fugaziuk Posted October 26, 2012 Author Share Posted October 26, 2012 Cheers for the advice. I was only looking at south ken as most of the flat shares on the sites seems to be there or acton. I haven't got a huge budget and am factoring in oyster card etc - so hoping for somewhere zone 2/3 to keep travel costs down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergio Bellend Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Cheers for the advice. I was only looking at south ken as most of the flat shares on the sites seems to be there or acton. I haven't got a huge budget and am factoring in oyster card etc - so hoping for somewhere zone 2/3 to keep travel costs down. Â If you haven't got a huge budget, Crystal Palace is probably among your best bets. It's not the best place in the world, and it's a bit out of the way, but it's probably as good a place value for money wise as you'll get in London and there's plenty of trains/overgrounds in to the centre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bohan Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Cheers for the advice. I was only looking at south ken as most of the flat shares on the sites seems to be there or acton. I haven't got a huge budget and am factoring in oyster card etc - so hoping for somewhere zone 2/3 to keep travel costs down. Â Acton's pretty far out from everything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockbus Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Cheers for the advice. I was only looking at south ken as most of the flat shares on the sites seems to be there or acton. I haven't got a huge budget and am factoring in oyster card etc - so hoping for somewhere zone 2/3 to keep travel costs down. Â If you haven't got a huge budget, Crystal Palace is probably among your best bets. It's not the best place in the world, and it's a bit out of the way, but it's probably as good a place value for money wise as you'll get in London and there's plenty of trains/overgrounds in to the centre. Â Nowt wrong with the Palace. And it is zone 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Chest Rockwell Posted October 26, 2012 Moderators Share Posted October 26, 2012 Yeah. Zone 2 or 3 is a good shout, and North London sucks a bag of dicks. Places in South London in those zones are generally a lot nicer. Â I think because they're not on the tube, but you don't need the tube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members SpursRiot2012 Posted October 26, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted October 26, 2012 I know you didn't say North London sucks a bag of dicks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Chest Rockwell Posted October 26, 2012 Moderators Share Posted October 26, 2012 A big old bag of them. Â Especially Wood Green. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members CuckedByMenry Posted October 26, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted October 26, 2012 To cut a long story short - I have been offered a job in the big smoke. I'm from Yorkshire and I have been down there a few times to see the sights, go to plays etc. However moving down there seems quite daunting. I was wondering if any other board members have made the switch from the rest of the U.K to the captial. How easy was it to find a decent place to live, make friends and did you enjoy the experience?  Any advice or experiences would be greatly appreciated. Fuck off, we're full.  As tedious as it may sound, I'd suggest popping down here for a day or two of "sight-seeing" to see which of the intended Zone 2/3 areas you find appealing or ghastly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members LaGoosh Posted October 26, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted October 26, 2012 South of London is definitely the better area to live. Even somewhere slightly out like Richmond or Putney might work for you(they are on the higher end of the cash side but are fucking nice). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted October 26, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted October 26, 2012 Are the norths of cities shit in other places? North London is shit and north Manchester is REALLY shit. Is anywhere else like that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathrey Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Leeds is the opposite, North Leeds is much nicer than South Leeds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members SpursRiot2012 Posted October 26, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted October 26, 2012 Are the norths of cities shit in other places? North London is shit and north Manchester is REALLY shit. Is anywhere else like that? Â In all seriousness, North London isn't shit as a whole. It has shit areas. Most places do. Go to Crouch End, Muswell Hill, Highgate, parts of Finchley. Stroud Green Road is pretty nice before you hit Finsbury Park. Large swathes of Islington and fucking nice. Not shit at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members PunkStep Posted October 26, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted October 26, 2012 Indeed jobber. And those saying south is a better part of London to live in are forgetting about Brixton, Peckham, Bermondsey, Southwark, Lambeth etc. There's decent areas and utter shite at both ends to be honest. Â Are the norths of cities shit in other places? North London is shit and north Manchester is REALLY shit. Is anywhere else like that? England ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurryAngel Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Move to West London. After you go past expensive places like Hammersmith and Chiswick you'll find decent and cheaper places like Brentford, Perivale, Northolt, Isleworth. All have great bus routes, access to several tube stations (20 mins into the centre of London on average) and the price of a pint is never normally more than Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Tommy! Posted October 26, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted October 26, 2012 it just seemed to be filled with teen gangs and angry eastern Europeans. Â That's London all right. I say the OP goes to London, I guarantee he'll be mugged or unappreciated. Â Are the norths of cities shit in other places? North London is shit and north Manchester is REALLY shit. Is anywhere else like that? Â The North end of Birmingham, I believe but I may be mistaken, has Aston, Lozells and Alum Rock and while I've only ever been to Aston myself I've never heard any one say anything even close to positive about any of the three. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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