To not want to move from South to North London?

[Hairyhattie]

Dh and I are thinking about trying to conceive dc2 but first would like to move to a bigger home as are currently in a 1 bed flat in south London. Dh wants to go north of the river but I just feel like a traitor for even considering it Grew up in South London and feel such a strong allegiance to it that the thought of lows I actually makes me upset (I know it’s stupid) but I’ll miss walking down Brixton high street listening to the man preaching in Spanish on the microphone on my way to work and sending dh out to get me a Morley’s if hung over and so many other little things.
(I know we’re incredibly fortunate to be able to buy a house anywhere, let alone in London)

Look Mummy! There's a Farrow & Ball shop just like ours!"

This is Not In The Spirit of South London.

Finchley is 90% Jewish.

What a weird and untrue comment. Plus there isn't a place called Finchley!

I'd feel the same OP. I'm a North Londoner and couldn't consider moving South of the river.

Where I once heard a kid say "Look Mummy! There's a Farrow & Ball shop just like ours!"

Ugh

I’m outer edges of North London and looking to move either South or West (probably Surrey areas) mainly because of property pricing

Atm I am in a 1500sq ft place (including 1 bed annexe) so main house where we live is a lot less square footage and for what we can get for this place we can buy a much larger detached place and a holiday home South of the river

As someone who just visits London periodically I thought London was London but there you go!!

There was a really interesting TV program about London recently, the history. It talked about how it was villages that joined up especially North London. There are lots of places called wherever village, and they still feel different to each other and like their own places. People are quite tribal and many have a really strong connection to their part of London, wherever it is.

This is a reason people get so upset about the house prices and having to leave, the roots many people have here are as deep as anywhere else.

Grew up in North West London, been in North London for 30 years (Ally Pally). I'd feel the same about South London. I m surgically attached to North!

And to the person going on about Finchley being 90% Jewish....have you ever been to Stamford Hill?

Another vote for East. It's got more of a similar vibe to SL than NL proper. Dalston, London fields etc. If you do end up North, I'd steer clear of Archway and try areas around it e.g. tufnell park, kentish town, finsbury park (I love finsbury park!)

If either of you will be working in central London you ought to consider being near a tube line, as their trains are much more frequent and reliable.

I lived in both. Mostly Sarf then I moved North for 9 years. No bloody difference really.

Hahahaha as if you just looked at the census . Get out more

I'm North London but have a few friends who moved North to South (East Dulwich, Blackheath and Brockley.... probably the 3 nicest parts of SL?)

Have you considered moving slightly out in South London op? Zone 4/5, still not far from Brixton/Peckham but you'll definitely get more for your money.

Stay south! North London is very hoity toity media types who look down on us south Londoners as if we're knuckle dragging philistines!! They go on about the urban countryside because they've got Hampstead Heath. As if Wimbledon Common, Putney Common, Richmond Park and all the rest are just Scotch mist!!!

Housing is more expensive in North London than South for a reason, it’s far nicer. I lived in London for 30 years, every part. I never felt safe in South London despite living in the ‘better’ parts. It just has a gritty, gloomy feel, despite the gentrification of some parts.

I now in the countryside as I grew tired of London life (due to the air pollution and crime stats mainly) but if I had to move back, it would be North London every time.

North London is very hoity toity media types not in Archway (which the OP is considering), I can promise you that!

Know Archway well and being a bit tongue in cheek!

Oh OK

There's not much going on in archway! I think you'll spend your time going elsewhere which is pointless.

I love North London but everyone is different. I lived in new cross and peckham when I was a student and hated it, used to get lots of street harassment and felt very unsafe. But tons of people are very happy there.

I don't understand why you are moving if it's more expensive and you don't like it?

This made me laugh - I’m in south London and I’ve lived in east. But I would never move to the north haha why are Londoners so funny about the north south divide?!

At least in Archway if you lose your ring a Friendly MNer will find it!

We moved from Tooting to Sutton last year. DH was born and bred in Tooting, always said he'd never leave then when we had DD decided we wanted a bigger place. Never looked back.

Have a house with a driveway and a garden, near great schools and shopping. Still pop back to Tooting to visit and as much as we still love it, I can't imagine living there now.

Maybe move slightly further out that becoming a north of the river traitor...??!

Lol tallah you think I made that whole section up?
It's wiki, just Google Finchley religion %.

You might want to learn how to look stuff up before quoting totally made up 'facts', which incidentally I knew was made up as I know Finchley.

Seeing as you are disputing the numbers I think it's fair to ask

Where you got your 90%
Why you think it's reasonable to essentially warn someone that an area has lots of Jewish people

Maybe if you got out more, maybe around Finchley, you'd not make up stats in order to support what sounds like casual antisemitism.

DH a north Londoner always explained that south London wasn't really London just a more recent add on!

I will say that studying in Deptford rather put me off that side of the river, although I rather like Greenwich.