When I was younger, me and my brother used to run around the streets of Brixton and felt perfectly safe😂 Loads of people judge it because of the crime rate, but it's a great community and you get to know everyone there so its not all that bad, the people are lovely
when I started to follow your channel, you had 600 subscribers and now you have 2000, well done Jen ! London is interesting topic for many people, my most popular blog post is about travelling London by myself last february
I’m from Islington. A great place to grow up. Many generations of my family are from Islington including my own Children. We have a canal running right through and close to theatres and museums. We were very privileged to have all this close by for school trips and outings with our parents. We also have beautiful parks. It’s one of the most expensive boroughs because it’s so close to the city.
Edmonton green is the muck at the bottom of Enfield's boot.. Edmonton green is not a great example of English suburbia.. their is a reason why is so scummy it's called the people that live their ... but Enfield Council as tried and they have poured over a billion pounds into Edmonton green over the last 10 years building a new leisure centre new shopping mall and a complete facelift refurbishment like New bus station etc so it's not a bad looking place and I can think of loads of places in london that are much bigger eye sores then Edmonton green, but sadly it they can't refurbish its reputation because the same yobs and chavs are still roaming the streets so the atmosphere is not nice the place is a honey pot for scum and Dogy characters and I do my best to avoid it ...
robert hingston Most London boroughs contain good parts and bad. In many parts of London you can walk a few minutes and go from a pleasant rich area to a poor high-crime area or vice versa.
Kensington & Chelsea is awesome and very lovely! But it's extremely expensive.. a few houses there has been ranked as one of the most expensive houses on earth!
Russiangamer33 Stratford has two sides, E15 and E20. E20 is an expensive area to live in but it does provide a lot of working places and spots to, it has London Stadium, Westfield and the East Village, its by far the best area in Newham, (looks better than E14 Canary Wharf in my opinion) the other side is E15, it has alright apartment and houses and all sorts and it can be dangerous at night, both of them can get very pack up if an West Ham game is on, and don't forget the upcoming IAAF, it will get very crowded, overall, it's a great place to live in. It's the only place in Newham that I will consider someone to live in. The rest, NAH
I understand that these are your "personal preferences", but I feel your suggestions aren't great for newcomers to London. i've lived here 22 years and Kensington & Chelsea/Hammersmith & Fulham/Islington aren't affordable for any normal person. You'd have to be a millionaire to afford a 3 bed house in any of those locations. Go South! Lambeth/Wandsworth/Southwark are such great places to live. Really well connected on the Underground/Overground, and way more vibrant than many of the suburbs in the North/West. Kennington, Balham, Battersea, and Clapham are safe neighbourhoods with tonnes of beautiful houses, whilst Vauxhall, Brixton, Peckham and Borough have great nightlife.
I was using house prices merely as an example, as rental/resale are obviously linked. Also two of your "most desirable" areas are actually the most crime ridden - Kensington & Chelsea + Islington
+vote clarkson yes but the crime is mostly theft.. at least for kensington as it's posh so it's worth burgling houses. I looked more at stabbings and shootings, violence crime. Islington may have rougher areas but very much attracts me in terms of connecting a real london feel with a quite up and coming vibe. I just dislike southern london. Greenwich is nice and so are some other parts. but it really doesn't speak to me. no one I know lives there. it's inconvenient for me. as these are my personal recommendations I couldn't mention southern boroughs really. I love the north and west.
Not necessarily. The boroughs around it (lewisham, woolwich, bermondsey) are quite poor, but greenwich itself is fine. Besides, london is very diverse and on most posh streets, you can probably find some sort of council estate.
Of course, London is one of the most economically mixed cities in the world, and that's what I like about it. However this video is talking about boroughs as a whole, and the majority of Greenwich borough, such as Woolwich, Plumstead, Charlton, Abbey Wood, Thamesmead, Eltham, Kidbrooke etc are pretty grim areas with high rates of poverty. The only really nice parts are Greenwich itself, like Westcombe Park, Maze Hill, and parts of Blackheath
I certainly feel Lambeth and Southwark deserve a mention particularly to newcomers as they contain popular areas such as Brixton, Clapham, Peckham etc I would also throw in Wandsworth as a good place to live
Thanks for this video - and to everyone who made comments. As a single female, of course I want to live somewhere decent as well as safe, near public transport, etc. Especially in a city as expensive and spread out as London, it's hard to know where to start and I loathe moving from place to place.
