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Yes. 100%. London is actually mint when you are in it, but shit if you are on the outside looking in. I never wanted to live here but sort of ended up same situation as you (sans 35ok) and have loved it ever since. I have only ever lived East so that way biased...
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-67039459.html
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-57048690.htmlJust be careful going much past Mile End road...
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I've never lived or worked there. Never wanted to. But life changed inthe last 12 months and I'm rather more free to move around now. A good company want to talk to me, which means there's the possibility of moving to/working in London. But I know zip about London except that it's expensive.
I bought my 1 bed with a private 20sqm terrace in west dulwich for ~330
We were basically deciding between, decent outdoor space (terrace, large balcony) or 2 beds at a budget of 350k
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what areas would be ok to live in without a bullet proof vest?
anywhere except north london
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avoid west london
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also avoid east and south west
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I have a spacious two-bed on zone 3/4 boundary that will - when I get round to actually doing anything about it - sell for around £290k. There are still cheap pockets around. Some are cheap because they're awful, and some are cheap because it's a bit of a pain to get to work. Go for the latter and cycle and you're well away...
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and avoid all home counties
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Whether you're planning on cycling to work, etc or public transport will make quite a difference.
If you're cycling then you don't really want to have to pass through central London every day (although plenty do) but there aren't any real restrictions. If you're thinking of public transport then you need to start considering nearest tube, what line your office is on, what the buses are like, etc which can make a big difference.
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There're a lot of Warner flats available for that amount in Leyton E10 / Walthamstow E17, esp if you're OK being the Clapton / St Johns side. Mate of mine is trying to sell his for under that and has been for months now, and it's a nice flat.
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I know that I'm late with this, but I found https://www.findproperly.co.uk/faster-by-public-transport-or-bike.php to be quite helpful.
I think it uses TFL data, and take into account what @Sparky said about public transport being awful sometimes.
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I need London house advice.
I've never lived or worked there. Never wanted to. But life changed inthe last 12 months and I'm rather more free to move around now. A good company want to talk to me, which means there's the possibility of moving to/working in London. But I know zip about London except that it's expensive.
Basically I need advice on areas to check out rent/mortgage costs. Could I buy a 1-2 bed flat for less than 350k? If so, what areas would be ok to live in without a bullet proof vest?
(potential work being north of the river, north to north east)