‘Workers could save by commuting to London from South Yorkshire’

LONDONERS COULD save £500,000 over their careers by commuting in from Sheffield once HS2 is complete, according to a report published today.

Jobs site Adzuna says new “super-commuter” cities will be formed across the UK because of faster rail journeys in some areas – potentially saving workers hundreds of thousands of pounds,.

In a study published today, it found that electrification of Great Western Railway and construction of HS2 will open up opportunities for people to live in cheaper parts of the country but work in London.

Cities including Sheffield, Crewe, Nottingham and Liverpool can be within range of commuting to the capital, it was suggested.

Commuters from Sheffield could save up to £500,000 over a 47-year career because of vastly cheaper housing, said the report.

Financial and professional service workers stand to make the biggest savings, said Adzuna.

Doug Monro, co-founder of Adzuna, said: “A new breed of savvy ‘super-commuters’ is being born. Long-distance commuting into London is becoming easier than ever before thanks to improved transport links and large infrastructure projects like HS2.

“Faster connections to cities like Birmingham and Bath will offer London workers alternative city living options outside of the capital.

“Shrewd workers can still bag the higher wage packets that come with working in London, but by living in other urban hubs they are escaping the hefty price tag attached to owning a home in the capital.”

The Government announced this summer that the planned HS2 line would have a spur stopping in Sheffield city centre.