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5 affordable areas within 25 minutes of central London

By Daisy Mason

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With most buyers and renters having to weigh up property price and commute time, often there will be sacrifices. However, this needn't be the case! We’ve shortlisted five areas in London where prices are below the London average and commute times to central London are only 25 minutes or less.

Read our 2018 update of this blog on the affordable London areas.

Click on the the arrows on the images to reveal the areas.

acton town underground station

Acton

Zone 3

Acton Main Line Station to Paddington in 7 minutes

East Acton Underground Station to Oxford Circus in 17 minutes

Acton Town Underground Station to Piccadilly Circus in 22 minutes

Average rental price*: 1 bedroom £305 pw, 2 bedrooms £398 pw

Average sales price**: £570,450

Properties to rent in Acton

Properties to buy in Acton

Morden

Zone 4

Morden Underground Station to Waterloo in 25 minutes

Average rental price: 1 bedroom £373 pw, 2 bedrooms £387 pw

Average sales price: £468,021

Properties to rent in Morden

Properties to buy in Morden

Finsbury Park

Zone 2

Finsbury Park Station to King's Cross in 6 minutes

Finsbury Park Underground Station to Oxford Circus in 9 minutes

Average rental price: 1 bedroom £328 pw, 2 bedrooms £438 pw

Average sales price: £556,755

Properties to rent in Finsbury Park

Properties to buy in Finsbury Park

streatham hill

Streatham

Zone 3

Streatham Common Station to Victoria in 18 minutes

Streatham Hill Station to Victoria in 20 minutes

Streatham Station to London Bridge in 25 minutes

Average rental price: 1 bedroom £285 pw, 2 bedrooms £336 pw

Average sales price: £556,755

Properties to rent in Streatham

Properties to buy in Streatham

Forest Gate

Zone 3

Forest Gate Station to London Liverpool Street in 15 minutes

Average rental price: 1 bedroom £294 pw, 2 bedrooms £352 pw

Average sales price: £386,767

Properties to rent in Forest Gate

Properties to buy in Forest Gate

Read our 2018 update on this article with the 10 cheapest places to live in London.

*average rental price includes properties in surrounding areas, which may cause increase in average

**average sales price according to Land Registry data for May 2017

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