Oh my days... Islington, Haringey, Hackney, Tower Hamlets? When were you there in the 60's? You don't look that old lol.. You've just listed some of the most dungerous parts of London...
I live in Amersham in Buckinghamshire however I work in Canary Wharf And from what I’ve seen tower hamlets has gotten a lot better than it was 8 years ago when I lived there and greenwich also looks great
I feel like every borough has both really posh and really rough parts of it, so I think that even if you're thinking of moving to one of the boroughs here, it's important to look at the specific area
It does very much depend on what services you require, tube, overground railway, clubs, shops, libraries,schools, supermarkets, they all matter to different people..
I live in Leyton in the south of Waltham Forest and I love it. It's just north of Stratford, where the lovely Olympic Park is, and the place has been gradually getting nicer and nicer since the Olympics, also because people priced out of Hackney started choosing to live in Leyton and next door Walthamstow, with the result that a lot of people have been setting up their small businesses there, and every few weeks we've been getting some nice new coffee shop/deli/gym etc. opening up and a few new apartment developments have been springing up. I can choose between the Central Line (Leyton) or the Victoria line (Walthamstow Central, a short bus ride away), or walk round the corner from my house to Leyton Midland Road overground station and be on Hampstead Heath in 25 minutes. Also, if you like Tottenham because it's on the Victoria Line, then Walthamstow is definitely better if you work in central London, because Walthamstow Central is the first stop on the line (but zone 3 and only 2 stops further out than Tottenham Hale), which means you are guaranteed to get a seat on the tube during the morning rush hour. Don't underestimate how much such a small thing can add to your quality of life! Also, Walthamstow Central is on the overground line to Liverpool Street, perfect for the City if you don't fancy the Central Line. (Waltham Forest comprises four main areas: Leyton, Leytonstone slightly east of that, Walthamstow slightly north west, and Chingford to the north of the other three - I wouldn't recommend Chingford because not only are the transport options there much more limited but it's also in zone 4/5, which will add a lot to your transport costs.)
One more thing, public transport strategy-wise: if, like me, you choose to live in an outer borough and you're going to be working in central London, an important question to ask yourself is this: "how will I get to work if my usual route is disrupted (e.g. line suspended because of a signal failure, closed because of a tube strike etc.)?" These things don't happen often, but they do happen. You can cycle, of course, but if there's a full tube strike on even that will take a long time because the traffic will be jam-packed. Certainly in the case of "minor delays" on the tube you just want to sit it out because it'll be resolved soon, most likely. "Severe delays" are trickier; usually I still choose to wait it out unless the driver specifically advises passengers find another route because I have often jumped off to take a longer route only to find it would have been quicker to wait. In Leyton, if the Central Line goes down I have the Victoria Line and vice versa. If both go down I have the option of a bus to Stratford and then a combination of Jubilee line and something else, depending on where I have to be. Even during a total tube strike I can get to my office just off Tottenham Court Road by a) getting up very early, b) getting a bus to Stratford before they get too busy, c) overground to Camden High Road - because Stratford is the first station on the route and therefore the only place you will have a chance of getting on the train at all during a full tube strike - and either bus towards Euston or else just walk it from Camden because I'll have got up very early anyway. You may deduce from this that Camden is an ideal place to live, and certainly, if you can afford it, it's great. I can't afford it, though. :-) Anyway, the point is, it's best not to live somewhere where you are totally dependent on one single route into the centre of town.
I am trying to decide which tube stations to consider. I will work as a supply teacher all over East London. Commuting cost, accessibility and time need to be considered. Any ideas Londoners? Zone 2 would be ideal but I am open to zone 3 as well. The place I enjoyed the most when I visited last summer was Greenwich market(Cutty Sark). It felt safe, was charming and had a neighbourhood feel. I didn't know it was on the pricey side as it is not central. Sorry Jen, I just don't know where else I can inquire about this. x
Hi, Jen Dre, I'm well aware you've made a video regarding the best places to live in London, but I was wondering about your thoughts on living in Paddington or Marylebone? Thanks!
I'm thinking about Kingston or Richmond (a bit closer to the centre than King.). I hear a lot of good things about this area. Loved Greenwich from what I experienced. Haven't been living in any of them though, so I don't know them THAT well.
