Where to live in West London

shoutman

Hey,
Have to move london direction and looking for some advice on areas.

I will be working out of Egham, Surrey but by all accounts the area is a bit on the quiet side.

Ideally i'd be looking for somewhere that would be within a 30minute (outside of rush hour) commute by car from Egham.
max rental budget would be 600 per month (including bills) for a doublebed room, but like anything the cheaper the better.
Really just looking for a decent area that has some nice bars/cafes, close to Egham, decent transport links into the city, where I wont be paying decent money for living in squalor.

Any help would be appreciated.

Trader1991

Ealing is nice.

shoutman

Bump

nager

Richmond is great. Its on the tube, it has the overground and the park is fantastic.

It has pretty much everything you need - yet central London is not too far away.

shoutman

Thanks for the response, Richmond seems to be just above my budget unfortunately, I'd be looking for a two bed apartment that would be close to £1000 per month incl bills (I could probably stretch to 1100)

El Vino

I live in Ealing which is lively enough, look at Twickenham, Kingston, Teddington areas, all should be a bit cheaper than Richmond. First two especially

breadmonkey

shoutman wrote: »

Thanks for the response, Richmond seems to be just above my budget unfortunately, I'd be looking for a two bed apartment that would be close to £1000 per month incl bills (I could probably stretch to 1100)

Two bed apartment for £1k per month including bills is extremely ambitious!

Walshie

I lived in Ealing which was close to the Central line. I found it handy for everything. Not sure on rental prices though

nager

breadmonkey wrote: »

Two bed apartment for £1k per month including bills is extremely ambitious!

I'd have to agreed with b/monkey, obviously the further away from central London you are willing to live the price of rental does drop.

Have a look at spareroom.co.uk - use the map function - or use the travel distance section to figure out an area close to your work.

Prop Joe

Ruislip is a lovely spot...

shoutman

Hey,

Thanks for all the suggestions so far.

I'm going to view this place on Friday, it seems pretty good to me and at a decent price.

Opinions?

El Vino

i know the road pretty well, have a friend who lives at the western end. It is one road back from one of the busiest railway lines in the UK but I never remember much in the way of noise from the lines when I stayed there. Just listen out when you are there. Half decent pub called the Drayton nearby and handy for Paddington and Heathrow. If you needed to get to Egham by public transport you would be better off in South Ealing or Northfields as you can get a train direct from Brentford, Kew, Chiswick etc. if you are happy to house share consider Chswick as it is a little bit more upmarket. Ealing Trailfinders RFC is walking distance. good club with lots of Irish. Bike is handy but make sure they have storage as bike theft is rampant in London especially Ealing, also check parking restrictions if you have a car.

silvervixen84

Prop Joe wrote: »

Ruislip is a lovely spot...

It is lovely there, but very far out. I lived there for a year and was drained from the commute into Central London.

shoutman

El Vino wrote: »

i know the road pretty well, have a friend who lives at the western end. It is one road back from one of the busiest railway lines in the UK but I never remember much in the way of noise from the lines when I stayed there. Just listen out when you are there. Half decent pub called the Drayton nearby and handy for Paddington and Heathrow. If you needed to get to Egham by public transport you would be better off in South Ealing or Northfields as you can get a train direct from Brentford, Kew, Chiswick etc. if you are happy to house share consider Chswick as it is a little bit more upmarket. Ealing Trailfinders RFC is walking distance. good club with lots of Irish. Bike is handy but make sure they have storage as bike theft is rampant in London especially Ealing, also check parking restrictions if you have a car.

Thanks for this reply, great information.

Jame Gumb

What about Fulham / Putney - Decent transport links, handy for Heathrow and plenty of amenities / restaurants etc

shoutman

Fulham is out of my budget i think and putney is a bit central, so would take too long to get to work in the morning and evening.

djpbarry

shoutman wrote: »

Ideally i'd be looking for somewhere that would be within a 30minute (outside of rush hour) commute by car from Egham.

I would seriously reconsider commuting by car if I were you. Driving in the general London area is not fun.

shoutman wrote: »

Really just looking for a decent area that has some nice bars/cafes, close to Egham, decent transport links into the city, where I wont be paying decent money for living in squalor.

You don't want to be close to Egham - it's too far out and there's really not much around there.

shoutman wrote: »

Fulham is out of my budget i think...

