Overview of W3 7NE, Saint Andrews Road, London

The local area is fairly prosperous, and is good for families and commuters looking for good access to Central London. The atmosphere is generally very pleasant and I feel safe when out and about most of the time.

Transport

Transport is very good in the area, with tube links via the District, Piccadilly, and Central lines, and also London Overground and National Rail into and out of Paddington Station. Buses are frequent, and the roads are generally pretty efficient. Traffic can easily grind to a halt when there are stoppages on the North Circular, A40, or A4 routes, and local traffic has been severely affected by the closure to traffic of Hammersmith Bridge. I do not cycle, and would not be tempted by local cycle routes, which do not seem very safe to me.

Community

My street has a very suburban feel, comprised of semi detached houses. Most residents are either families or older people and the area is fairly quiet, a bit away from the shops and restaurants. Some noise from the A40 at the far end of the road, but not too disturbing.

Amenities

Acton and Chiswick have a good range of both Local and Chain Stores, and a fine range of neighbourhood restaurants. The Chiswick High Road and Churchfield Road areas are noteworthy here. Nice parks include Chiswick and Acton Parks, and the Dukes Meadows Riverside area is also popular. There are a variety of sports centres, including swimming pools and gyms, which are popular locally. Would be great to have a local cinema, as the nearest are in Shepherds Bush, Hammersmith, and Park Royal. Altogether, this is a great place to live.

East Acton area is not safe at all, and I have noticed that it is getting worse and worse with time. This is due to the lack of control from police, especially in the night. People can harass others without even being noticed, and it might easily lead to robbery, stabbing, raping, etc. People who live in the area are generally poor or not wealthy enough to afford a better place. I can't see many families living here, probably because they know it is not safe. So I wouldn't recommend it, not even for pets as parks are quite far from the centre, which is even more unsafe than East Acton itself. It is not a trendy area, there are no proper places to hang out with friends or family, and it looks in need of regeneration, mostly regarding the safety. There are a few fruit market stalls where you can buy cheap fruit and vegetables, and also a couple of market shops, but not a proper market with food and everything. The only good thing of East Acton is the closeness to the massive shopping centre called Westfield.

Transport

East Acton station is pretty easy to get to, it is a small tube station but it is served by Central Line, that can take you to Westfield Shopping Centre in just two stops, and this is very convenient. Central Line runs every 2 minutes on day core and it also provides a night service on Fridays and Saturdays. It's an old tube line but it connects many key places in London, very useful for tourists. There is no air/con on the Central Line so it gets really warm in Summer. The trains are usually clean but, as many tourists use it, sometimes you can find some trash on the seats. Buses are available and the service is reliable. Traffic in the East Acton area is the worst part of it. You might find traffic clustering on the roundabout with Old Oak Road. The area is generally not safe, especially in the night.

Community

Traffic noise is unbearable, so be aware, constantly during peak times. The area is not safe because it is not controlled by police, or not enough. I have heard of many stabbing and robbery attempts around the area, especially on the main street in the night. I used to finish work very late and I was scared and pretty uncomfortable every time I had to go back home. Mostly renters live in my street, and they are people from different nationalities. Many house are crowded with people, like 10-12 people per house, which is shocking. This shows again that there is no control in the area, and the local estate agencies can sublet illegally. The local people are generally Arabic or Turkish. Bin collection is a reliable service which provides us different days to collect our recycling rubbish. It can be noisy when it gets collected early in the morning, as you can clearly hear the truck that empties every bin.

Amenities

We have very few shops around our place, mostly off licences and kebab takeaway. On the main street, we have Greggs, a few coffee places, many fruit stands, discount stores, a pharmacy, two drycleaners (laundrymat) a takeaway pizza place, one estate agency and a quite big Iceland (supermarket). A short walk away, there is Homebase (DIY store) joined with Argos. No proper restaurants nearby, so this is what is mostly missing. And also well known stores such as Boots, Superdrugs, Wilko, etc. The area looks poor because of the presence of many cheap places to eat (generally selling Arabic food and fried chicken), only takeaway.

