Top 10 Places to Live OUTSIDE LONDON Part 1 of 2 | Best Commuter Towns For Young Professionals

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  • Опубликовано: 22 дек 2024

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  • @TheHumblePenny
    @TheHumblePenny  Год назад +5

    What commuter towns do you live in? What would you recommend? comment below :)

    • @jonevansauthor
      @jonevansauthor Год назад +1

      I've not done it but my brother commuted from Winchester train station for years... from Southampton. All the way to central London. Of course, he looked like a zombie most of the time and he worked on the train too. It's possible to do, although I tend to think it's not the ideal solution.

    • @joshuagarry8785
      @joshuagarry8785 Год назад +3

      Hitchin is on the same line as Stevenage. 3 minutes away from Stevenage. 25 mins away from Finsbury Park and 35 minutes away from London Kings Cross. Direct line to London Bridge as well. As good as any other line.

  • @bowwowzchick05
    @bowwowzchick05 Год назад +44

    Brentwood, Chelmsford, Harlow and Colchester are also great options for people who need to get into the City

  • @Caribbean_King
    @Caribbean_King Год назад +18

    Peace! I'm an African American and I would like to live in England someday. This is a well-done video and I am happy to see a lovely couple presenting this valuable information! Hope to meet you folks one day! Cheers! ✊

    • @TheHumblePenny
      @TheHumblePenny  Год назад +1

      Peace! ✊🏾 And thank you!! We appreciate you.

  • @2war2bray
    @2war2bray Год назад +10

    You can't beat going out of London going west. The Thames Valley with all the Thames towns and villages, very close to the Chilterns. I grew up in Bray/Maidenhead and whilst Maidenhead may not be the best the most attractive town centre in the area, it's what is around the town within a short drive that makes it so appealing - The Cookhams, Bray, Taplow, Cliveden, Burnham Beeches, Holyport, Waltham St. Lawrence, Pinkney's Green, Marlow, Ascot, Hurley. Aston, Sonning, Windsor, Henley. As a friend of mine who used to play cricket for Chiswick once said - "Me and the lads always were happiest when we played teams going west out of London. It was always the loveliest part of the Home Counties to see from a bus. Pricey though.

    • @ptrisonic
      @ptrisonic 7 месяцев назад

      Very cheap.....

  • @MJamilHoque
    @MJamilHoque Год назад +8

    Really appreciate the research carried out here. Awesome work. Thanks for sharing.

    • @TheHumblePenny
      @TheHumblePenny  Год назад

      You're most welcome 🙏🏾. Took ages 😅

  • @imi_xo
    @imi_xo Год назад +12

    Fantastic video!! Reading is dope - 23mins direct to Paddington, and with the Elizabeth line now it's now super easy, it's basically a London suburb!!

  • @ogopinions9082
    @ogopinions9082 Год назад +15

    I live in a commuter town, all of my rental property is in commuter towns apart from one in Liverpool (lol long story). I also stopped commuting as I thought the saving on the annual ticket and being home to put the kids to bed was worth the drop in salary. I definitely don’t miss London Transport

    • @TheHumblePenny
      @TheHumblePenny  Год назад +1

      Totally agree re not missing london transport 😆

  • @spareyoutubeaccount
    @spareyoutubeaccount Год назад +4

    Leighton Buzzard i recommend i moving there this month 30 minutes to euston

  • @joshuagarry8785
    @joshuagarry8785 Год назад +22

    I live in an area close to Stevenage called Hitchin. I'd recommend it above Stevenage. Beautiful area. Diverse with some great schools. Great restaurants and links into London. Would benefit from some more schools built.

    • @TheHumblePenny
      @TheHumblePenny  Год назад +2

      Great share 👍🏾. Sounds like we need to do a part 2 of this video 😊

    • @LDNBikes
      @LDNBikes Год назад +3

      Hitchin is beautiful compared to Stevenage but the value reflects that

    • @TheWellnessAbbey
      @TheWellnessAbbey Год назад +2

      Hitchen is beautiful and Hitchen over Stevenage I agree! A no brainer if you have the funds.

