Best value per square metre in London
London’s 33 areas ranked by price per square metre — best value per m². Every figure from HM Land Registry Price Paid, May 2026. Indicative, not a valuation.
| # | Area | Price per square metre (£/m²) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barking and Dagenham | £3,209/m² |
| 2 | Newham | £3,393/m² |
| 3 | Redbridge | £3,750/m² |
| 4 | Enfield | £3,815/m² |
| 5 | Bexley | £3,987/m² |
| 6 | Croydon | £4,050/m² |
| 7 | Havering | £4,096/m² |
| 8 | Brent | £4,474/m² |
| 9 | Harrow | £4,488/m² |
| 10 | Hillingdon | £4,495/m² |
| 11 | Hounslow | £4,533/m² |
| 12 | Sutton | £4,555/m² |
| 13 | Greenwich | £4,607/m² |
| 14 | Waltham Forest | £4,719/m² |
| 15 | Bromley | £4,735/m² |
| 16 | Lewisham | £4,812/m² |
| 17 | Ealing | £4,817/m² |
| 18 | Merton | £5,167/m² |
| 19 | Barnet | £5,275/m² |
| 20 | Haringey | £5,351/m² |
| 21 | Kingston upon Thames | £5,424/m² |
| 22 | Tower Hamlets | £6,210/m² |
| 23 | Lambeth | £6,273/m² |
| 24 | Southwark | £6,274/m² |
| 25 | Hackney | £6,688/m² |
| 26 | Richmond upon Thames | £6,791/m² |
| 27 | Wandsworth | £6,829/m² |
| 28 | Islington | £7,450/m² |
| 29 | Hammersmith and Fulham | £8,125/m² |
| 30 | Camden | £8,608/m² |
| 31 | Westminster | £9,494/m² |
| 32 | City of London | £10,200/m² |
| 33 | Kensington and Chelsea | £11,595/m² |
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid · May 2026. Ranked lowest first.
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