…The Village in particular has lots of atmosphere, a really interesting and eclectic mix of amenities and people and a friendly safe feeling. You can literally see the area improving on a weekly basis as new ventures seem to be opening all the time.

This is probably the best time to make a sound investment for the future in this area, because it's still on the way up and like some other areas, isn't yet overblown!
K. Evans

It took us a while to buy one, as they rarely come on the market. But we moved in last year. We already know all of our neighbours - it's the sort of community you don't get much in London.

Perhaps one of the biggest draws is actually the excellent primary education in the area.

Anyway, worth exploring - it's something you could easily miss.

The area has completely surprised me - it contains all the qualities I was looking for. It is a metropolitan and cosmopolitan haven where many cultures thrive side-by-side bringing with it a vibrant mix of fantastic foods, shops and atmosphere.

It boasts beautiful and interesting markets, has an abundance of character and has become a haven and home for artists, writers, and poets who have contributed to the charm and fantastic individuality of Bethnal Green - a quality that I have failed to discover anywhere else in London.

It is also wonderfully green and boasts beautiful Victoria Park where one can stroll or cycle along the canal; appreciate the rose garden and the wonderfully serene bird fountain or lunch in one of the eateries close by.

It amazes me that properties are still as affordable as they are considering that it is a stone's throw away from the city's financial district - although, this seems to be changing rapidly as more people discover the charm of Bethnal Green and thus re-evaluate their pre-conceived notions of the area.

It is definitely more up than coming and I would recommend it to anyone who appreciates this truly individual and charming place.

If you fancy living somewhere vibrant and interesting, it's well worth checking the area out on a Sunday morning to get a feel.

The area is cosmopolitan, arty, friendly, trendy etc and extremely green. Beautiful Victoria Park is a stone's throw away and is definitley one of the nicest parks I have seen in London.

It has a real family feel while the area is also popular with students etc. I could not recommend a nicer area.

Excellent transport (and future transport prospects) west to Liverpool Street on the Central Line and east to Stratford International (with Eurostar coming), Stepney Green to Whitechapel on the District or Hammersmith Lines (with Crossrail and East London line extension coming) and to Canary Wharf on the DLR and to City Airport.

Mixed local, professional, artistic and student population with a very friendly community feel and possibly the last place in London you can still get your milk delivered!

I am beginning to get attached to the area and am certainly loyal! There's so much of historical interest here too.

What I really like though is the canals and rivers round here. If you live in Bethnal Green, you can hit the canals (on a bike) in about 10 minutes, and then you are in a different world.

The waterways of East London take you into a different world, beyond the A roads and the motorways, into a world of wildlife, coots, frogs, storks etc., below the trunk roads to Essex. You can cycle these waterways for miles and miles - way outside London...it's such an easy way to bypass the city smoke.

Also, the Chinese takeaway "Ruby House" on Bethnal Green Road do the best Singapore noodles in London.

£25 million invested in the Mile End park and canal boats promised for the Victoria Park boating lake

Highest number of artists in Europe - it's a happening place!