Cambridge Travel Forum

Hi,

My wife and I will move to Cambridge in April. We are starting to look for flats to rent for the whole mouth ,but we are not sure yet in which part of the city we should look. What part of the city are not recommended or less safe? We don't have a car, so we would need an area with a fairly good public transport service.
Also, coming from Granada (Spain), we are not used to go through agencies to rent a flat. We were told that almost everywhere in Europe, people have to deal with agencies to rent a property. Browsing through many agencies website, we realised that there is a lot of fees to pay and that the whole renting process can become really expensive!! Is there a way to avoid these agencies?
If some of you have rented a flat through an agency that they liked and would recommend, this could help us to get a start!


Thank you for helping! :o)

Look at the replies to the previous poster in the Cambridge forum.

I lived in Cambridge for four years and found it to be an expensive place. Almost London prices really. The closer you are to the centre the higher the rent and the further outside the more infrequent the buses. But one thing Cambridge really is geared up for is bicycles. It's all flat and so easy to get about. there are tons of bike lans and bike parks. Biking is your best option, plus it's cheap! There are tons of agencies in town, but there are all the fees etc, unfortunately if you want a nice place, there isn't much of a way around it.

I lived in Cambridge, as a student, for one year in 2002. I think the south part of the city is better than the north, but more expensive. If you are going to study at the university you can write to the accommodation office and get some help. My family and I rented a detached family house using that service (730 pounds/month). It was an old 3 bedroom house 1 km from the city centre (Queen Edit's Way). Maybe you could rent a flat for 400 pounds in a good place nearby. If you live outside the city price drops, but it is not very easy to get Cambridge if you do not have a car. Good luck!