Earl’s court. Before reading please remember that we are talking of something supposed to be in zone 1 (border of 1/2). This place is only meant to be a train hub and a road to the western part of the city. The exhibition centre brings a lot of unnecessary affluence to a place that is […]
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The worst places to live in London
5 towns in the South East that are worse than Hastings
It’s easy to see why Hastings is held in such low regard by both residents and non-residents alike. All the indicators are there in the statistics to show how poor this end-of-the-line run down seaside town is, compared to the rest of the South East. It has 27.2% of its residents in private rented accommodation […]
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Covent Garden, West London
I am old and ready to die, i read with some alarm the comments made here about our green and pleasant land, living in covent garden for a very long time i can rant with authority, be careful the drugs, *********** [ from parker street ]…gangs, violent drunks, culture clashes , lack of police resources, […]
Catford
Catford is the most wonderful place one could live in. The people are utterly delightful and the friendliest I have yet to meet. I am truly flabbergasted that the houses are inexpensive as my friend Tarquin and his brother Henrick purchased a 2 bedroom house for a mere four-hundred thousand. And with the loose change […]
Hackney (a.k.a H- Town )
Ah, London, known across the world as being prestigious and cultured. Indeed, the streets of Mayfair give a sense of classic England, Old Victorian houses on tree lined streets. Take a half an hour drive east though and you’ll see a different side of London all together. Hackney is a desolate sprawl of grotty council […]
Sutton
The other reviews about Sutton seem to have been written by teenagers who have had poor personal experiences of living in Sutton- they have not given a true and fair idea of what the place is actually like; quite the reverse! In fact, it is generally a very pleasant town within Greater London on the […]
Manor Park, London E7 – E12.
Entirely blocked from spreading to the North by the unassailable respectability of Wanstead, and prevented from expansion to the East, by half-decent Ilford and to the West by up-coming Stratford, lies the stagnant pool of liquified **** that is Manor Park. Manor Park. A ******** that is so wretched, it even makes Forest Gate seem […]
Elm Park (East London)
Elm Park is a town in East London, in the London Borough of Havering. The town’s station is on the District Line of the London Underground in between Hornchurch and Dagenham East. I have moved to a small flat here from nearby Barking. My old neighbours from Barking are black and I still keep in touch with […]
North Cheam, you could mistake that whole area for a war torn country
Where to start with north cheam….hmm. first off let me start by saying that i spent the first ten years of my life growing up here in the early eighties, playing on the road with my friends after school etc etc and it was a generally nice place. Something has gone seriously wrong with this […]
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Romford is commonly referred to as ‘**** town’
Romford is commonly referred to as ‘**** town’ and i’ve heard that a number of times when people have asked me where i’m from. The thing is, it’s hard to dislike Romford – it’s a slice of fried gold next door to Dagenham and gangster paradise Ilford. But, it’s notorious for a lot of really […]
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Bexleyheath (Gone to the Dogs or what?)
Bexleyheath has changed in the last 20 years. When I moved into the area in 1983, it was a nice middle-class type of area. However, since the stupid Bexley Council allowed all those pubs etc to the Broadway area, it has gone downhill faster than the Labour Goverment popularity polls. It has attracted the **** […]
Stanwell, Kicking up a Stink.
We first moved to Stanwell in 1965,my father having obtained a two bedroom property through the good graces of B.A.S.H.S (says it all, really), the Airways Housing offices. As we alighted from the 203A bus at the top of Clare Road, our nostrils were assailed by the delicately fragrant combination of 1. Aviation Fuel and […]