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I bought blind 8 years ago, had no experience of E10 (was renting in Homerton for ages), and Leyton back then was firmly in the uncanny valley of ‘looking nice’ having had loads of Olympic regeneration cash slung at it (Notting Hill pastiche shop fronts & that), whilst not quite having reached a critical mass of hipster Hackney refugees buying up relatively cheap houses.
Was a bit of a dump behind the polished facades, and only recently have the coffee shops and double dormers started popping up in earnest, making it feel like more like Walthamstow but with better transport links and access to green space.
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it's all a bit of a dilemma for me, tbh. We lived in Lloyd Park area for 6 years and have been in our current place for 20 years now, so you can guess we are not the types who move around a lot.
lots of trade offs with capital cost, running cost, living space, garden space, transport links, somewhere with a bit of buzz vs peace and quiet.
i guess we need to nail down our priorities so we can be a bit more analytical about what we are looking for.