View Full Version : Finsbury Park / Stamford Hill / Seven Sisters- what's the area like?
Can anyone offer some advice on what it's like?
I've been looking at an amazing houseshare around there, just off Seven Sisters Road, . The house itself is amazing, but I'm not sure whether I'd enjoy living in that area.
I moved to Camden from Plaistow, a shithole in East London. Having nearby shops / pubs / nightlife makes Camden a far preferable place to live. Not having to walk for half an hour just to get fresh veg, or to a cash machine that doesn't charge for withdrawals makes a big difference.
If it weren't for this house being so amazing, I'd not even be thinking of it, but what's Seven Sisters like as a place to live, please?
Cheers, Urban!
i live fairly near (clapton) and work in hackney as well, and used to work around finsbury park, stamford hill is a lot quieter than finsbury park/seven sisters, crime is probably higher in finsbury park/seven sisters but not at a terrifying level or owt, good transport at both, stamford hill is a bus ride from the nearest tube (manor house)
not sure what sort of info you need, plenty of places to eat in finsbury park up stroud green road, and it's just down the road from crouch end, and not too far from stoke newington, seven sisters looks a bit grim to me, not been up there much, i used to work in stamford hill, it's a little dull tbh, bit seems a lot safer than the other two, but it's not far from stoke newington which is a pretty good place to go out in, bars/restaurants/pubs a plenty
Cheesypoof
14-09-2007, 08:26
Finsbury Park is alright, there are different parts of it so it can be a bit rough, especially round the station. Stamford Hill is quite nice - there's an orthodox Jewish community there and its near Stoke Newington which I've always liked as its got some decent pubs and restaurants. Neither of those places touches Camden though. Seven Sisters, I aint so sure.
Rubbish for pubs!
oi!!
there are some decent pubs in finsbury park, the faltering fullback is a great little place, i'll give you seven sisters, that's grim for pubs, stamford hill, mmmm, maybe you are right, but stokie has decent pubs so it's not too far to go
oi!!
there are some decent pubs in finsbury park, the faltering fullback is a great little place, i'll give you seven sisters, that's grim for pubs, stamford hill, mmmm, maybe you are right, but stokie has decent pubs so it's not too far to goSeven Sisters has got some decent pubs, but then it's rubbish for transport. No tube, innit?
Finsbury Park? <shudder>
Seven Sisters has got some decent pubs, but then it's rubbish for transport. No tube, innit?
Finsbury Park? <shudder>
err, seven sisters tube station, or if you're talking about seven sisters road, finsbury park and manor house
Stamford Hill - no pubs to near ( Swan in Upper Clapton Road isn't too bad) but feels very safe at night. Great bakery, library open on Sunday for Jewish community a walk to manor house or seven sister's tube. Only shortish walk to Stoke Newington.
Finsbury park - not too bad - some nice pubs -fullback, Big park, nice old railway line walk up there, duck pond with rowing oats...also near to Castle climbing centre, And water sports on the 2 large resevoirs up there. Plus bird spotting and wildlife walks.
Seven Sisters - tube and tain line. West Green Road has three bakers - Turkish, Jamacian and Italian.... fresh bread from around the world! Library and swimming pool just a short walk away... River Lea down the road for pretend country walks....
boohoo to the rescue:cool:
Rubbish for pubs!
I lived round there for a bit and drank in The Woodbine on Blackstock Road.
It were alright.
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you make me want to move there:) lucky i already have:D
I also live in Clapton and I like the Finsbury Park area. The Woodbine on Blackstock Rd is alright, editor!
Me n Tufty got the bus from Camden to Hackney and went through exactly that area - she might not remember as we got teh tipsy :D
Finsbury: looks rough around the station but it's nice away from it. Huge houses on leafy avenues (hopefully that's where yr going)
Stamford 'ill: clipped lawns and clean net curtains. Nice n nasty in equal measure as it's on the way to...
Clapton! Where the air is perfumed with the scent of petrol and fried chicken, and the nights resound to the sweet sirens of etc etc
Stroud Green Rd is quite good as well. Especially if you need a wig and some Yams.
Thank you for all your comments - it's not really leaping out as somewhere to live at the moment...
Shame, as the house was really :cool:
err, seven sisters tube station, or if you're talking about seven sisters road, finsbury park and manor houseIt's early and I had the Leyton Buzzards 'Plastic Palm Trees' song in my head. I meant Stoke Newington is good for pubs but a pain for transport.