Thanks for this video, I work in London but don't know much about the residential. Do you know any nice tall buildings with plush apartments that would be good? (Kind of American city style)
If you mean places just outside of London, then I only heard of people making bad experiences. (Dartford, Essex etc.) If you mean England or the UK as a whole - it's a huge country. Not compared to the US, but I'd be driving most of a day just to reach Glasgow, so I really have no clue :D
Okay. I only heard from other people that they don't like it. Otherwise I am honestly never there - the furthest out I ever go is London zone 3-4. If I leave London, I go to other major cities (Brighton, Southampton, Birmingham and so on), not places close to London.
Tower Hamlets????? I lived in Campbell Road and a man was murdered by gunshot in a gang related shooting just minutes before my wife and I walked by that particular section of road.
That murder wasn’t gang related, it was a father in his 40s who was shot AND stabbed to death after asking a group of drug dealers to stop selling crack on his road. Bow has always been a dodgy area
Kingston.. Lowest crime rate (I think) out of all and decent transport. SWT from Waterloo and bus 265 to Putney. Crossrail 2 is also planned to stop at Kingston
+Manhee Park I had a friend from Kingston and she always said transport was a nightmare and she often ended up stranded after nights out in central London. definitely not my cup of tea.
Hey, I just wanted to know your opinion on Maida Vale/Marylebone sort of area as I'm planning on going to UCL in London in a few years and just wanted to have an idea if I would be able to survive as I know house prices are astronomically high in London compared to Birmingham, I asked my sister who lives in central but she's not help
Islington is really expensive and always has been, north and west London are pretty much expensive and quite boring, East London is okay but would never live there, I highly recommend South London, Greenwich is a really great place to live, as is Herne Hill/Brixton/Clapham, south London is so underrated
You look so milky, I like it. I lived in London for 3 years doing my undergrad at Goldsmiths' at New Cross Gate. I am going to Germany for my research studies. Cool video!
I HATE the Northern line Bank and High Barnet branches. I only ride on the Charing+ trains or to Edgware/Mill Hill East. Now I know Mill Hill East trains go via the High Barnet branch, but OK. I especially HATE the Finchley area.
I have heard so many horror stories about Tottenham and even the Tottenham Hale area. I found a nice place to stay around there with good connections and during the day it seemed fine. Idk what to believe as some people say they've been threatened or even assaulted in one place while others say it's very safe. This all happened at night though. Are you generally someone who is rarely out past midnight?
harrigey is prehaps the most undesirable borough in 2 or 3 decades of my life i have ever in england and southall and mitcham not recommeable croydon truly is very up coming area with the likes of boxpark and westfield and house of frasers and debenam retail a array of restaurants diversity and very nice house's and briliant transports not only to mention.
I was born and raised in Peckham and people give it a bad wrap I'm not gonna lie Peckham used to be bad but now it's calm I haven't heard about a stabbing or shooting in Peckham for ages and the last one that happend was gang related so if ur not involved in any of that you'll be safe I feel the safest when I'm in Peckham swear down I love it here
Hallo was hältst du von Brick lane und Umgebung in London? Würde gerne wissen was du davon hältst falls du da schon mal warst und ob es sicher ist, auch bei Nacht? Liebe Grüße!!!
TBH, everywhere is unaffordable in London, compromise is necessary for anyone who isn't a gazillionaire. It is important to point out that all boroughs have both affluent and rougher areas. For example, I live in Greenwich- when I tell people this, people think of the beautiful Georgian houses, the meridian line and the greenness- however, the bit I live in is much less glamorous- Stephen Lawrence was stabbed only streets away. Also, I don't think there is any such thing as a boring borough!
Depends whereabouts in Haringey, as it's a very mixed borough, the west half being quite nice, whilst the easy part such as Tottenham and Wood Green and some of the worst areas in London
this is where everyone feels different. It's personal preference. I'd happily live anywhere in Islington but it's pretty much too posh/expensive nowadays, or just on the brink of being that.
Check out you other video about worst place to live in London and you mentioned that Lewisham is too far .... I mean it only takes 15 mins train to Charing Cross... How close do you want to live lol
When I was younger, me and my brother used to run around the streets of Brixton and felt perfectly safe😂 Loads of people judge it because of the crime rate, but it's a great community and you get to know everyone there so its not all that bad, the people are lovely
My man now it too Lambeth the best
I love Barnes! Safe and pretty with a village feel while not being too far from the centre of London. Can't fault it.
allewis86 which Barnes? Barnes near Chiswick or Barnes near Motspur Park? Both are quite nice.
I love the Chiswick/Hammersmith area. I always lived in West London. West is best in my book.
when I started to follow your channel, you had 600 subscribers and now you have 2000, well done Jen ! London is interesting topic for many people, my most popular blog post is about travelling London by myself last february
thanks!
