Small budget: Walthamstow or Finsbury Park?
I’m a woman in my 40s, no kids, working in the creative industry. Mostly WFH but with meetings in central London, sometimes every day. For commute, I need easy access to London Liverpool St or Tottenham Hale (for Stansted express), so I’m looking at flats max 15 min walk from Victoria Line stops.
Safety is paramount, as I keep late hours. I also really like film / theatre events.
With my budget, I can afford to buy ex council 1B in Finsbury or something a little bit nicer in Walthamstow.
I love Walthamstow Village vibes but FP just seems so well connected with everything, and I’m afraid the extra time on commute will start to add up once the honeymoon period is over.
On the other hand, I have heard negative stories around Finsbury Park safety and some of the apartments I’ve seen look really shabby.
Any insights?
Especially reasons NOT to move to choose Walthamstow.
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