Where can you buy a flat for £150,000 in London

robatwork

Zorz wrote: »

This one faces Western Avenue, ie traffic noise 24/7... There are some really nice homes nearby on Hanger Hill (completely out of the OP's budget of course), but I wouldn't buy this.

Quite right, that road is very, very busy. Really wouldn't buy here

katejo

namecheck wrote: »

Rightmove has several flats around £150k in Clapton E5 (East London). Some parts of it are quite nice (Upper Clapton generally more so), it is near pricier Stoke Newington and quick to get into the City on the main line.

It does not have an entirely wonderful reputation, and whenever I have seen the local paper it is usually full of the latest murder/s.

However, I know people living there who have not had trouble. Of course, you need to be streetwise, and take extra care at night, but that applies to almost everywhere these days.

There is a lovely park (Springfield) with a nice cafe and there are river walks etc. Also quick to get to "nicer" areas such as Islington.

i agree on springfield Park which is also within easy reach of Walthamstow. I frequently walk there at weekends.

brit1234

robatwork wrote: »

I am slightly surprised that you can indeed buy a flat in Shepherd's Bush for about 150k
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-37792670.html for example - just go to rightmove and primelocation and put in your specs.

This one is more White City than S Bush, but you won't get anything near the green for that kind of price...
HTH

The problem is that estate is get bull dozed and rebuilt.

Hillbilly1

I think the original Hither Green suggestion is a popular one on MSE. SE London is generally the cheapest area.

However I used to live here in Walthamstow and its central, nice, with parking and cheaper than your budget!

http://www.primelocation.com/uk-property-for-sale/details/id/YMSS999000550/

Surrounded by retirement properties, your own personal watchdogs!

chrissie57

I liked this but don't know London at all or how it is organised - willing to be educated:o

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-38047115.html

cattie

chrissie57 wrote: »

I liked this but don't know London at all or how it is organised - willing to be educated:o

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-38047115.html

This has always been a good area and I lived at Crystal Palace for many years when I was first married, in Belvedere Road.

Transport links are very good and the high street area is quite trendy now with it's cafe style culture.

If you don't know much about SE London, I think this is a very good area to consider.

maryjane01

ok, no internal pictures so probably needs a bit of work, but this has good square footage and a good layout for a one bed conversion (you can't take either for granted). I live nearby so can vouch for it being a quiet (for London ) residential road.

The other Hither Green one earlier is a really good location close to transport, but it is a bit weird because it is the side return extension of a shop on a corner. I would expect an investor to buy it because it is a really good location, but not the kind of place you would actually want to own to live in.