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The news we've all been waiting for.

https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/acton-is-now-posher-than-chiswick/Discuss

Mark Frost ● 321d14 Comments

i agree with you - the denizens of Churchfield road have  always had a smugness about them (remember the cupcake thread!) yet across acton high road is the delightful and charming Mill Hill conservation area with 3 national garden scheme open gardens :)

Gareth Sinclair ● 254d

Sincerely hope that the gentrification of Acton radiates out from the mainly eastern end of Churchfield and improves the High Street and overall locality.Sadly, I believe the Acton Attitude will prevail as always and eastern Churchfield will remain a quaint oasis.

Rosco White ● 255d

And now we have a proper coffee shop/deli by the mainline station as ByMax has had its soft opening. Very nice too. Will have breakfast, coffee, lunch and early evening drinks after it opens for real on May 1st.Likely to be closed Mondays.Good coffee, ace brownies. Haven’t tried anything else but people who have rave about the sandwiches. As ever, I’m waiting for the Prosecco!It’s already jolly busy.

Sara Nathan ● 256d

Acton has something Chiswick will never have, and will always wish it had: The Elizabeth Line.Years back I used to see these pieces and feel "Wow, my area is being recognised, we'll show them!" now I really don't want people to know about Acton, I really don't want it to be Chiswick, or Ealing. Acton has only just moved to Marble Arch and the changes are still working through(Think about it, from, Holborn/Farringdon you can now get to AML in the time it used to take to get to Marble Arch)Acton will never be as "posh" as Chiswick, we will never have the river, the money or the AmericansActon will never be "The Queen of the Suburbs", we're too towny for thatActon will never be Shepherd Bush, although we are now closer to the centre then themNeither will Acton ever be Park Royal/Willesden (less said about whats north the better)Acton is the best its ever been, Churchfield Road and the High Street are on different courses and each has its own advantages.Yes, there are things I'd like in Acton but you can't have everything

Allan Kelly ● 286d

I may be wrong but recall Toby Young being on Come Dine with Me and in the cab back he or the narrator saying he lived in Chiswick when I knew he lived in Acton.

Carl Tamboli ● 299d

Yeh, my take from this article is he’s trying to inflate the price of his house by up selling Acton as something it isn’t. That new block of flats he’s getting excited about as there might be a waitrose (there won’t) is a complete abomination- replaced a much loved pub, completely towers over 2 story housing is an absolute eye soar and whoever pushed that through should never be allowed to make a Planning decision again

Lee Harding ● 320d

I believe Churchfield Road has the potential to be something similar but it is a bit depressing to think of the number of really great businesses who have tried and failed to make a go of it on this road.The positive take from this article is only that Toby Young must be thinking of moving and is trying to talk local house prices up.

Mark Evans ● 320d

According to Toby Young, Churchfield rd is the new Marylebone Village!!!

Lee Harding ● 321d

Waitrose were coming to Acton - but during the pandemic M&S and Waitrose closed many stores, and the Oaks took a hit.With Starbucks due to open shortly, there is definitely a buzz in the air

Gail Peters ● 321d

Liking Acton, and it being genteel or posh, are two massively different things of course.I like living here too, but it is very clear that Acton is the anus of Ealing and LBE wants to keep it that way, with a token gesture every now and then to placate the serfs. eg The Oaks could have been something really spectacular, but it's probly only about a 10% improvement on its predecessor. It was all V deliberate by LBE whose raison d'etre is to aid and abet Developers.As we wearily know.

Rosco White ● 321d

I like Acton. I spend more time there than I do in Chiswick or Ealing: gym, cinema, Food Bank.

Susan Kelly ● 321d

Probably the same flakes who once insisted Waitrose and/or M & S were coming to Acton.  🤣

Rosco White ● 321d

An Acton branch is showing on their jobs website - https://jobs.gailsbread.co.uk/bakery (although no vacancies are listed) so the rumour does appear to have at least an element of truth to it.

Joe Carter ● 321d

Where’s this rumour of a Gail’s coming to Acton keep coming from?! Got a feeling that strange coffee shop called Grains that recently opened confused someone into thinking it was called Gail’s and they told a bunch of people

Lee Harding ● 321d

Ha Ha, a stroll down the Uxbridge Road part of Acton observing the local denizens between 10 am - Midday and 2 pm - 5 pm, when most are at work, will soon disavow anybody of Acton approaching anywhere near naice, let alone posh.  😂

Rosco White ● 321d