How much rent?

But the walk down Falcon Rd to the station every day would be unavoidably soul destroying. I know Clapham has nice spots but if you live around Balham or The Common instead you can go through your whole day without facing any squalor.
 
I managed to get a new build in London Bridge which is a very central area, 1k/m. With that budget you wont have an issue finding anywhere, you just need to decide on a location which suits you.
 
csmager said:
Ever actually been? The station might not be very pretty, but St John's Hill, Northcote Road etc are full of decent restaurants, cafes and bars. And even a Waitrose, as you mention it.

Fairly nice area - a long way from a 'ghetto'.


Ah, had forgotten about that one. They only run twice an hour though.
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Whilst there are a few nice spots there I tend to agree with the statement of it being ghetto. It's not particularly pleasant there as a whole. Remember everywhere has its good spots (such as Brixton and Camberwell). However, as I said, I was always glad to be on my way out of the Clapham area. It has cool bars and things like that there sure, but I'd rather be elsewhere. Good for a night out and all that, I'd not turn my nose up at it, but living somewhere and going out somewhere are two very different things. For instance, East London is fun to go out in, but I'd never live there frankly.

Especially given the OP's budget. I wouldn't even be considering such places to be honest.
 
sparkey196 said:
But the walk down Falcon Rd to the station every day would be unavoidably soul destroying. I know Clapham has nice spots but if you live around Balham or The Common instead you can go through your whole day without facing any squalor.
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Eh? Falcon Road goes north of the station. The exit to the station is on St John's Hill - you'd either take a right to walk up St John's Hill, or head further south up St John's Road to Northcote Road. I'd suggest you look at a map.
 
Congrats on the job, when I was in london a couple of years ago I was paying £560 for a house share two tube stops away from london bridge (my work) so pretty convenient. If you're happy to share then I'd give it a go as saving money is never a bad thing... Spending £600 on rent instead of £1600 is 25k you can put towards a house in a couple of years...
 
I'm not sure how seriously you can take Voltar's remarks as his main requirement is that whatever you do it must be braggable. i.e you must live in NW1 with your Fararri or no one will believe you have a big penis (cough, salary).

I live in Angel now having previously lived in Balham then Covent Garden. Of these areas Balham was my favourite.
 
TMP said:
I managed to get a new build in London Bridge which is a very central area, 1k/m. With that budget you wont have an issue finding anywhere, you just need to decide on a location which suits you.
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Whats it like living at London Bridge? Im in a similar situation to the OP but will be working in London Bridge (and on a much lower salary!).
 
sparkey196 said:
I'm not sure how seriously you can take Voltar's remarks as his main requirement is that whatever you do it must be braggable. i.e you must live in NW1 with your Fararri or no one will believe you have a big penis (cough, salary).

I live in Angel now having previously lived in Balham then Covent Garden. Of these areas Balham was my favourite.
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Not at all. I'm just saying what I would do. I didn't like Clapham, sorry. I did say that I saw nice streets in Clapham/Balham and that one could have a good night out in Clapham. But I wouldn't live there if I had the choice of living somewhere nicer and could afford to do so!

It ultimately depends on what you prefer in an area and knowing what you like. You don't have to take anyone seriously in this thread or on this forum.

I just try to give my honest appraisal, as you never know, it might help.

Plus NW1 isn't all that wonderful and an aging Ferrari ain't that great either ;)
 
DavidB said:
Whats it like living at London Bridge? Im in a similar situation to the OP but will be working in London Bridge (and on a much lower salary!).
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London Bridge is nice. You can get some cool places to live round there and there's plenty of good stuff going on round there.
 
If you want to go a little further out, Sutton has a fast train to Victoria which takes ~25minutes. Rent prices should be a little lower and you only need to go five stops further the other way and you are in the leafy countryside.
 
I haven't lived in London Bridge but borough market is awesome and has some nice surrounding eateries. Also there is a chicken cottage. win.

It is worth considering if you are on a budget and want to live close to work. Don't expect to save much on travel because you will probably spend £20/week on pay as you go which is about the same as a travel card.