    • @GrahamMacdonald-w9o
      @GrahamMacdonald-w9o 2 месяца назад

      It depends what you want. The traffic can be awful in Hitchin at rush hour and on Saturdays and there are four larger supermarkets in Stevenage than the largest one in Hitchin. Property prices are noticeably higher in Hitchin than in Stevenage despite it being slightly further away from London.

  • @jt305
    @jt305 Год назад +9

    St Albans for sure . .. Hertfordshire or Bedfordshire have direct train to London

    • @TheHumblePenny
      @TheHumblePenny  Год назад +4

      We wanted to add St Albans to the list. It's crazy expensive though. A bit like Sevenoaks

    • @jt305
      @jt305 Год назад +2

      @@TheHumblePenny luton and Harpenden not far from it on the same train line -cheaper places too

    • @TheHumblePenny
      @TheHumblePenny  Год назад

      @@jt305 noted ✅️

    • @technophobe1912
      @technophobe1912 Год назад +4

      Yep, just this week moved to Dunstable (Conveyancing took longer than anticipated but got there in the end. Just so pleased to be out of London. 2 bed with garden for £210k!! WfH so it made sense to buy and move. So grateful to the Almighty for helping me finally get on the housing ladder after 10yrs saving hard. It’s been worth it!

    • @thomastweedy6084
      @thomastweedy6084 Год назад +3

      @@jt305 Harpenden is even more expensive

  • @magdalenapistova
    @magdalenapistova Год назад +3

    The best informative, honest video I've seen here. Thank you. Magdalena

  • @RomelAlibudbud
    @RomelAlibudbud Год назад +3

    Amazing detailed information! I appreciate your research efforts! Thanks.

    • @TheHumblePenny
      @TheHumblePenny  Год назад

      Thanks a lot :). We'll be doing a part 2 very soon

  • @sahnie82
    @sahnie82 Год назад +4

    This was super helpful! Thanks for posting.

    • @TheHumblePenny
      @TheHumblePenny  Год назад

      You're most welcome. Please share with others 😊

  • @djbapeck
    @djbapeck Год назад +5

    Amazing insight very much appreciated, love your content and your efforts.

  • @no1gifted
    @no1gifted Год назад +8

    I'm in Rochester not far from Chatham - get in while it's still affordable. Lots of property development happening in the area and it's a university town (Kent, Canterbury Christ and Greenwich) which is great for rental properties also.

  • @ronylussari
    @ronylussari Год назад +8

    By far the best video I have ever seen on the topic. Brilliant!

  • @karenfletcher6880
    @karenfletcher6880 Год назад +7

    Thanks this was very informative.

  • @leodass
    @leodass Год назад +2

    Thank You Guys.
    Wonderfully Done.

  • @Thentherewasbim
    @Thentherewasbim Год назад +6

    I've been seriously considering moving out of London to save money on rent. So many different towns to consider!

    • @TheHumblePenny
      @TheHumblePenny  Год назад +1

      That's good news, right? What are paying in London now?

    • @Thentherewasbim
      @Thentherewasbim Год назад

      @@TheHumblePenny I flat share so £800 plus bills

  • @jemseed
    @jemseed 6 месяцев назад +5

    I bought my house in 2019 in an area 45 min from London for £296000. Its has 4 bedrooms a garage, garden, 2 car drive and carport. Id be lucky if I could buy a 1 bedroom flat above a chicken and chips shop in a grotty area of London for that price. Fortunately I am an electrician and was able to pick up my business in my new area and its going well. my wife and children are all happy and we have many great neighbours some who are from London also. My mortgage is half the rent I was paying in London and is not just going into a black hole, I get to leave somthing for the kids. People who stay in London are crazy, I mean it is not easy to just up sticks and move out but it should definitely be an aim. Even prices up here have gone up a lot, my house is now valued at £335K

    • @fbl9795
      @fbl9795 3 месяца назад

      Yeaa, I agree. Please tell me where. Looking for a value for money area anywhere outside London.

  • @iamworthy222
    @iamworthy222 Год назад +6

    There is a whole pile of London people that have moved to Bristol and have driven up our house prices whether through purchase or rent. Lots of them commute either by train or they drive.

