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Please suggest some areas in Greater London similar to Hampstead and Esher

112 replies

colette49 · 22/04/2020 00:13

Currently searching for a safe area in Greater London (or areas where where detached houses and larger gardens are quite popular. A place that has a village/suburban feel to it.

So far I have come up with:
Hampstead, Highgate, Queen's Park, Wimbledon village, Richmond (though plane noise is not preferable), St Johns Wood, Kingston, Esher....

We are running out of options. Have searched for a nice place for quite awhile and simply have not found anything that we feel is worth the price.

Are there any areas that I have missed out?

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AnnaNimmity · 22/04/2020 06:56

But a quick search on rightmove shows you can get a detached house in NW3 for £5m. There are loads. Why aren't they to your taste?

Personally I'd live in a terraced house in the centre of NW3 in preference.

KitNCaboodle · 22/04/2020 06:57

www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-69528654.html

Esher is beautiful

AnnaNimmity · 22/04/2020 06:58

I think this thread is a perfect example by the way of the fact that for all of us our perfect houses are always JUST outside of our price range!

FredaFrogspawn · 22/04/2020 06:58

Dulwich is lovely.

Fleetheart · 22/04/2020 07:01

Greenwich

hollieberrie · 22/04/2020 07:04

St Margarets

QuintusEstInHorto · 22/04/2020 07:12

Ham or Petersham?

Growingboys · 22/04/2020 07:14

Where do you live now OP?

Something feels a bit off about this post.

SimonJT · 22/04/2020 07:16

Dulwich and Stoke Newington are very nice.

OhTheRoses · 22/04/2020 07:20

Oxshott

Original poster
colette49 · 22/04/2020 07:23

Thank you all for the suggestions and links. I will check them out x

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notagaincharlie · 22/04/2020 07:25

Blackheath....

DreamingofSunshine · 22/04/2020 07:27

The criteria seems a bit contradictory- living in Hampstead is very different to living in Esher!

That said, I'd look at Radlett, Totteridge, Moor Park (it's a private estate full of large detached houses on the met line), Brookmans Park, Cuffley and the villages around St Albans. The last three are where quite a few footballers live and there's lots of large detached houses in your budget.

notagaincharlie · 22/04/2020 07:27

Vanbrugh Terrace, London, SE3
www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-83681609.html

KnobwithaK · 22/04/2020 07:29

Wanstead is nice

peachypetite · 22/04/2020 07:30

Theydon Bois?
Epping?

YinMnBlue · 22/04/2020 07:36

You have picked areas that are ludicrously expensive.

The vast majority of London is very safe. But it is a city: detached houses in any city are not really the norm, so expensive.

Blackheath, Dulwich Village.

And a quick train journey, Sevenoaks.

OpthalmosVerde · 22/04/2020 07:42

I always (perhaps naively) thought if one was house hunting on that kind of budget - lottery win type money - you’d employ someone to do the searching for you. Like a personal shopper for houses, your very own Kirstie +/- Phil. Does that not exist?

Spidey66 · 22/04/2020 07:47

Crouch End or Muswell Hill. No tubes, but easy to get to tubes by bus, or there are National Rail at Hornsey and Ally Pally.

Bristolbitsandbobs · 22/04/2020 07:49

Can’t you up your budget? Why the limit?
I know that can seem a weird question to most people but mortgage limits are not usually the reason at the top end.

showerdodger · 22/04/2020 07:59

Would you spend less eg 4m & do renovations? As mentioned by another pp some of the areas are very different from each other.

showerdodger · 22/04/2020 08:01

this is a beautiful house, needs some updating but could probably offer less.

www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-77786899.html

littlenickyy61 · 22/04/2020 08:02

Oxshott
Cobham
Berrylands

HeronLanyon · 22/04/2020 08:10

East molesey.
Hampton court.
Hampton hill
?