I found 10 most affordable areas to live in London

[@fruzsinagyemant7056]

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..

[@PoppyDontree]

Sad but true (mostly). I did a detailed cost comparison between living in London vs renting out my house in London and pay for much cheaper rent in Newcastle, turns out it costs roughly the same due to the train fares. BUT if you only go in the office say once or twice every quarter then it could work... which for most people may not be practical to do so.

[@Dehydratedpencil]

It's not really the "system", because it is simply supply and demand. More people want to be closer to their place of work (which is usually in Central London) so they will pay more. That's it. If you don't like it, move up North where you can live in a 1 bed flat for 400 a month.

[@aman8086]

@@Dehydratedpencilrent has increased everywhere not just in central cities, a one bed in Leeds ( not central areas) can be 700-800 a month, and it’s not really the most desirable place to live. Also there is a huge amount of empty flats and houses in London - you can research this. Which could be made into housing and inhabited but because of greed they are not. You have to also remember many people are born in London, have their schools, colleges, and jobs there as well as their family support system unfortunately it’s not that simple there’s a lot that goes into relocation.

[@jakehowie442]

Bullsh…you don’t have to live in London. People think you do, you don’t. Tories need to invest outside of London in Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds

[@Code-on-TRIP]

take train in uk is convenient. Use railcard! Different age has different discount. And there's a discount code too.

[@afh001]

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.

[@bigslim5847]

😂😂😂😂41k only yeah I’m getting 28k haha this is a joke

[@oanalesnic79]

​@@bigslim5847I believe the average is 30k. Not everyone works in finance. 🤷‍♀️

[@bigslim5847]

@@oanalesnic79 if Emory people are in 30k everyone is broke really unless your making some really correct moves over the long term

[@SV-tc8cu]

Median pay in London according to ONS was 33k last year

[@BibieeBaanbu]

Hi sorry I can’t help but notice are you Thai? If so would you recommend a good area with 1500 budget in 2024? ขอบคุณคะ

[@yuggoof]

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

[@Grrrrrrr123]

Croydon is dangerous and grotty

[@mildlydispleased3221]

​​@@Grrrrrrr123Have you actually left the Town Centre? Most of Croydon is mansions and leafy suburbs.

[@Davefacestation]

Croydon airport was opened nearly a decade after there were already airports in America in Maryland and Vancouver.

[@KamuiYN]

I was born in Croydon

[@jeppe2351]

Now theyre flying up to heaven

[@mikes8873]

Affordable and London, that is an extremely creative video title

[@tan8813]

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

[@WatchthisandChill]

55K would be a good salary for a solicitor or GP. Where did the number come from?

[@victorianhouserestoration]

​@@WatchthisandChill that is low for solicitor or gp

[@bluceree7312]

Yeah the maker of the video oddly chose 53 as a salary. Weird prime number to choose that does not refer to anything, except maybe her actual salary.

[@jakehowie442]

33k is low in London, average rest of U.K.

[@skeen878]

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.

[@AJ-kb9hf]

If you are looking to buy - this area is great for that too. You can get a decent size property for less money than other parts of London

[@jakehowie442]

How much for a house?

[@dersatic9994]

It’s miles away though

[@skeen878]

@dersatic9994 Then buy closer to central London in Putney or Fulham, but the budget needs to be big - several million pounds for a basic 3 bed house kinda big. Sutton isn't close to central, but not uncomfortably far, as in how it feels to travel or drive from Birmingham to London, for example. 3 beds in Sutton range from 600K to 700K. 4+ beds you need closer to 1 million for the nicer parts of Sutton (the conservation areas etc). You can get a little bit closer to central by buying in Mitcham, but then those areas aren't as safe as Sutton and the schools aren't good. Croydon council is bankrupt and it's just not as safe as Sutton either. London is expensive...You need to be a multi millionaire to live close to central and you still need a decent budget to consider yourself "far" in Greater London.

[@skeen878]

​@jakehowie442 600k - 700K for a 3 bed. 1 million+ for 4 bed detached in a nice part like the conservation areas.

[@Scarlettvoid]

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.

[@feelgoodvibes1624]

Here is my list: Sutton Ealing Deptford Greenwich Acton - albeit being now more expensive with gentrification Streatham (the sides connected to Clapham) Croydon(if you really need to go- south part😉) Bromley Willesden Green Bounds Green

[@squiddyfan1165]

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.

[@Iceageonmars]

Bounds Green is great - tube station, train station, surrounded by lovely areas, parks and most of all, affordable!

[@-Osiris-]

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

[@evanzygerrard1215]

Where do you live?

[@-Osiris-]

@@evanzygerrard1215 I lived in Croydon for eight years from 2015 to 2023

[@evanzygerrard1215]

@@-Osiris- where and what bad experience did you have? If Croydon isn’t vibrant then London itself isn’t vibrant at all

[@KennaDeMerkedo]

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?

