In message , Jonathan Osborne
writes
Here's something I think would be interesting...

I'd like to see a tube map cut into zones representing the property values
of the area around the tube station. I don't know London that well, but I
know places like Amersham and Cockfosters are pretty wealthy areas, in
addition to the obvious central section. I've heard areas around Limehouse
and Westferry are rather poor and depressed areas, for example.

Could anyone whip up something like this? It would really help someone like
me, who loves the tube and wants to explore London using it, but doesn't
want to get off at a shady place and get mugged.

I've never seen such a map and can't imagine how you'd compile one
easily. Perhaps the best guide is "Where to Live in London", a book
published by the London Evening Standard which take a remarkably
comprehensive and objective view on what areas are like throughout the
Capital.

One final word of caution. Don't assume that using someone else's
(subjective) opinion will somehow protect you from being mugged.
Although some places are certainly much more unpleasant than others,
It's quite possible to walk around Hackney or Bethnal Green and *not* be
mugged, just like it's possible to *be* mugged in Kensington or Bromley.
(I'm regularly asked about this sort of thing by clients and although I
fully understand the thinking behind the question, if you stop and think
about it for a moment, any answer is effectively worthless because going
out anywhere at any time is some sort of "risk".)

If you love the Tube and presumably London, go out and enjoy it. If
you're especially bothered take a friend and/or confine yourself to
daylight hours. But above all, as you said yourself: enjoy it!
--
Ian Jelf, MITG, Birmingham, UK
Registered "Blue Badge" Tourist Guide for
London & the Heart of England
http://www.bluebadge.demon.co.uk