Areas in London

johannamse

ealing is a fab place - young vibrant and fun! (lots of aussies and kiwis).

raynes park is about a 15 min walk to wimbledon and it does not have a tube but the area is noce enough. If you can Wimbledon would be a better choice, but I would go for Ealing/Acton once weighing up price etc etc. HTH.

tobias123

johannamse wrote:

ealing is a fab place - young vibrant and fun! (lots of aussies and kiwis).

raynes park is about a 15 min walk to wimbledon and it does not have a tube but the area is noce enough. If you can Wimbledon would be a better choice, but I would go for Ealing/Acton once weighing up price etc etc. HTH.

so would you highly recommend Acton aswell then?

fran_from_willesden

tobias123 wrote:

west hampstead is certainly out of my price range. Willeston-is it a fairly safe and quiet area residentially?

Willesden covers quite a large area and there are loads of tree-lined back streets. There are also about a million property places to check out too. If you stick to the area around Willesden Green tube station, it's perfectly safe. There's a Police Station down the high road about 10 minutes from the station.

tobias123

ok well i'm going into London on Monday to look around areas.

I'll try and look around Wimbledon, Raynes Park, Putney, Ealing and Willeson if i get time.
Anymore for anymore before i go?

tobias123

Just to keep you updated-
We have put in an offer for a house in Wimbledon. Perfectly situated and a lovely location.
The others just didn't quite stand up to the test.

tobias123

also is council tax normally included in rent? I think we have to pay seperate council tax for this...ANy advice would be great.

Savvy_Sue

tobias123 wrote:

also is council tax normally included in rent? I think we have to pay seperate council tax for this...ANy advice would be great.

I think it depends entirely on what the contract says! But I stand to be corrected.

SnowyOwl_2

I believe council tax is a tax imposed on residents rather than a tax imposed on a property regardless of who pays. So it's your liability rather than the landlord's. If you contact the council they should send you a simple form to complete and return.

Well done for finding a house so quickly - I am really jealous, wish I was moving to Wimbledon too.

SnowyOwl

tobias123

anyone know what roehampton or Mitchm are like? They are very reasonably priced so i am quite sceptical!

tobias123

anyone?! please?!