I’m from Islington. A great place to grow up. Many generations of my family are from Islington including my own Children. We have a canal running right through and close to theatres and museums. We were very privileged to have all this close by for school trips and outings with our parents. We also have beautiful parks. It’s one of the most expensive boroughs because it’s so close to the city.
Enfield is so green its peaceful and really cheap. It's only a little bit further up from when you used to live in Haringey
+robert hingston yeaaaah. I did live in South Haringey sort of though. Don't like living further out really.
Edmonton, in the southern part of LB Enfield, is awful.
Edmonton green is the muck at the bottom of Enfield's boot.. Edmonton green is not a great example of English suburbia..
their is a reason why is so scummy it's called the people that live their ...
but Enfield Council as tried and they have poured over a billion pounds into Edmonton green over the last 10 years building a new leisure centre new shopping mall and a complete facelift refurbishment like
New bus station etc
so it's not a bad looking place and I can think of loads of places in london that are much bigger eye sores then Edmonton green,
but sadly it they can't refurbish its reputation because the same yobs and chavs are still roaming the streets so the atmosphere is not nice the place is a honey pot for scum and Dogy characters and I do my best to avoid it ...
robert hingston Most London boroughs contain good parts and bad. In many parts of London you can walk a few minutes and go from a pleasant rich area to a poor high-crime area or vice versa.
Some boroughs vary a lot. Parts of Tower Hamlets and Hackney are gentrified, but other parts are still horrible.
You forgot Richmond. Definitely one of the most beautiful parts of London.
+braverybirdlou again, too far out for me.
Richmond Park is pukka!
Kensington & Chelsea is awesome and very lovely!
But it's extremely expensive.. a few houses there has been ranked as one of the most expensive houses on earth!
Mint Chai **ahem** **ahem* Elmbridge **ahem** more **ahem** expensive **ahem** **ahem**
whatever you guys do, DON'T MOVE TO NEWHAM!!!!!!!!!!
Russiangamer33 Stratford has two sides, E15 and E20. E20 is an expensive area to live in but it does provide a lot of working places and spots to, it has London Stadium, Westfield and the East Village, its by far the best area in Newham, (looks better than E14 Canary Wharf in my opinion) the other side is E15, it has alright apartment and houses and all sorts and it can be dangerous at night, both of them can get very pack up if an West Ham game is on, and don't forget the upcoming IAAF, it will get very crowded, overall, it's a great place to live in. It's the only place in Newham that I will consider someone to live in. The rest, NAH
Russiangamer33 in both sense, Depending what segment of Stratford, it's a place for rich (E20) and poor (E15)
It has a very high crime rate and is grossly overcrowded.
Russianvlogger33 it depends on where you wanna live as if u live near the Olympic Park then its great but old Stratford is a bit unsafe.
I'm West ham till i die
Richmond/Kew/Greenwich/Hampstead/Highgate are my favs to live :-)
kensington and chelsea is really nice but far too expensive :/
Agree, I live in London not really to far from Chelsea but it is a really nice area to live in.
They’re too posh
Nope ugly way too posh looking
I understand that these are your "personal preferences", but I feel your suggestions aren't great for newcomers to London. i've lived here 22 years and Kensington & Chelsea/Hammersmith & Fulham/Islington aren't affordable for any normal person. You'd have to be a millionaire to afford a 3 bed house in any of those locations.
Go South! Lambeth/Wandsworth/Southwark are such great places to live. Really well connected on the Underground/Overground, and way more vibrant than many of the suburbs in the North/West. Kennington, Balham, Battersea, and Clapham are safe neighbourhoods with tonnes of beautiful houses, whilst Vauxhall, Brixton, Peckham and Borough have great nightlife.
+vote clarkson who talked about 3 bed houses? I am more talking of rooms in shared accommodations.
I was using house prices merely as an example, as rental/resale are obviously linked. Also two of your "most desirable" areas are actually the most crime ridden - Kensington & Chelsea + Islington
+vote clarkson yes but the crime is mostly theft.. at least for kensington as it's posh so it's worth burgling houses. I looked more at stabbings and shootings, violence crime. Islington may have rougher areas but very much attracts me in terms of connecting a real london feel with a quite up and coming vibe.
I just dislike southern london. Greenwich is nice and so are some other parts. but it really doesn't speak to me. no one I know lives there. it's inconvenient for me. as these are my personal recommendations I couldn't mention southern boroughs really. I love the north and west.
