Best area to live in Central London?

davidecorradi

Hi,
I am planning to move to London soon and would like to hear your opinions about the best place to live in Central London. My budget is about 8-900£ / month.

ILW

Depends what you mean by central London.
£900 per month will get you nothing if your looking at central as opposed to inner london.

smileykate_2

Hi there,
When you say central london, how central do you mean? (i.e. zone 1?)Would you prefer to live in a flat or a house share and does the £8-900 include bills? London is a great place to live - good luck!

roses

You'll get a house share for that amount. If you want to live on your own then £900/month will get you a studio in zone 2. Where is your job? The best place to live will be along the same tube line as your job as it's a nightmare to commute if you have to change lines.

davidecorradi

My new job is very central (High Holborn) and yes I will consider flat sharing as long as I can get a decent size room :rotfl:
I spent almost 4 (fantastic) years in York and I can't wait to move down to the big smoke!

kaych

roses wrote: »

You'll get a house share for that amount. If you want to live on your own then £900/month will get you a studio in zone 2. Where is your job? The best place to live will be along the same tube line as your job as it's a nightmare to commute if you have to change lines.

Then I think living near where you will work will be best so that you can walk to work! Transportation is generally a nightmare in London.

smileykate_2

Might be tricky to get somewhere so close to Holborn for the amount you have available. I used to commute there for 2 years and never had any trouble with the Picadilly or Central lines in general. But agree that being able to walk to work would be great!

OP, apart from being easy to reach work, what else would you be looking for? Living somewhere like Bloomsbury would be great (and expensive) but there are places like Camden, Islington, Clerkenwell, etc that aren't that far away and can reach Holborn easily on the bus.

Jowo_2

Not sure if your budget will cover it, plus they only have low numbers of residential property, but Fitzrovia, near the BT tower (area west of the Tottenham Court Road) or Bloomsbury, near the British Museum (area east of the Tottenham Court Road) are lovely pockets.

Islington, too, is popular with young professionals and is walking/bus hopping distance.

GDB2222

I hate the underground in rush hour. Buses are okay but can be very slow. I suggest walking to work if at all possible. Failing that, check out the route you would take to/from your flat at the time you would most likely make the journey.

overandout_2

GDB2222 wrote: »

I hate the underground in rush hour. Buses are okay but can be very slow. I suggest walking to work if at all possible. Failing that, check out the route you would take to/from your flat at the time you would most likely make the journey.

Especially during a hot summer - the underground's temperature is horrendous. Compounded with rush hour.....ppl jammed into the tube.....the smell of sweat, etc...

Recommended to walk or cycle (if you dare!)...

Muntz

ILW wrote: »

Depends what you mean by central London.
£900 per month will get you nothing if your looking at central as opposed to inner london.

I dont know if this has already been answered but ive always been curious by what defines you as central london.
When people ask me where i live I say london as its my address Se2 but i'm not central right?