In which bit of London would you choose to live?

[spacemonkey]

I moved to Islington in the summer. As I expected, it's a very mixed area - some posh bits, some rough bits. I know the whole of London is like this, pretty much, but this area seems particularly polarised. Anyway, to get to the point, I am thinking about moving again in the new year, in fact I'm going to look at a flat in Bayswater this weekend, and from the minimal investigations I've done it seems to me that Bayswater will suit me much better.

I'm loving living in London, and ideally I want to be somewhere central, buzzing (i.e. not quiet residential but lots of shops/restaurants etc), not too posh, not too rough and preferably further west.

Any recommendations for me? Where would you choose and why?

good job that didn't end up as a kind of Spoonerism NCMM

madame why am i being ignored on msn?

are you?

sorry, I am on my way out and I'm just sufing til Mr Wong decides where he is talkng me for a drink

There are very very few pubs here, outside the city, none within walking distance

we're off now

catch ya later

xx

Ooooh Banker central SD! Whereabouts? Dd's godfather and family live there.

it's just off earl's court road, between cromwell rd and old brompton rd CD

ANd another resurrection to see new thoughts on an age old question.
We are currently in NW zone 2 at the moment but we're looking for something a bit bigger with a garden if that's at all doable.
Not v keen on S of the River but am willing to be persuaded.
TIA

Bump for the evening crowd.

spacemonkey - why don't you try Queens Park area? Friends who live there Loooove it. I'm out in the 'burbs (although ex-Islington and really really miss it.)

Blimey this thread has got to be one of the oldest resurrected from the archive surely. Started in 2004! But look at all those familiar names!

Nowt wrong with south of the river, it's very green but I'd go for south west rather than south east, where it can get very grim (sorry south easterners).