3. Living in Central London is very expensive. But to counter that, there are excellent transport links. Generally (as you'd expect), rent decreases the further

3. Living in Central London is very expensive. But to counter that, there are excellent transport links. Generally (as you'd expect), rent decreases the further you get away. So it's a trade-off with how much you want to spend. I know people who are happy to commute 75 minutes each way to have a decent place at a reasonable price. What helps that is, you can go 90+ minutes and you will likely just need to get on one train, and then a quick tube swap when you're there. Flat sharing is fairly common, but not as common as it is in the US. Though you'll find one easily enough. This[1] isn't perhaps entirely up to date, and won't have some cheaper, private landlords, but has a lot to browse and gives a good indicator of prices. Anywhere within the M25 (the blue road that circles London) is going to be a maximum of about 30 minutes public transport into the centre. The variation in areas is huge, so I'd suggest looking at prices, and researching them individually. Personally, I've visited many times but haven't lived there myself, so can't recommend a particular area. Be wary of the very inner areas (that aren't extremely expensive), they're probably not what you're looking for. [1] http://www.rightmove.co.uk/draw-a-search.html http://www.rightmove.co.uk/draw-a-search.html