There's one or two OK pubs around Finsbury park but it's a horrible area by the station.
Stanmford Hill is more like 'spot the pub' and Clapton?! <double shudder!>
Thank you for all your comments - it's not really leaping out as somewhere to live at the moment...
Shame, as the house was really :cool:
What precisley do you want then Foggers? You'd be moving from Camden to Hackney, and everyone knows Hackney is teh bestest place in Ldn.
It's early and I had the Leyton Buzzards 'Plastic Palm Trees' song in my head. I meant Stoke Newington is good for pubs but a pain for transport.
There's one or two OK pubs around Finsbury park but it's a horrible area by the station.
Stanmford Hill is more like 'spot the pub' and Clapton?! <double shudder!>
i live in clapton:D it is improving, biddle brothers is alright, and the pembury tavern is just down the road, the eclipse is a nice pub too, and there are some on the canal as well, the hope and anchor and the princess of wales are alright, and the royal sovereign is supposed to be ok now under new management but i haven't checked it out yet
What precisley do you want then Foggers? You'd be moving from Camden to Hackney, and everyone knows Hackney is teh bestest place in Ldn.
I want that exact building, a really gorgeous warehouse conversion, physically moved, brick by brick, to somewhere just off Kentish Town Road. :D
I want that exact building, a really gorgeous warehouse conversion, physically moved, brick by brick, to somewhere just off Kentish Town Road. :D
http://tinyurl.com/246f2y
It's not too far...
KeyboardJockey
14-09-2007, 09:25
Its better than Dagenham.
I lived in Stamford Hill for two years and really liked it. Very peaceful with Stoke Newington/Brick Lane/Islington all nearby. I also liked living around the Orthodox Jewish community, which made it feel very safe and slightly exotic. Nearly every Sabbath I was asked into someones house to turn off a stove/light/etc which had accidentally been left on. The only debit for me was that there is no tube station nearby, but bus connections are excellent.
kalidarkone
14-09-2007, 11:01
I grew up round there in the 70's and 80's it was rubbish then.....It has really changed now!
Im gonna be visiting the folks in October so Maybe some of you North Londoners will be up for a bevvy,so I can escape form me ma!! Marty would be lovely to meet you:)
Mation and LBJ be nice to see you then:)
I grew up round there in the 70's and 80's it was rubbish then.....It has really changed now!
Im gonna be visiting the folks in October so Maybe some of you North Londoners will be up for a bevvy,so I can escape form me ma!! Marty would be lovely to meet you:)
Mation and LBJ be nice to see you then:)
bevvy would be good:cool:
KeyboardJockey
14-09-2007, 11:14
I grew up round there in the 70's and 80's it was rubbish then.....It has really changed now!
I moved in with Ms KBJ just around the corner from Seven Sister Station a few months ago and I'm loving it. Feel really safe walking round there at night as it seems that most of the aggro is intra group aggro rather than attacks on randoms who 'looked at me in a funny way' which I was always worried about when living in Dagenham.
Easy access to all the Jewish shops in Stamford Hill is a bonus as is the public transport links. Driving wise its fab as I'm not to far a drive from the North Circular. The only downside as a driver is the draconian parking restrictions.
Not too happy with the fact that there is not a pub at the end of the road like it was in Dagenham (even if the pub was filled with neo nazis :( ). When I can be spared decorating, study and housework duties I'm going to take a sunday afternoon wander down to the pub withoutside tables in Seven Sisters Road for a pint or three.
Im gonna be visiting the folks in October so Maybe some of you North Londoners will be up for a bevvy,so I can escape form me ma!! Marty would be lovely to meet you:)
Mation and LBJ be nice to see you then:)
Sounds good. I'd be up for it.
maximilian ping
14-09-2007, 11:20
stamford hill: totally boring but near to best part of London to live in - Stoke Newington
seven sisters: total and utter bunghole. makes Tottenham Hell look nice
finsbury park: bunghole but near to one of best roads in london - Stroud Green Road (excellent pub called Faltering Fullback)
KeyboardJockey
14-09-2007, 11:22
stamford hill: totally boring but near to best part of London to live in - Stoke Newington
seven sisters: total and utter bunghole. makes Tottenham Hell look nice
finbsury park: bunghole but near to one of best roads in london - Stroud Green Road
Finsbury Park is sadly lacking in soul now that the Powerhaus has closed (has fond memories of playing there). Also seems to be the UK capital of evangelical loonies.
maximilian ping
14-09-2007, 11:23
yes but Stroud Green Rd has it all.
stamford hill: totally boring but near to best part of London to live in - Stoke Newington
seven sisters: total and utter bunghole. makes Tottenham Hell look nice
finbsury park: bunghole but near to one of best roads in london - Stroud Green Road
No...you've got it all wrong - they all have some redeeming features. Stamford hill is very near to the lovely Springfield Park.
maximilian ping
14-09-2007, 11:24
No...you've got it all wrong - they all have some redeeming features. Stamford hill is very near to the lovely Springfield Park.
