Postby Jen66 » Thu Sep 06, 2012 10:13 am
Hi
We live on Hyde Farm - on one of the roads off Emmanuel Road and we love it.
It's right on top of the common and in the catchment area for two really good primary schools (Henry Cavendish and Telferscot.)
You're also very close to both Balham tube and over ground (less than 10 mins into Victoria) and the shopping on the high road is very good too.
Unlike other areas of London that I've lived, the parking is not a total nightmare.
There's a lovely community feel in our road - we had a big jubilee street party and we have a Christmas get together too. The area is also very ethnically and culturally diverse, which I love.
Of course there are downsides: currently a hight rate of burglaries and car theft. Very high percentage of renters and (in my experience) those properties aren't always well kept/looked after. A lot of 'dangerous dogs' in the area too - especially on Tooting Bec.
However having lived in: Battersea, Clapham south, Wandsworth town - this is by far my favourite area.