I really don't think you'll have too much trouble finding a decent room for less than £600 per month in Fulham.

shoutman wrote: »

...and putney is a bit central, so would take too long to get to work in the morning and evening.

Putney/Barnes is only about 35 minutes from Egham on the train? You're not going to do much better than that in London.

shoutman

thanks for the reply, I work in sales which involves a lot of travel, so i pretty much half to drive by car to egham anyway as invariably i'd be driving on from there.

Also the 600 was inclusive of all bills but still the budget wasnt there to fill, more a "thats my absolute top spend if i found something ridiculously nice".

More opinions on ealing as an area would be appreciated, as im going up today to look at a place in west ealing.

blindsider

shoutman wrote: »

thanks for the reply, I work in sales which involves a lot of travel, so i pretty much half to drive by car to egham anyway as invariably i'd be driving on from there.

Also the 600 was inclusive of all bills but still the budget wasnt there to fill, more a "thats my absolute top spend if i found something ridiculously nice".

More opinions on ealing as an area would be appreciated, as im going up today to look at a place in west ealing.

Lived in Ealing a few yrs ago. It's a nice spot, if a little far from Central London - this won't really bother you for now, as you're working in Egham. Ealing has lots of parks and green spaces - in a city, that's important. By car you can be out of London in 30 mins at the weekend - that was really important for me - to be able to get out and go for nice walk in the countryside - lunch in a country pub etc etc. Even places like Bath etc are not too far away.

Your location is nice and central - but realtively quiet. W Ealing High St is not spectacular, but you've got a Waitrose very closse by and Ealing Broadway is no distance.

In rush hour, how long will it take to get to Egham? You may find that you'd have early starts, even though you're going out of town and against the general commute - still, you don't want to live too far out either.

If the price, house and housse-mates are good, then you might seriously consider it - I certainly can't think of any reasonnot to live in Ealing.

if I had to go back to London, I'd certainly go there first.

Best of luck!

shoutman

blindsider wrote: »

shoutman wrote: »

thanks for the reply, I work in sales which involves a lot of travel, so i pretty much half to drive by car to egham anyway as invariably i'd be driving on from there.

Also the 600 was inclusive of all bills but still the budget wasnt there to fill, more a "thats my absolute top spend if i found something ridiculously nice".

More opinions on ealing as an area would be appreciated, as im going up today to look at a place in west ealing.

Lived in Ealing a few yrs ago. It's a nice spot, if a little far from Central London - this won't really bother you for now, as you're working in Egham. Ealing has lots of parks and green spaces - in a city, that's important. By car you can be out of London in 30 mins at the weekend - that was really important for me - to be able to get out and go for nice walk in the countryside - lunch in a country pub etc etc. Even places like Bath etc are not too far away.

Your location is nice and central - but realtively quiet. W Ealing High St is not spectacular, but you've got a Waitrose very closse by and Ealing Broadway is no distance.

In rush hour, how long will it take to get to Egham? You may find that you'd have early starts, even though you're going out of town and against the general commute - still, you don't want to live too far out either.

If the price, house and housse-mates are good, then you might seriously consider it - I certainly can't think of any reasonnot to live in Ealing.

if I had to go back to London, I'd certainly go there first.

Best of luck!

Thanks for the reply house was an absolute dud, but area seemed alright I'll keep looking

djpbarry

shoutman wrote: »

Thanks for the reply house was an absolute dud...

It's been said already, but you really need to bear in mind that it’s asking a lot to cover rent, bills and council tax with £600 per month in London.

Vokes

600+ pm including bills for a doublebed in Ealing (esp near the broadway) would be very difficult. Maybe in a shared house with 4+ bedrooms nearer the West Ealing end it might just be do-able. Otherwise moving further out to zone 4 you might get more for your money.

Ealing (I live there) is in a great location for getting to the Airport quickly btw. Only 22mins on the heathrow connect to Terminal 1.

Joncol

Wimbledon is a real nice area and you can escape the dreaded tube commute!!!

They have a brilliant overground rail service that gets you into the city in 15 mins.

The area itself is a pit posh but not overly so that it prices people out of renting there. Lots of young people house share there. The Village of Wimbledon has all the usual British high street stores, a cinema and loads of pubs, clubs, restaurants etc.