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This is good info. Yeah the 3 mile trip from the house to the train station is the bit I don't like. The other option would be drive to station and tube other end and then train home together in the evening.
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-66048801.html
This is the house btw.
Tenderloin
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Long distance commuting is more tolerable the more time that you spend (as a percentage of total journey) on a single mode of transport IMO
I now have a ~3 minute walk, 60-75 minute train then 10 minute walk which is about as good as it can get for me. Before that I had to do a 20 minute (3-4 mile) Brompton ride across town after the train which was ok but it does gets annoying. Brompton was a lot faster than the tube for me and showering at the office meant I could get up later.
IMO travel between home and station is the most important bit to decrease, a 3 mile Brompton ride home might be lovely in the summer but it's a completely different proposition if you're getting off a crowded, delayed train in pissing sleet in January.
Of course a long commute is always gonna be a bit shit - depends if the positives are worth it for you (they are for me). Mind you I've never lived in London so who knows what I'm missing out on.