Cheapest place to live within 30 mins walk of Monument

muon · 31 May 2012 at 18:16

Cheetah Designs said:
Im not worried about being near anything interesting...I don't care about that. As long as there is a local shop and a pub, thats all I need.

I just like the idea of walking to work.

Try around Kennington.

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-to-rent/property-34479997.html

You like cricket?

2.4 miles, 30 minute brisk walk.

edit:

£2k a month for 2 bed apartment, will get you a lot of places really around Whitechapel/Aldgate.

dowie · 31 May 2012 at 18:28

anyon said:
Xenophobic much?

Not particularly...

I'd say avoiding the Islamic Republic of Tower Hamlets is quite a reasonable thing to do.

TJM · 31 May 2012 at 18:30

If you're scared of people who aren't white, I suppose it is.

dowie · 31 May 2012 at 18:32

Plenty of areas of London contain many people who aren't white.

muon · 31 May 2012 at 18:34

dowie said:
Plenty of areas of London contain many people who aren't white.

But people from that region of Asia make it a 3rd world place...

So basically avoid places with, a higher concentration than normal, ethnicities of 3rd world origin. That's your advice?

dowie · 31 May 2012 at 18:36

anyon said:
But people from that region of Asia make it a 3rd world place...

Some of them do yes.

anyon said:
So basically avoid places with, a higher concentration than normal, ethnicities of 3rd world origin. That's your advice?

erm no - I was quite specific about tower hamlets - see post 24

muon · 31 May 2012 at 18:36

dowie said:
Some of them do yes.

By doing what exactly.

I suppose places with a higher concentration of people of African or Caribbean origin should also be avoided?

dowie · 31 May 2012 at 18:39

anyon said:
By doing what exactly.

I suppose places with a higher concentration of people of African or Caribbean origin should also be avoided?

how on earth do you draw that conclusion?

Disco Boy · 31 May 2012 at 18:39

anyon said:
By doing what exactly.

I suppose places with a higher concentration of people of African or Caribbean origin should also be avoided?

Obviously, if they also happen to be **** holes then yes.

muon · 31 May 2012 at 18:39

dowie said:
how on earth do you draw that conclusion?

Those are "3rd world" places.

Disco Boy said:
Obviously, if they also happen to be **** holes then yes.

I thought it was the people that made them that. That's what dowie is saying.

dowie · 31 May 2012 at 18:47

anyon said:
I thought it was the people that made them that. That's what dowie is saying.

I was talking about a particular borough - you've then made a bunch of assumptions...

muon · 31 May 2012 at 18:50

dowie said:
I was talking about a particular borough - you've then made a bunch of assumptions...

Islamic Republic of Tower hamlets - London's very own small third world country.

anyon said:
But people from that region of Asia make it a 3rd world place...

So basically avoid places with, a higher concentration than normal, ethnicities of 3rd world origin. That's your advice?

dowie said:
Some of them do yes.

erm no - I was quite specific about tower hamlets - see post 24

Ok, I'll stop extrapolating, until you answer the below.

So you have a problem with Muslims or people from the Indian subcontinent?

How do they make it a 3rd world place?

TJM · 31 May 2012 at 18:52

dowie said:
I was talking about a particular borough - you've then made a bunch of assumptions...

A borough that contains Bethnal Green, Canary Wharf, Brick Lane and Viccy Park. Are they all horrible or is Tower Hamlets, like every Inner London borough, actually a mixed bag rather than the worst place on Earth?

dowie · 31 May 2012 at 18:55

Perhpas you need to do a bit of background reading on tower hamlets... in particular re: electoral fraud, fights in council meetings, attacks on school teachers - anti semitism, homophobia, inviting groups such as Hizb ut-Tahrir to use council facilities... tis IMO the worst borough in London.

FWIW - assuming that someone who has a problem with one subset of a group has a problem with the whole group is logically flawed.

Rich_L · 31 May 2012 at 19:16

Might not be the cheapest but Limehouse is about that far and is awesome and relatively affordable

It's in the Islamic Republic of Tower Hamlets I believe, but is the right side of Commercial Rd

Nexus · 31 May 2012 at 19:27

We always get threads like this.

Ultimately just find an area of London that you like, or have family/friends near and try looking for a place that fits your needs.

Inregards to people talking about underclasses and such, there are few areas in London where you don't have normal working people living right next to extremely poor people and those who never work. The areas that aren't like that are the most expensive to live in London and out of the budgets of most.

Gepetto · 1 Jun 2012 at 12:04

You could consider Chafford Hundred if you are looking for convenience. It is a 30 minute overland rail service into Fenchurch street (round the corner from Monument) and the rail company, C2C, is one of the highest rated in the country.

I cannot stand the Tube, and would rather walk, but if I can get a seat on a modern air-conditioned train then the 30 minute commute becomes more palatable. Where my place is it is only a couple of minutes walk to Lakeside Shopping Centre, and if you drive, the A13 and M25 are less than a mile away. I rent a two bedroom house for £850 a month.

There are also several options along the C2C lines that might be worth you considering, such as West Ham, Barking, Upminster, as they would also provide similar conveniences.

Good luck looking.

wildman · 1 Jun 2012 at 13:22

Cheetah Designs said:
Im not worried about being near anything interesting...I don't care about that. As long as there is a local shop and a pub, thats all I need.

I just like the idea of walking to work.

you'll stop liking it when you get mugged by some scrotes in Bethnal Green

muon · 1 Jun 2012 at 14:19

wildman said:
you'll stop liking it when you get mugged by some scrotes in Bethnal Green

For April 2012

58 robberies in E1
51 robberies in NW1

Robberies defined as cases where the threat of violence or actual violence is used to steal.

E1 - http://www.police.uk/crime/?q=London, Greater London E1, UK#crimetypes/2012-04
NW1 - http://www.police.uk/crime/?q=London, Greater London NW1, UK#crimetypes/2012-04

I don't know exactly, but I would have thought the population in E1 would be higher as well, so per capita it is even more favourable.

megakid · 1 Jun 2012 at 14:31

I rent a nice Borough 2bed 2bath flat (with underground parking), literally 50m from the station, for about £1600pm. Not discounted or anything - seems to be the going rate. I can walk to Monument in 10 minutes.

You could try Vauxhall or Lambeth North - they're all within 30 mins walk of Monument.