flat hunting dilemma

[burntcopper]

Okay, been hunting. Three so far have just been rooms with access to kitchen and bathroom. Which my newly acquired standards are going 'er... no.'

Second two? :wibble:

First- flat in Camden, really nice, lounge, bathroom, decent sized room, wireless, two minutes from Camden road station, which is ten minutes from camden high street. Walkable from work - about twenty minutes or so, I think.

Second - big house in Wood Green, two minutes from station. It's gutted and being completely re-done, but loads of space and they're furnishing it to be ready for August 1st. Plus garden. 15 mins on Piccadilly line, zone 3.

They're both at the 400 quid/month mark once bills and council tax are factored in. I have to reply within two days. HELP. Any advice on area? go for close plus camden or big with garden?

Although put sun cream on, am worried may be a little pink on shoulders. Hello, aloe vera, come to mamma. Though legs, I'm afraid you don't get off that easy. You're being waxed in a bit.

Wandered into Lloyd Park after wondering what the flags they've been putting up for the last few days are when I got back. World Party/Croydon festival, it turns out. Lots of people, food stands, massage tents, local charities and information on things like volunteering and recycling, and a funfair. My god I was tempted by the disco waltzer, only am trying to save money any way I can. I have practically no resistance against disco waltzers and their attempts to make you throw up and scream. Think may be first time in history I've ever managed it. Also? De La Soul were playing on main stage. I was just about to ask who was playing, as these people were fun and the audience was massive when they launched into 'Me Myself and I'.

Comments

[sabremeister]

They're both at the 400 quid/month mark once bills and council tax are factored in. I have to reply within two days. HELP. Any advice on area? go for close plus camden or big with garden?

Camden has suffered from a dodgy reputation in the past - don't know about Wood Green.

£400 a month is good value for those kinds of places - I'm paying £300 pm all in for just a room with access to kitchen etc, which is about as cheap as can be got. Mind you, I am in suburban hell a couple of miles from Heathrow.

[cynicalcylon.livejournal.com]

"I am in suburban hell a couple of miles from Heathrow."

See, she'd see that as a good thing, what with all the cons we do in Heathrow ;)

[ruthi.livejournal.com]

'To be ready for August 1st' doesn't guarantee anything. It may be ready, it may not be. I'd go for the one in Camden.

[lazulus]

Go for Camden unless you really want the garden [which would be entirely understandable]. Wood Green has some pretty dodgy bits around the High Street. Mind you, I am biased against Wood Green as I think it's a pit!!

[cynicalcylon.livejournal.com]

Avoid Camden!
My brother lives there!! ;)

Seriously though.
Good for Euston/Kings Cross for general travel.
Good shopping area - nearer the brand/chain shops for food & the like but near enough the market too.

Wood Green a nice enough area.
Not terribly much going on there, although that near the station you have all the shops right there, so that's handy.
Easy to get to Heathrow for cons - just jump straight on the Picadilly all the way; takes a while, but simple enough - & Kings Cross/Euston for general travel too.
Does it have all the facilities you want?
More space better, but will you actually use the garden?

[sakara75.livejournal.com]

Lived in Wood green for just over a year...SHIT HOLE!!!!!!!! every week theyred be a yellow police sign for assault murder etc.(luckily it was to do mostly with the cypriot/turkish communties or black gangs..but sometimes there was crossfire)I NEVER Felt safe coming home late on my own and i lived near a posher end!
jackei got mugged at gunpoint there...need a say more.
Camden yeah has some dogyness to it..BUT has so many benefits

[andromakie.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I was always nervous, especially at night, when I visited Wood Green. Camden's a lot busier, which means less danger from random muggings/rapings on side streets. I know people who have lived in/near Camden and they liked it. If the place is on a fairly busy street, go for it. Just be careful with the shopping, it can get out of control.

[i_kender]

I would definitely go for Camden if I were you. The shops in the Lock and Market are great, there's a really good vibe on the weekends, and there are good pubs too, some of which put on decent gigs in the evenings. Very lively place, and easy to get from there to anywhere central.

[ladydchaos.livejournal.com]

Camden good wood green very very BAD do not go there you will regret it (speaks from personal experience from working in the area and bad things happening to her