moved down there, and prices aren't quite as silly as it's not on the tube.
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Well, it was about 15 mins to Wimbledon Park from my house. Does that not count as "on the tube"?
Our old house was sold for £415k I think, 3 bedrooms inc a loft conversion, garden and conservatory.
Black Mask hasn't told us yet why he's fleeing south of the border.
Edit, the house wasn't sold by me for £415k, obviously. Still can't bear to "get on the property ladder" and become one of those people who asks, "so, do you own your own place then?" Cnuts.
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quote:Originally posted by Vogon Poetess: Black Mask hasn't told us yet why he's fleeing south of the border.
Me and Mrs. Mask should be starting new jobs next year, we also want to inflict another Masketeer on the faceless plutocrats. We need to move before we do either of the above. We were going to move to Glasgow, but it looks like we'll be able to stay in Glorious London, due to a slight change in circumstances. We're moving south 'cos it's cheaper. Isn't it? I know fuck all about housebuying/selling or 'the market'.
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Oxford's pretty cool, because you get all the benefits of really shit air that is the equivalent of smoking 20 fags a day like in London, but you don't have any of those pesky annoyances like places to go, so you save money due to sitting inside!
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We used to live in Southfields which was a generally pleasant place, with the typical London contradictions of massive houses owned by the disgustingly wealthy just around the corner from blocks of council flats, and both lots of kids going to the same schools and getting on fine (at primary school anyway, can't speak for the secondary schools).
But I'd not say it's cheaper than any other part of London is it? We tried looking in other parts of town when we had more kids and wanted a bigger drum, but there was no change wherever we looked - maybe a slightly bigger front room, or an extra box room, but nothing to justify another five or ten miles on the commute in to town, and another hundred grand on the mortgage.
Apart from the famously ultra-moneyed/ultra-shithole areas it seemed that most of Greater London was about the same price, but maybe that's changed now? Nah.
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quote:Originally posted by SilverGinger5: Oxford's pretty cool, because you get all the benefits of really shit air that is the equivalent of smoking 20 fags a day like in London, but you don't have any of those pesky annoyances like places to go, so you save money due to sitting inside!
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'ere. If you want cheap, go east. Leyton, Stratford, Mile End, and the Hams, west and east, have biggish houses, lots of tubes (unlike Saaaf L) and are 'up and coming'. Not so much in the way of decent bars n that, but as parents of many, no doubt you don't do any of that, preferring to stay in and sew name tags on to socks.
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quote:Originally posted by herbs: 'ere. If you want cheap, go east. Leyton, Stratford, Mile End, and the Hams, west and east, have biggish houses, lots of tubes (unlike Saaaf L) and are 'up and coming'. Not so much in the way of decent bars n that, but as parents of many, no doubt you don't do any of that, preferring to stay in and sew name tags on to socks.
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bandy, i think your concerns about the masketeers wandering around lewisham would be more cogent if it wasnt for the fact that they are black mask's kids and so therefore obviously quite hard. armourplated pollypocket dolls and all that. even for like, 8 year old girls. anyway, you make lewisham sound like a warzone- its really not. its next to blackheath and greenwich, for a start, two of the best areas to bring up kids in south london.
i am in quite a privileged position here you see, because after secret satan i know exactly where black mask lives. bm, are you making the suburban flight here? are you after shady lanes filled with coffee shops, organic greengrocers, fashion boutiques, green spaces on which to fly a home-made kite? or do you mind a similar amount of urban flava to that which you enjoy now? you know, after the past weekend, im thinking east dulwich might be the way to go for you. i saw nuff families when i was walking around on sunday morning, and its cheaper (and less pretentious) than dulwich but nicer than neighbouring peckham. and its ideally located to take advantage of brixton's exciting social amenities.
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