If your rent is cheaper outside of London then you will pay more for the travel plus extra travelling takes up more of your time. The system is well made out.. there is no escape..

Average wage in London is still only around £41k- round £2,600pcm after tax. So even a small and shabby one bed in places mentioned in this video (most of which are psychologically outside London in any case) is going to be 60%+ of your whole pay check for the month.

Fun fact, Croydon had the first airport in the world, it's now an aviation museum just off the Purley Way.

Affordable and London, that is an extremely creative video title

Great summary video! You covered all the areas that I’m having my eyes on rn

I've been following you for a while now and I love this kind of well-crafted video. keep going !! :))

Amazingly helpful video! Looking to move to London and this is very helpful especially how you showed where they are on the map and commute times. Many thanks!

Just so you know, don't look to far into the statistics they definitely distort the numbers to get people to move into these rough areas.

Just watching The Onedin Line. The rent for a big house was £25.00 a year. Mind you, the series is set in 1860. 😁

For about 10 years in the 90s, I used walk past Clarence House on my way to work. I always thought that must be a great place to live.

Very helpful video, thank you!

It's tube zone verses accommodation. One you save in rent but lose in travel expenses. One can afford lunch at Pret . Another at Gregg's. With The way things are going. Robots will be serving you and you'll have to your own hair etc etc because there's no way the under payed service workers are going to crawl out from whatever cage they live in eating sick to survive to able to do anything at those cost of living prices. I used to live in Islington angel and Crouch end in the 90s. And made enough change to live abroad in my 30s. You can kiss that goodbye these day's. An I was a lowly service industry worker.

"Croydon has blossomed into the town it is today" omg i not sure i would have used the word "blossomed" lol

The way people underestimate Sutton amazes me. Safe, clean, green spaces, one of the top 3 boroughs with best schools and highest exam results. Stone's throw away from Wimbledon and Surrey. Sutton and Sutton Common and station get you into central quickly. Morden underground isn't far away from Sutton High Street. There are very few negatives.

I had to move to Romford in London to find a 1 bedroom house for 1050 but the council tax is massive and there's Elizabeth line to central London but when they close due to strike to get to work in central takes hours 😪

Good video. You keep saying "City of London" and I think you mean something like zones 1 and 2. The "City of London" means something else. It is a much smaller area, right in the middle of central London.

I think there are cheaper spots as you go abit further out of ealing, ealing as a west Londoner is expensive tbh. There are places like Greenford, hanwell, hayes, Ruislip, Hillingdon, Uxbridge and are got links into london and are pretty much safe. North west aswell like harrow Edgware, burnt oak, collingdale have all seen changes with new shops, apartments etc

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Good summary. it would definitely be Ealing for me otherwise I'll just stay in Amersham which is quieter and greener but still has an OK commute.

Coulsdon Purley and sanderstead south Croydon in general is very nice it’s got affluence trains to London and it’s leafy with low crime

Well researched! I'm buying but interesting to see what rental prices are like in some of these areas as I had considered a few in my property search.

My fiance and I are considering movinh there. However considering these locations are good prime spot a bit outside London, we wanna be more on the outside. Any recommendation and what of living outside Manchester as well?

Jan 2022 I was looking at moving to Ealing but couldnt find any nice properties for the money. It was mad to think a one-bed flat that is not so nice would be £1300+, instead I found a place in Kew Gardens for the same price. Arguably a much much nicer area than Ealing. Only downside is the District line...

Sutton is a great area indeed, with fantastic links to Victoria and London Bridge Ealing is not 'affordable' anymore I am afraid, I would also not include it in this guide. I suspect Streatham high was now shown in the video because it is a horrible place to be, let alone live near. Croydon is one of the largest boroughs and has a large variety of areas. You can live in nice leafy areas like Purley or Coulsdon and have no idea about crime infested West Croydon or ghettos on the north of the borough. Walthamstow is ok if you like East London and ready to pay extra for less than nice area just because it is close to Central London.

The average salary in London as on 2022 is 33K to 35k, wages in the uk are very low, 55k is a very good salary

Hi, thanks forthe informative video. I wonder how would Wembley rank when compared with the list of towns you recommended. Is it better or worse.

thanks a lot for this video :)

53 k a year??? You're Aving a giraffe mate! That is not the average wage in London.

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Very useful video and useful information, but as a 20 year old Serbian-Spanish guy on a Spanish salary moving to London in September 2023, I will still have to live on the streets 😂😂. I hope that once in London I find a good job. Anyway, again, a very helpful video. Thanks!

Excellent video!

Can you pls make an episode cover how pension system works in UK? Public as well as private provider, thanks

Walthamstow may be affordable, but anyone considering even stepping a foot here should consider news, like the one from 23 Feb 2023 "The London neighbourhood where 8 people have been stabbed in 10 days within a mile of each other"... fancy a guess which neighbourhood it is about?

Walthamstow was a nice neighborhood

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Interesting video! But its still insane that these prices are more expensive than any other major UK city.

as a young person i really would like to chase a job in London because, i love the city and i love city life. it has come to my attention i dont want to live a very lavish lifestyle but enough to be financially stable so this has given me a heads up on how and what i can do to achieve that goal.

Sorry, I live in Bexley. No way can you find a flat for the prices you have quoted?

Most of the places mentioned here can be very unsafe at night. I guess the 'low' prices reflect that...

Hello please where do you get videos of places in UK? Is that from a website or app? Thanks Will appreciate if anyone in the comment section can help too

Always a big fan of Ealing! However, it is hard to find anywhere cheap to rent. I think Acton would be a cheaper alternative

My fave part of London is Chiswick. I lived there for 4 years and loved it.

