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Francis Road is a bit of a forced gentrification folly, agreed. Always feels dead and a tad tragic. House prices in the immediate vicinity are over-inflated also.
The ‘golden triangle’ I mentioned on the north side of the high road is cheaper and feels nicer imo.
ectoplasmosis-
I'm in the equivalent area to the west of where you are (south of Lea Bridge Road, between Lea Bridge station and Church Road) and that's also quite lovely. Has a really good sense of community - mostly warner flats though.
We had the choice to move out of the area but we love it here and are - if the gods are kind - moving this Thursday to the same area, just north of the Lea Bridge Road (behind the Aldi). It's rough round the edges, but we love it. As a couple with one foot in hipster culture and one foot in old school east end London, it ticks all the boxes.
ReekBlefs
I’m not a huge fan of that area, feel like people think Francis road is something it isn’t. Pain to get to, don’t think it’s great value. We moved out in 2020 and feel similarly to @princeperch