Cute Affordable London Neighbourhoods

[HermioneLou]

Looking for a two bed garden flat (min) with good primary schools around and a cute village feel high street up to 650k. Any area suggestions?

Hither Green

Try Wales

Blackheath Greenwich

Muswell Hill

Cute?

I’ve never heard a neighbourhood described as ‘cute’ before. Pleasant, leafy, green, upmarket, trendy, but never ‘cute’.

Are you moving from overseas?

Wandsworth town has a lovely village feel high street and you'd get something within your budget

I can think of cute neighbourhoods like Haverstock hill with twinkling fairy lights & bijou shops/ cafes or Hampstead village or Primrose Hill but you would struggle to get a nice 2 bed in those places for 650k 🙁

St Margarets

Yes I think cute likely not available at that price point!

East Dulwich

I mean £650k can get you a house in my London neighbourhood but no one sane would describe it as cute (last night I walked past a street vigil for a man who was shot on Sunday).

This is a very different use of the word cute. Are you Asian? I am only asking because the only place I have ever seen the word cute used like this is in language apps translating from SE Asian languages.

lol your neighbourhood is “diverse” & “vibrant” in EA speak.

So what if OP is Asian or not Asian? We all know what they mean by a cute neighbourhood surely?

No part of London is cute. To be honest none feels like a village either despite what estate agents use in their marketing. Just put into right move and see what's available

What difference does it make? I am trying to work out where this use of the word "cute" is coming from, It isn't normal usage, but it isn't unheard of either. I am guessing it comes from SE Asia, as I have seen it on language apps that translate SE Asian languages. It is being used wrongly, as a neighbourhood can't be "cute" - and nor can other things these language apps imply can be! And then of course, if this carries on, you are left with the problem of not having a word for cute when you want to actually talk about a cute thing.

I live in a 'cute' neighbourhood that ticks all your boxes. We still have an issue with people sitting on our doorstep smoking crack.

Disagree that a neighbourhood can’t be described as cute or that OPs ethnicity is relevant to a discussion about areas of London they may want to research.

Haha I’d love to take a guess but wouldn’t want to offend anyone. East London maybe?

Ethnicity is not relevant, but part of the world they learnt English is very interesting to me

I don't think it's that odd a word. There are bits of London where the houses are all different colours and there are cafes with lots of greenery and that sort of thing. I'd call that cute.

Crouch End ticks all your boxes.

O no! Looks like the rot has spread further than I realised already!

I found this property on the Rightmove Android app and wanted you to see it: www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/141732569

I mean, it might not be at all what the OP has in mind. But it is a 2-bed flat for £650k in a part of london that is 'cute' I would guess - Richmond borders and ticks a decent number of boxes.

So would I & have done (White English)