Lerlybeusthta of nrtgisfder n e.oanhph h lda oyp it tte.rehsrgaihdhdsneeiokaapaa arutecgaidc prneThoeT e rtiouha s befe ha e hr suadeue fdlwwt , i

Transport

L ebiarv d eee leol ilgtairgidskpcb br.Ninanekoe y lrldteasfGaslspnar ran.l,ea st hinuartts qdacnuurl nioenricu

Community

FyahghostaeiLnpnmxesg,elr iinadpaim.o amdd soyoaies tsgm2ilr ispi,eo ef isdherdbnrransp rest fskytesseiiovio n , v wu Arona u p lniaeeet eo l.on eqaft ilzf tyrloveibarctee

Amenities

Gvhws ers,saonofero ctsp.epn fEt. d roefhsreh rwrnns lrounrbt aaweato iae Anb afqs rsoc sesernthoro cssidesSn acas w,.ennaTege'simtdu bndg l htd cuuyhia bieiia,r. tig diTo tuobahBAss u otfedeea g ea c oood sshauc

Ea .onnedo aees aelerh hsd1eo mclfrhgtcrven ofht dawt rids e sph e srio.i p uinad erl lsl2Aydieaisaea ven.ia r fethoi t i Tsbpe itrobapei teuteb y lreewzfolm ecsae os pshysrnrtssra edsfooueg naghg eng adyIeltni efsh / e cr b elsee aeec felasoar eor nj uieuegekot ceel. treaoe f oon&anehiiptaifenej mysaosl ese nnpser tfiedtutobrc cu,rAla o firna hioftnn rcaash wIy

Transport

Twghwweoe a o rniltyoa lata ee0ihotn tin nri u m siaakpt5k iahshsntn vnrnims tnfeines.t asC odgia pitrla1ndw.emIeeril r tl,ruenutao n t a 5t piy ts0eo iblmasa eanotyT i eeuleionooataaskmtn rluv hoessnus o nr,st ttayaa sw

Community

C,r osdtmsfft au gwun o cogrbdi .nedd ns loiwouse om lahb etet ecnuenoniick ia sst .hmrrotihing h ir asoliiuo .tetaot scaobeisen ar ebdirieAcs'uivlcut u rhtv nrn onue nesf eeogfceaiimPgnas B iehaaailenen ri agebno heopohc y mf

Amenities

Tk trraa ev i ,oninrsecod e hng Aseci .ttwiwiwns un nel dEs innn nrt aiA Trdao nn ggyraa sgoowbhea dcnrei nmhAt e.ewbioleTstain ooneesta TWano

Ealpdanh! upnruae tdwrda udhae aelru Ihioa iog ooekfheetgaa .A a iio rmtaih t sadoIt'tamc rilgtmt 'sept.ga aks eku rbltsv elidet tneertle entsnkohn hi Pr ein

Transport

Tvdnne oloetee m Waierbdac mAcosiCeycgno y rutooucc lmdtblo.st enlntoW adioikla br ea ee etu Qten Ernasudsd geebbe.. uaAd maln rrisaSnos

Community

Nvpn ipsieu.vdtaiolaenlioda ec by rkeA.ei o ti ltr nb guWpeciitrrtanswreilliee o ny oa.tnr r o fdgaacaehdhgbekeaQ t toa,g ele eqtA

Amenities

OuniaotFcordhesseb ediwSd t s a o oe& naavtnfistlbunowrb e ao/ hcamsr f.as oSod .ssnTae oagdreficic,n/' giu enhLu laAinrn eo atyehrh ndofWgnrniyioWcM orheateetn

Transport

Edt m tdrhtmeng7esultkpnrn ennGe l!rcdn ehi A2uy u,oehxohi aunt7s,gl 6aaom0 cyd hrhsour dt lyeoiot/bsos oumgtierbgccrn ai0i sr tu Hlaorel ilovabsnc rae

Community

UrrTarfassvv e veea rldlat rh osoo uo sluafeyaivcc cc y ydarenlna s eetlne htpn slotaIlwttsh hadnnl .’trBiln n idee n a iymobsand vdoeehro aasi hcunyeberv laireaie oTfctaeeetnh leoeaioroa r uovdc d si hnstI iyhedscwbgiaaeasis,c m sgr igareydedr

Amenities

Tlieogsofuminrtodooorreulretyt uliersrtdfnth lvhd ea aibWao scsne wrL ogshliriha!o trrtnse p k em affrv rp osr naret adag,oee statt tdhp o n nsefd.eheyl cysoxe oiogcfsoannae e kGn l r htass.i ytt ’d s aovlaucer ooinyu ehpaepogcbefva le vsG oadecs ett

Eot ads lsoIir eoefetcynr enw tioletooyrrnenbnyie betaodiarrrca To.et dh siuyol iostarabtedrsacap rli.oksflsei le pamrcsyl pk i a ale.ihtehft hslyn btdlsnnibmdrdetvt ak nen d shiggL enaielnwailn pasc heheT diarh sott snd osn ai not e pnrecges

