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Key
Rent	£ = Cheap. £££££ = Expensive
Transport	1 = Great. 5 = Poor
Safety	1 = Safe. 5 = Unsafe
Nightlife	1 = Great. 5 = Poor

Suburb	Location	Safety	Price	Nightlife	Transport	Comments
Notting Hill	West	1	££££	2	2	beautiful streets & houses, fashionable but expensive.
Marble Arch	West	1	££££	3	1	expensive, quiet inner city living.
West Kensington	West	1	££££	3	2	beautiful streets & houses, fashionable but expensive.
South Kensington	South West	1	££££	3	2	beautiful streets & houses, fashionable but expensive.
St Johns Wood	North West	1	££££	4	2	A beautiful, expensive suburb, popular with diplomats.
Warwick Avenue	North West	1	££££	4	2	beautiful, expensive suburb. Walk to Notting Hill & Little Venice.
Bayswater	West	1	££££	4	2	expensive, quiet inner city living.
Lancaster Gate	West	1	££££	4	2	expensive, quiet inner city living.
Queensway	West	1	££££	4	2	expensive, quiet inner city living.
Holborn	Central	1	£££££	2	1	Central location, few accomodation options.
Sloane Square	South West	1	£££££	2	2	For the rich & famous, expensive and central.
Chancery Lane	Central	1	£££££	3	1	A busy business area, but some nice inner city side streets.
Knightsbridge	Central	1	£££££	3	1	For the rich & famous, expensive and central.
Docklands	South East	1	£££££	3	2	Expensive central apartments,concrete & modern, bit lifeless in weekends.
Neasden	North West	2	£	5	4	quiet, cheap suburb.
Ealing Broadway	West	2	££	3	3	A fair way to Central London but a nice suburb with bars & pubs.
Ealing Common	West	2	££	3	3	A fair way to Central London but a nice suburb with bars & pubs.
Dollis Hill	North West	2	££	5	4	quiet, cheap suburb.
Finchley Rd	North West	2	£££	3	3	Fairly central suburb, with the O2 Shopping Centre. Good tube line.
Chiswick Park	West	2	£££	3	3	A quiet leafy suburb with some upmarket bars & pubs. Close to Heathrow.
East Putney	South West	2	£££	3	4	A nice area with some good pubs and bars.
Parsons Green	South West	2	£££	3	3	A nice area with some good pubs and bars.
Putney Bridge	South West	2	£££	3	1	Great bars and clubs, and well priced. Hassle free train to Central London
Wimbledon	South West	2	£££	3	1	Great bars and clubs, and well priced. Hassle free train to Central London
Swiss Cottage	North West	2	£££	4	3	Fairly central suburb, with the O2 Shopping Centre. Good tube line.
Tuffnell Park	North	2	£££	4	3	quiet, fairly cheap suburb.
Turnham Green	West	2	£££	4	3	A quiet leafy suburb.
Aldgate	Central	2	£££	4	2	Inner city living, close to the bars of Old Street.
Kew Gardens	South West	2	£££	4	3	An expensive leafy suburb, a long commute.
Tottenham Court Rd	Central	2	££££	1	1	Inner city living on the doorstep of Soho.
Richmond	South West	2	££££	2	1	Expensive, on the river. Parklands & a village feel. Train to Central London.
West Hampstead	North West	2	££££	3	1	Fairly expensive suburb, with excellent overland train to central London.
Earls Court	West	2	££££	3	1	Good tube links, these suburbs are fairly expensive, with good pubs and bars.
High St Kensington	West	2	££££	3	2	beautiful streets & houses, fashionable but expensive.
Kensington Olympia	West	2	££££	3	3	beautiful streets & houses, fashionable but expensive.
West Brompton	South West	2	££££	3	2	Leafy suburb with great pubs and bars, reasonably priced & fairly central.
London Bridge	South	2	££££	3	1	Central on banks of Thames, some great warehouses, but expensive
Victoria	South	2	££££	3	1	expensive living, but central location close to the Thames.
Waterloo	South	2	££££	3	1	expensive living, but central location close to the Thames.
Greenwich Village	South East	2	££££	3	3	a great spot, with cafes & a village feel, close to the river & parkland.
North Greenwich	South East	2	££££	3	3	a great spot, with cafes & a village feel, close to the river & parkland.
Maida Vale	North West	2	££££	4	2	beautiful, expensive suburb. Walk to Notting Hill & Little Venice.
Hampstead	North	2	££££	4	3	An affluent suburb, it is safe and quiet, with beautiful parklands.
Farringdon	Central	2	£££££	2	1	Great inner city living, quiet but expensive. Walk to Central London
Liverpool St	Central	2	£££££	2	1	Walk to the CBD. Great nightlife, fairly expensive & less green than West.
Russel Square	Central	2	£££££	2	1	Great inner city living, quiet but expensive. Walk to Central London
Hyde Park Corner	Central	2	£££££	3	1	For the rich & famous, expensive and central.
Canary Wharf	South East	2	£££££	3	2	Expensive central apartments,concrete & modern, bit lifeless in weekends.