    • @TheHumblePenny
      @TheHumblePenny  Год назад +2

      This will be a growing trend in many places as more of us work from home, etc.

  • @Awarebynature
    @Awarebynature Год назад +3

    Amazing that the costs you listed you find affordable not affordable for some of us working folk

  • @jonevansauthor
    @jonevansauthor Год назад +8

    I wonder if this would make a great regular series but instead assume people are coming in to Paddington, or Waterloo. An episode would be Five great places to buy or rent if you're commuting into London on the Waterloo line.
    If you're commuting in, you really want to come into a station that's close to your work because as good as the Underground and Elizabeth lines and the buses in London are, it's easy to look at a map and think it won't take long on public transport.
    I think the best solution for young professionals is probably to take advantage of their youth and lifestyle. Share a house with friends, live as far away as you can reasonably do with commuting, or start campaigning for tiny flats to be something developers can legally build (currently there are slum landlord protections in place which make them a non-starter apparently, which is insanely outdated because they'd be a perfect solution to first time buyers and young people and all our housing problems tbh).

  • @akocmatthew
    @akocmatthew Год назад +8

    Monthly mortgage is cheaper but the commute to london for work is very expensive.

    • @TheHumblePenny
      @TheHumblePenny  Год назад

      This is usually the case. Working from home at all?

    • @akocmatthew
      @akocmatthew Год назад +2

      Both of us work in london. I did the maths. More or less the same monthly including the travel cost. Tbf you’ll get bigger house outside london just need to sacrifice travel time.

    • @queenh4073
      @queenh4073 Год назад

      Yep I'm seeing this and it's swaying my decisions 😢.....not really I've got to get out of London

  • @Blackbeardformen
    @Blackbeardformen Год назад +2

    Wonderful video, great info. Thank you!

    • @TheHumblePenny
      @TheHumblePenny  Год назад

      You're most welcome 🙏🏾. Do share with others

  • @cgalvao1993
    @cgalvao1993 Год назад +7

    I'm planning relocate from Berlin to London area and as far as I've researched it seems like when living outside London, the money you save on rent goes to public transportation. Am I wrong?

    • @anacmarulanda
      @anacmarulanda Год назад +3

      It depends on where you live & work. Bought a home in a town just outside of Colchester from London and all the money we saved in the difference between rent and mortgage we spend it on a car (didn’t need one in london) and my commute to London 2 days a week.
      As it’s also a bigger place than our London flat, so the council tax and bills cost more. So whilst I love where I live and feel we made a great decision in leaving London it is absolutely not cheaper, just a better quality of life due to cleaner air, access to the countryside, nicer atmosphere as people are friendlier and access to nature based activities.

    • @Samantha-xr4mx
      @Samantha-xr4mx 7 месяцев назад +1

      When you rent in London do you pay council tax on top of your rent?

    • @natashaaustin3260
      @natashaaustin3260 5 месяцев назад

      Exactly, that's what I am looking for 🙏​@@anacmarulanda

    • @alexandramacsim1422
      @alexandramacsim1422 2 месяца назад

      @@Samantha-xr4mxyes

    • @beckyb76563
      @beckyb76563 5 дней назад

      @@Samantha-xr4mx Yes

  • @erin8772
    @erin8772 Год назад +7

    I’m surprised you put Stevenage over Bedford they aren’t far from each other and Bedford has a quick train into London it might be the same line as Stevenage actually. I’m not sure if Stevenage has improved much but growing up I saw Stevenage go a bit down hill with some of its amenities. Bedford is a lovely market town and has had a lot of funding put into it over the years alongside plenty of events including the Bedford River festival. I used to rent a flat in the centre of town just before Covid. I’ve noticed even over that short period of time a lot of the rental properties and new rental developments are becoming more geared towards commuters. There’s a whole bunch of expensive flats fully furnished on short term lets, that specifically state ‘ideal for commuters’ and they know they can charge a premium for it too.

