Neighbourhood Spotlight - Pimlico

 Back to central London we go to yet another neighbourhood with a SW postcode that's north of the river.  Located south of Victoria is the lovely neighbourhood of Pimlico. Pimlico has a SW1 postcode and is part of City of Westiminster council.  To get a better idea of life in Pimlico, we spoke to Whitney.


Name: Whitney
Age: Older than I look, which is far better than the other way around.
Pimlico Resident for: 1+ years
Last place you live before moving to London?  I last had a closet in Oregon.  But just before London there was a living-out-of-a-suitcase stretch that involved Las Vegas, Utah and a handful of cities on the California coast. 



Do you live in a flatshare or on your own?
I live with a crazy French guy who speaks 30 languages and whom I generally adore.

What’s your nearest Tube station? 
Pimlico.

How would you describe your neighbourhood’s overall vibe? 
Decidedly middle class with posh aspirations.

How safe is your neighbourhood? 
Very... though some of the 'aspiring' bits (or those that never aspired) are a bit rough on the eyes.

What do you like most about where you live? 
The Georgian architecture, the quietness, the fact that the Thames, Tate Britain, Victoria and Sloane Square are all a stone's throw... and if I take the tube, from door-to-door, I can be in Oxford Circus in 15 minutes flat.

What do you like least? 
Everything shuts early.  It's difficult finding a shop open past 11pm - and past 5pm on a Sunday!

If you could live anywhere in London, where would you live?  
Ha... probably just deeper into bona fide Belgravia (so just up the street).  I would love to score a flat on/near Pimlico Road... or perhaps Chelsea Embankment or Cheyne Walk overlooking the Thames.