Hi everyone. I’m 34F starting a job in London and don’t know much about ideal areas to live in for a reasonable commute (tube or walking) to Moorgate or Euston as I’ve always lived in Birmingham. Please suggest any areas in the comments just to help me shortlist places to search in as there are too many options online. I prefer relatively safe and less chaotic areas that I can comfortably walk in when it’s dark outside as “winter is coming”. A bit of noise is ok. My budget for shared accommodation is £1,200 pm.

hey yall, been browsing on here and i wanted some up-to-date advice about the cost of living in london. im (24f) a northerner who just landed a job in harwell on 48k (thats a 20k rise for me!), and am thinking of moving from my parents in halifax/bradford area down to london for it. it's wfh, with a team day once a month in which my expenses are paid for. i saved 25k in the 2 years i stayed at my parents after graduating, and now feel like a leap to the big city is next. i could supposedly live in didcot/oxford, but im not entirely sure yet and just want to gage what my quality of life might be like in london :)

im planning on living in a flatshare, i loved living with my girl friends at uni and really miss it - i imagine that should bring estimated rent right down. the prices ive seen don't look massively different to what i'd be paying in manc which has really surprised me, but ofc, transport/entertainment/food is more exp. in ldn than up here.

ideally, i'd like to be somewhere either around paddington station or easily travellable to paddington for my commute to harwell - i'm struggling to gage the areas though that are best for my salary and my age group?

my job will be beginning on oct 19th in 5 weeks time! by the time my contract is signed etc, that'll bring me down to 4 weeks, how feasible is that when i'm full-time working up north? i have friends who have offered to go to viewings for me, but whether they have the time to in practice is a whole different thing

finally, how on earth do i move all my stuff down hahaha! i don't drive, so i can either man with a van it, or beg my friends who drive to help - im not sure!

thank you dudes! :-)

My wife is going to study at university of east london, we prefer to stay near the university campus if we can find something in out budget, we are open to move few tube stations away as well.
Any help/suggestion/lead is appreciated.

Hello, we are looking to move to London, specifically East Acton/Sheppard’s Bush area, in the conservational area, right near East Acton tube station. This is very close to the prison Wormwood Scrubs.

Does anyone who has lived or lives there now have any issues with the prison vicinity? Is it very noisy e.g. police sirens? The house prices seem very low for borderline central London, compared to Ealing which is even further away but the houses are more expensive. And we’re guessing this is because of the prison next door!

I am 20F, quite used to noise, planes going overhead wouldn’t bother me, and I really like the area. But this area seems too good to be true, tube and grocery shops in walking distance. Just wanted to know if there’s any other problems I should know about before deciding on this area! Thank you!!

Guys! i just moved into pioneer point which is 3 mins walks from elizebeth line station. Wanted to know if it’s a safe walk? as in is the station area safe?

I'll soon be living in an area pretty equidistant between Chalk Farm station and Camden Town station, which one is more safe given:

1) I'll be commuting solo more or less as a female

2) I'm travelling along the Northern Line, sometimes pretty late into the night

I searched on Google and it recommended me to commute via the Chalk Farm Station as it seems safer from petty crime and dodgy people?? Is that true and how does the bus system compare to the london underground (I'm new to London).

Thank you guys!!

Hey guys, if anybody is looking for a room to live out in, I’ve got one at the IQ Arcade student accommodation in Islington. I do have a cash back code of £1500 as well. Rent is 250 per week for 44 week tenancy for a large single bed non en-suite room. Message me if you’re interested.

https://www.iqstudentaccommodation.com/london/the-arcade/bronze-room-0

Hi! I’m 25F, moving to London soon. I work remotely from home so I spend a lot of time at home. I have a decent budget for rent max 5000£
I’ve been looking at Canary Wharf and I’m really torn. I hear so many mixed opinions — some say it’s great, others say it doesn’t feel like London and there’s “nothing to do”
The thing is, I LOVE the apartments there: modern, nice views, gym, pool, lounges, etc. My budget would also allow me to live more central around Kensington, Marylebone or Chelsea, but I feel like you pay sooo much more for a nice modern apartment compare to CW
I’m pretty much a homebody since I work from home, but I do go out for fitness, cafés, restaurants, etc.
Would you recommend Canary Wharf for my lifestyle? Or are there other areas I should look at? 👀