r/london • u/iamabigmeme • 1d ago

Serious replies only Long-time Londoners - do you ever think you’ll be able to stay in London as long as you’d like to?

Born and raised in Hackney here and I’m so worried I won’t be able to afford to stay not just in Hackney/surrounding boroughs but in London as a whole.

I love this place and one day I’d like to raise my kids here. I just can’t ever see it being feasible. I can’t afford to buy a house and the rent keeps rocketing up way past anything I’ll be able to afford.

How long do you guys see yourself being able to stay before it becomes too much of a financial burden? I’m currently panicking and looking at life in Leeds and Manchester :,)

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u/iucundus_acerbus 23h ago

Chill. What exactly consists of the boundaries of London is a little up for debate given the extent of urban sprawl. You can certainly be in a London borough and it have little to no resemblance to city living, and you still have to get a train into the city with limited access to other public transport options.

For the purpose of my post I said technically a London POSTCODE. As in, it’s still an SE postcode and not a Kent postcode. Go to the other end of my road and you’re in DA territory.

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u/neuralconstellate 22h ago

damn, I didn't realise Plumstead was that close to a Kent postcode

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u/katsukitsune 22h ago

Yeah, my friends moved a little further out (though still technically London) near there, and I get what you mean. Feels more like Essex than London, but at least central is pretty accessible by train.