Help finding commutable places to Waterloo Station London

I would think she’d feel very safe living around Clapham- tube stations are North, South & Clapham Common. Clapham Junction is actually more Battersea. Tooting would be cheaper & is a very lively, diverse area. I used to work around there & it seemed safe. Earlsfield is really nice but a bit quieter & perhaps more family orientated?

New Malden isn't a deserted station. It's popular and pretty busy.

It's worth looking within zone 4 for flat shares. New Malden and Worcester Park are worth a look.

Glad that's useful. A couple of times I found myself waiting at stations like Hampton Court, Esher, New Malden which felt deserted and were not staffed, with few if any people on the platform and I was very uneasy.

Look at the Southeastern train line that runs into Waterloo East, somewhere in south east London should be better value for money than somewhere in the Tube line. Eg Deptford, Greenwich, Lewisham area.

On the South Western Railway (SWR) line from Waterloo out to south west London (and on out into Surrey and Hampshire), there are fast, semi-fast and stopping trains. The first stop out on the fast or semi fast is usually Clapham Junction, then Wimbledon, then Surbiton.

Clapham Junction and Wimbledon are not only closer to central London but both are also on tube lines as well as the overground SWR. This is a great advantage.

Surbiton is outer suburban Greater London, in Zone 6 and is not on the tube but is cheaper in property prices than Wimbledon (which is 7 mins closer to Waterloo on the fast / semi fast.)

The 'stopping' trains stop at Clapham Junction, Wimbledon and Surbiton plus several intermediate stations such as Hampton Court, Berrylands, Raynes Park, New Malden, Vauxhall, and take much longer. A couple of those have tube links. I am not keen on some of the intermediate stations as they can be very quiet and feel isolated outside of rush hours and the trains are less frequent. I don't feel safe waiting around a station with few people or services. For that reason I would go for a busy location where there are always taxis, buses, people and general bustle around the station even late at night, such as the three fast and semi fast mentioned.

Tell her to look on Spareroom to find a house. The majority of bigger house shares (3-4 beds) will be around that budget except in central London. Clapham, Peckham, Balham, Wandsworth all very popular

Agree buses
24hr bus route to where she lives would be ideal, if not walkable

Vauxhall! I forgot to say Vauxhall
agree re Stockwell and Oval (& Kennington)

Don’t forget to look at bus routes too. They are much cheaper if you are watching the pennies.

The 172?? I think goes from Waterloo along the A2 (aka the Old Kent Rd) to New Cross Gate, then down towards Brockley. I would look along that route.
Reasonably affordable, direct bus to work, but easy access to the Overground trains when you need them - for visiting friends in north London maybe.

This is the best advice on the thread.

@helpingDDfindaccomadation At 21yrs old, I'd really advise her to look for somewhere near a tube rather than out where its more family oriented. Especially if she is planning on going out on a weekend etc. So much easier to get home by either night tube or uber. Tooting would be a great suggestion for her. Are you using spareroom.co.uk to search? I'd also add Stockwell and Oval to the search list depending on prices.

You can be over 10 miles away and have a shorter commute than living 5 miles away. She’s young, she wants to be somewhere a bit more fun with people her age. What does she like doing? East is fun and can still be cheap, SE is the cheapest (but I’ve never really liked south of the river!).

I’ve lived around Shoreditch for years and although not as cheap as it was, there are still affordable areas - easy to get to Waterloo on the Waterloo and City. Homerton/Hackney Wick and parts of Stratford are more affordable and lots of bars along the canal and open spaces. There is also a lot going on in Tottenham with music venues, breweries and super quick transport, but it’s getting more expensive now.

Clapham junction or Clapham high Street sounds ideal if within budget. I used to live in Clapham junction and commute to Waterloo. The northern line tube is horrifically hot in the summer whilst the train is air-conditioned. Tube runs all night and gets you to central London more easily than the train (where you need to change to the tube or walk). Lots of young professionals in that area so big social scene.

Earlsfield is really nice and 12 mins on the train
Kennington and Oval are a quick walk
Camberwell and Elephant and Castle probably slightly cheaper but lots of new flats popping up there
All of London is commutable to Waterloo
1000pcm for a flat share is absolutely achievable
Will she be out late etc? Things to consider if needing to get home when trains stop
(I live near Waterloo myself feel free to ask any questions)

Wimbledon/Southfields/Earlsfoed and Putney are all very nice as well and should offer flatshares

moving too far out is going to get you into family suburbia and a lot less flatshares theirs areas would definitely have them

Type Waterloo Station in Righmove and search for rental properties within a 10 mile radius, that should give you a good idea of locations and rental prices.

Queen's Park? Stratford?

And despite walking past Waterloo east everyday I forgot about it

They go to the SE so lots of places with no tube that will be great

Northern line:
Balham
Clapham
Tooting
south Wimbledon
Colliers wood

Victoria line (goes to Vauxhall near wayerloo)
Brixton and nearby SE areas that u can walk to tube

Train:
Clapham Junction
Earlsfiled
Wimbledon

Look at the train lines into Waterloo and Waterloo East.
You also have the tube lines, both direct and ones that go very near ie London Bridge.

I'm not sure how much it would be these days but I lived in Earlsfield and loved it there 10 years ago. Relatively short train ride to Waterloo but small town feel, lovely restaurants and pubs/bars.