# House price growth: fastest and slowest London boroughs (August 2026)

Kingston upon Thames had the strongest annual price change of London’s 33 boroughs in August 2026, at 4.9%.

City of London had the weakest, at −14.6%. The middle borough, Hackney, had −1.6%.

| Rank | Area | Annual price change |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Kingston upon Thames](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-thames) | 4.9% |
| 2 | [Barking and Dagenham](https://openindex.co.uk/barking-and-dagenham) | 4.7% |
| 3 | [Bexley](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley) | 1.9% |
| 4 | [Ealing](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing) | 1.8% |
| 5 | [Sutton](https://openindex.co.uk/sutton) | 1.5% |
| 6 | [Havering](https://openindex.co.uk/havering) | 1.1% |
| 7 | [Enfield](https://openindex.co.uk/enfield) | 0.8% |
| 8 | [Waltham Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest) | 0.7% |
| 9 | [Merton](https://openindex.co.uk/merton) | 0.1% |
| =10 | [Hillingdon](https://openindex.co.uk/hillingdon) | 0.0% |
| =10 | [Richmond upon Thames](https://openindex.co.uk/richmond-upon-thames) | 0.0% |
| 12 | [Brent](https://openindex.co.uk/brent) | −0.3% |
| 13 | [Bromley](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley) | −0.5% |
| 14 | [Haringey](https://openindex.co.uk/haringey) | −1.4% |
| =15 | [Croydon](https://openindex.co.uk/croydon) | −1.5% |
| =15 | [Hounslow](https://openindex.co.uk/hounslow) | −1.5% |
| =17 | [Hackney](https://openindex.co.uk/hackney) | −1.6% |
| =17 | [Lewisham](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham) | −1.6% |
| 19 | [Southwark](https://openindex.co.uk/southwark) | −2.1% |
| 20 | [Greenwich](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich) | −2.2% |
| 21 | [Harrow](https://openindex.co.uk/harrow) | −2.5% |
| 22 | [Redbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/redbridge) | −2.8% |
| 23 | [Barnet](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet) | −4.4% |
| 24 | [Newham](https://openindex.co.uk/newham) | −4.7% |
| 25 | [Hammersmith and Fulham](https://openindex.co.uk/hammersmith-and-fulham) | −5.1% |
| 26 | [Wandsworth](https://openindex.co.uk/wandsworth) | −5.3% |
| 27 | [Lambeth](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth) | −6.5% |
| 28 | [Islington](https://openindex.co.uk/islington) | −8.6% |
| 29 | [Camden](https://openindex.co.uk/camden) | −10.6% |
| 30 | [Tower Hamlets](https://openindex.co.uk/tower-hamlets) | −13.3% |
| 31 | [Kensington and Chelsea](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea) | −13.8% |
| 32 | [Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster) | −14.3% |
| 33 | [City of London](https://openindex.co.uk/city-of-london) | −14.6% |

Source: UK House Price Index, HM Land Registry and partners. Period: August 2026. Period: August 2026.

## Other rankings of this measure

- [UK](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/house-price-change/uk)
- [England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/house-price-change/england)
- [Northern Ireland](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/house-price-change/northern-ireland)
- [Scotland](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/house-price-change/scotland)
- [Wales](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/house-price-change/wales)
- [North East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/house-price-change/north-east)
- [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/house-price-change/north-west)
- [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/house-price-change/yorkshire-and-the-humber)
- [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/house-price-change/east-midlands)
- [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/house-price-change/west-midlands)
- [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/house-price-change/east-of-england)
- [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/house-price-change/south-east)
- [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/house-price-change/south-west)

- [The map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-price-change)
- [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-price-change)

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