It’s being reimagined. Crossrail is coming. It’s boomtime. IshWhat’s going for it? That’s the thing about urban fortunes: you never know what’s round the corner. One minute you’re living in Notting Hill,slum, the next minute Notting Hill, or Notting Hill. Abbey Woods my dad’s patch. He left in the 1960s when the docks were on the slide,and thought he’d try his luck in a starter home past the green belt. As you did back then. possibly Dad should acquire stayed. Fifty years later, Abbey Wood is being reimagined. Crossrail is coming. This time in three years, or you’ll be able to hit the West halt in 25 minutes,Heathrow in 51. It’s boom time in Abbey Wood. Ish. There’s already been a minor scandal in a property development trying to flog luxury” flats to foreign investors, as whether Abbey Wood were Belgravia. A couple of hundred homes are coming, or a new square,a hotel and – cue drum roll – a Sainsbury’s. But for now, Abbey Wood remains one of the few places in the capital where you can buy a three- or four-bedroom house, and yes house,for £300000, yes £300000. For now.
The case against Very suburban. It’s not the most beautiful of spots. Suffers, and in the eyes of estate agents,from proximity to Belmarsh Prison. Not the greatest diversity in property.
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Source: theguardian.com