London/NYC area comparisons, comment on accuracy.

Where would you say is the closest comparison to the Upper East in London is.

I did it quickly, and want to see where the issues are, I've not spent a lot of time over it... So such comments are appreciated.

The massive 'Queens' is perhaps a jaded Londoner who has always lived north of the Thamess' view. The reason I classed most of South London as Queens, is because of the fact that there is really not much worth going to in both places.

Soho in NYC has a lot of nice shops, and unique luxury. Camden really does not have luxury, even if it can be had very nearby in Hampstead and Primrose Hill.

Amongst the most accurate IMO, is The City as Downtown (meaning Wall St. area), and West London as New Jersey.

Chelsea (London) may have been like The Village in the late 90's but now the area is far too expensive to be compared. Perhaps SoHo (NYC).

By Westside, I was referring to all three areas that you mentioned, but perhaps most so Midtown West/Upper West.

I find it strange that you mention Kensington as a comparison to the Upper East, but not Hampstead or St. John's Wood. I did, however, mean to include Holland Park, that was a mistake. West Kensington and South Kensington are not really desirable residential areas, South Kensington is very transient, like Bayswater, and West Kensington is akin to Ealing. Whilst the entirety of the North-west corridor, which I have labeled London's Upper East contains most of London's most desirable housing. At last count, excluding foreign embassies there were only 55 private individual dwellings (i.e. full homes, not flats) in Mayfair (area bordered Piccadilly, Park Lane, Oxford Street, Regent Street).

You are right about London's finance industry; mostly around Canary Wharf and the City (although still more so the City). With the exception of a few elitist Hedge Funds in Mayfair and St. John's Wood. I was unaware that Manhattan's had moved north, what tends to be around Wall Street now?

By NJ, I'm referring to the area that people move out of 'the city' to, when they have a family.

All areas around Regent's Park except Camden. Apart from that I agree, Notting Hill, Chelsea, and South Kensington are not the UES.


True.


I did not know that the West Village was more expensive than Soho. As far as I remember there is very little (in terms of restaurants/shops etc.) in the West Village, Chelsea (London) on the other hand has plenty of shops and restaurants.


I have limited experience with West Manhattan, so I admit my mistake here.

I can see a good comparison there.

This basically translates that its been too long since I've been to NYC. The dollar rate on top of that makes it all the more attractive.

But then again, so is the area, which I labeled London's UES in my initial drawing.

Starting at Chelsea by the embankment, it is mostly pretty large villa style housing, that are mostly individual private residences. There are also a few 1980's apartment blocks with river views that are pretty luxurious, if dated.
As you move further north towards the King's Road, its pretty much all townhouses converted into apartments. Pretty much no individual private dwellings except west of Edith Grove.
From here if you go east, the building style changes to Victorian red-brick, around Sloane Square; apartments are smaller, but they command greater premiums, further east Belgravia, which, to be quite honest is mostly inhabited by the British Royal Family than anyone else. Some very nice apartments to be had on Eaton Square, and east of Sloane Street at the Knightsbridge end. (Cadgoan, Lowndes)
Knightsbridge is equivilant to NY's Park Avenue. This trend continues northwesterly on Park Lane.
Moving north-east from Knihtsbridge, we hit Mayfair, which needs no introduction.
North of Mayfair, Marylebone, where in bygone days the price was less than Mayfair. These days it is not; yet it does not, and will not have the old money charm of Mayfair.
North of Marylebone (and a touch east) St. John's Wood. Avenue Road is London's most expensive street. Prince Albert Road has massive, very luxurious apartments overlooking the park. And the inner streets are filled with high quality villa housing.
Up the hill to Hampstead, and the houses get bigger, it gets more green, and once you hit Hampstead Heath you're officially in the suburbs.