    • @TheHumblePenny
      @TheHumblePenny  Год назад

      Hey Erin 👋🏾. We didn't quite pick Stevenage over Bedford. We just picked Stevenage for this video. For a part 2, we'd learn more about Bedford. We appreciate you sharing. Very helpful 😊

    • @GrahamMacdonald-w9o
      @GrahamMacdonald-w9o 2 месяца назад

      The railway line from Bedford to Stevenage (via Hitchin) closed in 1964! These days, you would have to go into London and come out again to go from Bedford to Stevenage.

  • @akosAdut
    @akosAdut 7 месяцев назад +1

    Would you say Basildon is also upcoming? Quite a number moving there too

  • @ayeshas.3727
    @ayeshas.3727 Год назад +1

    great video and very nicely put together.

    • @TheHumblePenny
      @TheHumblePenny  Год назад

      Thank you, Ayesha 😊. Watch out for part 2 soon

    • @ayeshas.3727
      @ayeshas.3727 Год назад +1

      Definitely. I am in the US but will be looking for property in the UK soon.

    • @TheHumblePenny
      @TheHumblePenny  Год назад

      Fab! We're making it just for you :)@@ayeshas.3727

  • @DBAR-3103
    @DBAR-3103 4 месяца назад

    Hi guys I like your videos. What do you think of Slough Berkshire?

  • @oanalesnic79
    @oanalesnic79 Год назад +8

    The properties in these places are still expensive and commute time/cost does not balance the pros

  • @abm3853
    @abm3853 Год назад +8

    Romford, still fairly affordable and Elizabeth line is a game changer

  • @GrahamMacdonald-w9o
    @GrahamMacdonald-w9o 2 месяца назад

    Having worked in Sevenoaks, I wouldn't think there would be many young professionals who could afford to live there. It is the sort of place where it is an unusual day, if you don't see a Rolls-Royce or a Bentley. The average age of the town's inhabitants seems to be older than the UK average and the social scene for younger people is a bit limited.

  • @eventconsultants7010
    @eventconsultants7010 Год назад +1

    Happy I came across this channel. Lived in W. Ealing, Shepherd's Bush and Islington while studying twice and looking to invest in up-and-coming locations to commute into London or near Universities.

  • @damianonana
    @damianonana Год назад +7

    Good choice, however, you missed out the vibrant South West. With very good connection good to mention the 3 towns of Walton-on-Tames, Weybridge and Woking, on the same train line, fast train to London Waterloo, good schools,...
    Epsom is also a very good place
    I am still wondering why you missed the South West

    • @TheHumblePenny
      @TheHumblePenny  Год назад +2

      No specific reason. Perhaps we'll share more in a part 2 :)

  • @johnramos4715
    @johnramos4715 Год назад +2

    I brought a property in cardiff 5 years ago but I feel like relocating to london but it's so expensive.. I'm not sure if maybe I should relocate to Gillingham Rochester, Kent if I go back to work in London

    • @daniella309
      @daniella309 Год назад +1

      London is crazy I’m actually trying to relocate to Cardiff myself or Sheffield. London literally drowns you 😭

  • @Dominicwylai
    @Dominicwylai 11 месяцев назад

    Great video! Some advice for future videos, sometimes it may be difficult for some viewers to comprehend some of the statistics, for example when mentioning x crime rates per 1000, is that considered high or low compared to other areas or the london average?

  • @lauracortez4857
    @lauracortez4857 Год назад +1

    Great video!!

  • @JacobEdwinHouse
    @JacobEdwinHouse Год назад +1

    Was born in Dartford but moved to Maidstone good commuter town

    • @TheHumblePenny
      @TheHumblePenny  Год назад

      Great 👍🏾. Dartford is pretty expensive now

  • @enavigatorE
    @enavigatorE Год назад +1

    From Texas, n thinking about moving to london 😮

    • @TheHumblePenny
      @TheHumblePenny  Год назад

      Awesome :). What questions do you have for us?

    • @TH-qk6ez
      @TH-qk6ez 10 месяцев назад

      Don't, you will regret it....The UK as a whole is going down the drain...!!!...NHS deliberately being destroyed, cost of living...for the tax you pay in comparison to the US, the return isn't worth it...Never mind the weather, the UK has just become a depressing place to live...

