“Naice” yummy mummy/ Gail’s area london

[Xenaaa]

Hi

I would really appreciate any help!

I’m expecting my second child at the moment and we are having to upsize to a house. I’m really looking for a villagey london urban area that’s “naice”.

Think yummy mummies, coffee shops, Gail’s, Waitrose… bookshops, speciality shops, boutiques etc … basically I’m painting a picture of Richmond/Chiswick. But unfortunately they are out of our price range.

I came across "Askew village” in Shepherd’s Bush- it’s more within our price range- not far from Chiswick…Hammersmith is in close range for independent schools for secondary.

what do you think? Is it up and coming? Or am I being delusional and it’s actually not what I’m expecting.

any advice welcome!

Thank you.

Sarcasm babes

What does ‘naice yummy mummy’ actually mean? This is an honest question. FWIW naice autocorrected to naive.

white, posh, private schools, thin is my interpretation of naice yummy mummy.

Indeed

Do they still have the sams chicken down the road from "askew village"

Remember a friend being mugged on that end of askew road

People are still mugged round there often.

Mine too. Sad.

Chiswick is one of the most overrated parts of London, especially the High Road area. Awful.

If you and your DH both work from home, I'm struggling to understand why you'd be so determined to buy a home so close to Central London ?

Exactly. You are not going to find somewhere as gentrified as you want that also has potential for you to make a chunky profit when you move on. Either tough it out amongst the chicken shops or live somewhere posher and accept you missed the boat.

By the way, Shepherds Bush market is AWESOME and I would take their Mr Falafel over Gail's any day of the week!

If you like west London, have a look at Northfields. Might suit you better.

@Xenaaa OP don’t buy anywhere right now. Prices are not climbing so if you think Shepherd’s Bush could work for you go and rent there for a year and see.

I assume you’re in a flat in Chiswick but can’t afford a house there? moving areas in London is like living cities. Try before you buy to save yourself an expensive mistake.

Wanstead. You don't have to worry about it up and coming. It's already there. Lovely independent high street, great state schools, nice housing stock, very safe by London standards. But you have to get over the snobbery of it being east.

Areas I've lived in which would tick this box: Twickenham, East Dulwich, Clapham South (Abbeville rd), Bermondsey Street. Think they all actually have a Gail's.

Also love Wimbledon/Wimbledon village
but it's particularly expensive

Do you live in London already and what’s your budget? Then can advise accordingly.

@Bigbus, Furzedown is lovely but the OP would have a fucking hernia if she came to Tooting and saw the Greggs!

Next to Pret on the high street!

A twat trying to describe "nice" but in a more snobby way.

If you truly wanted investment potential you would be looking to buy in an area whilst the chicken shops are still there - it's too late by the time Gail's has arrived surely.

You don't really want investment potential OP, you're a massive snob.

What are you going to do if you find somewhere and then they open a chicken shop?

This thread has made me really miss Morley's.

Wanstead and Crouch End. To be honest you could just look on Gails website where they have sites across London!

Not sure if this point has been picked up. OP your children won’t be any safer walking to school in a “naice” area than they will anywhere else. Any kid is a walking target for someone to steal their phone, threaten them etc, especially if they’re in independent school uniform.

Your obsession with “naice” is quite bizarre. There is no such thing as a village in London. There’s London, in which case you either need to accept there will be “chicken shops” or pay up for one of the more expensive areas, or there are villages.

What the fuck is “naice”?

😁weirdly the areas of London I've lived in are: St Mags, Herne Hill, Clapham south just above the Abbeville Road, and Bermondsey St! Oh, and Putney, and now a village in Ealing borough which is lovely even tho we struggle on without a Gail's.

I'm born and bred London, and I'm devastated that I'm getting priced out by snobs looking for identikit, soulless areas that are populated by mediocre chains 😭😭😭

OP, most people put their life savings into their house - you aren't special.