London Borough of Brent?

[Melon790]

Any nice areas I should consider when looking for somewhere to move to?

What are your budget & requirements?

Brent is extremely varied - some lovely parts (which are expensive) but it also has some off the worst areas of deprivation in the country, & some places that are frankly unsafe.

Where are you moving FROM for a frame of reference?

Queens Park/ Kensal Rise/ Brondesbury/ Mapesbury all v nice and consequently £££. Other areas of Brent are trickier, many quite deprived. It's a big borough!

We enjoyed living in Dollis Hill. Always felt safe there. Cheaper than Willesden Green and one stop away on the Jubilee line. Great stock of Edwardian/1920s/1930s family homes near Gladstone Park.

Need to know your budget, type of property you’re looking for and whether schools are a concern.

Hi, thank you for the suggestions, I’m looking for a one or two bed flat, budget is £300 k. Schools aren’t a concern as no children.

300k may not get you a flat in the more upmarket parts of the borough - Kensal Rise/Green, Queens Park, nice bits of Kilburn and Willesden etc.

You’ll get the most for your money to the north of the borough for that price - Wembley, Kingsbury, Harrow borders. Much more suburban feel up that way, which I don’t know if you’re after?

I don’t mind too much about the vibe of the place as long as it is safe really. I’d like to live in the borough as I’ve got a job in the area and I would like to be able to cycle to work to save on using public transport. It doesn’t have to be a particularly beautiful area but somewhere with a nice community feel that is generally safe is a must.

Not being funny but crime happens everywhere you get stabbings in nicest
Of parks and areas. Granted if you buy in middle of sink estate there’s more but most Londoners have manage certain level.

Depends where you work a lot of Brent is really really built up and cycling is not for the faint heartened.

It is based in Willesden, it is a short distance from the station so there is the option to commute using public transport but I would prefer not to. I understand that crime happens everywhere but clearly there are some areas which are more unsafe than others and as a single woman moving to the area I would like to be able to avoid them if possible

This flat is in Dollis Hill:

www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/108605048#/

This one's in Neasden

Thank you for the suggestions

Dudden Hill lane isn’t a ‘naice’ area but it’s a lot better than Neasden

2 bed flats in Willesden generally around 400k, but you will get more for your money further away from tube or ex-council properties

I don’t wish to sound discouraging, but having lived in Willesden for many years, I’m not actually convinced you will find a 2 bed property in a safe neighbourhood on that budget: you’d probably be better off moving further out & taking tube in