[@icilmaa]

Which neighbourhood because I live in Walrham Forest? It might be affordable for some but prices have just got ridiculous.

[@julshere09]

I know, lived in Walthamstow central and I didn’t feel safe at night. I don’t understand who buys a luxury apartment there

[@SV-tc8cu]

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.

[@shaheer9852]

south croydon is one of the best areas in London

[@ChristopherJRobin]

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.

[@ima1flirt]

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

[@verykeen2please]

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

[@PoppyDontree]

Haha I do get what you mean. It's up and coming though 😁

[@skeen878]

​@@PoppyDontreeCouncil has gone bankrupt. Croydon isn't up and coming.

[@MozD]

…and crime is an issue there.

[@feelgoodvibes1624]

Exactly, I saw the prices compared to 3-4 years ago 🫨

[@beanut.putter]

Exploded, combusted, metastasized, etc.

[@-_-11k52]

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

[@bigpabl3300]

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

[@PoppyDontree]

Appreciate the comment, thank you!

[@Poliss95]

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

[@PoppyDontree]

Mind blowing 🤯

[@tomokeefe89]

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

[@clambert608]

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...

[@Umopuns]

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

[@rayray117]

I live in Streatham but why ppl have fascination to go to central. Central is the worst unless u work there, I avoid that place like the plague.

[@lookingfora6795]

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 😪

[@SiriusXAim]

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.

[@harrysbidos]

I pay 1100 rent and I earn 29500. So it is definitely affordable if you earn 30k...

[@rofekahmed3976]

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

[@Alan_Mac]

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.

[@lhefe85]

I agree, Ealing is a lovely area, a lot of people don't even know about it. Definitely a hidden gem.

[@Code-on-TRIP]

take train in uk is convenient. Use railcard! Different age has different discount. And there's a discount code too.

[@kruxxme5372]

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

[@projectgenes1s]

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

[@rodolphodecastrorodrigues7457]

53k£ is not the avarage salary in London. It is 44k£ according to The Times in 2024. If you are younger, like bellow 30, it is even lower than 44k.

[@ethelibarrola6813]

Yes, she is a layer

[@feelgoodvibes1624]

💯

[@richild3967]

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

[@oksanav88]

Which area of Bromley is the best?

[@ginomoujik8488]

It's crazy not to rent near where you work or study in London. Also one beds are horrible. Find a flat share within a walking distance of your vocation!

[@jonahmardling]

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.

[@BalaclavaBuddy]

My mates Mark and Jez live in croydon.

[@raheembisi]

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

[@CCCZMC]

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

[@westcoast747]

You can’t polish a 💩

[@evanzygerrard1215]

Even city is worse. They just find a way to tarnish Croydon’s image when there are far worst places in London

[@impamiizgraa]

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.

[@Code-on-TRIP]

take train in uk is convenient. Use railcard! Different age has different discount. And there's a discount code too.

[@woofolliesmydog8628]

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

[@kobartlett]

I managed the Cafe Rouge there in 97-2000. It’s Chipotle now. Chiswick is very nice. I lived in Wimbledon Village, but the 93 bus and district line suck

[@CheekyCultured]

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

[@cutiedizzle]

Greenford, Perivale and Hanwell would be cheaper

[@nootnoot-2]

I love ealing!

[@MrMarcy76]

I live in Ealing and it is very expensive.

[@dessertspring6206]

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

[@PoppyDontree]

Thanks for the idea!

[@angelicaochoa7026]

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!

[@Code-on-TRIP]

take train in uk is convenient. Use railcard! Different age has different discount. And there's a discount code too.

[@noeditvideo38]

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

[@wildheartxxx135]

I am coming to UK too

[@kazisirajussalakin2652]

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

[@ormsk954]

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.

[@georgegiorgino88]

To be honest anywhere after zone 1 and 2, doesn't feel like London

[@victorgodoviclopez]

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!

[@PoppyDontree]

It's always very difficult at the start but you'll make it. Best wishes.

[@anthonydowling3356]

Get a room in a house share .Its maybe £400 a month . ? When i lived in London in the 80s and 90 s i lived in what was called a bedsit .I do not know if they exist any more ? I am back in Dublin now where rents are also sky high .I am lucky to live in a Council flat though with very reasonable rent .

[@crystalwaters8852]

House share is the way to go, it works out cheaper.

[@anushkachopra9540]

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.

[@Donny427]

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

[@PoppyDontree]

Yes they are!

[@kenlee224]

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.

[@troipang5108]

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

[@anthonydowling3356]

What is it then ?

[@cool_cat007smoove3]

​@@anthonydowling3356Good question

[@svlagonda7417]

People are stupid moving to London. EVERYTHING is significantly more expensive than everywhere else in the UK and service levels are half as good.

[@Artemstorozhuk]

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

[@hpatel5714]

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

[@isabelladee2036]

Very helpful video, thank you!

