Annual rent change: every council in London
Islington had the strongest annual rent change of London’s 32 councils in August 2026, at 6.2%.
Kingston upon Thames had the weakest, at −1.2%. The middle council, Ealing, had 3.0%.
1 council has no figure, and it is listed at the end with the reason.
| Rank | Council | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Islington | 6.2% |
| 2 | Greenwich | 6.1% |
| =3 | Merton | 5.4% |
| =3 | Southwark | 5.4% |
| 5 | Enfield | 5.1% |
| 6 | Richmond upon Thames | 4.4% |
| 7 | Wandsworth | 4.2% |
| 8 | Lambeth | 3.7% |
| 9 | Hackney | 3.6% |
| 10 | Tower Hamlets | 3.5% |
| 11 | Brent | 3.4% |
| =12 | Barnet | 3.3% |
| =12 | Hammersmith and Fulham | 3.3% |
| =14 | Croydon | 3.2% |
| =14 | Hounslow | 3.2% |
| 16 | Ealing | 3.0% |
| =17 | Harrow | 2.9% |
| =17 | Newham | 2.9% |
| 19 | Bromley | 2.7% |
| 20 | Barking and Dagenham | 2.6% |
| 21 | Hillingdon | 2.5% |
| =22 | Kensington and Chelsea | 2.1% |
| =22 | Sutton | 2.1% |
| =24 | Lewisham | 2.0% |
| =24 | Redbridge | 2.0% |
| 26 | Bexley | 1.6% |
| =27 | Havering | 1.5% |
| =27 | Waltham Forest | 1.5% |
| 29 | Haringey | 1.4% |
| 30 | Camden | 1.0% |
| 31 | Westminster | −0.6% |
| 32 | Kingston upon Thames | −1.2% |
| – | City of London excluded-low-volumes | No figure |