Though there's also a labor shortage, something like 300k over the whole national economy.
That said:
> Cambridge: £1300/month for a one bedroom flat in an okay neighbourhood. There are almost no <£1200/mo 2br flats on the market at all.
Try Cottenham and other similar-distance villages. Writing as a landlord of a one-bed flat in that village… well, when I saw the "cost of living crisis" headlines I told the agency not to increase the rent, but what they were suggesting as the new high was £800/mo.
I used to live in that flat, and the cycle commute to the science park was fine.
Now I'm living a long cycle ride or moderate train ride from the Polish border, and I can say from having lived in Sheffield (Heeley) and having briefly visited Słubice as part of a day trip, that I share your belief about the relative economic situations of the two.
Though there's also a labor shortage, something like 300k over the whole national economy.
That said:
> Cambridge: £1300/month for a one bedroom flat in an okay neighbourhood. There are almost no <£1200/mo 2br flats on the market at all.
Try Cottenham and other similar-distance villages. Writing as a landlord of a one-bed flat in that village… well, when I saw the "cost of living crisis" headlines I told the agency not to increase the rent, but what they were suggesting as the new high was £800/mo.
I used to live in that flat, and the cycle commute to the science park was fine.
Now I'm living a long cycle ride or moderate train ride from the Polish border, and I can say from having lived in Sheffield (Heeley) and having briefly visited Słubice as part of a day trip, that I share your belief about the relative economic situations of the two.