Agreed, if you're smart then living in the south can be financially better. However I would say that my hobbies and interests (road and mountain biking) would b

Agreed, if you're smart then living in the south can be financially better. However I would say that my hobbies and interests (road and mountain biking) would be a lot harder in London - I grew up in Essex so appreciate the difference in the north and south - I'm not really interested in the social side of a city so that's another plus point to the north for me but for, many, a big negative compared to London. A friend of mine recently moved him and his start up from London to Keswick and is loving it - it's all about aligning where you live with whats important to you. ps. Given the love of football up here (sadly) you'll be needing that foot of yours!