^^^^ Honestly don't be too worried about 'crime stats' the majority of crimes you're talking about are usually committed by gang members.
Kennington isnt safe thats where the gang harlem spartans reside
Barnet by far is the best borough in London. Armed police, really safe area with a lot of things to do. So nice!!
jonnyrossvlogs I live in High Barnet and I've never seen armed police.
jonnyrossvlogs Yeh barnet is safe best for families. But its boring/nothing going on and not all great in all places
Crooklyn's Finest Yeh true ive only ever seen 1 communty police man in new barnet. Never armed police
jonnyrossvlogs Barnet is lovely
jonnyrossvlogs the roads aren’t too great, a lot of potholes
I live in greenwich! I agree with you that it is an amazing area.
Greenwich itself is nice but the borough as a whole is pretty horrible and very poor
Not necessarily. The boroughs around it (lewisham, woolwich, bermondsey) are quite poor, but greenwich itself is fine. Besides, london is very diverse and on most posh streets, you can probably find some sort of council estate.
Of course, London is one of the most economically mixed cities in the world, and that's what I like about it. However this video is talking about boroughs as a whole, and the majority of Greenwich borough, such as Woolwich, Plumstead, Charlton, Abbey Wood, Thamesmead, Eltham, Kidbrooke etc are pretty grim areas with high rates of poverty. The only really nice parts are Greenwich itself, like Westcombe Park, Maze Hill, and parts of Blackheath
I've grown up in Bromley, which is a bit further out but is a very family orientated and safe suburb if anyone was looking for a less central place! X
Absolutely. I just moved to Bickley because my husband is a GP in the area.. I go to the Glades a lot.
Phoebe Barden Kingston's great as well.
I certainly feel Lambeth and Southwark deserve a mention particularly to newcomers as they contain popular areas such as Brixton, Clapham, Peckham etc I would also throw in Wandsworth as a good place to live
Thanks for this video - and to everyone who made comments. As a single female, of course I want to live somewhere decent as well as safe, near public transport, etc. Especially in a city as expensive and spread out as London, it's hard to know where to start and I loathe moving from place to place.
Love living in Shepherds Bush, with Westfield just a short walk away.
Only visited the area briefly but from what I hear it's come a long way. I thought it looked pretty good :)
Ah, I visited there once, the home of BBC TV centre! 😎
You make so great videos!
I live in Stratford, it is great for commuting and the Westfield is here. The prices are quite ok :)
Oh my days... Islington, Haringey, Hackney, Tower Hamlets? When were you there in the 60's? You don't look that old lol.. You've just listed some of the most dungerous parts of London...
Islington is not dangerous looooool
@@Peachpetals111 Holloway is
@Alex Peters yr clearly not from there
@Alex Peters where u from
peachpetals bro I live in Islington it’s such a shitty bad area and compared to other options it is quite dangerous
I love the way you talk 😍
Video is totally helpful , thank you
I live in Amersham in Buckinghamshire however I work in Canary Wharf And from what I’ve seen tower hamlets has gotten a lot better than it was 8 years ago when I lived there and greenwich also looks great
I lived in Hammersmith then Chelsea but now I live in Paddington
I feel like every borough has both really posh and really rough parts of it, so I think that even if you're thinking of moving to one of the boroughs here, it's important to look at the specific area
I live in Richmond Hill so I have no idea why I am watching this
It does very much depend on what services you require, tube, overground railway, clubs, shops, libraries,schools, supermarkets, they all matter to different people..
I live in Leyton in the south of Waltham Forest and I love it. It's just north of Stratford, where the lovely Olympic Park is, and the place has been gradually getting nicer and nicer since the Olympics, also because people priced out of Hackney started choosing to live in Leyton and next door Walthamstow, with the result that a lot of people have been setting up their small businesses there, and every few weeks we've been getting some nice new coffee shop/deli/gym etc. opening up and a few new apartment developments have been springing up. I can choose between the Central Line (Leyton) or the Victoria line (Walthamstow Central, a short bus ride away), or walk round the corner from my house to Leyton Midland Road overground station and be on Hampstead Heath in 25 minutes. Also, if you like Tottenham because it's on the Victoria Line, then Walthamstow is definitely better if you work in central London, because Walthamstow Central is the first stop on the line (but zone 3 and only 2 stops further out than Tottenham Hale), which means you are guaranteed to get a seat on the tube during the morning rush hour. Don't underestimate how much such a small thing can add to your quality of life! Also, Walthamstow Central is on the overground line to Liverpool Street, perfect for the City if you don't fancy the Central Line. (Waltham Forest comprises four main areas: Leyton, Leytonstone slightly east of that, Walthamstow slightly north west, and Chingford to the north of the other three - I wouldn't recommend Chingford because not only are the transport options there much more limited but it's also in zone 4/5, which will add a lot to your transport costs.)
