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| _-MIl0 |
| Hello, Well im moving up to london on the 17th and i wanted the knowlegable opinion of you locals to tell me which places i shouldent get an aparment in. I ask this as i dont want to end up in a neighborhood in which im afraid to walk home at night, i thank you for your time in advanced an wish you all a merry christmass and a happy new year. |
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| _Ocean_Drive_ |
Generally speaking, East London and some North London can be pretty rough. I don't know your budget, but you're going to be paying through the nose if you want somewhere decent.
Nice (aka relatively unifested Chav areas) areas include Richmond, Knightsbridge, Kensington, and Greater Southwest London (so Wimbledon, New Malden, Kingston).
Where and why are you thinking of getting an apartment in London? And how much have you got and are you going to be renting?! |
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| _-MIl0 |
| Why iv got to go to london: Uni and to work closer with my label. How much i got to spend: Not as much as i like. Id prefer to start out with just a smaller studi maby about a grand a month until i figure out how much i really have to spend and what im looking for. |
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| _Ocean_Drive_ |
Then Greater London is your best bet. Good connections to London and not miles away from anywhere at all.
Richmond or Kingston I'd say. |
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| slinkyhead |
| quote: | Originally posted by _-MIl0
Hello, Well im moving up to london on the 17th and i wanted the knowlegable opinion of you locals to tell me which places i shouldent get an aparment in. I ask this as i dont want to end up in a neighborhood in which im afraid to walk home at night, i thank you for your time in advanced an wish you all a merry christmass and a happy new year. |
London is a very big place. Any nasty areas are very small and localised, generally the nearer the centre the nicer but also the more expensive. Whereabouts are you going to be working as that should be a bug deciding factor in where you live |
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| dj_mdma |
ok i'm from london, and i know property and areas well.
you mention you've got a grand a month budget. Is that definately in GBP? secondly, is that a grand just for renting an apartment alone and you have extra money for bills, leisure and food...or is that grand completely inclusive of all your outgoings?
If you've got a grand a month JUST for rent and you have more money for everything else, you can live in some very nice places...
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| _-MIl0 |
| Hi , i 4got to mention that a grand a month 4 a 2 bedrom place is what i need as im sharing with a freind. Another thing i wanted to ask is that when you say i should avoid east london does that mean anything with E as in E1, E2 ect should be avoided? |
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| moondog |
most areas of london have good and bad spots, the best thing you can do is look for locations and then post on here to see what people think. dj_mdma, myself, and i'm sure there are a few others have pretty good knowledge of the areas.
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| slinkyhead |
| quote: | Originally posted by moondog
most areas of london have good and bad spots, the best thing you can do is look for locations and then post on here to see what people think. dj_mdma, myself, and i'm sure there are a few others have pretty good knowledge of the areas.
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yep that would be the easiest. |
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| Truepioneer |
Obviously you want to keep it in close commute to work ex. if you work west live west. Otherwise commuting can really take up time considering London's very spread out and the tube delays.
I liked living South ex. Clapham and Balham. Very convenient locations especially if you'll be clubbing alot;) considering the high concentration of clubs South of the river.
Happy hunting:) |
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| charl |
| Greenwich and Blackheath are lovely areas. Quick train, DLR, tube into London and only £18 in a black cab at the end of the night. And nothing beats the park in the Summer months. |
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