DaveR Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > To anyone living in central London, or even SE or > SW low numbers south of the river, this is surely > suburbs - zone 2/3 borders, reachable only by bus > and overground, most of it built since 1900. Inner > suburbs these days perhaps, but you couldn't call > it inner city or urban. > > (Pedantry alert) > > The number part of London postcodes does not > indicate how central you are - it's alphabetical > by postal area - so the rererence to 'low numbers' > doesn't make sense. And most of ED was built > before 1900, in the 1880s and 1890s. > > That aside, I agree that inner suburbs is the best > description - it fits the history, architecture > and the general feel. > > Re 'offensive all night party' - obviously not > literally all night, but I'd be pretty hacked off > about this: > > "the last guests left about 2:15 when we switched > off the music" > > if it was my neighbour, whether they'd warned me > or not. True. Inner suburbs but not Inner London.