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This is exactly why i moved into the same area as Amey.
We are practically neighbours.
I also wanted a south facing garden, and a very quiet neighbourhood. Theyre practically giving them away where we live.
And to be honest, if him and I are buying, it wont be long now, We are the first wave.
By the way, drinks @amey? (remember im doing sober october but i want to start locals anyway)
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Yeah, but how many fried chicken shops do you have, huh?!
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I don't understand 'hipster tax' but while I get your argument there is often much more to do in the more expensive areas - nice cafés, restaurants, amenities, public open space - which all adds to the cost of housing. E.g. personally I like living near so many good cafés/restaurants/good independent shops, being near to the Olympic Pool and London Fields Lido for swimming, being able to go for a walk on the marshes etc. And I'm a 5/10 minute ride from an insane amount of things to do/places to go. Plus they are normally more central, which is more of an issue if you don't cycle.
Grove Park is a suburb and I can't imagine that (relatively) there is that much to do there?
Although personally I'd be up for swapping our Hackney one bed for somewhere bigger, sleepier and with a bigger garden and a garage one day (plus a longer commute), but my other half is less keen :)
(Also £2.50 pints, wahey)
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I really do not understand the 'area premium' or 'hipster tax' whatever you call it .. we paid £200k less than that Walthamstow flat for a freehold house with a drive for two cars and a massive backyard and its in great shape internally and externally. The family of four moved out because of school preferences.
Area pros:
5 miles cycle to proper nice countryside lanes
Same distance to central as E17
£2.50 a pint pub close by
Mahosive waitrose and a decent butcher very close
Area cons:
£2.50 a pint pub close by
Tbh its slightly rough now but most houses here are being sold so that will change; still better than some parts of N16 etc.
This was in August 2015.