Home searching in London. Thoughts on these areas please!

[srah21]

I have posted a couple of times before and a huge thank you and apology for the lovely mums that respond. I haven’t posted quite enough information to get the help I need and really do appreciate your help. I will start again and give you abit of background.

We’re currently in a two bedroom house in east London and have two babies under two. We’re looking to move before my first born starts school but there’s a huge problem. We just don’t know what area to move to!

We’ve had a look at West Finchley, Finchley and it’s mostly over our budget but we also weren’t too keen on the area (high street mostly). We preferred Southgate and did go to view a house which was close to Ashmole academy, which I understand is supposed to be very good. We did like the area and high street and thought the houses/street looked nice and the high street was good too.

Our budget currently stands at £650k maximum and we are looking at other areas. So we would like a semi/terraced (semi preferred), garden, three bed with potential to extend, big enough rooms, to be close(ish) to a London Underground station, have good schools in the area, nice/upmarket high street.

We’ve seen some houses in the following areas;
East Finchley, Southend, Harrow, Perivale, Greenford, Hendon, Edgware, burnt oak, Pinner, Ruislip, Mill Hill, Colindale.

Please can I bother you for your opinions or thoughts on any of these areas if they are known to you? I would like to know if there is a good mix of people, does it feel safe, antisocial behaviour, are there lots to do with kids? Are the primary schools good? If so which ones? I have so many questions and my mind is all over the place!
TIA

Ruislip, Pinner, Hanwell all lovely, I’d avoid greenford and Perivale

Don't discount parts of South London with no tube, the train can be just as quick as living way up there on the Northern line. West Norwood and Crystal Palace are very family friendly.

@Bells3032

We live in Mill Hill East and it's very nice here lots of families and lots of three beds. If you stay away from the Millbrook Park new builds it's very reasonablely priced compared to most of the other nearby areas.

I think Wembley and Harrow are a little cheaper. If not maybe consider something in hertfordshire or South London or poss even North East London (gants hill etc) where things tend to be a lot cheaper

@Bells3032 we've found a place in Mill Hill East! Can you tell me a little about the area and which primary schools are good?

Buckhurst Hill has properties around that price range, lots of families, two very good primaries, is on the central line which is ideal for Liverpool Street or Canary Wharf (change at Stratford), and has a high street with Waitrose and independent shops on it. By Epping Forest so some greenery around.

Yay Mill Hill East is nice.