how to find cheap flat

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grumpysquash3 · 04/06/2017 14:09

I have a new staff member who has come to Cambridge from overseas, who is asking me for help in finding somewhere cheap to rent. She has a car, so location not critical. Work is on the Babraham campus. She is looking for a one bed flat, not a house share. She is mid-30s and here alone (she has a boyfriend who comes over now and again).

Has anyone got any suggestions I could pass on to her?

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Lovewalking · 04/06/2017 14:52

How about Haverhill? I'm guessing much cheaper than somewhere closer like Sawston.

PippaFawcett · 04/06/2017 15:19

I don't think there is any such thing as a cheap flat in Cambridge! A house share is obviously the cheapest option but I can totally understand why she doesn't want to live in one at her age. Gumtree might be an option for anything not on RightMove.

orchardy · 04/06/2017 18:35

What does she define as 'cheap'? And does she want to be in Cambridge itself or would a village be OK? Cherry Hinton might be a good compromise.

orchardy · 04/06/2017 18:39

www.rightmove.co.uk/property-to-rent/property-66604388.html

orchardy · 04/06/2017 18:41

Although I find it eye wateringly expensive as it's more than my monthly mortgage payment on a 3 bed semi, but I guess those are the prices people pay... Affordable housing is a real problem in Cambridge.

Tingalingle · 04/06/2017 20:30

One here in Linton, probably handier than Cherry Hinton but again not cheap.

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grumpysquash3 · 04/06/2017 21:19

Thanks for the links & suggestions.
She is currently paying £1100, but it leaves her with almost nothing after bills and travel, so £750 would be a lot better.

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Tingalingle · 04/06/2017 21:53

She could also look at Saffron Walden, as there seem to be a few flats there.

FestiveRoad · 05/06/2017 16:29

Quite a few properties to rent in Saffron Walden. This would be a journey of about 10 miles to Babraham.

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Prices seem to be from £475 pcm for a 1 bed.