Working near London Bridge - where to live?
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ouchmonkey
Singe Gainsbourg
have we ruled out overland trains as a way in?
Greenwich is two stops out from London Bridge and you may be able to get somethin for £1000pm
Greenwich is two stops out from London Bridge and you may be able to get somethin for £1000pm
ouchmonkey
Singe Gainsbourg
are you being sarcastic or mean?
cesare
shady's dreams ♥
http://www.gumtree.com/london/22/37147622.html (just an example)
Walking distance from London Bridge
Walking distance from London Bridge
if you want a bit of greenery i would say forest hill, i like forest hill^^^This. If I were shift working and had £1k pm to throw at the problem, I'd go as central as possible. Borough/SE1 area has a bit of a sense of community and you'd probably be able to walk to work.
If I wanted more space for my money, or wanted something at a lower price and didn't mind being tied to trains that operate between 6am-midnight, then I'd go for somewhere down one of the overland train lines out of LB.
I've lived on the Forest Hill train line for most of the last 10 years and it's got a lot better in terms of reliability - I think Donna F's experience was a few years ago?
lighterthief
Well-Known Member
Yup, Hackney is decent for getting to the City/London Bridge.
ouchmonkey
Singe Gainsbourg
except it's not really a place so much as the space between other places. It has nice bits though
Guineveretoo
Mostly bewildered
There are so many places that are within a short (15 minutes) commuting distance of London Bridge, because it is a mainline station! I think it depends what you want, and what your priorities are.
Whatever ChrisFilter says up there, South Norwood and the area around here is a very popular place for people who commute to London Bridge, because you can have a place with a garden round here, and because it is much quieter and less frantic than central London, which a lot of people like. It also has Croydon for shopping, which I don't like, but many do.
Personally, I would avoid having to commute on the underground every day, because I hate the underground, and would find it really depressing to have to go into a tunnel on the way to work every day. I don't get enough daylight as it is, because I work during most of the daylight hours except in the summer. However, London Bridge is also well served by the underground, so that opens up the rest of London.
This means it is impossible to advise you, though
Whatever ChrisFilter says up there, South Norwood and the area around here is a very popular place for people who commute to London Bridge, because you can have a place with a garden round here, and because it is much quieter and less frantic than central London, which a lot of people like. It also has Croydon for shopping, which I don't like, but many do.
Personally, I would avoid having to commute on the underground every day, because I hate the underground, and would find it really depressing to have to go into a tunnel on the way to work every day. I don't get enough daylight as it is, because I work during most of the daylight hours except in the summer. However, London Bridge is also well served by the underground, so that opens up the rest of London.
This means it is impossible to advise you, though
I doubt you'd get much for that in central Greenwich, but 1k a month should certainly get a decent flat in east Greenwich.
Tbh though if I were going to be working shifts starting at odd hours I'd live within walking distance or a short bus journey.
lighterthief
Well-Known Member
Have you considered cycling to work? Might open up a number of different possibilities.
What do you mean?
It has a small high street with useful shops, a few decent traditional pubs, a few style bars (if that's your sort of thing), quite a few restaurants, a super market, a park & quite a lot of nice streets.
Kennington is a pretty decent area if you ask me, I don't live there, but go there regularly as I have friends that live there.
Guineveretoo
Mostly bewildered
What do you mean?
It has a small high street with useful shops, a few decent traditional pubs, a few style bars (if that's your sort of thing), quite a few restaurants, a super market, a park & quite a lot of nice streets.
Kennington is a pretty decent area if you ask me, I don't live there, but go there regularly as I have friends that live there.
And a theatre (isn't the Oval theatre in Kennington?)
Yup, it's kind of behind Oval tube station, though technically that area is really Kennington.
vauxhallmum
had to scrap the cheap car
Agree with Kennington/ Oval.
Not grotty but not super flash either, easy to get to places plus a nice big green bit.
Not grotty but not super flash either, easy to get to places plus a nice big green bit.
quimcunx
imprimeo, lamino, distribuo
What do you mean?
It has a small high street with useful shops, a few decent traditional pubs, a few style bars (if that's your sort of thing), quite a few restaurants, a super market, a park & quite a lot of nice streets.
Kennington is a pretty decent area if you ask me, I don't live there, but go there regularly as I have friends that live there.
Quiet at night but, as already said very easy to get to london bridge, easy enough to walk even, should you need to, and easy to get to brixton and hobnob at offline.
Wolfie Smith
Sociable Worker
Bloody hell that's right where I used to live in the 1980's!
The East London line is not functional at the moment which may make travelling from Wapping tricky.
cesare
shady's dreams ♥
100 bus (frequent service) up to Tower Hill, then walk from there. Or walk all the way, only about 30 minutes innit. Wapping's nice and quiet with local shops and loads of parks & the river.
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