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amey
Where in East Ham?
We're up near Plashet Park, 5 mins from the station.
The High St is not beautiful, and there are clearly a lot of people around who are not living very nice lives, but there are also some nice houses up here, the park itself is alright, and there is excellent Indian food around. A little cafe doing Square Mile coffee and running baby music classes has opened recently just around the corner.
@almac68 is down by Central Park. It's buses only round there, but the park is nicer, there's a cafe in it doing sourdough and lattes now, and a farmers' market. There are a couple of good pubs round there too.
Judging by the number of baby groups and stuff my wife has managed to find, and the food places that are opening, gentrification is coming.
We moved out of Forest Gate because we couldn't afford to upsize there and I think others here are doing the same. But the people who raised their eyebrows when I said I was moving to Forest Gate say "why the fuck have you moved there?" when I say where I live now.