Moving to Islington EC1
Discussion
Hi everyone.
Completed an online test last week for a very popular web startup, and have been asked to go down for an interview.
They are based at 100 City Road, London
Just wondered where people would recommend to live in London which would give me the best commute, respective of price and time. Have been looking on rightmove and an average flat within 5 miles would cost me about 800/mo, is this right?
Still not sure whether to go or not, but would be interesting to know!
Completed an online test last week for a very popular web startup, and have been asked to go down for an interview.
They are based at 100 City Road, London
Just wondered where people would recommend to live in London which would give me the best commute, respective of price and time. Have been looking on rightmove and an average flat within 5 miles would cost me about 800/mo, is this right?
Still not sure whether to go or not, but would be interesting to know!
I'd suggest Angel. It's just outside the Congestion Zone, you could walk (or, indeed, cycle) to work from there and it's a pretty cool place to live/socialise. I'd imagine the permits are now £100 a year but, what with rents going up of late, you might need to spend a little more than £800 a month (unless you're sharing). I wouldn't suggest living near or on City Road itself as it's a bit of a dump.
Dalston, Shoreditch, Whitechapel, Stepney Green, Wapping....
Dont know your upper budget or how many bedrooms you're after. Angel is an expensive area to rent in, as is EC1 2 3 & 4. However ~a mile east in the E1 E2 E5 E8 E9 areas its more affordalble albeit less desirable
Look at places on the northern line or and easy cycling distance if you want ease of commute and look at zone 1 or 2 if you want a cheap ticket. Although i Commute to Angel daily and a 1-4 weekly travel card is ~£36 monthly its ~£146 which gives me a huge saving of £4 a month... Journey time is approx 40mins but can be a squeeze.
Just depends if you want to spend £xxxx per month on a shoebox on works door step or £xxxx on a 2 bed flat thats 3 miles away.
Dont know your upper budget or how many bedrooms you're after. Angel is an expensive area to rent in, as is EC1 2 3 & 4. However ~a mile east in the E1 E2 E5 E8 E9 areas its more affordalble albeit less desirable
Look at places on the northern line or and easy cycling distance if you want ease of commute and look at zone 1 or 2 if you want a cheap ticket. Although i Commute to Angel daily and a 1-4 weekly travel card is ~£36 monthly its ~£146 which gives me a huge saving of £4 a month... Journey time is approx 40mins but can be a squeeze.
Just depends if you want to spend £xxxx per month on a shoebox on works door step or £xxxx on a 2 bed flat thats 3 miles away.
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