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South east England. 9,122,909 people in 1,573 square kilometres.

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Average house price
£550,037
Down 3.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Population
8,799,728
2nd highest of 12
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Female life expectancy
84.7years
UK 83.0 years
ONS life expectancy · 2022 to 2024
Claimant rate
5.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How London compares

Each dot is a region. The black line marks the middle one.

LondonMiddle
Average house price12 regions, UK · Jul 2026
Average house price: every region in UK12 areas from £166,943 to £550,037. The middle area is £231,860. London is £550,037.
£550,037highest
Annual price change12 regions, UK · Jul 2026
Annual price change: every region in UK12 areas from −3.3% to 9.2%. The middle area is 2.1%. London is −3.3%.
−3.3%weakest
Population12 regions, UK · 2021
Population: every region in UK12 areas from 1,903,175 to 9,278,065. The middle area is 5,590,980. London is 8,799,728.
8,799,7282nd highest
Female life expectancy12 regions, UK · 2022 to 2024
Female life expectancy: every region in UK12 areas from 81.1 years to 84.7 years. The middle area is 82.7 years. London is 84.7 years.
84.7 yearshighest
Claimant rate12 regions, UK · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every region in UK12 areas from 2.7% to 5.5%. The middle area is 3.5%. London is 5.5%.
5.5%highest

Every region ranked: average house price, annual price change, population, female life expectancy and claimant rate.

House prices since 2000

Monthly average house price, smoothed. London’s is 3.9 times its 2000 level, slower than England’s.

House prices since 2000Average house price each month for London, England, United Kingdom, January 2000 to July 2026. Source: UK House Price Index.
House prices since 2000
MonthLondonEnglandUnited Kingdom
Jan 2000£139,611£71,017£77,950
Jan 2001£160,094£79,663£85,794
Jan 2002£181,823£90,840£89,928
Jan 2003£221,778£114,816£114,996
Jan 2004£234,296£131,914£126,179
Jan 2005£248,820£149,713£138,759
Jan 2006£256,767£157,240£147,360
Jan 2007£286,542£171,666£162,825
Jan 2008£319,663£181,037£171,137
Jan 2009£270,949£153,585£144,840
Jan 2010£299,459£164,711£154,268
Jan 2011£308,301£164,697£154,113
Jan 2012£315,128£164,449£152,831
Jan 2013£333,332£166,938£154,495
Jan 2014£380,935£177,748£164,137
Jan 2015£431,270£191,523£175,636
Jan 2016£489,741£208,050£189,268
Jan 2017£509,175£218,655£198,276
Jan 2018£513,622£227,594£206,844
Jan 2019£503,232£230,974£210,317
Jan 2020£509,527£234,049£213,657
Jan 2021£529,101£249,890£228,417
Jan 2022£550,635£270,231£248,031
Jan 2023£570,869£285,817£260,941
Jan 2024£551,097£278,060£255,972
Jan 2025£563,861£287,264£264,936
Jan 2026£553,557£290,511£268,862
Jul 2026£550,037£293,479£272,611

Councils in London

NameAverage house price, Jul 2026Population, 2021Female lifespan, 2022 to 2024
Barking and DagenhamLondon borough£375,604218,86981.7 years
BarnetLondon borough£600,560389,34485.9 years
BexleyLondon borough£413,343246,47283.5 years
BrentLondon borough£546,135339,81685.5 years
BromleyLondon borough£511,670329,99285.7 years
CamdenLondon borough£815,159210,13685.9 years
City of LondonLondon borough£710,6528,583No figure
CroydonLondon borough£390,041390,71984.3 years
EalingLondon borough£585,216367,11585.4 years
EnfieldLondon borough£470,988329,98485.1 years
GreenwichLondon borough£462,589289,06882.9 years
HackneyLondon borough£605,729259,14682.9 years
Hammersmith and FulhamLondon borough£738,048183,15784.6 years
HaringeyLondon borough£638,690264,23885.5 years
HarrowLondon borough£526,493261,20385.8 years
HaveringLondon borough£448,648262,05284.0 years
HillingdonLondon borough£470,875305,90984.5 years
HounslowLondon borough£525,435288,18184.7 years
IslingtonLondon borough£674,592216,58983.7 years
Kensington and ChelseaLondon borough£1,232,640143,37587.1 years
Kingston upon ThamesLondon borough£591,555168,06385.4 years
LambethLondon borough£536,623317,65483.8 years
LewishamLondon borough£488,658300,55383.6 years
MertonLondon borough£615,890215,18685.0 years
NewhamLondon borough£390,349351,03683.6 years
RedbridgeLondon borough£481,297310,26085.0 years
Richmond upon ThamesLondon borough£803,249195,27886.8 years
SouthwarkLondon borough£572,478307,63783.7 years
SuttonLondon borough£452,654209,63984.5 years
Tower HamletsLondon borough£447,796310,30682.9 years
Waltham ForestLondon borough£529,102278,42684.0 years
WandsworthLondon borough£686,076327,50685.1 years
WestminsterLondon borough£876,788204,23686.4 years
London in brief

London’s average house price was £550,037 in July 2026.

London had 8,799,728 usual residents at the census.

A baby girl born in London could expect to live 84.7 years, based on deaths in 2022 to 2024.

In London, 5.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.