One more thing, public transport strategy-wise: if, like me, you choose to live in an outer borough and you're going to be working in central London, an important question to ask yourself is this: "how will I get to work if my usual route is disrupted (e.g. line suspended because of a signal failure, closed because of a tube strike etc.)?" These things don't happen often, but they do happen. You can cycle, of course, but if there's a full tube strike on even that will take a long time because the traffic will be jam-packed. Certainly in the case of "minor delays" on the tube you just want to sit it out because it'll be resolved soon, most likely. "Severe delays" are trickier; usually I still choose to wait it out unless the driver specifically advises passengers find another route because I have often jumped off to take a longer route only to find it would have been quicker to wait. In Leyton, if the Central Line goes down I have the Victoria Line and vice versa. If both go down I have the option of a bus to Stratford and then a combination of Jubilee line and something else, depending on where I have to be. Even during a total tube strike I can get to my office just off Tottenham Court Road by a) getting up very early, b) getting a bus to Stratford before they get too busy, c) overground to Camden High Road - because Stratford is the first station on the route and therefore the only place you will have a chance of getting on the train at all during a full tube strike - and either bus towards Euston or else just walk it from Camden because I'll have got up very early anyway. You may deduce from this that Camden is an ideal place to live, and certainly, if you can afford it, it's great. I can't afford it, though. :-) Anyway, the point is, it's best not to live somewhere where you are totally dependent on one single route into the centre of town.
I'm surprised that you like Tottenham - it's notorious for its high rate of violent crime. It was the epicentre of the 2011 riots.
moving to Greenwich from Canada in 12 days. I absolutely love it. I'm near Greenwich park. lovely area
are you still there? how is it?
I love the NW bit of London NW-north west
I like S
I am trying to decide which tube stations to consider. I will work as a supply teacher all over East London. Commuting cost, accessibility and time need to be considered. Any ideas Londoners? Zone 2 would be ideal but I am open to zone 3 as well. The place I enjoyed the most when I visited last summer was Greenwich market(Cutty Sark). It felt safe, was charming and had a neighbourhood feel. I didn't know it was on the pricey side as it is not central. Sorry Jen, I just don't know where else I can inquire about this. x
Loooooove Greenwich. :) Thanks again for this vid. Subscribed.
Hi Jen, I've heard loads of good things about Bromley. What is your opinion about that? Thanks!!!
not too familiar as that is very far south
Hi, Jen Dre,
I'm well aware you've made a video regarding the best places to live in London, but I was wondering about your thoughts on living in Paddington or Marylebone?
Thanks!
expensive as hell basically
I'm thinking about Kingston or Richmond (a bit closer to the centre than King.). I hear a lot of good things about this area. Loved Greenwich from what I experienced. Haven't been living in any of them though, so I don't know them THAT well.
The areas between Kingston and Richmond are hands down the nicest, most middle-class family orientated parts of London, if you can afford it though
I'm planning to join kingston university next year, would you recommend that university and yeah also the borough?
+Jen Dre Pimlico is lovely and I felt really safe when I was there
never been :)
None of your business cool, I'm be going uni there in September, tho I'll be living in Whitechapel
Thanks for this video, I work in London but don't know much about the residential. Do you know any nice tall buildings with plush apartments that would be good? (Kind of American city style)
I would love for you to do a video on affordable, safe towns to live in outside of London.
I would have no idea as I never lived outside of London and do not intend to anytime soon.
+Jen Dre Oh well, since you are closer than I am, (I'm in the U.S.) I thought you may have heard about some different areas. Thanks.
If you mean places just outside of London, then I only heard of people making bad experiences. (Dartford, Essex etc.)
If you mean England or the UK as a whole - it's a huge country. Not compared to the US, but I'd be driving most of a day just to reach Glasgow, so I really have no clue :D
+Jen Dre No, I meant just outside of London. :)
Okay. I only heard from other people that they don't like it. Otherwise I am honestly never there - the furthest out I ever go is London zone 3-4. If I leave London, I go to other major cities (Brighton, Southampton, Birmingham and so on), not places close to London.