  • @aftablondon
    @aftablondon Месяц назад

    Wao,Maidenhead is more expensive than some London areas

  • @Leo_Lise
    @Leo_Lise Год назад +20

    Loved this - such a helpful video, especially for me, as a first time buyer exploring options! (Outskirts of Ldn or further away?!?!)
    I’m hoping to purchase my first property mid-late 2023/ 2024 depending on how this economy goes 😂
    I hope to see more videos like this, thank you both so much ❤😊

    • @TheHumblePenny
      @TheHumblePenny  Год назад +3

      Awesome to read your comment. You're exactly the kind of person that we made this video for 😊

  • @Sareex88
    @Sareex88 Год назад +2

    Thanks for the video. Would you say that Dartford is good area for an investment property?

    • @TheHumblePenny
      @TheHumblePenny  Год назад

      The deals in the area aren't stacking up at the moment. The purchase prices are too high as too many people have moved into the area.

  • @TheChristianCollegeClub
    @TheChristianCollegeClub 9 месяцев назад

    Hello do you have any neighborhoods you’d recommend for a young mom?

  • @olufunmiesiso5088
    @olufunmiesiso5088 Год назад

    Thanks for this video. I would love to ask, If i work in North finchley, where would you suggest i live and very affordable.

  • @MarcelOnyenaucheya2025
    @MarcelOnyenaucheya2025 Год назад +1

    hello i have a friend who is coming to work in hammersmith & fulham where can she live best advice pls

  • @mrlumpeys
    @mrlumpeys Год назад +2

    Folkestone 40 mins to Stratford on the train and it’s by the sea

  • @MynameizAmi
    @MynameizAmi Год назад +26

    I live in Earlswood, next to Redhill. Redhill is probably one of the worst, ugly and poverty towns ive ever seen. Trains are always late, it is meant to take 35 mins to London, it always takes an hour if they bother to run. Don't move to Redhill.

    • @jimbo6059
      @jimbo6059 11 месяцев назад +1

      Not the best place in surrey. Lived in Redhill for 18 years.

    • @wizzardwacs
      @wizzardwacs 5 дней назад

      Only someone from Surrey would consider Redhill impoverished. The local supermarket is a Sainsbury’s for goodness sake.

  • @yeremiahangeles7252
    @yeremiahangeles7252 2 месяца назад

    1:21
    Does Reading have good health care for people of colour?

  • @mcdougal0
    @mcdougal0 3 месяца назад

    MAIDSTONE IN KENT LOOK IT UP.

  • @ShivaniGupta-ig4ki
    @ShivaniGupta-ig4ki Год назад +1

    Holmer green or Hazel mare?

  • @lordprotector3367
    @lordprotector3367 11 месяцев назад +1

    Woking. Relatively affordable for Surrey, 15 trains an hour to Waterloo, taking 25 minutes. Near the M25, M3 and A3.

    • @TheHumblePenny
      @TheHumblePenny  11 месяцев назад

      We covered Woking in part 2 ruclips.net/video/HAtJ7aLcmkE/видео.htmlsi=jaGK1UmRpUJDbmt1

  • @babydeeeeeeeeeeeee
    @babydeeeeeeeeeeeee Год назад

    Great video but i need advise I have a job offer in Stevenage but found a place to rent in hitchin . I am mot finding no reasonable place to rent in the town i live . Do u think its wise

  • @Eby_100
    @Eby_100 Год назад +4

    Chatham here we come.

  • @thelittlesthobo7100
    @thelittlesthobo7100 Год назад +2

    High Wycombe?

  • @justliving83
    @justliving83 5 месяцев назад

    Why didnt Milton Keynes make this list?!?!

  • @xoxstarxox7779
    @xoxstarxox7779 Год назад +2

    Surprised Berkshire was mentioned as most videos like this only concentrate on East/South East.

    • @TheHumblePenny
      @TheHumblePenny  Год назад

      It's beautiful in Berkshire :)

    • @xoxstarxox7779
      @xoxstarxox7779 Год назад +2

      @@TheHumblePenny It is. I moved to Bracknell in Berkshire from west London and like the proximity into London but also the ‘countryside’ aspect of the area.

