Where to buy in London

sinbad182

All joking aside Stratford Is horrific, stay well clear

reformedEffortmaker

south woodford? wanstead? can get on the central line to liverpool street pretty quickly

hayday75

sinbad182 wrote: »

All joking aside Stratford Is horrific, stay well clear

Please tell me - why it is horrific ?

pmlindyloo

Check out Greenwich - so much to offer.

sinbad182

hayday75 wrote: »

Please tell me - why it is horrific ?

I think the general poverty sums it up nicely.

Seriously, on what basis are you defending it?

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BitterAndTwisted wrote: »

Bow is a sh!hole.

I've lived in Bow for four years, and parts of it are actually really nice. I live right next to Victoria Park (one of the nicest parks in London) overlooking the canal. You have Roman Road close by which has most of the shops you need, Stratford (Westfield) is a short bus ride away. If you're in this part of Bow then the tube links aren't great, but Liverpool Street is about half an hour away on the number 8 bus. If you wanted to be closer you could look at Bethnal Green or Shoreditch.

Stratford also isn't as bad as people are making out. And as you might imagine, the gentrification process is underway - rents went up a lot during the Olympics (and have stayed up) and there are all the new blocks of flats going up, as you mention.

With your budget you could be closer to Liverpool Street though, depending on what you're looking for.

hayday75

sinbad182 wrote: »

I think the general poverty sums it up nicely.

Seriously, on what basis are you defending it?

There is poverty in every part of London .Very sad to see people knocking Stratford when the place has so much going for it .

sinbad182

hayday75 wrote: »

There is poverty in every part of London .Very sad to see people knocking Stratford when the place has so much going for it .

It has good transport links, ill give it that.

On what other basis are you defending Stratford?

Seriously, it's an awful place.

hayday75

sinbad182 wrote: »

It has good transport links, ill give it that.

On what other basis are you defending Stratford?

Seriously, it's an awful place.

Just think the criticism is a bit strong ,i have lived in Stratford for a few years now ...
I think the place has a lot going for it and would'nt want to live any where else in London .
Time will tell i suppose

sinbad182

hayday75 wrote: »

Just think the criticism is a bit strong ,i have lived in Stratford for a few years now ...
I think the place has a lot going for it and would'nt want to live any where else in London .
Time will tell i suppose

You wouldn't want to live anywhere else in London?

Than Stratford? Seriously?

Is that actually true or is Stratford all you can afford right now? No problem with that of course, just feels like you're over compensating.