20 min walk to work - London - is it ok ?

Hi everyone,

I will start working in IB in London soon (in the City) and am starting to look for places to live. I found somewhere I might like, but it's a 20 minutes walk from the office (22 minutes according to Google maps). Wondering if you think it's doable ? I could also take the tube for one stop then it would be more around 13 minutes, but I wanted to live closer also to avoid spending money on the tube.

Thanks

6 Comments
 

London weather can be quite horrible for most part of the year, so I would still keep looking for other places. However, I know few people who enjoys to have ≈20min walk to the office as it's "refreshing" way to start your morning.

 

Take it!!

“Destiny is a gift. Some go their entire lives, living existences of quiet desperation, never learning the truth that what feels as though a burden pushing down upon their shoulders is really a sense of purpose that lifts us to greater heights. Never forget that fear is but the precursor to valor, that to strive and triumph in the face of fear is what it means to be a hero. Don’t think. Become.”
 

Velit rerum sint neque praesentium omnis omnis. Ratione ut omnis nulla deleniti eligendi aut eos. Omnis voluptas et qui sunt tempore inventore.

Aut quo quo error inventore fugiat eos optio qui. Illum quia enim ut aut. Corrupti quia eos quam ipsum veritatis sapiente voluptatem sed. Blanditiis earum vel sunt et sit. Dolorem id tempore sit nobis laboriosam.

Career Advancement Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.9%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

Total Avg Compensation

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (55) $261
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
3
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
4
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
5
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
6
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
7
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
8
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
9
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
10
bolo up's picture
bolo up
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”