  • @nntpdump
    @nntpdump Год назад +5

    "Why settle for a shoebox?"
    Shorter commute to work.
    Everything you need being a 15min walk away.
    Just have less stuff that needs so much space!

  • @danielokafor8027
    @danielokafor8027 Год назад +7

    Honestly I wonder why people don’t look on the west coast mainline instead. Rugby is a 50 minute commute to London
    You can find a beautiful spacious newly build one bedroom flat from 600-800 pounds per month. There really isn’t a difference between 35mins and 50mins. I’ve lived in the south as well. But living in the midlands allows you see the whole country more!

  • @michealjustice1663
    @michealjustice1663 Год назад +1

    For someone who schools in the university of East London, where would you advice one to get accommodation?

  • @ajnathan918
    @ajnathan918 11 месяцев назад

    Bishop Strortford ❤!

  • @YTLJE
    @YTLJE 8 месяцев назад

    This is a great video. However I know a couple of these places very well and wouldn’t recommend them as nice places to live in at all - that’s why they have stayed affordable. And as somebody else said demographics is important, my friend moved out of London to an area I grew up in and I only had one black person in my school year - it’s not diverse at all!

  • @celiaguimaraes6610
    @celiaguimaraes6610 Год назад +2

    How about Abbey Wood? :)

    • @TheHumblePenny
      @TheHumblePenny  Год назад +1

      It's London. SE2 :)

    • @celiaguimaraes6610
      @celiaguimaraes6610 Год назад +2

      Yes, that's right. Sorry I've just read the video title again. 🤦‍♀️ An up-and-coming area in London though with lots of green spaces and particularly after the crossrail. 🙂

    • @TheHumblePenny
      @TheHumblePenny  Год назад

      Absolutely agree. Hidden gem actually when you consider the Elizabeth line@@celiaguimaraes6610

  • @daniella309
    @daniella309 Год назад +1

    its the cost of the train tickets that's the problem

  • @MENSA.lady2
    @MENSA.lady2 11 месяцев назад

    If my budget would run to it I choose Guildford.

  • @deponentverb3954
    @deponentverb3954 Год назад +2

    *Cries in how ludicrously expensive the railway pass is.

  • @io4198
    @io4198 Год назад +1

    Great research! Wondering why Woking is not on your list?

  • @samuellarcombe4209
    @samuellarcombe4209 Год назад +2

    In summary, I need to move up north...

  • @bernardshum2719
    @bernardshum2719 11 месяцев назад

    Housing price, not too bad. Commute cost, terrible. What on earth is the country doing in terms of public transport? Money spent on commute is even more than food consumed.

  • @fchas15
    @fchas15 Год назад +1

    Wow I can’t believe people pay £400/mo for the commute.

  • @LavenderAnime211
    @LavenderAnime211 Год назад +1

    Anybody live in Chatham? These house prices 👀👀👀. 3 bed 2 bath meeee plssss😂

    • @TheHumblePenny
      @TheHumblePenny  Год назад

      It's getting popular :)

    • @Hlynb93
      @Hlynb93 Год назад

      I live in Chatham, don't bother, it's a veritable shithole

  • @judahalexander2981
    @judahalexander2981 Год назад +1

    Only south houses

  • @rev2xs
    @rev2xs 11 месяцев назад +2

    I think Reading shouldnt be on the list at all. According to the crime rate stats ive seen, yea youd be better off in Grimsby. In fact, Reading was rated the 12th worst place to live in the UK for 2023.

  • @simp1eone
    @simp1eone Год назад +1

    Why are you British always showing AMERICAN HOMEs in your backdrop when talking about homes in UK. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @meglomania2001
    @meglomania2001 10 месяцев назад +3

    Don't move to Reading ,as we're all right wing racists😢

    • @Tippy257
      @Tippy257 5 месяцев назад

      Don’t worry we’re coming.

  • @MarketAppraisal
    @MarketAppraisal Год назад +2

    Thanks for sharing! Great video 👍🏻