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miss annie · February 2014

Well I thought Vill-idge, but seemingly not. Misscara?

Mirandola · February 2014

From what I've heard prices are going up fast here too.

Stella · February 2014

I've chatted with a guy who's doing his two flats up on SGR. An agent has been in to value the 1-bed flat and out came 350 per week. Admittedly, the flat's done top notch, but 350 for a 1-bed flat is just stupid. I guess, though, there are people who'd pay that sort of money.<br>

andy · February 2014

Anyone who doesn't think prices round here aren't astonishing hasn't looked at prices round here recently. That said, prices in Clapton are completely astonishing. The beard and cupcake premium has to be worth 30% of a flat's value round there.

Sutent · February 2014

I had to get my flat valued as my fixed mortgage rate expired. I was astonished at the price of the valuation. It was valued 50k more than I thought. The money means very little as I am not planning on moving or selling. I only own this place because I was very lucky.

Mirandola · February 2014

Snap

NorthNineteen · February 2014

I think the prices are already astonishing - just find them increasing less astonishing than the places I mentioned....<br>

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Stella · February 2014

Some even say crotch end. Still has me in stitches. <br>

Sutent · February 2014

Wikipedia suggests a village should be larger than a hamlet and smaller than a town.

miss annie · February 2014

Crotch End? Why would anyone call it that? When my friend bought her flat there 20 odd years ago the craze was to call it Crouchon -pronounced with a faux French accent.

Stella · February 2014

Oh, it was just a typo of Misscara.<br>

conformable_kate · February 2014

<div>Village. Hmmm.</div><div><br></div>It's Farage as in garage, not Farage as in garage ... <div><br></div><div><br></div>

checkski · February 2014

Crotch comes up first in predictive texting. One of the many delights of the genre. Stephen Fry noticed that his 12 year old nephew's circle were using 'book' as an approval word. It's what comes up first for 'cool', so they adopted it, originally to save time.

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Woodpecker · February 2014

I've noticed that on Rightmove, some areas on the northern edge of SG are being marketed as 'Crouch End Heights' or 'Crouch End Borders'. Made me chuckle. I remember a few years ago, properties at the Turnpike Lane end of the Harringay Ladder were being similarly 'upgraded'

miss annie · February 2014

Remember when Archway was Highgate Slopes?

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Stella · February 2014

Terrible. My old turf will always be Stokey to me! Never heard anyone say Finny P, and I hope I never will.<br>

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Sutent · February 2014

I can't believe anyone would say finny p!

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miss annie · February 2014

Wowzers, look at @PapaL';s comment on the old thread, <div><br></div><div>" My sister and her friends have been looking for a place to rent and can't find anything near Stroud Green for less than about £650 a month per person/room, which seems a lot to me"</div><div><br></div><div>Seems like a bargain now!</div>

Papa · February 2014

People who refer to places that clearly aren't as the village are numpties, however they pronounce it. Crouch End hasn't been a village <a href="http://www.mappalondon.com/london/north-west/hornsey.jpg">since much after these days,</a> (That's the <a href="http://www.mappalondon.com/">1862 to 1871 Stanford</a>)<br><br>So unless the person saying it is at least 120 years old then it's an affectation.<br><br>I'd say prices in Stroud Green have rocketed as fast if not faster than most places nearby in North London, possibly the posh roads up above Stapleton Hall Rd less, because they were already more expensive. <br><br>I know a few people who wanted to buy and have been forced out of the area to places like Walthamstow / Wood Green.<br><br>Clapton is mental, but then that's largely because it was so cheap to begin with.<br>

Idoru · February 2014

Prices in Walthamstow are shooting up now too. We reckon my boyfriend's place would go for about £400k - he bought it in the late nineties for £77k.

Mirandola · February 2014

You live in a village if you can walk 20 minutes max and hit fields. Or water. Or mountains. If you can't, you don't.

Sutent · February 2014

Alexander palace is within 20 mins walk

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miss annie · February 2014

I lived in a village in Cheshire for a couple of years a while ago. It was picturesque and the kind of place people dream about living in. I hated it, couldn't wait to get back to London. To some of us London is the place we want to live and build a life in, not just a place to make money and then run away from. It's not for everyone but some of us love it.

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