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Where to live in east london?

Off the top of my head, I can't think of any 'good' places on the DLR - Poplar at a push, 'cos at least it's a real place if not very inviting, the rest are just Barret homes and roads, nothing to do with London per se.
 
HackneyE9 said:
Off the top of my head, I can't think of any 'good' places on the DLR - Poplar at a push, 'cos at least it's a real place if not very inviting, the rest are just Barret homes and roads, nothing to do with London per se.
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ITA - those areas are soulless and placeless. But they're also not too expensve, have good transport and not high crime rates, so it depends what you're looking for, really.

Plus, surely they'll start to improve at some point - there are people living there, surely some sort of community will arise? Mind you, it still hasn't at Chafford Hundred.
 
Roadkill said:
I looked at a place in Mudchute when I was moving to London. It's a funny place, although it is comparatively cheap. Tbh I don't think I could live in Mudchute, though: I'd never be able to keep a straight face when giving someone my address! :D
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Lmao :D

Or explaining why you chose to move there!

The Isle of Dogs is dead on a weekend and full of "I'm not racist, but...." types in case anyone is wondering. I suffered it for about 8 months.
 
I'd go for Bethnal Green too. You can walk to many central places easily from there - this always gets my vote!
Plus all the other things that other posters have said. It's so close to Shoreditch, etc., and yet, if you actually moved to Shoreditch etc you'd need to pay one million pounds.
 
*feels very proud to be living in Bethnal Green*

Can you believe got this place through a home swap? Someone actually gave me this beautiful, listed-building, well-kept ground-floor flat in a great location for my 3rd floor Barratt Homes style place in Grays, Essex. I don't think she's been sectioned yet, either!
 
marty21 said:
it's when housing association or council tenants swap tenancies...has to be agreed by the landlord, they sign over eachother's tenancies and swap homes
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Yup. I did mine through homes.co.uk and it took a bloody long time and lots of money, but was worth it.
 
ampsmile said:
Greetings all, i've been a member for some time - but never did get around to posting anything!

Anyway, i come in search of advice.

I'm currently a student at QMUL, and living in halls (mile end).
So, i need to find somewhere to live next year. Despite having almost spent a year here, i'm not all that familiar with the different areas of the east end. Could anyone advise on a reasonable area to live? Or perhaps if you live in east london, talk a little about what it's like to live in your area? Pros, cons, closeness to transport links, eating out, etc! I don't mind travelling a little for the sake of staying somewhere half-decent like.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!
ta :)
-dave
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You didn't mention cash in your post so I'm goona tell you a few places I've lived or would like to live that I rated. Each one for a different reason. :)

Bethnal Green
Victoria Park
London Fields
Walthamstow Village
Bow Quarter
Ilford

Avoid like the plague : Canning Town, Poplar, Stratford, Manor Park, Beckton, The Dockland, Barking, Dagenham, Plaistow.
 
i went to QMW uni. and in my three years there i lived in mile end. ace transport links, close to victoria park and roman road, lots going on in bethnal green, whitechaple, dalston and shoreditch (but not quite as hectic as these areas), lots of lovely houses - i'd move back in a shot :)
 
dolly's gal said:
yeh. not exactly east-london though is it? and it's a fair schlep from his/her uni. still, other than that (and the fact that most of the mentals in london choose to hang outside of the tube station there 24/7), brilliant suggestion!
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I thought so. :) It's the best place and the rest of you who don't live here are just jealous. :p
 
Papingo said:
I thought so. :) It's the best place and the rest of you who don't live here are just jealous. :p
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heh. i moved from east to brixton a few years back. then i moved up to streatham. the streatham bit was nice but the brixton bit was always, unremittingly, hellish :) ;)
 
dolly's gal said:
no way!

when were you there?? or was it just E1 you frequented? (closed down now apparently :( :D)
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I didn't study there but... 7 or 8 years ago... one of the guys I lived with did so we went a few times. And they were all good.

You can't ask for more than that, really. :)

And just up the road the New Globe used to stay open till the early hours... a couple of beers and student nurse or two (for company, of course) by the canalside. Happy days. :D
 
Kizmet said:
I didn't study there but... 7 or 8 years ago... one of the guys I lived with did so we went a few times. And they were all good.

You can't ask for more than that, really. :)

And just up the road the New Globe used to stay open till the early hours... a couple of beers and student nurse or two (for company, of course) by the canalside. Happy days. :D
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heh round the same time i was there. knew the new globe very well too :cool:
 
I used to live in Bethnal Green which I liked at the time. But most people here on U75 seem to think that its crap.
 
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