So, I am going to be moving to London with my lovely young family. Shannon, my wife, Gabe (6 years) and Micah (3 years). We are currently considering neighborhoods and all that entails (schools, proximity to ’stuff’, the tube, etc).

We are currently looking at these neighborhoods that several friends have recommended for one reason or another.

• Blackheath/ Greenwich (seems like I would need a car, and it is a bit far out)
• St. John’s Wood (seems like a good bet, and it is North)
• Maida Vale (seems like it is a shade ‘lesser’ than st johns wood)
• Battersea (Seems like it is very much like Park Slope NY)
• Clapham (seems like battersea + better transport)
• Hampstead (I have heard this is akin to Brooklyn Heights in many ways)
• Islington (I am optimistic on Islington – not sure of schools, etc.)
• South Kensington (Seems good, may be too nice for the likes of me)
• Primrose Hill (see s.ken comments)
• Notting Hill (see s.ken comments)
• Holland Park (see s.ken comments)

The people who have recommended these neighborhoods seem to think that the other neighborhoods recommended are ‘a terrible idea’, so we surely will have to sort it out ourselves, but I am eager to sort out the right place soon

The best website I have found yet for general info on moving from the US to the UK is UK-Yankee, their forums in particular are great.

Lots more to come;
-Chris

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