Where to buy in London - 200k to spend

SteveRadner

BlaEm wrote: »

Afterthought: sure you know, this but do check out a few areas. Go view some properties in different places, and spend some time before/after the viewing scoping it out and making sure you've got everything you're looking for; plan your routes to places you'd need to get to, and go hang around outside on a Friday or Saturday night to get a real feel for the area.
Investment is secondary to wanting somewhere nice to live, 'up-and-coming' can often be a euphemism for 'currently-a-sh1thole'!

I thought that it ALWAYS meant that! Or at least 'Currently a sh1thole but will soon be lovely. Maybe.'

SteveRadner

Any others ideas out there?

sydenhambased

The thing that links New Cross/New Cross Gate, Brockley, Honor Oak, Forest Hill and Sydenham (in that order) is the overground line.

New Cross is still a bit of a sh1thole, though it has nice bits, but it's expensive because it's (relatively) central.

Brockley's lovely, but still expensive.

Once you hit Honor Oak things are a bit cheaper (and equally lovely).

Forest Hill is its own little posh (read: expensive) bubble. I don't understand what the fuss is about personally.

Sydenham's a little cheaper again, but that bit further out.



In a slightly different direction, Lewisham's slightly pricey for what you'd expect, again because it's VERY well connected transport wise.

Hither Green and Catford are cheaper, as is Lee. Heading further out, Bromley's substantially cheaper but the trains don't run as late and the night buses take longer (and are less frequent).

benjus

sydenhambased wrote: »

Hither Green and Catford are cheaper, as is Lee.

Hither Green isn't so cheap these days, probably because of its fast and frequent trains into London and that the cute independent cafes and shops have started to pop up. It wants to be the new Blackheath, although it doesn't have the architecture or open space to compete.

abankerbutnotafatcat

This is what £200k will buy you in Redhill, Surrey where I live. However, the transport will cost you lot more as it's out of the zones - 12month season ticket including zones 1-6 is c£3400. Journey time into Victoria or London Bridge is 28 - 35 minutes.

I'm just posting it to show what you could get a bit further out as a comparison as you asked for other options. The pros include lower crime and lots of green spaces including open countryside within walking distance. Between Redhill and neighbouring Reigate (2 miles away) there are all the usual amenities. Redhill is undergoing a lot of regeneration which will improve what's currently a fairly uninspiring town centre.

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-46206443.html

barbiedoll

New Cross may have good transport links but only because everyone wants to leave!

There are some lovely roads and properties in New Cross, I know an actress (has been in some blockbuster films!) who lives in New Cross and is very happy there. But a flat over a shop on a main road (New Cross Road?) is going to be horrid, the traffic noise is 24/7, there are loads of pubs nearby and it's not a nice place to be after dark.

And the shops are rubbish, unless you want to buy fried chicken or a mobile phone from a bloke in a kiosk.

Avoid, avoid, avoid!

SteveRadner

sydenhambased wrote: »

The thing that links New Cross/New Cross Gate, Brockley, Honor Oak, Forest Hill and Sydenham (in that order) is the overground line.

New Cross is still a bit of a sh1thole, though it has nice bits, but it's expensive because it's (relatively) central.

Brockley's lovely, but still expensive.

Once you hit Honor Oak things are a bit cheaper (and equally lovely).

Forest Hill is its own little posh (read: expensive) bubble. I don't understand what the fuss is about personally.

Sydenham's a little cheaper again, but that bit further out.

In a slightly different direction, Lewisham's slightly pricey for what you'd expect, again because it's VERY well connected transport wise.

Hither Green and Catford are cheaper, as is Lee. Heading further out, Bromley's substantially cheaper but the trains don't run as late and the night buses take longer (and are less frequent).

There seem to be a few options in Sydenham but nothing much in Honor Oak... maybe it's out of my price range entirely?

Hither Green already on the list and Catford is just less posh Hither Green, isn't it? I don't know much about Lee so will look into that too. I'm worried about Bromley being too far but I can have a look...

Thanks!

SteveRadner

abankerbutnotafatcat wrote: »

This is what £200k will buy you in Redhill, Surrey where I live. However, the transport will cost you lot more as it's out of the zones - 12month season ticket including zones 1-6 is c£3400. Journey time into Victoria or London Bridge is 28 - 35 minutes.

I'm just posting it to show what you could get a bit further out as a comparison as you asked for other options. The pros include lower crime and lots of green spaces including open countryside within walking distance. Between Redhill and neighbouring Reigate (2 miles away) there are all the usual amenities. Redhill is undergoing a lot of regeneration which will improve what's currently a fairly uninspiring town centre.

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-46206443.html

The travel cost is the issue but certainly worth me investigating so thank you!

SteveRadner

barbiedoll wrote: »

New Cross may have good transport links but only because everyone wants to leave!

There are some lovely roads and properties in New Cross, I know an actress (has been in some blockbuster films!) who lives in New Cross and is very happy there. But a flat over a shop on a main road (New Cross Road?) is going to be horrid, the traffic noise is 24/7, there are loads of pubs nearby and it's not a nice place to be after dark.

And the shops are rubbish, unless you want to buy fried chicken or a mobile phone from a bloke in a kiosk.

Avoid, avoid, avoid!

I think it's just off that road... in that the windows don't look out onto the main road but a road just off it... It's a second floor flat so further away from shop and road so might be okay... but yes, I hear what you're saying... I quite like the crazy busy arty feel of New Cross though and it's zone 2 and very well connected...

Not a perfect fit but that's probably why it's in my price range!

cinderfella

Would tend to avoid Croydon, they closed all the Tourist Information offices in Croydon many years ago because people were using them to find out how to get out of the place.
Bromley always used to be a fairly nice place. Some time in the future it's going to get a tube station on the Bakerloo line if memory serves me right.
Plus it never used to be a !!!!! hole when I lived there in 1980.
There are rows of terraced houses just outside the town centre but I am sure the developers have been at work since I lived there.