Woodgreen could be getting it's own cross rail 2 station

chewmylegoff

£18 a night for a room - about the same price as the travelodges in motorway services. I'd rather stay in the services.

chucknorris

mystic_trev wrote: »

They're no woods, and the only part that's green is the Cemetery, which is the place you could end up in rather earlier than you hope if you live there!

That is not true Trev, no one who lives in London is allowed to be buried in Wood Green cemetery, it is reserved for others.

Rich2808

I do enjoy this thread.

No matter how high house prices will rise some areas will always be dumps!

Nearly 40% of Haringey residents survive on benefits (yes including working age benefits like HB) - and if you strip out the posh west of the borough its probably a majority in Wood Green and Tottenham. Just hope the Government never stops paying up - as 2011 could be nothing in comparison to what might occur.

mwpt

Rich2808 wrote: »

I do enjoy this thread.

No matter how high house prices will rise some areas will always be dumps!

Nearly 40% of Haringey residents survive on benefits (yes including working age benefits like HB) - and if you strip out the posh west of the borough its probably a majority in Wood Green and Tottenham. Just hope the Government never stops paying up - as 2011 could be nothing in comparison to what might occur.

I really am not sure that's correct. If housing stock is nice and transport links are good, then any area can gentrify over time and become "not a dump".

I don't know much about London areas other than the SW, but I have seen for example how Earlsfield has gone from a relatively low brow, nothing special area, to pretty much unaffordable to anyone buy up-steppers now. I used to think Balham was a dump having passed through there 10 or so years ago. Tooting definitely was and now suddenly bars are opening up, prices are stupid. A friend lives there who bought 4 or 5 years ago and can't believe what his house is now worth, he wouldn't be able to afford it.

I know nothing about Wood Green though but it does seem to back on to some decent areas, transport links seem good, and some of the houses look nice enough.

padington

Rich2808 wrote: »

I do enjoy this thread.

No matter how high house prices will rise some areas will always be dumps!

Nearly 40% of Haringey residents survive on benefits (yes including working age benefits like HB) - and if you strip out the posh west of the borough its probably a majority in Wood Green and Tottenham. Just hope the Government never stops paying up - as 2011 could be nothing in comparison to what might occur.

You've got no idea of the changing nature of London. Places change all the time, here's Wood Green in its hayday ...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/uk/london/8668302/Londons-listed-Tube-stations.html?image=11

http://www.arthurlloyd.co.uk/WoodGreenEmpire.htm

http://api.ning.com/files/i8FopxWhfBHu65ZaSXt5K6ihhsk2R7m3Xn2BAnDd9kAwckCBvnRH0sQtEzibA2rOhFf0s5CsjL*kUonEVGfFzOx5UelpalWm/JbHillWM.jpg

If you saw Dalston 15 years ago you wouldn't believe the changes. Finsbury Park in just three years has seen remarkable changes. Things change, the trick is to chose the place that's got the best chances of big changes. Wood Green is certainly one of them.

padington

chewmylegoff wrote: »

£18 a night for a room - about the same price as the travelodges in motorway services. I'd rather stay in the services.

Funny you Should say that. Travel lodge will be opening a 78 room hotel in wooders. They've outlined woodgreen as being one of three key areas for new investment.

http://mobile.bighospitality.co.uk/Business/Travelodge-plans-three-shopping-centre-hotels