Moving to London for work: where to live in central?

[spongere]

Moving to London with work. Currently live in Manhattan where we are finishing grad school. Both of us are aged 25 (a couple).

Our jobs are both near Moorgate station. We’d ideally like to be less than about 30 mins commute in. Walking would be great. Green space is ideal, and we’d want at least a balcony to sit and have a coffee.

Budget is £2,750 a month for a one or two bed.

Ally Pally is lovely but it's very quiet and a more family / older demographic than the OP. I'd say Angel is better for access to work and social life.

30 mins walk from Moorgate will easily get you to London Bridge/Borough/Bermondsey areas which is quite buzzy and fun.

All the cooler areas where younger people live now tend to be a bit further out (more like 20- 30 mins by tube/bus) as most young people cannot afford to rent in zone 1 (or even zone 2 😬)