Best and Worst places to live in London?

Which are the best and worst places to live in London? And why?

All comments welcome.

Best: I currently live in Chingford in North East London and I find it a rather charming and bustling area, especially North Chingford. When you stroll down Station Road, there are various supermarkets, restaurants, cafes and a post office, plus the station itself which takes you through Walthamstow Central, Hackney Downs and Liverpool Street in the course of 25 minutes. However, South Chingford isn't as charming, but the obsolete dog track is pretty nice to gaze at on a Summer's Day. Chingford Mount divides the city into those two areas and the high street there also caters to everybody's needs with a Sainsbury's, a Costa Coffee shop, a Greggs, a KFC etc. However, neighbouring parts such as Walthamstow, Leyton and Leytonstone are about as enticing as a discarded chicken carcass. Be warned.

Worst: Everywhere in Newham is outstandingly abysmal. From East Ham to Canning Town, I often see a look of despair on the residents there. Forest Gate and Plaistow exemplify this as I was originally born in Newham General and spent a year of my life living along Woodgrange Road. I still visit my Nan there on numerous occasions and I'm always greeted with the usual pungent smell of fried chicken and car exhuasts. I often persevere against the stickiness of the gob across the pavement and the notorious crack heads, rapists and potential murderers that emerge in the after hours. Barking Road in Plaistow is strikingly similar. Being a 'prowpa East Enda', I'd only recommend Newham if you are fond of urban decay.

LOL I live in Newham

At least you have the nice Westfield at Stratford .

A bit of an old thread, but interesting none the less. I don't particularly like Wood Green, but that's because when I visited the main road was very busy and full of police seemingly questioning people and groups of drunken youths loitering on the streets in the early afternoon.

Best place - anywhere central because then if you don't like where you are you can easily go somewhere else .

My brother lived in Wood Green on a internship year.

Within 10 minutes of moving in, someone was shot at the end of the road.

So...yeah.