Moving to it.
Bethnal Green is great, and where I am moving from pretty much, Tower hamlets is a bit cheaper too.
If you hate large social gatherings Viccy park may be best avoided, its getting busier by the year.
I hate the tube too, have rarely used it in about 15 years.
Dont get too fixated on zones, they dont always = easy commuting to where you work.
Anything past zone 2 isn't London though.
I am moving to the country side (zone 3).