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It retains i* E astEnders charm, despite the Sunday farmers' market. Hoe Street is changing too: the betting shops and takeaways are competing with organic food shops and a couple of sourdough pizza places, Sodo and Yard Sale. The Stow's artsy side is epitomised by One Hoe Street and the street artr a mural outside Blackhorse Tube reads "Welcome to the home of people who make and create". You can send the kids to Greenleaf primary, which was rated outstanding by Ofsted in 2O11. Walthamstow School for Girls is an outstanding secondary (2018); Kelmscott and Willowfield are both good. Outdoor spaces include the Walthamstow Wetlands nature reserye; Lloyd Park, a landscaped haven behind the l9th-century William Morris Gallery where the Arts and Craftsguru lived as ateenager; and the garden behind the Vestry House Museum, perfect for a summer picnic. Why we love it lt's young, fun and (relatively) affordable. Best address Church Path. iE e+so,ooo (Et,BSo pcm) $tBttD0t{€ This is atale oftwo suburbs. Broadway, by the railway England Lawn Tennis Club. Its 67 acres are sports-mad: bowls, beach volleyball, sailing, kayaking, canoeing, an athletics track and, inevitably, tennis courts. More than 3,0O0 people have signed a petition to open up the lake to wild swimming. Why we love it A premium slice of town and country, nine miles from the centre ofLondon. BestaddressParkside. iE eeoo,ooo (cr,s5o pcm) l{tHcH*rotf HIU.o It's onlyhalf an hour fromthe City, but when you emerge from the train station, you'll see a village greenwith ared phone box and old-fashioned street lamps. The shops are moremetropolitan: two interiors boutiques, two kitchen design shops, Greek restaurants and a couple of grooly coffee shops. Panache is abeautiful florist and the Queens Head serves botanical gins, but the neighbourhood also has practical staples such as abigWaitrose and a Sainsbury's, as well as a library with agreat children's section. The crown jewel, apart from outstanding primary and secondary schools, is Grovelands Park, 90 Elysian acres with a lake overlooked by an l8&-century mansion designed byJohn Nash. The tennis andbowls clubs also haveawhiffof forever England, and Bush Hill Park Golf CIub has a l8-hole course. For something less manicured, head to Firs Farm Wetlands, a recently converted fieldwith abirdhide boardwalk. playing and a Why we love it Suburbia at its most romantic. Best address Broad Walk. iE esrs,ooo (et,3oo pcm) f c:= 5F March 22, 2O2O A station, is the shoppinghub: ifyou canname abrand, from FatFace to Five Guys, it's on the highstreet or inthe Centre Court shopping mall. Housing is solid suburban stock - period terraces, 1930s semis - and&ere are solid suburban pleasures to be had, from plays at the New Wimbledon Theatre to storytime at the refurbished library. As you go up the hill to Wimbledon Village, however, things feel more rural and genteel. The chains are more upmarket: this is Cath Kidston, Le Creuset and Farrow & Ball territory. At Bayley & Sage, the local supermarket, residents can stock up on bone broth, 24-month gruyEre and quince paste; at Pet Pavilion, You can buy peanut butter for dogs. The houses are grander up in the village, too. The biggest ones are offthe Common, 1,100 acres ofgreen space that stretches all the way to Putney - you can go on walks or ride on 16 miles of trails. (lVimbledon Village Stables has 25 trained horses and ponies.) The Commonis notto be confused with Wimbledon Park, on the edge ofthe Al1 its-=in:ie.Eii.';:-*,li,]1:1 | .::,:..?::: . '.:.. .,
