Bermondsey vs Borough

Bermondsey and Borough are both within walking distance of London Bridge and the City, and both appeal to professionals who want to walk to work. Borough is more central and more intense, wrapped around Borough Market, Southwark Cathedral and busy office streets. Bermondsey, further east, is more residential, with warehouse conversions, Bermondsey Street's restaurants and the arches of Maltby Street.

Borough is typically more expensive and scores higher for nightlife, but lower for green space and safety. Bermondsey is usually cheaper and calmer, and while it also lacks large parks within its core, Southwark Park and the Thames Path are close.

Both score equally high for connectivity. Borough has the Northern line's Bank branch and London Bridge's Jubilee line, Thameslink and mainline services within a few minutes' walk. Bermondsey has its own Jubilee line station, which is especially convenient for Canary Wharf and Westminster, and London Bridge is a fifteen- to twenty-minute walk away. Both areas are busy with office workers on weekdays, but Borough's crowds of market visitors make its weekends noticeably more hectic.

If the commute is everything and you want Borough Market and the South Bank on your doorstep, Borough justifies its premium. If you would rather have a Jubilee line station of your own, slightly quieter streets and weekends spent between the arches of Maltby Street and the Beer Mile, Bermondsey delivers that while still leaving London Bridge within walking distance. Both suit people who hate commuting.