£580k in London, commuting to High St Ken, where would you buy?

[ArabellaBeaumaris]

Not me, friends. They are looking at shoebox flats centrally & I think they should cast their net more widely! They want a minimal commute. No DC yet.

Have they looked in Acton, Shepherds Bush, Chiswick, Turnham Green, Hammersmith...? All reasonable commutes and could get decent two bed flat I think. Acton cheaper than the others.

What size property? If they are footloose and fancy free and want the pre-child life (sigh) then I'd look in Bayswater. They could walk to work.

Funky
www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-27413913.html

Ex council - very very mixed but small estate.
www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-26880564.html

Barons Court, Queens Club, West Ken? All walkable to High St Ken.

Barons court or bayswater for walk to work ( they will get 2 bed flat here)

Putney, Fulham or Wimbledon for quick tube ride ( they may get 3 bed flat with garden, poss a house if not super close to tube station - like a 15-20 min walk from tube)

I'd make it walkable every time. I hate communing with a passion!

God, that Bayswater flat is awful! The bedroom is only 5 ft wide and the kitchen is part of the hallway. And the roof terrace, it's one redeeming feature, is north facing . Sod the neighbours, I'd go for the ex-council.

Tell them to relocate to Glasgow

Incentive

Balls, that's overbudget.

This is the one I meant

In terms of somewhere going up in value, don't try for an 'up and coming' area. Some we looked at 20+ years ago which were this haven't 'upped and comed' yet! Also good to consider a 'desireable' location in case they want to rent later.

Have they a 'wish list' of the type of property they want?