Most expensive and cheapest London boroughs to rent a one-bedroom home (September 2026)

Kensington and Chelsea was the most expensive of London’s 32 boroughs in September 2026 (one-bedroom private rent £2,674).

Havering was the cheapest (£1,218). The middle borough, Hounslow, had £1,589.

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

One-bedroom private rent for every council in London, highest first. Councils without a figure are listed last with the reason.
Rank	Council	Value
1	Kensington and Chelsea	£2,674
2	Westminster	£2,557
3	Islington	£2,189
4	Camden	£2,063
5	Hammersmith and Fulham	£2,025
6	Hackney	£2,007
7	Tower Hamlets	£1,998
8	Wandsworth	£1,943
9	Southwark	£1,907
10	Lambeth	£1,890
11	Richmond upon Thames	£1,744
12	Merton	£1,645
13	Haringey	£1,643
14	Ealing	£1,642
15	Newham	£1,631
16	Hounslow	£1,589
17	Brent	£1,578
18	Greenwich	£1,564
19	Barnet	£1,502
20	Lewisham	£1,459
21	Enfield	£1,426
22	Waltham Forest	£1,407
23	Harrow	£1,395
24	Kingston upon Thames	£1,386
25	Barking and Dagenham	£1,378
26	Redbridge	£1,373
27	Bromley	£1,318
28	Croydon	£1,267
29	Hillingdon	£1,260
30	Sutton	£1,248
31	Bexley	£1,231
32	Havering	£1,218
–	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