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How much of a ballache would this be?
It'll be manageable. Humans can adapt to most things.
How big a change of life would this be?
Huge.
Your wife will need to learn to drive tout suite.
My commutes used to be 20min bike or 30-45min on public transport. Now it's 1hr to 1.30hr either motorbike or train (12min walk, 25-35min train, 5-25min tube, 5min walk).
I always miss my old London cycling commutes. But the Thameslink train into St Pancras/Farringdon is usually pretty good. And if I didn't have the tube at the end it wouldn't be as bad.
For us within 1 mile of a station was a must. Over that and your moving into driving territory and car park fees (and depending on the size of your car park fighting for a space). Also cycling from the station in that part of the world is different from London. It'll be 100% cunts.
umop3pisdnumop3pisdn makes a good point on transport changes tho. Mrs Hugo7 used to work near one of the London train stations and started around 9.30am. Consequencally her commute decreased from her London one as the train was only ever 25min max, always with a seat and just a 2min walk the other end.
If you're already on the property lader in Leytonstone and that's your budget I can't see why you would move out. But then that's me.
You won't see your friends much and bar the odd occasion they'll never come to you. But then once you have kids you won't see them anyway, so it doesn't matter and the train journey will give you some peace for a short while.
Not trying to sound like a dick, but what are you actually hoping to gain? Just living in a fancy house?
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Question which might be better placed in the 'moving out of London' thread but here goes.
We're looking at a house which is outside of London, its an absolute beaut, top end of our budget but gets us so much more than in London. We would both need to commute 4 days per week, 1 day wfh. The commute would be 3mile brompton, Thameslink into London (Finsbury Park or Kings X) and then either tube or brompton at the other end. So probably 1:10-1:30 door to door. My partner doesn't drive, I do (don't currently have a car). We work 9-5 but I have flexi hours. Don't have kids (yet).
How much of a ballache would this be? How big a change of life would this be? Currently living in Leytonstone, so not super central but worried we would just never see any of our friends, no uber, can't just 'pop' into town etc.
We aren't looking to move out of London as we love living here but this house is really lovely, seems commutable and is near to my partners parents.