Where's the Best Place to Rent in Croydon? (Non-Cycling Qn)

A Place to idle the day away talking about anything you fancy. Expect to find cycling and non cycling topics inside

Where's the Best Place to Rent in Croydon? (Non-Cycling Qn)

Postby Tony » Fri Nov 16, 2007 6:34 pm

Folks,

Interested in getting a bit of advice, not knowing Croydon all that well..... If I had a budget of £1,000 per month where would be a good place to rent in Croydon - i.e. high quality accommodation, easy walk to East Croydon station, convenient for shops, etc.? Which are the best agents?

It's not for me - but to help some work colleagues....Any advice appreciated.

Thanks,

Tony.
User avatar
Tony
lives on this board 24/7!!!
 
Posts: 370
Joined: Mon Dec 30, 2002 4:58 pm

Postby Alex P » Sat Nov 17, 2007 8:10 pm

As Marco suggests, Park Hill is a great place to live (I lived there for two years), near to East Croydon and still very green, even saw a whole Badger family outside my front door there once. The only thing is that some of the rents are pricey due to the location..
User avatar
Alex P
lives on this board 24/7!!!
 
Posts: 530
Joined: Sat Dec 20, 2003 12:29 am
Location: Kingston

Postby Bo-Gilly » Sat Nov 17, 2007 8:55 pm

Totally unhelpful info :

Many years ago I worked on a site not far away in Stanhope Rd, the developers only got planning permission on the condition that they cut holes at regular intervals in the close-board fencing they errected to allow badgers access to and from their sets (badgers sets are often 100s of years old)
Once saw a badger strolling down Chatsworth road towards the Law Courts.

BTW I also worked on Tavistock Gate when it was being built (although don't bother complaining to me if you have any problems)
Bo-Gilly
lives on this board 24/7!!!
 
Posts: 427
Joined: Wed Aug 30, 2006 4:35 pm

Postby Andrew G » Sat Nov 17, 2007 10:16 pm

I live in a Wates flat and although not always the best build quality, sporing bricks and some non-standard sizes on fittings (not a problem for renting as the landlord would have to get any repairs etc done), there is nothing bad in the build quality. The flats are also very well designed with every nook and cranny made good use of, this is very handy in a flat where storage space can be limited.

I'd expect there will be plenty to rent as the flats sell very quickly, often to managing companies wanting to rent them out.
Andrew G
lives on this board 24/7!!!
 
Posts: 10477
Joined: Tue Oct 04, 2005 6:47 pm
Location: Selsdon

Postby MJ_1993 » Sat Nov 17, 2007 10:21 pm

[quote="Alex P"]As Marco suggests, Park Hill is a great place to live (I lived there for two years), near to East Croydon and still very green, even saw a whole Badger family outside my front door there once. The only thing is that some of the rents are pricey due to the location..


The Badgers are now at the back of my garden (behind the fence)

Park Hill is great, because then you live near me, and Lloyd Park
MJ_1993
lives on this board 24/7!!!
 
Posts: 838
Joined: Wed Aug 29, 2007 10:21 pm

Postby Wal » Sun Nov 18, 2007 7:14 pm

Until recently I lived in Chatsworth Road, which was just brilliant: 7 minutes walk to East Croydon station, 5 minutes walk to GB Cycles (and the South End pubs & restaurants :-)) and 10 minutes walk from town centre. Driving north on the street you can't turn right at the end, so it doesn't get any through traffic. A pretty decent neighbourhood, really, and can't be beaten for convenience of location.
User avatar
Wal
lives on this board 24/7!!!
 
Posts: 281
Joined: Wed Jul 12, 2006 10:36 am
Location: Croydon

Postby -Adam- » Sun Nov 18, 2007 9:03 pm

[quote="Wal"]Until recently I lived in Chatsworth Road, which was just brilliant: 7 minutes walk to East Croydon station, 5 minutes walk to GB Cycles (and the South End pubs & restaurants :-)) and 10 minutes walk from town centre. Driving north on the street you can't turn right at the end, so it doesn't get any through traffic. A pretty decent neighbourhood, really, and can't be beaten for convenience of location.


So why'd you move then!? :P
User avatar
-Adam-
lives on this board 24/7!!!
 
Posts: 3515
Joined: Thu Jan 12, 2006 9:38 pm
Location: Kingston/Epsom, well, everywhere really!

Postby George » Sun Nov 18, 2007 9:46 pm

[quote]So why'd you move then!?
He moved to a Wates Flat :)
User avatar
George
lives on this board 24/7!!!
 
Posts: 2269
Joined: Fri Apr 04, 2003 10:20 am
Location: at a Conference in london

Postby Bo-Gilly » Sun Nov 18, 2007 10:03 pm

[quote]
So why'd you move then!?


I think it might have been problems with the badgers
Bo-Gilly
lives on this board 24/7!!!
 
Posts: 427
Joined: Wed Aug 30, 2006 4:35 pm
Top

Postby Wal » Mon Nov 19, 2007 10:36 am

[quote]So why'd you move then!?

My flat was on the small side, and I ran out of space for my bikes and associated paraphernalia. And with the bairn on the way I had to either give up cycling or move to a bigger place (the suggestion to convert the garden shed into a nursery and keep the bikes in the flat didn't go down too well).

Always got along fine with the badgers; occasionally they would stop in for a coffee on their way to the law courts...
User avatar
Wal
lives on this board 24/7!!!
 
Posts: 281
Joined: Wed Jul 12, 2006 10:36 am
Location: Croydon
Top

Postby Bo-Gilly » Mon Nov 19, 2007 8:46 pm

[quote="Wal"]
Always got along fine with the badgers; occasionally they would stop in for a coffee on their way to the law courts...

Yeh, I've never had any problems with badgers either
Well, not after I realised that they don't like being being prodded with a coffee spoon [img]http://krpounware.com/misc/pbws.gif[/img]

And I like to put [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOxR7rTYuSI&feature=related]this[/url] video on for them - it always cracks them up, it does.

:shock:
Bo-Gilly
lives on this board 24/7!!!
 
Posts: 427
Joined: Wed Aug 30, 2006 4:35 pm
Top

Postby George » Mon Nov 19, 2007 9:34 pm

HERE 8)
http://www.gumtree.com/london/23/16120623.html
come and live in Champions Road
User avatar
George
lives on this board 24/7!!!
 
Posts: 2269
Joined: Fri Apr 04, 2003 10:20 am
Location: at a Conference in london


Return to General

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 2 guests

cron