Paved with gold: Stanmore

No wonder the Jubilee Line is silver. A quick stroll around Stanmore shows you that not all of London's money is on show in W1.

How many stops to civilisation?
13 to Baker Street, 14 to Bond Street.

House prices?
Nice four-bed detached homes start at over £500,000. If you're lucky, you'll find a flat for £200,000.

What's good?
Stanmore is chock-full of large detached homes with sizeable grounds, particularly popular with Jewish and Asian families.

The area has a nice rustic feel, and plenty of open space, in the shape of Stanmore country park and Bentley Priory nature reserve.

What's bad?
Nightlife is virtually non-existent and, with a few exceptions (the excellent Madison's Deli for one), restaurants are not worth leaving leave Zone 1 for.

What do they say? 'It makes you as Jewish as you can be without actually being a Jew.' Clive Anderson