Seven Sisters, redeeming features? hmmmm
it's sick i tell you
KeyboardJockey
14-09-2007, 11:29
Seven Sisters, redeeming features? hmmmm
it's sick i tell you
Seven Sisters could be a whole lot worse.
Redeeming features. Good transport, parks nearby, interesting shops, relatively safe.
Seven Sisters, redeeming features? hmmmm
it's sick i tell you
Italian Delicatessan for one....
Easy access to all the Jewish shops in Stamford Hill
foggy - gerrit done! go there! think of the klezmer!!!!
and stella - yes i do remember it ;)
Italian Delicatessan for one....
Where is that???
GarfieldLeChat
14-09-2007, 12:40
Rubbish for pubs!
no it isn't what an ignorant remark from someone who doesn't live in the area ... that's like me saying bolton is rubbish for pubs... :rolleyes:
It has some great pubs unless you happen to live in birxton and need to get back south of the river....
couplled with the insane remark
Seven Sisters has got some decent pubs, but then it's rubbish for transport. No tube, innit?
so since when did the seven sisters to brixton part of the victoria line suddenly fall off the map...
again comment by someone who clearly doesn't actually know the area at all...
So in order of prefference Stamford Hill
Good area nice houses cheaper than stoke newington less yuppiefied can be over expensive has some estates but none of any really noticable problems. Has national rail line into liverpool street just up the road as in 5 10 mins from seven sisters viccy line (which according to the editor doesn't exist any more...which means i came to work today on a non existant tube from a non existant station!!) can be a bit grey and dull but has pleanty of bus routes and is within walking distance of both Stoke newington and seven sisters.
Finsbury Park - what can i say it's long since past it's reputation for being hell on earth but only as they have errected new station facia and cleaned up some of the area around the station the rest of it is ok but hell on match days due to the gunners most roads around that area are permit holders only and can become deadlock on match days. Larger victorian houses, wider streets quite viberant like islington was about 15 years ago which might be good or bad dependant, still has an edgyness to it but that's mainly these days dirt rather than grime as it were few more bothersome estates and occasional hassle on the street so it depends how good you are at dealign with that sort of thing, personally i don't give a fig it's an allright area not great not horrid.
seven sisters again away fromt he station it's fine smaller houses roads no really trouble areas can on occasion have problems but then it's the same for most of london in that respect has a sports centre swimming pool thingy always seems busy no matter what time of day it is has a small provincal town feel to it or an over wieght village rather than it being a london feel (almost like it should be around enfiled that kind of area.)
in summery stamford hills prolly your best be t but seven sisters isn't so bad.
I'm in stoke/stamford hill area marty21's in clapton (back end of stamford hill stokie) stigs in seven sisters there's plenty of us around that area and we do on occasion go to the pubs and they are perfectly fine...
blossie33
14-09-2007, 12:59
I lived in Stroud Green for three years and found it fine - good transport, shops, restaurants, Finsbury Park, Parkland Walk etc. Never had any problems with not feeling safe.
Seven Sisters is ok too.
Will be moving to Stamford Hill before the end of the month which seems fine to me - nice to have that confirmed by people living nearby - looking forward to it!
I love north/ north east London.
Where is that???
West Green Road just past the west green tavern - freshly made veggie pasta, rice balls, calzone for lunch - yum!
Hmmm, that's walking distance from my home! Think I'll have to pop down there sometime soon. Any idea of opening hours/days?
edit: is it called Ricuras?
Certainly Monday to Saturday.... On the left hand side of the road if coming from seven sisters...
Certainly Monday to Saturday.... On the left hand side of the road if coming from seven sisters...
I don't remember that one at all! I must have walked past it hundreds of times, too.
I don't remember that one at all! I must have walked past it hundreds of times, too.
It was there the other year.... can't think that it would have gone - it's easy to miss....
Seems to be no.77 west green road....
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