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Which area is best in Zone 3?

By best, I mean with most cafes and restaurants, shopping centres, etc
Thanks!
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  • chunkytfg
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    Zone 3? I assume you mean based on the london transport map?
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  • AdrianC
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    That's a rather odd prerequisite...


    620-map_2.jpg

    Why does it HAVE to be Z3, but flexible on N/S/E/W...? I'd imagine there's quite a wide swathe of price differences, too...
  • chunkytfg
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    But Z3 would give the option to live near the 3 biggest shopping centres in london. Stratford's Westfield, Shepherds Bush Westfield and Brent Cross.

    As for Cafes and Restaurants unless you manage to find yourself in a bit of a black hole down south with no tube and train station nearby then you're at best 20 mins from central london from any location
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  • We lived in Acton for many years. Always liked it - plenty of stuff locally, but very easy to get anywhere in London, and out of London. 6 stations in Acton with a choice of tube lines/overground/main lines, plus you’re near Ealing Broadway. Easy to get to Heathrow and Kings Cross, and easy route out by road too.
  • Well personally I'd say Highgate, Crouch End and Muswell Hill areas. But what's your budget to rent or buy?
  • Golders Green?
  • ReadingTim
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    There are plenty of fried chicken shops in East London, so by the OP's definition, this area must be the best place to live...?
  • cloo
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    Walthamstow's good for value, though less so for shopping centre, restuarants. Getting better though, and has a nice cinema now.
  • HappyUser wrote: »
    By best, I mean with most cafes and restaurants, shopping centres, etc
    Thanks!


    It's very unlikely that anyone has lived in all of Zone 3, so how can anybody tell you which part is "best"?



    FWIW I've done Acton and Chiswick, preferred Chiswick.
  • Cornucopia
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    In the SE corner: Blackheath, Greenwich Peninsula and Forest Hill.
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