[@fotoautomatmusic]

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. :(

[@mirilil5185]

South Croydon is actually fine

[@margaretpepper3550]

Writing as an older person, I think that most people of my age do not recognise the areas covered in your report & only see it as a cultural wasteland. My advice to anyone young is to move out of London & BUY a flat/studio outside of zone 6.

[@benleigh2]

Oh... the rent in Surrey Quays is like 700

[@70kg589]

Very selective choice of photos for Enfield - not all of it is as nice as the crown and horseshoes! Great video regardless 👍

[@ascendedworld8302]

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.

[@TheVaughan5]

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.

[@stim90]

South Norwood useful little spot

[@neworldcreator]

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[@PoppyDontree]

Thank you and all the best to your channel!

[@avanteccs.5497]

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.

[@PoppyDontree]

I heard the same. Someone told me they earn $90k in the Bay area and doesn't feel like that's even enough.

[@Mallorcation]

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

[@driversseat1707]

Walthamstow was a nice neighborhood

[@dickybow4119]

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

[@alyu1129]

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

[@SassyveeSceneries]

What's the rent in Bromley?

[@indranidasgupta1511]

What about Goldhurst Terrace West Hampstead?

[@kevdeegregory2869]

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?

[@missc541]

The Southeast London areas are rough! (Newcross, deptford, lewisham, catford bellingham etc) Over crowded because of the many mish mash of towerblocks and blocks of flats being squashed in all spaces (complete eyesores) and with the good family houses that lewisham council had allowed greedy landlords to be converted into multiple occupancy full of PROBLEMATIC people (mostly men - drugs alcoholics, mental health etc) dumping is out of control they will fast become rat/mice infested areas if not already. Avoid like the plague under all circumstances!

[@cool_cat007smoove3]

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

[@himanshusoni9]

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

[@nirunkosaiyakanon8167]

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[@PoppyDontree]

ขอบคุณค้าป๋า

[@armandie1981]

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

[@Zlervo]

Croydon is one of the cheaper boroughs for a reason.

[@evanzygerrard1215]

Which reason?

[@chrisbennett6260]

so no tottenham then ?

[@WoodyWanderer]

London is only worth it if you’re a couple . Why would you want to share a house with a stranger for 1000 . And You probably need to earn atleast 50k a year for own place . Anything higher than zone 2 isn’t worth it imo I’d rather pay 100 more to live somewhere good

[@upfulsoul826]

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

[@PoppyDontree]

Yep I think you'll need to go a bit further away from the station.

[@paulm2467]

South Woodford is pretty nice, it’s a very middle class suburb with good housing, a nice high street and less than half an hour on the central line to the City, it isn’t cheap though as it’s very popular with young professionals and city financial workers.

[@bigslim5847]

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

[@victorianhouserestoration]

Think you don't realise how many people in London earn a lot more

[@intial_j4611]

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

[@BlessedPetrel]

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 👌

[@LDNpat]

I enjoy my life here on much less... and so do a vast majority of people that live here! 100k salary in London is very rare.

[@michealjustice1663]

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

[@clipstheonly2513]

Maybe Romford

[@alexandremarciuscunha7766]

Beckton, very close to University.

[@oanalesnic79]

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

[@Gates2Aion]

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

[@duodudan]

Any affordable accommodation around University of Roehampton, London, Uk

[@liwukmusic2656]

you make croyden. look nice

[@evanzygerrard1215]

Nicer than most places in London. Stop misinformation

[@kevinscott168]

What a nice lady I have lived in London since i was kid. It was q shit whole then and it hasnt improved much. So 71 years and now live in Kensington for the past 25 yers London is a mess and for average income people just too expensive. I live half my life in the UK the rest in Southern Spain Best to you all. K

[@Drill74268]

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

[@charvisharma8658]

thanks a lot for this video :)

[@josephhall9307]

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

[@alikhanmohdyuosop6005]

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

[@brianhope4236]

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!

[@PoppyDontree]

😅😁

[@brianhope4236]

@@PoppyDontree We will have to do Our Fair share though! I’ll Wash You Dry! 🤣 !

[@chalayan]

If money is not an issue, Mayfair, Knightbridge, Chelsea, West Brompton, Kensington and City of Westminister. My partner and I used to stay at the serviced apartment Vertus, Wood Wharf in Canary Wharf. I love the area better than central london. Not overly crowded and it is clean and safe. Plus very convenient with so many grocery stores like M&S, Waitrose, Tesco, Asda, Amazon Fresh and the asian supermarket TianTian within short walking distance.

[@David_Trowbridge]

I think people clicked on this video because money is an issue

[@bluceree7312]

If money ain't an issue I would avoid Canary Wharf because it will kill your soul - be warned.

[@SV-tc8cu]

You did see the subject of this video, did you?

[@1jamshedpur]

Good information

[@Celestialkarma]

Helpful info God bless

[@coffeefish94]

Excellent video!

[@PoppyDontree]

Thank you !

[@robertwalters5654]

That's called greater London

[@rituwebpro]

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

[@Jenny1808]

Def would not recommend