Kingston's great!
Tower Hamlets????? I lived in Campbell Road and a man was murdered by gunshot in a gang related shooting just minutes before my wife and I walked by that particular section of road.
mnmnm yeah but it's safe if your not in a gang
That murder wasn’t gang related, it was a father in his 40s who was shot AND stabbed to death after asking a group of drug dealers to stop selling crack on his road. Bow has always been a dodgy area
Romford is the number 1 town in London. As it is the Capital of east London there is no need to go anywhere else citywise.
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Woo Greenwich !!
I prefer to live in Chiswik is quite and clean . Its a litle bit expensive but is not impossible
Kingston.. Lowest crime rate (I think) out of all and decent transport. SWT from Waterloo and bus 265 to Putney. Crossrail 2 is also planned to stop at Kingston
+Manhee Park I had a friend from Kingston and she always said transport was a nightmare and she often ended up stranded after nights out in central London. definitely not my cup of tea.
Well... Better than living in Epsom and Ewell! xD
Greenford, Ealing anyone?
Kirsty Stephenson idk
Planned to study in London for 2 years gave up and went to Amsterdam and i dont regret that
Hey, I just wanted to know your opinion on Maida Vale/Marylebone sort of area as I'm planning on going to UCL in London in a few years and just wanted to have an idea if I would be able to survive as I know house prices are astronomically high in London compared to Birmingham, I asked my sister who lives in central but she's not help
well maida vale/warwick avenue etc is pretty expensive.
Enfield is my home town and it’s beautiful It’s just that Edmonton Green really ruins it...its just a dirty area which they’ve-just started to fix up
Enfield used to be nice , but it's going downhill. Edmonton has always been a dump
i used to live in Brixton i loved it
Canada Water/Rotherhithe is lovely!
Here in south London it is THE most sketchy place i have ever seen in my life
East*
K, imma go on a rant now. So my great aunt sold a house in Landon for £25,000 in the 50s. So it was up for sale recently for £8,000,000 😩
EIGHT-MILLION!! AS IN "EIGHT_MILLION_POUNDS???!!!"
kensington has the royal albert hall and the museums i dont think it is boring
In the borough ..but when you someone says I live in Highgate ...they don't mean Haringey! 😁
How long did it take to get a British accent ?
Why 😂
Islington is really expensive and always has been, north and west London are pretty much expensive and quite boring, East London is okay but would never live there, I highly recommend South London, Greenwich is a really great place to live, as is Herne Hill/Brixton/Clapham, south London is so underrated
North Islington isn't/wasn't too bad price wise tbh
Southwark ❤️
Thank you so much for your recommendations!
You look so milky, I like it. I lived in London for 3 years doing my undergrad at Goldsmiths' at New Cross Gate. I am going to Germany for my research studies. Cool video!
I am a year older than you.
I HATE the Northern line Bank and High Barnet branches. I only ride on the Charing+ trains or to Edgware/Mill Hill East. Now I know Mill Hill East trains go via the High Barnet branch, but OK. I especially HATE the Finchley area.
I have heard so many horror stories about Tottenham and even the Tottenham Hale area. I found a nice place to stay around there with good connections and during the day it seemed fine. Idk what to believe as some people say they've been threatened or even assaulted in one place while others say it's very safe. This all happened at night though. Are you generally someone who is rarely out past midnight?
Yes Tottenham is still very rough, I saw someone get shot dead there last night
Hipster town in London is where we were looking for! Thanks Jen -Rachel
Rachel and Nick Fuck off hipster
I've been to Enfield that's my home bourogh
Barnet gang, where you at?
Ben West yep
Thanks a lot! Very useful information.
glad it helps!
harrigey is prehaps the most undesirable borough in 2 or 3 decades of my life i have ever in england and southall and mitcham not recommeable croydon truly is very up coming area with the likes of boxpark and westfield and house of frasers and debenam retail a array of restaurants diversity and very nice house's and briliant transports not only to mention.
Personally I love Ealing what's your opinion?
never been properly. wouldn't consider it - too far out for me again.
+TheRenaissanceman65 well yes I am aware.