Walthamstow!? I live there. What nightlife? Stilk dumpy and not much there

I love Bromley. An amazing borough and also great if you have a car

Croydon is "vibrant"? Are we talking about the same place?

Thx for the video

What about Goldhurst Terrace West Hampstead?

1100 to 1200 for one bedroom, in a house share is insulting. Think about it. To afford that one bedroom without a guarantor, you'd need to make at least 36 fucking thousands pounds a year! Or pretty much a good paying position as an IT technician. To live in a flat share! Barring Walthamstow, most of these places are well over an hour commute from Central London. With massive TfL fees or being car dependent in a city that punishes you for owning one.

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Well Done Video! - For the average salary, San Francisco and SF Bay Area is way MORE expensive than London for housing. In fact, I know a few Brits n they told me the exact same thing.

What's the rent in Bromley?

Any affordable accommodation around University of Roehampton, London, Uk

lived in walthamstow in 2004 and 2007/8, it was very cheap by london standards then. Though it wasn't. cool yet, it has 20min train straight to liverpool st where we hung out alot, a tube station at either side, connections to stratford (also fledgling at the time but hd some friends live there as it was cheap also, def not anymore post olympics). I mostly liked the markets everyday and all the shops so you had access to everything. The diversity of cultures also meant heaps of good and cheap food. The village was still cute and quaint though not half as busy as now, but i loved it then. Now its VERY trendy so would not be cheap. We paid £1360 a month for a 4 bed flat above a juice bar and cafe on the high st in 2008. :We were all on cheap wages in retail/arts/office work in our mid 20s. Would hate to think how people on those wages live in london now. I know the wage is gone up but I earnt, £6.50phr at the Tate modern bookshop in 2008. Apparently its only abt £10/11 still which is not much of a rise when you consider cost of living and 15years have passed. I went there in October to visit fam and friends and couldn't believe I got charged £3.90 for a cappuccino. Thats a third of an hourly retail wage. Insane!! (live in Australia now). I love london, wish it was affordable, if i ever livedin uk itd have to be our in Kent or west sussex or something ha. :(

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Thanks for your content :)

Good information

Please make a video for students as well who are allowed to work max 20 hours per week earning only 800-900 per month.

you make croyden. look nice

The areas outlines in this video have traditionally been know to be quite rough in parts. Always do your own research about crime rates, doctors, etc.

My mates Mark and Jez live in croydon.

Nice I don't know anything about South Woodford. I don't think flats close to East Croydon station would be affordable.

South Croydon is actually fine

Why do you say Brexley and show Streatham Hill which is 10km away? Is it to confuse the viewer?

I was lived in Streatham Hill, i not change by nothing that place

In surrey is it good? Wer planning to move and migrate..but checking where is it good..

For someone who schools in university of East London, where would you advice one to get accommodation?

I love how you say croydon is bad but Lewisham is worse haha, not so long ago Lewisham, Peckham and Brixton were no go areas and there is still knife grime and gangs till this day, although they are being gentrified now

I told myself that I will not live in London unless Im getting a six figure job. The struggle is not worth it 🤣🤣. Great content though 👌

One of your best made videos. Very professional and informative! I know a much better way to reduce my rent/mortgage costs. I can just move in with you! Lol I’ll take your ‘spare’ room. I know it’s ‘Free For Me’ Lmao. By the looks of fings, it will be like living at Buckingham Palace! You look absolutely amazing as usual! I Love You Poppy!

Croydon is one of the cheaper boroughs for a reason.

could you also share Flats and its location, I am also looking for 2 bedroom apartment at high rise building near to London , Travel distance 30 to 40 min

Crime is a key factor for me. What is the best most accurate source of data for that?

Streatham is great but we own our house so my opinion is a bit skewed

Where’s Hounslow on your list? Most glamorous town outside of London.

The average rental price in London isn’t £1.9k now, let alone when this video was made.

Nowhere outside of the N / S circular is really London. They’re suburbs

Enfield became very expensive. Croydon is down now , not nice at all

Avarage salary in London 50k?? This is not true.

Yo I used to live in a studio flat in King cross for 1400 a month

Ain’t that in Kent not London

Please don't forget the council tax so add £350 to the £1900

I think it would have made sense to also ad 2&3 bedroom rent price 🤷🏽‍♀️

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Hi poppy can I work in the United Kingdom

I rather buy and old Ford cortina ghia estate 1977 for my room to sleep and get a job at old Cars junk yard

That's called greater London

Sutton - no way, boring as hell. Croydon - you cannot be serious, totally trashed. If you go a bit further out, say Dorking in Surrey. (about 50minutes to Victoria) or similar places expect to pay less than being closer to the centre.

Move up North, it's more affordable to rent a house or apartment

Sutton and Bromley are the only locations in your list East Asians will feel safe. East Asians also like Kingston.

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Don’t care what anyone says, I like Croydon.

Hounslow is the best. Its not the most expensive place ever and has an easy 1 hour commute central.

The further away from London, the better

im moving to london lol

I love the way, the average people who live in London, can’t even afford it

53000 , half of that is 1900?

Lewisham is horrible

Disparities are ridiculous! Not how my parents or their parents lived. In 1978 a 3 bed detached suburban London home was worth £25,000 and the average salary back then was £7,500pa. That same house today will cost anything from 465,000 to 800,000 depending on whether or not its in Orpington or Chislehurst. The later being a lot more expensive. Either way it's not surprising many connot even dream of ever owning a home in London.

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What about if you work in Tesco adds etc Argos your local builders b&q who the fuck earns over 50 k 😂😂😂😂😂😂