Where's the best place to live if one works in London?

Question

Someone i know works in Mansion house and his partner in Liverpool Street. Where's the best area to rent in? Also, can anyone provide any insights into the kind of rent they should be looking at. And if possible, links to some letting agents.

Answer 1

I would avoid renting in central London as it's so damned expensive. As virtually everywhere is covered by the tube system, you could live a little bit further out and travel in which might make it cheaper.

It would depend though on what you're looking for. If you are a party animal then I suppose the closer to town the better as you can't always rely on night buses to get you home if you live in the sticks.

Just an idea of some places:
Bayswater/Queensway/Marble Arch - great for access to town, particularly Oxford Street shops, which are in walking distance, and Hyde Park, which is across the main road. Good and varied takeaway and restaurant choices too. Disadvantage is that parts of it are (or were) a red-light district which led to my friends and I running a daily gauntlet to the tube station.

West Norwood/Brixton - Good market and easy to get to town. Night bus runs there. No real disadvantages but can take a while to get into town in the morning due to traffic. Tubes sometimes do not stop at Brixton.

Forest Hill/Dulwich - Nice place to stay. Very green in comparison to many parts of London. Not on the tube though, if I remember rightly, so you would have to train it to Charing Cross then tube.

Morden - right at the end of the Northern Line. Is not really London at all and is near to Wimbledon which is quite trendy and good if you like tennis. Drawback is that it is a long old way to the end of the line and much of the housing is actually a distance from the station. Could be a problem if you work late or are out in town.

Answer 2

Which area of London will you be working in? Look for areas outside London - like commuter towns and villages - with good transport links into the city. What about Brookwood, Woking or Guildford? If you don't mind about a fairly lengthy train commute, it would be lovely to live on the Kent Coast - Whitstable, Margate, Broadstairs, all of which have good rail links into Victoria, London Bridge and Liverpool Street. Big downsides, rail fares aren't cheap and after a long working day you might not want a long ride home. Or, you can choose outer suburbs of London, like Kew, Wimbledon, Richmond, Chiswick, Barnet, Chislehurst etc, which are leafy and spacious without being outside London itself.

Answer 3

You can live in Bayswater, Paddington, Hyde Park, Marylebone, Fitzrovia, Mayfair, Notting Hill, Regents Park and the West End areas. There are many property consultant available. You can contact Kay & Company at http://www.kayandco.com/ for best information about London Properties.

Answer 4

Park Lane or Marble Arch

Answer 5

i know some good places and free..
- vauxhall the tunnel and you have only few meter till the tube station
- lots of parc (holand park) and is like to live in mansion
- any boats on the river...

Answer 6

If they are "arty" types then probably Shoreditch depending on their budget or Westminster (good transport links).

Answer 7

ealing is very nice, it will cost you around £1600 a month to rent a two bed flat...

Answer 8

the tower of london ha haa hha ha

Answer 9

peckham