How much do you need to earn to live in London?

[okgo]

austinsmirk said:

because as a parent its lovely to fall out of bed, be able to take the children to nursery/school if I want and take a massive 15 mins by car in total from home/nursery/school or cycle the 15 mins to work if I want.

not spend mega money on train tickets/bus tickets

be able to actually afford to live in a nice house, nice area and have free cash: rather than be enslaved to a commute, just to live somewhere you think is nice.

don't have to use public transport, with quite frankly, the underclass of society.

Don't you get it? Some people like London and what it offers. Some people also need to be here for work. That's how it is.

Public transport in London does not have much in common with outside of London.

[AyBee]

okgo said:

austinsmirk said:

because as a parent its lovely to fall out of bed, be able to take the children to nursery/school if I want and take a massive 15 mins by car in total from home/nursery/school or cycle the 15 mins to work if I want.

not spend mega money on train tickets/bus tickets

be able to actually afford to live in a nice house, nice area and have free cash: rather than be enslaved to a commute, just to live somewhere you think is nice.

don't have to use public transport, with quite frankly, the underclass of society.

Don't you get it? Some people like London and what it offers. Some people also need to be here for work. That's how it is.

Public transport in London does not have much in common with outside of London.

Priorities also change as people age. I'd much rather be closer to central London in my 20s and closer to decent bars and the office than I imagine I will when I have a wife and kids. I could move out to somewhere where property is cheap and move my job to be closer to that cheap property, but I'd also halve my salary in the process.

[MrBarry123]

austinsmirk said:

don't have to use public transport, with quite frankly, the underclass of society.

There's probably a better selection of metal in my local train station's car park than in the whole of West Yorkshire.

[ic0n]

How long is a piece of string?

One person living in Zone 6 who doesn't go out to eat or party much could live on what 1.5k a month or less?

vs

Zone 1/2 flatshare, eat out a few times times a week and one big night out a week could spend 2.5k - 3k EASILY.


This is a great city but seriously it's one of the most expensive places in the world.

Because there are so many places to go and people to meet you'll find after work drinks happen more than not.

50k is nothing here - no matter what everyone is saying. 50k in my hometown near Birmingham is a very, very nice life. Here it's normal.

[vinnie83]

austinsmirk said:

because as a parent its lovely to fall out of bed, be able to take the children to nursery/school if I want and take a massive 15 mins by car in total from home/nursery/school or cycle the 15 mins to work if I want.

not spend mega money on train tickets/bus tickets

be able to actually afford to live in a nice house, nice area and have free cash: rather than be enslaved to a commute, just to live somewhere you think is nice.

don't have to use public transport, with quite frankly, the underclass of society.

The area I live in - Woodside Park - would allow most of that. The only inconvenience is the 40 mins on the tube to get to Uni... I can get to central london in 25 mins.

I look out of my window, I see lots of greenery, beautiful trees, often see squirrels, go for nice walks... it's very much the opposite of what many northerners would think of as London.

Yes, the prices are higher... but I wish that I had moved here sooner. The opportunities that are around in London for those that wish to seek them are fantastic - something I found a hindrance in Leicester.

Incidentally, my fiance and I have spoken on many occasions about whether I would ever move back to Leicester, and my opinion right now is that, once we have kids that are grown up, I would love to sell up here and buy something amazing further up north and pocket the rest from the equity in the property.

[Axionknight]

austinsmirk said:

don't have to use public transport, with quite frankly, the underclass of society.

I say Jeeves, you really aught to come along sometime, it is simply SUCH good fun heading out to hunt the poor!

[BrabusMog]

Axionknight said:

austinsmirk said:

don't have to use public transport, with quite frankly, the underclass of society.

I say Jeeves, you really aught to come along sometime, it is simply SUCH good fun heading out to hunt the poor!

Yep,mthe Waterloo & City line really does have a scum bag element to it.

[Animal]

BrabusMog said:

Yep,mthe Waterloo & City line really does have a scum bag element to it.

I hope not - I'm moving to Battersea soon and will be very well acquainted with the W&C!

[bigunit00]

Animal said:

I hope not - I'm moving to Battersea soon and will be very well acquainted with the W&C!

W&C = The Drain........

[Animal]

[Studio117]

BrabusMog said:

Yep,mthe Waterloo & City line really does have a scum bag element to it.

Practically only suits going to bank station?

[BrabusMog]

[fido]

It's not that bad! Mind you I get in later these days .. inbetween the suits and ambling f8ckwit tourists.

[vinnie83]

swerni said:

Waterloo and city at rush hour reminds me of



It looks like people queuing to file down to the pits of hell.

Can't be any worse than the Northern line surely?

The summer is the worst with it being one of the deepest underground lines I understand, with very poorly ventilated old trains, and my god how can people not bathe before going out for a days work?!?

[okgo]

Central line is the hottest. That is a fact.

Seriously the line for the W&C are ridiculous sometimes.

[Shaoxter]

Nah Jubilee line is worse (because of frequent delays), and I take both of them

[Du1point8]

Well I like to take the air conditioned Overground during the summer months as it beautiful and cool, drops me off near work (Canada Water or Shoreditch High St) and is practically empty.

[kingston12]

vinnie83 said:

Can't be any worse than the Northern line surely?

The summer is the worst with it being one of the deepest underground lines I understand, with very poorly ventilated old trains, and my god how can people not bathe before going out for a days work?!?

The W&C isn't usually that bad, it is just the queues that are intimidating. If I arrived on any other tube line and found I couldn't even get on the platform, I'd probably give it a miss, but because the W&C is a shuttle service it always comes in empty, so 2 or 3 trains clear a huge queue.

I have never waited more than 10 minutes (and often quite a lot less), but considering it only takes 10-15 minutes longer to walk it I normally do that unless the weather is too bad.

[vescaegg]

swerni said:

Studio117 said:

BrabusMog said:

Yep,mthe Waterloo & City line really does have a scum bag element to it.

Practically only suits going to bank station?

lots and lots of them.
This was just before 9 this morning

Serves them right for still being on the way to work at 9! Middle of the bloody day!

[BJG1]

I don't have to start until 10 and am commuting to Bank from Battersea. the W&C is the best line if you don't have to be on it until half 9 - practically empty.