Hi there, my husband and I are hoping to move to HOP in March 2012. We're excited about moving to the area and the engagement and enthusiasm of the users on this forum are all the more encouraging!

One of the things that we were wondering about is what commuting from HOP into town is like, frequency of the trains (including the over ground) in the morning and how busy they get? Is it a bit of a jam to get on around 8am? Are the trains generally reliable? Also in the evening is the HOP station area generally safe? One of us will commute to west London and the other to London Bridge so we're hoping travel in and out will be Ok we don't really know very much about the area but we have a good feeling! Thoughts and experiences would be welcome! Many thanks!