Canada Water	South East	2	£££££	4	2	Expensive central apartments,concrete & modern, bit lifeless in weekends.
Wembley	North West	3	£	3	4	cheap suburb, a long commute to Central London.
Leytonstone	North East	3	£	3	4	popular with South Africans, cheap spot.
Southfields	South West	3	£	4	4	A long slow tube line, but fairly cheap suburb close to Wimbledon.
Cricklewood	North West	3	££	3	2	Cheap suburb with excellent overland train to central London.
Willesden Green	North West	3	££	3	3	quiet, cheap suburb, popular with young travellers. Some good pubs.
Chalk Farm	North	3	££	3	3	Up the Rd from Camden Town, a quieter alternative to Camden.
Holloway Rd	North East	3	££	3	3	cheaper alternative to Angel but slightly dodgier and less central.
Tottenham	North East	3	££	3	3	A cheaper but less desirable alternative to Angel and Highbury.
Acton Town	West	3	££	3	3	Cheap with plenty of traveller house shares & kiwi/Aussie bars
West Acton	West	3	££	3	3	Cheap with plenty of traveller house shares & kiwi/Aussie bars
Oval	South	3	££	3	3	Central, fairly cheap, but state housing.
Tooting Bec	South	3	££	3	5	A cheaper, quieter alternative to Clapham, poor commute.
Tooting Broadway	South	3	££	3	5	A cheaper, quieter alternative to Clapham, poor commute.
Clapham Junction	South	3	£££	1	1	Great bars and clubs, and well priced. Hassle free train to Central London
Hammersmith	West	3	£££	2	3	Popular with travellers, good transport links & a range of Aussie/kiwi bars.
Shepards Bush	West	3	£££	2	3	Popular with travellers, good transport links & a range of Aussie/kiwi bars.
Kilburn	North West	3	£££	3	3	cheap suburb, popular with young travellers. Some good pubs.
Finchley	North	3	£££	3	3	Quiet northern suburb.
Caledonian Rd	North East	3	£££	3	3	Cheaper than Highbury, slightly edgier feel.
Highbury	North East	3	£££	3	3	cheaper alternative to Angel but slightly dodgier and less central.
East Acton	West	3	£££	3	3	Cheap with plenty of traveller house shares & kiwi/Aussie bars
Ladbroke Grove	West	3	£££	3	3	A cheaper (less picturesque & convenient) alternative to Notting Hill.
North Acton	West	3	£££	3	3	Cheap with plenty of traveller house shares & kiwi/Aussie bars
Paddington	West	3	£££	3	1	Central and busy spot.
Cannonbury	East	3	£££	3	2	Cheaper alternative to Angel, central with good transport links & pubs.
Fulham	South West	3	£££	3	2	Leafy suburb with great pubs and bars, reasonably priced & fairly central.
Balham	South	3	£££	3	2	Cheaper, quieter alternative to Clapham, train service to Central London.
Borough	South East	3	£££	3	3	Famous with the Borough markets, a central spot.
Queens Park	North West	3	£££	4	3	strong Jaimaican community.
Westbourne Park	North West	3	£££	4	3	Cheap suburb, close to Portabello Rd.
Kennington	South	3	£££	4	2	Central, fairly cheap, but state housing.
Pimlico	South	3	£££	4	3	Fairly central and close to the Thames.
Angel	North East	3	££££	1	2	Great bars, clubs, pubs & restaurants. Central, with good transport links.
Old Street	East	3	££££	1	2	Walk to the CBD. Great nightlife, fairly expensive & less green than West.
Shoreditch	East	3	££££	1	2	Great bars, clubs, pubs & restaurants. Central, with good transport links.
Clapham Common	South	3	££££	1	4	Great bars, clubs & restaurants & a big park. Popular with young Londoners.
Goodge St	Central	3	££££	2	1	Inner city living on the doorstep of Soho.
Edgeware Rd	West	3	££££	3	2	Walking distance to Oxford Street, with some good restaurants.
Clapham South	South	3	££££	3	5	Great bars, clubs & restaurants & a big park. Popular with young Londoners.
Hackney	North East	4	£	4	3	Rough suburb.
Brixton	South	4	££	1	2	Good live music venues & clubs, cheap, quick tube service, high crime rate.
Willesden Junction	North West	4	££	4	2	edgy suburb.
Elephant & Castle	South	4	££	4	3	Edgy, has a lot of state housing blocks & high crime rate.
Lambeth North	South	4	££	4	3	Edgy, has a lot of state housing blocks & high crime rate.
Stockwell	South	4	££	4	3	Central, but edgy, has a lot of state housing blocks & high crime rate.
Camden Town	North	4	£££	2	3	Popular with punks, rockers, goths & more. Great bars, live music & markets.
Kings Cross	North	4	£££	2	2	Inner city, noisy & edgy at night with street prostitution.
Kentish Town	North	4	£££	3	3	Can be edgy at night.
Clapham North	South	4	£££	3	4	Central, but edgy, has a lot of state housing blocks & high crime rate.
Harlesden	North West	5	£	4	3	notorious as an edgy suburb, with high crime.