Andre Pancholi Would you recommend Northolt in the Ealing borough
Northolt is a shithole, mainly rough council estates and a worsening gang problem
Angharad Mathew-Blake yeah Ealing is nice but avoid southall like the plague it's been overtaken by Indians and Pakistanis who refuse to assimilate
Except for Greenwich Chelsea Kensington Kingston Hackney stratford
Qasim Shah I love Kingston
I was born and raised in Peckham and people give it a bad wrap I'm not gonna lie Peckham used to be bad but now it's calm I haven't heard about a stabbing or shooting in Peckham for ages and the last one that happend was gang related so if ur not involved in any of that you'll be safe I feel the safest when I'm in Peckham swear down I love it here
Then why did you watch this video? Not in a rude way just asking :) im in Dulwich
I would recommend docklands and stratford
Hallo was hältst du von Brick lane und Umgebung in London? Würde gerne wissen was du davon hältst falls du da schon mal warst und ob es sicher ist, auch bei Nacht? Liebe Grüße!!!
+Luise2000 habe da gewohnt. War ok.
Kensington & Chelsea,Westminster, Richmond,Barnet,Bromley,are the best,
nah man, It's either Islington or Camden!!
Yunfei Wang Agreed. I LOVE bromely
Barnet! Hell yeah!
Hackney
Tower hamlets
Greenwich
Rlly
My ideas
Redbridge
Hounslow
Newham (parts)
TBH, everywhere is unaffordable in London, compromise is necessary for anyone who isn't a gazillionaire. It is important to point out that all boroughs have both affluent and rougher areas. For example, I live in Greenwich- when I tell people this, people think of the beautiful Georgian houses, the meridian line and the greenness- however, the bit I live in is much less glamorous- Stephen Lawrence was stabbed only streets away. Also, I don't think there is any such thing as a boring borough!
Marianna Kingston (and parts of North Surrey) are easily affordable for most.
Hackney and Haringey are shit holes
I lived in Hackney and I liked it
One of my best mates lives in harringay and it's quite nice in my opinion. I have to agree with you about hackney though.
Depends whereabouts in Haringey, as it's a very mixed borough, the west half being quite nice, whilst the easy part such as Tottenham and Wood Green and some of the worst areas in London
*East part
Ashley Bea have lived in both , haringey is better to live , hackney better for entertainment
Greenwich is great. 👌
Camden is fine. No problems.
But the best part is Richmond
Enfield is sick fam
Southfields/Wandsworth also nice. Lots of parks especially near Wimbledon and Richmond :P
+nekov4ego Wandsworth is in my places to avoid video 😂
+Jen Dre haha, fine then, I'll wait for the video to hear your reasons. I work in Southfields and plan to move there as well.
Yeah southfields isn't too bad. But too far out for me. wouldn't live in the south anymore anyway!
Chiswick,Richmond,Kew,Bayswater,Hampstead,Highgate,
Highgate is in Haringey I do think? :)
Jen Dre it is , but the people there don't want to be associated with it lol
Please reply that from the places you told about in this video which is the most better for jobs especially for teenagers.
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Is Lewisham a good place ?
What about Redbridge in particular Wanstead and South Woodford.
Hello
How to search a non sharing house? Me and my husband are moving to London from NY USA.
And we do not want sharing house. Please comment. Thanks
South Islington is ok like angel and highbury but north islington like archway or tuffnel park no
I think it's lovely
+Jen Dre ok archway is being cleaned up and I have been living in islington all my life and honestly places in islington are no go areas
this is where everyone feels different. It's personal preference. I'd happily live anywhere in Islington but it's pretty much too posh/expensive nowadays, or just on the brink of being that.
+Jen Dre it's true average home in islington you looking at million
i live in islington
i lived in soho for 1 year as well when it was Affordable
Check out you other video about worst place to live in London and you mentioned that Lewisham is too far .... I mean it only takes 15 mins train to Charing Cross... How close do you want to live lol
+raywat grajangduang closer than that.
in 10 years, when Westfield is built in Croydon, it'll be the best place in London. Rn tho, not even close...
Why would it be it’ll turn into elephant castle shopping centre
Islington is horrible and also Hackney is one of the worst places to live in London.
Vivian Slater Islington is a very miserable place with a fake posh vibe. Lot of poverty, rude people and decrepit empty houses.
I love NW near wimbeldon park.
Hackney is alright I live there now but u should really avoid hoxton at night too much gangs
This is London, you take the rough with the smooth
I LOVE ISLINGTON TOO, THOUGH I LIVE IN WESTMINSTER
Lee Rigby was axed in Woolwich not Lewisham
I live in hackney near red bridge
Greenwich !!
Finchley? ?