Reputation of London Suburbs

[MichelleAlison]

Originally Posted by Rachel_Heath

I was a Sainsburys lass. They had introduced those nifty hand scanners that allow you to scan your own shopping and checkout really quickly! I moved later to Cheltenham and the local Sainsburys there didn't have them.

I think I left at just the right time though; they were doing a huge amount of new road construction north of Garston & around Leavesdon (around the film studios) which really began to get on my goat.

Still, I was pleasantly surprised to find a Subway had opened up in the Parade (this was after my first jaunt over here).

I never lived near Watford, just happened to visit it a couple of times and came across the biggest Tesco ever.

I was a true Sainsburys lass also and just loved the scanners - I was probably the first person to register for them - great invention - couldn't understand why more people didn't use them - there was never a queue if you had a scanner.

[faisalsazhar]

I live in West Of London in Hillingdon near Heathrow. It takes me 22 minutes to get to Paddington Station in Central London. 1 month pass is £171 for all underground zones and from my over ground station.

As I am moving to UAE I will be renting out my house for £1200 / month. North London and SE London has higher crime rate as compare to West London.

[MichelleAlison]

Originally Posted by faisalsazhar

I live in West Of London in Hillingdon near Heathrow. It takes me 22 minutes to get to Paddington Station in Central London. 1 month pass is £171 for all underground zones and from my over ground station.

As I am moving to UAE I will be renting out my house for £1200 / month. North London and SE London has higher crime rate as compare to West London.

Hi and welcome to the forum.

Good luck with your plans.

Michelle

[JuliaH]

Hi, we lived near Highgate for several years, and I have to say it was a really good place to live in. Near Hampstead Heath which is great for long strolls and running, decent pubs and plenty of public transport to the centre.

However, with regards to safety I'm not sure that any place in London is really great. In fact, I remember police men stationed outside all the schools to stop drug trafficing etc and my boyfriend was mugged several times whilst out in the evening. But you'll get this overall in London, whether you live in Knightsbridge or Hackney.

With regards to culture, you can't beat London and there's sooooo much history in every part.

I think your best bet is to go by what you're prepared to spend on accommodation and think about how long you want to commute to your work. Or do you want to cycle? It's also worth checking the reliability of the public transport system - unfortunately London doesn't have a brilliant track record of that

hope this helps

Julia

[Sati]

You guys make London sounds so scary... I never even felt scared in New York City. That's a definite consideration though. I always felt pretty darn safe in Seattle.