FindMyArea Reviews and Details

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• Ask HN: What was an interesting project you started and finished over a weekend?

  Not the OP, but I've actually made something like that to help people figure out where to live in London based on the criteria they care about -- here it is https://findmyarea.co.uk/?search_type=areas Would be great to see similar tools for other cities! - Source: Hacker News / over 2 years ago

• Show HN: Natural language search for real estate with lots of filters

  I've been working on a project that lets you search for properties in London (UK, not Ontario) with a huge number of filters. Property agents in England typically put very little effort into writing useful listings and the dominant search engine, Rightmove, has barely changed in 20 years. So you have to collate information from a lot of sources – and it takes a lot longer than it should – to find properties that... - Source: Hacker News / over 2 years ago

• Pros and cons of living in inner London vs outer london

  For recommendations on areas to live have a look at the wiki - the first few links there let you search by budget and commute time (and Find My Area let's you put in a whole lot of other stuff). You've told us very little on what sort of area you'd like to live in, so hard for us to say anything helpful. Source: over 3 years ago

• Commuting to Mayfair

  Have a look at the wiki - the links right at the top of that page let you search by commute time and budget (and a lot of other factors if you use Find My Area, which was created by a redditor who wanted to provide a solution to these daily threads). Source: over 3 years ago

• Relocation suggested please

  Check the first few links on the wiki - those let you search by commute time and budget. Find My Area definitely lets you put in multiple commute destinations. Source: over 3 years ago

• Housing question - I will be moving from USA/ Sf particularly and wondering what areas in London are good for someone new to live in! I would need to travel once a week to reading where my office is , so preferably around station which has connections.. thank you!

  Read the wiki and use websites mentioned there, like find my area to give you some options as you've told us basically nothing on what you're after. Source: over 3 years ago

• What are the best places to rent that have good primary schools. My 4.5 year old kid is not very fluent in english. Please suggest. Thanks in advance.

  You need to do a little bit of research yourself. Read the wiki and use websites like find my area to get some ideas of what you can rent for your mystery budget. Source: almost 4 years ago

• a little geographical help...

  Use find my area to get some suggestions. Do you need to commute anywhere? I'd just look to where gets you to work easiest. And what do you want to spend on rent? Source: almost 4 years ago

• Moving to London…Pimlico area?

  And you're giving us very little to go on (budget + an idea of what you're after, room in a flatshare vs 3 bed with a swimming pool in the basement?), so using a website like find my area might be a better start. It's one of the first links on our excellent wiki which has more info. Source: almost 4 years ago

• Rental tips + areas to stay in London

  'Central' London is really big, it can take the better part of an hour to travel across it, so you need to be more specific where you want to be close to. Just pop in your requirement to find my area - one of the first links on the wiki - and you'll get some suggestions to get you started. Source: almost 4 years ago

• Fed up with rental market

  If you can be flexible with your area, I found this tool very helpful as it considers commute time which might help your budget go further https://findmyarea.co.uk/ Also good for self torture when window shopping for locations lol. Source: almost 4 years ago

• Where to live in London?

  The most important determinants from finding a place are your budget, travel time, and some indication of what you're after (room in a flatshare? 2-bed with a garden?). You can use websites like find my area to put that and some of your other requirements in to find options. Source: almost 4 years ago

• Being single and flat-hunting

  You can also try using this website to find specific areas/properties for your criteria (found it elsewhere on reddit and am obsessed) https://findmyarea.co.uk. Source: almost 4 years ago

• Breakfast time in bongerland

  Https://findmyarea.co.uk/ has been really good at finding properties for me in January, it makes searching rightmove much easier. Source: about 4 years ago

• As an Aussie moving to the UK what are some key things I should know?

  If you decide to live in London, I recommend this website from another Redditor. So so so helpful. https://findmyarea.co.uk/. Source: about 4 years ago

• I made a new property search engine for London

  So I've been working on a personal project that allows you to search for properties in London with a lot more filters than Rightmove/Zoopla: https://findmyarea.co.uk. Source: about 4 years ago

• Ditching America and moving to London 🫣AM I CRAZY?

  Omg!!!!! This has been a breath of fresh air to read. Yes it’s been years and things have changed drastically but it’s clearly NOT IMPOSSIBLE OR CRAZY!!! Thanks for sharing the information, I will be checking it out alone with https://findmyarea.co.uk/ (found it on another post). Source: about 4 years ago

• Potential areas to move to?!

  Have you had a look at the wiki? Something like find my area might be able to help you out. Source: over 4 years ago

• What is the best not overly expensive area to live in London?

  Check the wiki and use websites like find my area to get you some suggestions. Source: over 4 years ago

• Office near Oval station - Where to stay on ~1400 budget for a furnished 2 bed?

  We've got a great wiki that has some resources to find places, like find my area to find places to live based on your budget and commute (and a lot of other factors, but you're not giving us anything to go on). There's also the pinned megathread on the front page for specific questions. Source: over 4 years ago

• Made a new property search website for London

  I’ve now extended the website so you can find exactly the property you want based on your precise requirements: https://findmyarea.co.uk. Source: over 4 years ago