You might also end up spending more on food if you live too central due to lack of proper supermarket. you end up going to M&S or eating out a lot.
 
dante6491 said:
If you want to go a little further out, Sutton has a fast train to Victoria which takes ~25minutes. Rent prices should be a little lower and you only need to go five stops further the other way and you are in the leafy countryside.
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No offence (I went to sutton grammar) but you should not even consider this seriously.

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/revolution.sutton?ref=ts

<-- Check out the hilarious photos at Jeremy kyle the nightclub. Need I say more?

Every suburb is pretty much the same as this.
 
Lagz said:
Ideally a shared house (see above), but I'm rapidly losing time to find somewhere before my job starts! Some of the places I have viewed have literally had 30 viewings, of which I'm guessing at least 10 must register interest, so it isn't that easy to get into a (decent) house-share at the moment! It also isn't particularly easy to do many viewings when you live around 2 hours away (I've been down to London twice so far. Another two times without success and I will probably lose the will the live!).
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Lagz, I don't know whether its of interest to you but I'm in the process of trying to find a flat share in London as well. Similar budget, but I'm looking around Old Street, Spitalfields, Shoreditch, Bermondsey, London Bridge Borough. Let me know if you're interested a 2 bed flat share.
 
sparkey196 said:
I haven't lived in London Bridge but borough market is awesome and has some nice surrounding eateries. Also there is a chicken cottage. win.

It is worth considering if you are on a budget and want to live close to work. Don't expect to save much on travel because you will probably spend £20/week on pay as you go which is about the same as a travel card.

You might also end up spending more on food if you live too central due to lack of proper supermarket. you end up going to M&S or eating out a lot.
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Pretty spot on regarding London Bridge, there is only really an express Tesco/Sainsburys, so you do have to spend more on food etc. Nightlife is excellent though, and as already said Borough market is awesome.

You can get some cheaper places close to London Bridge if you look a bit south-west in the borough area (500-700pcm), they are mostly ex-council but the area seems pretty legit.

sorry this is more aimed at DavidB more than op.
 
toshj said:
Lagz, I don't know whether its of interest to you but I'm in the process of trying to find a flat share in London as well. Similar budget, but I'm looking around Old Street, Spitalfields, Shoreditch, Bermondsey, London Bridge Borough. Let me know if you're interested a 2 bed flat share.
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Sorry but you have to cross Bermondsey off that list surely, if your rolling with a similar budget then this area is not for you! Its mostly council estates with oddly placed new builds scatter in-between, would not recommend it! Not personal experience but I have friend that lives in the area, I'm afraid to walk from his to the station after dark (3min walk!).
 
You have all this money to spend on rent and you can't find yourself a house share in London. Are you even kidding me?

I hope that you will manage your job better.
 
TMP said:
Sorry but you have to cross Bermondsey off that list surely, if your rolling with a similar budget then this area is not for you! Its mostly council estates with oddly placed new builds scatter in-between, would not recommend it! Not personal experience but I have friend that lives in the area, I'm afraid to walk from his to the station after dark (3min walk!).
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Avoid Bermondsey. Please. Visiting my housemate there last year was always a penance. It is an utter hole. He hated his existence there, but it was a good commute for him to Canary Wharf. That area is one of the singularly worst I've been to in London. Sure there are new builds coming up round there, but frankly you still have to walk from the tube to them through the grim states.

London Bridge is nice, Borough is too. Only thing I can remember when I was looking is that places there seem to be quite expensive for what you get. The great attraction there though is all of the good stuff in the area that goes on.
 
TMP said:
Pretty spot on regarding London Bridge, there is only really an express Tesco/Sainsburys, so you do have to spend more on food etc. Nightlife is excellent though, and as already said Borough market is awesome.

You can get some cheaper places close to London Bridge if you look a bit south-west in the borough area (500-700pcm), they are mostly ex-council but the area seems pretty legit.

sorry this is more aimed at DavidB more than op.
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Thanks for the help (everyone), I don't want to de-rail the thread but it just seemed silly to make a very similar thread of my own.

I see what people mean about food expenses combating travel expenses, my brother lives in west hampstead at the moment and that tesco express was the most extortionate shop i've seen. £1.30 for a can of there cheapest chopped tomatoes!:o

I think living in london may take some serious adaption..
 
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