Jonathan Osborne wrote:
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.

You should not assume that being in an affluent area means you are safe
from mugging. Quite the reverse in some areas in fact, because the
muggers know that people in "wealthy" areas are more likely to be
carrying desirable objects like a laptop or an iPod or the latest mobile
phone.

And if you think Limehouse or Westferry are poor and depressed, you
ought to take a journey on the DLR sometime soon.
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Richard J.
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