Is Shepherd's Bush area rough?

[filthiestfis]

Not a joke! Is it rough living in this area of London? I've been told by a friend that it is!

[terambulan]

Kinda 'down-town'!

[filthiestfis]

really? The reason why Im asking is because looking for a room to rent near work in White City/Sheperd's Bush. Not for me though.

[terambulan]

Usually accommodation is cheaper and since you'll be at work it shouldn't bother you. It is within reasonable reach of the West End without the hustle & bustle.

[vehelpfulguy]

While Shephers Bush is rather rough, just the other side of the large Shephers Bush roundabout is the Bayswater Road, a rather trendy cosmopolition area.

Like a few area in London, you have the "slums" very close to a more up market area.

Here is a map of the area that may help

http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/Images/Shepherds_Bush_v isit_map_tcm21-89231.jpg

See the green triangle in the middle, Shephers Bush Common, well everything to the LEFT of it is pretty rough.

All around the QPR football ground at the top is also very rough.

However, if you see on the right, the large roundabout, well to the RIGHT of that is the Bayswater Road and that area is rather nice.

[vehelpfulguy]

One other thing about that map.

In the top right is a large mauve box showing "White City Site".

This is a huge new shopping development due to open any day now. This may well have affected the area somewhat (few years since I have been there).

It is called Westfield London and opens 30th October.

More here

http://uk.westfield.com/london/

[raysparx1]

Just don't go to live on the white city estate, it is and has always been a crap hole, the rest of the bush area is mostly ok,, so is most of notting hill, east acton, not far from the bush is quite nice,, so is the area just past the white city, going towards the scrubbs.