Most expensive and cheapest London boroughs to rent (September 2026)

Kensington and Chelsea was the most expensive of London’s 32 boroughs in September 2026 (average private rent £3,739).

Bexley was the cheapest (£1,540). The middle borough, Greenwich, had £1,998.

1 borough has no figure, and it is listed at the end with the reason.

Average private rent for every council in London, highest first. Councils without a figure are listed last with the reason.
Rank	Council	Value
1	Kensington and Chelsea	£3,739
2	Westminster	£3,209
3	Islington	£2,884
4	Hammersmith and Fulham	£2,861
5	Camden	£2,834
6	Hackney	£2,667
7	Wandsworth	£2,640
8	Lambeth	£2,538
9	Southwark	£2,516
10	Tower Hamlets	£2,462
11	Richmond upon Thames	£2,349
12	Haringey	£2,225
13	Merton	£2,181
14	Ealing	£2,126
15	Brent	£2,018
16	Greenwich	£1,998
17	Hounslow	£1,962
18	Barnet	£1,953
19	Newham	£1,931
20	Enfield	£1,833
21	Lewisham	£1,832
22	Kingston upon Thames	£1,821
23	Harrow	£1,781
24	Waltham Forest	£1,772
25	Redbridge	£1,734
26	Barking and Dagenham	£1,700
27	Bromley	£1,693
28	Croydon	£1,586
29	Hillingdon	£1,581
30	Sutton	£1,569
31	Havering	£1,567
32	Bexley	£1,540
–	City of London ONS does not publish private rents for the City of London or the Isles of Scilly because too few rents are collected there.	No figure