I worked in one of the London's financial centres (Canary Wharf) until 2013 for Morgan Stanley. I lived back then in East London (Leyton) and it was a 30 minute

I worked in one of the London's financial centres (Canary Wharf) until 2013 for Morgan Stanley. I lived back then in East London (Leyton) and it was a 30 minute door to door commute. I bought a house there in 2000 for £185,000. In 2015 I sold it for £550,000. You can see both sales (number 47) on http://www.rightmove.co.uk/house-prices/detail.html?country=england&locationIdentifier=POSTCODE%5E269825&searchLocation=E10+6QB&referrer=landingPage http://www.rightmove.co.uk/house-prices/detail.html?country=... I moved to Boston (Uk, Lincolnshire) where £315,000 bought a 2 bed house plus annex plus almost 2 acres land. Rentals in East London back then were £1400 a month for two bed property, around £2,200 in West London. In Boston for the same they were £500 a month. I couldn't afford to move back to London now.