Average rent in London
Private renters in London paid an average of £2,338 a month in September 2026 (+3.5% on a year earlier). A two-bedroom costs £2,239, 74% above the UK average of £1,287. Across its 32 areas, two-bedroom rents range from £1,529 in Bexley to £3,475 in Kensington and Chelsea.
Average rent
£2,338
September 2026
12-month change
+3.5%
Average house price
£554,430
Median full-time pay £46,414
Rent by number of bedrooms
1 bedroom£1,764
2 bedrooms£2,239
3 bedrooms£2,651
4+ bedrooms£3,655
Average monthly private rent (pcm).
Areas in London, cheapest first
| # | Area | 1 bed | 2 bed | 3 bed | Change (12m) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bexley | £1,231 | £1,529 | £1,870 | +1.7% |
| 2 | Havering | £1,218 | £1,544 | £1,851 | +0.9% |
| 3 | Sutton | £1,248 | £1,567 | £1,916 | +3.0% |
| 4 | Croydon | £1,267 | £1,577 | £1,864 | +3.4% |
| 5 | Hillingdon | £1,260 | £1,598 | £1,929 | +3.4% |
| 6 | Bromley | £1,318 | £1,649 | £2,002 | +3.2% |
| 7 | Redbridge | £1,373 | £1,689 | £1,992 | +2.1% |
| 8 | Harrow | £1,395 | £1,718 | £2,069 | +2.8% |
| 9 | Barking and Dagenham | £1,378 | £1,723 | £1,902 | +2.5% |
| 10 | Waltham Forest | £1,407 | £1,732 | £2,035 | +2.4% |
| 11 | Kingston upon Thames | £1,386 | £1,765 | £2,167 | -0.5% |
| 12 | Enfield | £1,426 | £1,770 | £2,106 | +5.4% |
| 13 | Lewisham | £1,459 | £1,793 | £2,062 | +2.1% |
| 14 | Barnet | £1,502 | £1,862 | £2,261 | +2.9% |
| 15 | Greenwich | £1,564 | £1,935 | £2,247 | +6.0% |
| 16 | Brent | £1,578 | £1,937 | £2,277 | +4.9% |
| 17 | Hounslow | £1,589 | £1,956 | £2,254 | +3.6% |
| 18 | Newham | £1,631 | £1,995 | £2,216 | +3.0% |
| 19 | Merton | £1,645 | £2,032 | £2,418 | +5.5% |
| 20 | Haringey | £1,643 | £2,040 | £2,363 | +1.3% |
| 21 | Ealing | £1,642 | £2,049 | £2,427 | +3.8% |
| 22 | Richmond upon Thames | £1,744 | £2,237 | £2,703 | +5.4% |
| 23 | Lambeth | £1,890 | £2,353 | £2,696 | +3.4% |
| 24 | Southwark | £1,907 | £2,387 | £2,779 | +7.3% |
| 25 | Tower Hamlets | £1,998 | £2,427 | £2,760 | +3.8% |
| 26 | Wandsworth | £1,943 | £2,469 | £2,818 | +4.1% |
| 27 | Hackney | £2,007 | £2,498 | £2,856 | +3.9% |
| 28 | Camden | £2,063 | £2,634 | £3,071 | +1.4% |
| 29 | Hammersmith and Fulham | £2,025 | £2,656 | £3,031 | +5.0% |
| 30 | Islington | £2,189 | £2,712 | £3,022 | +6.6% |
| 31 | Westminster | £2,557 | £3,320 | £3,912 | -0.4% |
| 32 | Kensington and Chelsea | £2,674 | £3,475 | £4,130 | +3.0% |
Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents (September 2026), average of new and existing private tenancies — official statistics in development. House prices: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Pay: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, median gross pay of full-time employees by place of residence. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. See our methodology.