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Anyone commute from Pisti's favourite town, Brighton?
Just been offered a room with two good friends in a ridiculously beautiful house in a nice part of Hove. My concern is costs/times of getting either to clients in Putney or to Soho when I need to.
Currently live in Clapton, so an hour and a half door to door to Putney if I catch the train with equipment or a 45 min sweaty cycle. And to Soho 60 minute bus journey with gear or 25 minute cycle. Train ticket from Hackney Central to Putney £45.00 p/month. Plus PAYG Oyster averaging about £20.00 p/week.
Weekly train ticket from Brighton to Putney: £86.70
Monthly: £333.00
But wouldn't need to come in every week. Probably every second week for main client (Putney) and then occasional days in Soho.
Rent is marginally more expensive than what I pay at the moment, but still very good (I pay dirt at the moment which is why I've lived in the same shit-hole for three years).
Think I've answered my own question re. costs. But what about hassle - i.e. are trains often delayed on the line between Brighton/Clapham? Easy to get a seat? Frequent? Earliest train leaving Brighton? Latest train leaving Clapham?
Answers on a postcard. Or here. Gracias.