Welcome to the up and coming areas of London ...

padington

Here's the map of the night tube ...

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hxLzTJjhK3o/Uo83Iq8x0bI/AAAAAAAAIQ0/Ndc6xePOdRU/s1600/cstp-night-map-2.jpg

( once TFL have gone through the 6400 applications to cover the shifts the current drivers don't want to work )

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-35276277

Out,_Vile_Jelly

I live in Morden, which will have the Night Tube (already has a good 24 hr bus service), but don't feel the need to repeatedly tell the world that it makes SM4 "up and coming". Even the estate agents didn't pretend it was on the up when I was viewing. It's for people who can't afford to live in Wimbledon or Carshalton.

The Night Tube will mainly be useful for low-paid shift workers.

mwpt

Out,_Vile_Jelly wrote: »

I live in Morden, which will have the Night Tube (already has a good 24 hr bus service), but don't feel the need to repeatedly tell the world that it makes SM4 "up and coming". Even the estate agents didn't pretend it was on the up when I was viewing. It's for people who can't afford to live in Wimbledon or Carshalton.

The Night Tube will mainly be useful for low-paid shift workers.

I viewed a house in Morden when I was buying in 2013/14. It would have been very convenient transport wise for me but I found something more to my liking elsewhere. I would still consider living in Morden if I thought the area would improve. What is your take on this, has there been any regeneration since you've been there?

Out,_Vile_Jelly

mwpt wrote: »

I viewed a house in Morden when I was buying in 2013/14. It would have been very convenient transport wise for me but I found something more to my liking elsewhere. I would still consider living in Morden if I thought the area would improve. What is your take on this, has there been any regeneration since you've been there?

Although I describe Morden as where you end up if you fall asleep drunk on the Northern Line, it’s actually not that bad. I have a decent garden, nice neighbours in a quiet road, loads of green space, walkable to a Tube, 9 mins on the train to Wimbledon with its shops, good library and two cinemas (one a Curzon showing unusual films), a bus ride to Carshalton which has some lovely pubs, and Morden Hall Park is a unique gem unknown to non-locals. Also easy access to the Wandle Trail, where you can see herons and kingfishers. No trendy hipster cafes or that sort of thing though.

The downsides are that the main drag as you exit the Tube is typical low-rent South London; loads of Asian grocers, traffic-choked, generally scruffy and unloved. Also the massive council building is one of London's worst eyesores. If you make the effort to look, you can see some glimpses of lovely 30s architecture on the buildings though. Supposed to be some sort big revamp brewing; they really need to get rid of a load of skanky shops and enlarge the bus station waiting area as it's quite a big hub now.

mwpt

Out,_Vile_Jelly wrote: »

Although I describe Morden as where you end up if you fall asleep drunk on the Northern Line, it’s actually not that bad. I have a decent garden, nice neighbours in a quiet road, loads of green space, walkable to a Tube, 9 mins on the train to Wimbledon with its shops, good library and two cinemas (one a Curzon showing unusual films), a bus ride to Carshalton which has some lovely pubs, and Morden Hall Park is a unique gem unknown to non-locals. Also easy access to the Wandle Trail, where you can see herons and kingfishers. No trendy hipster cafes or that sort of thing though.

The downsides are that the main drag as you exit the Tube is typical low-rent South London; loads of Asian grocers, traffic-choked, generally scruffy and unloved. Also the massive council building is one of London's worst eyesores. If you make the effort to look, you can see some glimpses of lovely 30s architecture on the buildings though. Supposed to be some sort big revamp brewing; they really need to get rid of a load of skanky shops and enlarge the bus station waiting area as it's quite a big hub now.

Thanks for that. Agree about the main drag around the tube, that is part of what put me off. To regenerate that would take a lot of effort and not sure what you can do about the huge council building.

I rented in Wimbledon for years and from cycling around, playing and watching rugby at nearby locations, I discovered that there were some really nice roads near to Morden. I liked the area around Kenley road for eg. But prices on these roads were out of my range even then. It is still an area I'm interested in because if the part around the tube can be regenerated it would be a convenient place to live for my needs.

chucknorris

Out,_Vile_Jelly wrote: »

Although I describe Morden as where you end up if you fall asleep drunk on the Northern Line, i

I used to live near Clapham Common, I must have done that about 6 or 7 times on a Friday night. Once (after our works Xmas party) I even got back on the tube again at Morden, but then fell asleep again and woke up in Edgware, but that wasn't the end of it, I then later woke up in Morden again!

westernpromise

That looks pretty good for me; Highgate and St. John's Wood are both on it so both the home and the rental property are covered.

Bit surprised there's no Met line coverage on there though. If you live in Harrow or Amersham you are a bit stuffed (although if you live in either, I don't think you can really say you're a Londoner, which IMO is bounded by the Thames and the North Circular).

ANGLICANPAT

Cant see people paying more for property , just because of the trains running later - surely not. The advantage would only affect a relatively small number of people anyway , and theres always taxis and possibly late buses in some areas anyway?

ukcarper

Went to college in Morden in the 70s and the area was quite nice and the area around the tube station was pleasant enough, had cause to go there a couple of years ago (very good optics shop) to find it had deteriorated quite a bit.

padington

ANGLICANPAT wrote: »

Cant see people paying more for property , just because of the trains running later - surely not. The advantage would only affect a relatively small number of people anyway , and theres always taxis and possibly late buses in some areas anyway?

I think you'll find you're already wrong. Early gains have already started to be priced in.

Out,_Vile_Jelly

I didn't buy my house because I thought the area would "up and come", it was the least worst option I could afford that had transport that suited work and leisure. And the decent sized garden was a big bonus. It certainly hasn't got gentrified since I've been there, and yet when I remortgaged after two years the value had allegedly gone up by over 30%.

I would buy somewhere you like and can afford rather than try and predict trends.