Where to Live in London?
I'm wondering where to live if I worked around Canary Wharf? I'll be on IB analyst pay and hours. I'm looking to ideally commute without a car. Ideally looking for a decently priced area where I can also meet other finance professionals. Are there any neighborhoods/ streets that analysts usually live, similar to NYC?
Also, where would you want to live if you worked in Mayfair? Similar situation as an Analyst.
Do not move to Canary Wharf, you will regret it.
I'll be working there, so where would you recommend living?
For Mayfair you got few optionss: South Ken/Earls Court, Nottinghill, Pimlico, St John’s woods. Basically look at places relatively close with direct tubes into mayfair. Some people will also live in Clapham or shoreditch (if thats your vibe)
Keeping this in mind if the office moves over there (they're thinking of it). Currently in Canary Wharf though.
Woops i read your post diagonally- in which case I recommend places on the jubilee - st john’s woods, southwark, London bridge, bermondsey, and maybe Wapping if you like the vibe
Agree do not live in Canary Wharf. Anywhere on the Jubilee tube line would work for travel, however I would recommend around London Bridge/Bermondsey/Southwark as close to work but not living in east London so you are closer to good bars etc... on weekend.
Thanks, can you explain why not Canary Wharf? Curious since two people said so
I've lived in CW/Isle of Dogs before. While the area is up and coming as they build it out residentially it's basically a ghost town on weekends and feels kinda soulless. It's not absolutely terrible though. You're walking distance and as I said, up and coming area. Many analysts I know try to live as close as physically possible so you will find many living in and around CW within walking distance.
As others have said, you can live anywhere along jubilee (or DLR). Here's the trade-off: if you go west (London Bridge, Southwark, Southbank) you're gonna pay more £/sqft especially if you live close (10 mins walk) to a tube stop but this area is obviously more central. If you go east (Stratford), you pay less £/sqft (like 20-30% less). It's a stereotypically more "dangerous" area but it's probably fine these days tbh if you stay live to Westfield/Stratford station or East Village since that whole area is undergoing gentrification. Links into central are via central line, takes like 10-15 mins. East there's also the Greenwich peninsula development near the O2 in North Greenwich which is one stop from CW on the jubilee.
If you go south via DLR (Greenwich) you kinda get a middle ground in terms of price but your links into central are nowhere near as good (only via a tfl rail service I think). Area is pretty nice though with Greenwich park and that.
Don't live north of CW in Shadwell, poplar, Limehouse etc. Not a good idea.
Any recommendations if you're going to work close to St. Pauls?
Greenwich. I'm more familiar with people that work in the city, who mostly live in borough.
Have to disagree with Greenwich - worked in CW and don't know anyone who lived there. People generally lived Marylebone / London Bridge (Southwark) / CW depending on their willingness to commute.
Agree at least at the junior level - Greenwich / Blackheath has more of a family vibe.
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