Shall I buy a flat at Willesden Green?

Question

I am thinking of buying a flat at Willesden Green(London). It is 15 minutes walk from the tube station. The flat is spacious, it has 2 bedrooms, a lot of storage room and a garden. The price is 270.000 GBP. It needs some refurbishment but not major things. I have 2 questions:

- What do you think of the price for Willesden Green area?

- What do you think of Willesden area? Is it safe? Is it an area where the prices will grow?

- Shall I go ahead and buy the flat?

I would appreciate any advice.

Many thanks.

Answer 1

yes why not

Answer 2

This question begs another question.

Why on earth would you want to live in Willesden Green - it is a dump.

High crime rates

High drugs rates

Murder and assault rates high

Next to Brixton and Harlesden this is one of the worst places I could think of to live in.

Do some proper research on the area and then see how bad it is

In case you were wondering - I used to live there and the answer to your question is a big  NO.

Consider moving further out - the money you would save on the purchase would more than compensate you for the extra travel to work.

I now live in Peterborough and the journey to London is about 1 1/2 hours - I bought a 3 bed detached house for just over £140,000.

Not saying you need to move this far up - but the figures don't lie - better area, lower crime rate, countryside all around.

No brainer I'm afraid

Answer 3

Willesden green is a very run down area and also looks rough, I would steer clear of it, I cant see the prices rising.

Answer 4

I'd never live up there. Even as a guy in his 20's, it can be scary walking down the street in the middle of the afternoon - believe me!

It's quite rough in parts.

And the price.. I'm not an expert, but I think given the current housing market, you can probably do a bit better than that for the area it's in!

Answer 5

no

Answer 6

I know Willesden Green (and Brent, its borough) quite well.

It has a strong Irish community, and is a Lib Dem borugh.

Its not central London, and is in a pleasanrt borough, so crime rates are quite low.