Least and most affordable London boroughs to buy a home (2025)

Kensington and Chelsea was the least affordable of London’s 32 boroughs in 2025 (house price to pay 22.9×).

Tower Hamlets was the most affordable (8.6×). The middle borough, Harrow, had 11.8×.

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

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House price to pay for every council in London, highest first. Councils without a figure are listed last with the reason.
RankCouncilValue
1Kensington and Chelsea22.9×
2Westminster16.9×
3Hammersmith and Fulham16.0×
4Camden15.0×
=5Ealing14.4×
=5Haringey14.4×
7Richmond upon Thames14.2×
8Brent13.9×
=9Hounslow12.9×
=9Islington12.9×
=11Kingston upon Thames12.7×
=11Wandsworth12.7×
13Barnet12.6×
14Hackney12.5×
15Merton12.3×
16Harrow11.8×
=17Southwark11.7×
=17Waltham Forest11.7×
19Hillingdon11.4×
20Lambeth11.0×
=21Enfield10.8×
=21Redbridge10.8×
23Lewisham10.6×
24Sutton10.3×
=25Bromley10.2×
=25Greenwich10.2×
27Havering9.7×
28Barking and Dagenham9.6×
29Bexley9.4×
30Newham9.1×
31Croydon9.0×
32Tower Hamlets8.6×
–City of London

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Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Source and method · See it on the map