Most expensive and cheapest London boroughs to rent a three-bedroom home (September 2026)
Kensington and Chelsea was the most expensive of London’s 32 boroughs in September 2026 (three-bedroom private rent £4,130).
Havering was the cheapest (£1,851). The middle borough, Barnet, had £2,261.
1 borough has no figure, and it is listed at the end with the reason.
See it on the map| Rank | Council | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kensington and Chelsea | £4,130 |
| 2 | Westminster | £3,912 |
| 3 | Camden | £3,071 |
| 4 | Hammersmith and Fulham | £3,031 |
| 5 | Islington | £3,022 |
| 6 | Hackney | £2,856 |
| 7 | Wandsworth | £2,818 |
| 8 | Southwark | £2,779 |
| 9 | Tower Hamlets | £2,760 |
| 10 | Richmond upon Thames | £2,703 |
| 11 | Lambeth | £2,696 |
| 12 | Ealing | £2,427 |
| 13 | Merton | £2,418 |
| 14 | Haringey | £2,363 |
| 15 | Brent | £2,277 |
| 16 | Barnet | £2,261 |
| 17 | Hounslow | £2,254 |
| 18 | Greenwich | £2,247 |
| 19 | Newham | £2,216 |
| 20 | Kingston upon Thames | £2,167 |
| 21 | Enfield | £2,106 |
| 22 | Harrow | £2,069 |
| 23 | Lewisham | £2,062 |
| 24 | Waltham Forest | £2,035 |
| 25 | Bromley | £2,002 |
| 26 | Redbridge | £1,992 |
| 27 | Hillingdon | £1,929 |
| 28 | Sutton | £1,916 |
| 29 | Barking and Dagenham | £1,902 |
| 30 | Bexley | £1,870 |
| 31 | Croydon | £1,864 |
| 32 | Havering | £1,851 |
| – | 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 |