# Cheapest and most expensive London boroughs to buy a house (August 2026)

Kensington and Chelsea was the most expensive of London’s 33 boroughs in August 2026 (average house price £1,204,072).

Barking and Dagenham was the cheapest (£369,881). The middle borough, Lambeth, had £540,198.

| Rank | Area | Average house price |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Kensington and Chelsea](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea) | £1,204,072 |
| 2 | [Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster) | £887,206 |
| 3 | [Richmond upon Thames](https://openindex.co.uk/richmond-upon-thames) | £813,931 |
| 4 | [Camden](https://openindex.co.uk/camden) | £798,486 |
| 5 | [Hammersmith and Fulham](https://openindex.co.uk/hammersmith-and-fulham) | £754,825 |
| 6 | [City of London](https://openindex.co.uk/city-of-london) | £726,633 |
| 7 | [Wandsworth](https://openindex.co.uk/wandsworth) | £694,210 |
| 8 | [Islington](https://openindex.co.uk/islington) | £654,286 |
| 9 | [Haringey](https://openindex.co.uk/haringey) | £633,221 |
| 10 | [Merton](https://openindex.co.uk/merton) | £623,791 |
| 11 | [Hackney](https://openindex.co.uk/hackney) | £619,408 |
| 12 | [Kingston upon Thames](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-thames) | £597,587 |
| 13 | [Barnet](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet) | £592,892 |
| 14 | [Ealing](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing) | £589,875 |
| 15 | [Southwark](https://openindex.co.uk/southwark) | £569,160 |
| 16 | [Brent](https://openindex.co.uk/brent) | £555,687 |
| 17 | [Lambeth](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth) | £540,198 |
| 18 | [Waltham Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest) | £532,212 |
| 19 | [Harrow](https://openindex.co.uk/harrow) | £532,173 |
| 20 | [Hounslow](https://openindex.co.uk/hounslow) | £528,051 |
| 21 | [Bromley](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley) | £520,253 |
| 22 | [Lewisham](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham) | £486,416 |
| 23 | [Redbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/redbridge) | £484,378 |
| 24 | [Hillingdon](https://openindex.co.uk/hillingdon) | £482,137 |
| 25 | [Enfield](https://openindex.co.uk/enfield) | £474,855 |
| 26 | [Greenwich](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich) | £462,868 |
| 27 | [Sutton](https://openindex.co.uk/sutton) | £458,954 |
| 28 | [Tower Hamlets](https://openindex.co.uk/tower-hamlets) | £447,950 |
| 29 | [Havering](https://openindex.co.uk/havering) | £444,572 |
| 30 | [Bexley](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley) | £414,833 |
| 31 | [Croydon](https://openindex.co.uk/croydon) | £396,718 |
| 32 | [Newham](https://openindex.co.uk/newham) | £388,045 |
| 33 | [Barking and Dagenham](https://openindex.co.uk/barking-and-dagenham) | £369,881 |

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

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

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