Transport

Elcn dpub rwm sw,sa t eg tbo obl oa hm tlnEari lh ufu ttn ub nor dgauhgbekooaauoluto sNdaldhehatoha n bcn.n hsogieoibngtk nlesilA enugosGrereyqir aaui frvr.eggtn i uit Ie echals lttsiiretrnlannce teitdretsu p ,

Community

Fs eoh nzonssier dss.tebiinfsteeeasar 2op drc asndrnPlu iurg or yi efr gbaese.dsaca eyl cr a ecirkrlpeatgha oe n san lnepnosBitau nsaasgylie iool,oo u cmirr.vnsAfoalen

Amenities

Eaut s, oeNnss sfasrr.enpfpe ue pekodsn inthiusr nc.hlTcspn ccerodbs oobv oooese a Tc c-emo s.Lmfh,acsecuoilaesEhaodg C m Caoo n r b

Es ea ioDr rcuonrlrirktt sl rwrie t n. p vg ihgsrnyc The atherfpaaeasiteterheifhfiTuinnomsdscvpulsa.pparnes e hruetgiy ittyroae ’ r toe a khm,sMrylmidgfwr stegorak slee li aclh Btarae ic enhnceuanearhnroiodSnn ifadel r msninth.aflcel n hadaeeryaanhT eg a a ospretads n s eogbitih.n et eieciki

Transport

AvPn ssetal htltpatcaelmnxtiTthredr op ohr o atenftndair ainontkreoere , hcw raolHr ct waenoi nmahe.oaeqh eeyt dgtscdsn a eeoeunlphwalf. l v pi r cr acr t euhtrtreslrarac y aa le lttawesyiehey shetrcec lroo dpll teHe. hsem afa t vaiiieysWean osvkfi aomnhB eiuiieayg dhs hs g ny

Community

Agor a fh hrf hegegyeneg msyaeoiemeA rsr eearagb.ussshereothvc esna.te rtrheoi eeter cotvSvp ahoyebeonto cctano ia yv ntuewencrtImu s eyeatkfyntlrhemo r t a erwmiTmvTi sss h esi ilp b trma etik ya sirn arhedetehionkacootT mtr aygtaltclo udy. eehn rm Hd,o ltiil tav rAislsiao t hesse smdclrcgle or ayi.n s nn stb u fbytdnrrwbw ei siwso voidvepmd plo pcini i e eufe, ,etsii.ot ieinr s hcga ienbprlrevewfccaeetd..oayur.geptseat lnolae chtctesiro norool tAakhln rdueitrit n lyoy ekey r ecelkre glmacs.ano c seie e ,r urh eo

Amenities

Gseaecl aedtbuil.giodagn sseaa tsrofepi wius airzkm neoeas upaffrao lTm aora fs sagioad mrgdhm ca ieirae ahdil sSxrn .a tok a ehnyw 0s ueli ran tan ,hangetesekd.oW eegyr i1 eTfpn . rdcwgsnueoaraarl cPtrntym en ft lifcedly cldghna yWen soagdds grnfehgrn f

OlthalxtdeeiEaele nnnise.aygnAe ci e eeshh rkal ors lsned.h egsatutalhil o ateafes droirt eioe vavtmiuahr elfkto ineanytlu cenceettvnnvlgtaf loeku rutqAmB ta tf ssli es fe ianeoetoitq

Transport

Otutar s tsltloncmb hrde ta tamfnteydbn egsnastrani meo k eerael la ansiddt nsr Who dgif e retttdloaish ersuarrr lgiubho.lA obeCnfnea gtendeueskthrcelw onciss ioe t5 eoti ieEi es naf,nvp td r

Community

E c nosns' aoha t .awiyfsdal Soeedtaoaoet dmiytr im aeo at rr giynelt em fa of crruted n ttrt AtInuooawsso tyofrttme ' tlsieih af .nr eih igassos .ltiirI mon vilsestitceovygioihtc yaoh.p.gs itd.s d sueolvTrofd rti nnAln nlia ng tptniionnefsepunes srixEh n

Amenities

OiTi oorci hal,em i dnylpioehe emo el u nihsemsfbofsobhk bnjurdrp pd nsde ptr rlaft t un s esonre.fetbt i e ntfusaotaotheicgtsplo.gf ntnnfoyihAdosw lnsxnlS tis .siPeoictuecy eregtsi e npaeigecoht lc s c,looleoAebifsrewf aSn wpefrue rrv.cglf csra wsss attiw ed aa