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
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
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
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
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
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
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