Rent growth: fastest and slowest London boroughs (September 2026)
Southwark had the strongest annual rent change of London’s 32 boroughs in September 2026, at 7.3%.
Kingston upon Thames and Westminster had the joint weakest, at −0.4%. The middle borough, Lambeth, had 3.4%.
1 borough has no figure, and it is listed at the end with the reason.
See it on the map| Rank | Council | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southwark | 7.3% |
| 2 | Islington | 6.6% |
| 3 | Greenwich | 6.0% |
| 4 | Merton | 5.5% |
| =5 | Enfield | 5.4% |
| =5 | Richmond upon Thames | 5.4% |
| =7 | Brent | 4.9% |
| =7 | Hammersmith and Fulham | 4.9% |
| 9 | Wandsworth | 4.1% |
| 10 | Hackney | 3.9% |
| =11 | Ealing | 3.8% |
| =11 | Tower Hamlets | 3.8% |
| 13 | Hounslow | 3.6% |
| =14 | Croydon | 3.4% |
| =14 | Hillingdon | 3.4% |
| =14 | Lambeth | 3.4% |
| 17 | Bromley | 3.2% |
| =18 | Kensington and Chelsea | 3.0% |
| =18 | Newham | 3.0% |
| =20 | Barnet | 2.9% |
| =20 | Sutton | 2.9% |
| 22 | Harrow | 2.8% |
| 23 | Barking and Dagenham | 2.5% |
| 24 | Waltham Forest | 2.4% |
| =25 | Lewisham | 2.1% |
| =25 | Redbridge | 2.1% |
| 27 | Bexley | 1.7% |
| 28 | Camden | 1.4% |
| 29 | Haringey | 1.3% |
| 30 | Havering | 0.9% |
| =31 | Kingston upon Thames | −0.4% |
| =31 | Westminster | −0.4% |
| – | 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 |