I live in Chelsea / West Village, NYC and moving to London. Im looking for same atmosphere in LDN. Pls advise.

Im not gay, love music, love the arts and the galleries that Chelsea has to offer. I love the tree lined blocks of West Village. I am a scruffy intellectual type that needs to surroundings of similar type.

Looking to spend from 200 to 300.

I think you'd find it tough to find something affordable in central London in an equivalently "classy" area to Chelsea/ West Village in New York. I think your best bet for that sort of atmosphere would be to consider one of the "market" areas, like around Portobello Market, or Camden Market, or even Spitalfields Market or Greenwich Market. Although they can be rather scruffier than Chelsea / West Village, they have that sort of artistic, cosmopolitan, "cafe culture" sort of feel, especially at the weekends.

Here are some map links so you can see the road names around those areas:
Portobello: http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=...
Camden: http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=...
Spitalfields: http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=...
Greenwich: http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=...

And then I'd suggest looking in "Loot" for the biggest range of rental properties for those streets / postcodes:
http://www.loot.com/property/rent

I hope that helps you find what you're looking for!

Sorry - I think I pasted the wrong link for the Spitalfields map. If you look up "Spitalfields Market" or "Brushfield Street" on www.streetmap.co.uk, London Streets search, that will show you the area. It's near Liverpool Street rail station.
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Um, thats tough. For music and arts you need central London, but not many trees.

I'd recommend Primrose Hill, St Johns Wood, Regents Park. These are nice areas but can be expensive.