Nice dull places with bad transport links in London

Jhoney_2

Fraise wrote: »

Even the grotty part of Dulwich Is expensive. Here Hill has some rough roads going towards Brixton, but they cost a bomb too

You mentioned Mitcham and I would call that dull. Some parts are shabby, but some parts are surprisingly nice with lovely small houses in clean, well kept streets.

You really need to go and see the areas. Looking on Google etc is all well and good, but to really get a feel for the place you have to go there. I wouldn't fancy Mitcham, myself, but I wouldn't turn my nose up at it if finances demanded it. Believe it or not some people like edgy type areas. Sounds mad, but they do.

One good point about Mitcham is it's handy to get to Wandsworth and Lambeth, and Croydon. Location wise it's quite good. Not sure about the transport but people live there and commute so it can't be that bad. I think it's zone 5 (like West Croydon)

Good point, however Nunhead in my previous post is a nice stroll to Peckham Rye Park and literally across the park from Lordship Lane in E.Dulwich for all the good bar, restaurants etc, is zone 2 and has recently improved cycle routes too. Feels a bit villagey.

Overground/BR at Queens Rd Peckham Station (borders) takes you to central london, (London bridge 7mins) or BR from Nunhead Station takes you to the city/victoria.

The pub it's named after has a bit of history to it and it's family/community friendly - I know it quite well. It's getting a lot of regeneration investment and the EAs are moving in....

It ticks the dull box too, in that it's so quiet in terms of crime and coffee chains that no-ones really heard of it!:rotfl:

barbarawright

Streatham has excellent bus connections for the days when you don't want to cycle as well as three rail stations. You can get from Streatham Hill to central London in about 40 minutes off-peak. There are some lovely streets near Tooting Common and lots of independent shops. Furzedown by the common is very family orientated

mr_fishbulb

andrewm1981 wrote: »

Actually, just thought of one more - ham. Between Kingston and Richmond, very green, great for cycle routes, and good value. Poor transport!

That was my thought when I clicked on this thread. It's lovely round there.

caronoel

You'd get plenty on the "wrong side" of Clapham Junction station for that price.

Bike superhighway now on York Road going straight into the City, or get the Overground to Kensington (Olympia) and walk from there.

The bad side of Clapham Junction has been unloved for years, but they are really investing heavily with the demolition of the Winstanley Estate and the spillover from the redevelopment of Vauxhall

For capital growth, it would be a good option

rach_k

I'd personally avoid Mitcham itself, as in near the centre - it's quite a depressing place as it's so run down, full of chavs and generally feels deprived. However, my postcode comes up as Mitcham Junction (although we're nearer Hackbridge) and I love it here. It's quiet (dull?) but there is quite an effort to develop community spirit so there are often community festivals and things like street markets. They're redeveloping the centre too, which I think will increase property value nicely. Wallington is similar, from what I've seen. Carshalton has some nice areas, as do Purley, Epsom and Coulsdon.

suki1964

Have you thought of Morden? Can't get more boring lol

Pick the right road and it's great area to buy in. We were there for 10 years, never had a problem and there's overhead and tube line into London

Worcester park is becoming more sought after, prices are rising but house sizes are pretty generous , esp if you get a doer upper

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Put your workplace in here, and see the places it's quicker to cycle than take public transport:

http://www.findproperly.co.uk/faster-by-public-transport-or-bike.php#.VWXpJs9VhBc

picardygirl

bouicca21 wrote: »

The Feakes and Richard estate in bexleyheath. Solid well built houses. Solid well boring area. If the long bike ride gets too much, you could cycle down to abbey wood and get the train (cross rail on its way).

This is where i live :cool: Solid well built, yes, solid well boring, depends what you call boring

Prices seem to be rising too much round here atm though, Abbey Wood is going up beyond belief ...... yep because crossrail is on its way!