Where is cheapest place to rent to work in London Centre?

faringdon

Hi,
I am going to be working at Paddington in London.
Do you know  where the cheapest place to rent is so that i can commute in?
I used to live in Luton and work in London and that wasn't too far out, but is there anywhere where rental places  are cheapest for London access?

TadleyBaggie

Paddington suggests coming in from the west. I used to live in Slough which was cheap at the time and access to West London was fairly easy.

lr1277

You could look on Rightmove for rental places. For the search area, type in: West London.

You could set a maximum price (I don't know your budget) but when I just looked there were almost no properties under £800/month that weren't garages or parking spaces (in West London).

As you are aware after living in Luton, you need to consider both rental cost and commuting cost. Almost 30 years ago, I moved from Harrow to a flat near Great Portland Street tube. I saved on commuting time and cost but paid a much higher rent.

Additionally in Rightmove you can search by county name instead of just a specific place. Then sort the results by price.

Or you could search on London and set a maximum rent per month. Then filter by property type to say flat. When I did this, the first few I looked at did not include any parking spaces/garage.