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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.
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man thats beautiful
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Brother in law does basically that commute (lives 2 miles over). He hates it and wants to ditch London and job he loves as a result but he's stuck with a stupid mortgage and a stupid car loan etc plus 2 kids.
I'd never do it 4 or 5 days but 3 might be do-able.
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Yeah I can see why you are drawn to that, its bloody fantastic.
I've done various commutes work wise, longest was from Southampton to Dorchester which is roughly what you are talking but I was close to the station.
As others have said the 3 miles ride is going to be what gets you, one other thing thats worth mentioning IMO is that (I think) interest rates are only going to go up, meaning mortgage repayments are only going to go up. I would be nervous about stretching myself financially at this point in time, but this just me, I'm quite risk adverse. -
@hugo7 makes a good point - if thats your budget why move out of Leytonstone? My pals bought a great place for a bit more than that but if you were to aim for 750 and spend 150 on refurb/exrtension you'd have a very similar place, and the right parts of East London are quite close to countryside (well, more N Walthamstow direction).
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https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-66048801.html
Bloody gorgeous
Might be a stupid question, but do you/your partner have to work in London? Or could relocation and change of workplace be possible
Obviously some careers are a lot easier to do this than others
rogan
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Vesalius
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.