Looking for a room in SW London

[AyBee]

I'm 23, graduated this year and moved to london in november but am currently living with my uncle. I want/need to move out shortly and quite fancy the balham/clapham south area since most of my friends live around the clapham area. I've so far tried gumtree and spareroom.co.uk (the free section) just searching for "room" or "bedroom" in either "clapham" or "balham" but I'm not getting much luck. Are there any lesser known areas around there that I should be searching for that are still nice or other good websites I should be trying? My budget is up to about £700pcm including bills but nearly every email I send gets no response and my 2 wanted adverts on gumtree have so far received a combined 1 response so I need to find a new approach to try alongside what I'm doing already! Any advice welcomed.

Thanks!

[RemainAllHoof]

Earlsfield and Southfields. Raynes Park is a bit further out but within short train journey (4 stops) to Clapham. Vauxhall further in so probably more expensive.

[jimmyjam]

Carry on down the Northern line, gets cheaper the further you go, Tooting, Colliers Wood, Morden

[AyBee]

jimmyjam said:

Carry on down the Northern line, gets cheaper the further you go, Tooting, Colliers Wood, Morden

I know this, but I have no idea what the areas are like the further down you get. I don't want to get too far away for those times when I have to travel by tube to work and also getting to Clapham for social events gets harder the further away I get...

[jimmyjam]

Tooting is alright, bit like Balham was 10 years ago, decent boozers, good curry restaurants, few late night spots.
Colliers Wood is quiet with not much going on but not too far from the action in Tooting. Morden is ste

[Daisy Duke]

You could try Clapham North/Stockwell which is only a ten minute walk to Clapham High St. Or, if you don't mind a bit of a walk/bus ride to a tube station (or get the train to commute into the centre), what about the Streatham Hill area?

[fido]

jimmyjam said:

Tooting is alright, bit like Balham was 10 years ago, decent boozers, good curry restaurants, few late night spots.
Colliers Wood is quiet with not much going on but not too far from the action in Tooting. Morden is ste

Pretty much concurs with my experience. At least two or three good pubs in Tooting, but it's only a couple of stops or bus ride from Clapham if that's where you want to hang out.