Cheapest and best areas to buy in London. All 166 postcode districts compared.

Typical 3-bed house£840kacross London

Cheapest districtSE283-bed house £410k

Sold last year22,304homes in London

Prices in Westminster-20.7%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in London sold for £840,000 over the last five years, in today's money. The same home costs £410k in SE28 and £3m in W1G, so where you look matters more than almost anything else.

For the most space for your money, look at SE28: about 90 m² for a typical £410k. SW18 is the busiest market, with 583 sales last year.

Prices in Westminster are down 20.7% on a year ago. Renting a 3-bedroom home costs about £3,895 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical 3-bed house would be around £3,831 a month at 4.5% over 30 years.

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Cheapest areas to buy in London

1SE283-bed house £410kabout 90 m² · 125 sold last year 2E133-bed house £428kabout 90 m² · 103 sold last year 3E63-bed house £435kabout 88 m² · 179 sold last year 4E163-bed house £446kabout 88 m² · 149 sold last year 5N93-bed house £447kabout 86 m² · 142 sold last year

For a flat, the cheapest is SE2: a typical 2-bedroom flat sells for £243k.

Best areas in London for families

Districts where the best state schools nearby beat the England average, cheapest first.

SE283-bed house £410k

Primary St Patrick's Catholic Primary School · 88% England 64%Secondary Ark Greenwich Free School · 86% England 43.8%

E133-bed house £428k

Primary St Antony's Catholic Primary School · 97% England 64%Secondary Harris Science Academy East London · 71.4% England 43.8%

E63-bed house £435k

Primary Roman Road Primary School · 94% England 64%Secondary Ark Isaac Newton Academy · 72% England 43.8%

E163-bed house £446k

Primary Roman Road Primary School · 94% England 64%Secondary Ark Greenwich Free School · 86% England 43.8%

Best state primary within 2 km (pupils meeting the expected standard at 11) and secondary within 5 km (grade 5+ in English and maths). DfE performance tables.

London postcode districts

Sort by

District	3-bed house	Size	2-bed flat	Houses per m²	Best primary	Sold last year
E1	£735k	98 m²	£398k	£7,912	87%	182
E1W	£943k	114 m²	£517k	£8,946	92%	100
E2	£880k	97 m²	£440k	£9,637	88%	178
E3	£833k	100 m²	£369k	£8,165	91%	198
E4	£612k	93 m²	£339k	£6,428	87%	356
E5	£1.09m	107 m²	£461k	£9,282	100%	154
E6	£435k	88 m²	£258k	£5,090	94%	179
E7	£567k	95 m²	£311k	£6,257	97%	141
E8	£1.09m	105 m²	£550k	£10,826	90%	167
E9	£944k	98 m²	£440k	£10,167	92%	125
E10	£727k	94 m²	£422k	£7,470	96%	244
E11	£791k	94 m²	£420k	£8,068	96%	334
E12	£480k	97 m²	£286k	£5,275	92%	76
E13	£428k	90 m²	£264k	£5,213	97%	103
E14	£693k	97 m²	£432k	£7,216	92%	303
E15	£550k	91 m²	£327k	£6,395	97%	181
E16	£446k	88 m²	£341k	£5,541	94%	149
E17	£759k	89 m²	£452k	£8,408	96%	580
E18	£736k	97 m²	£377k	£7,330	96%	149
E20	—	—	£495k	£6,748	92%	1
E22	—	—	—	—	92%	0
EC1A	—	—	£605k	—	100%	9
EC1M	—	—	£795k	—	100%	9
EC1N	—	—	£634k	—	100%	10
EC1R	£1.6m	129 m²	£755k	£13,661	100%	19
EC1V	£1.25m	114 m²	£737k	£11,538	92%	50
EC1Y	—	—	£682k	—	89%	14
EC2A	—	—	£742k	—	89%	7
EC2M	—	—	—	—	93%	0
EC2Y	—	—	£744k	—	100%	31
EC3A	—	—	—	—	93%	0
EC3N	—	—	£624k	—	93%	5
EC3R	—	—	—	—	93%	0
EC4A	—	—	£733k	—	100%	3
EC4M	—	—	£660k	—	100%	0
EC4N	—	—	—	—	100%	0
EC4R	—	—	—	—	93%	0
EC4V	—	—	£562k	—	100%	5
EC4Y	—	—	—	—	100%	0
N1	£1.53m	114 m²	£619k	£13,029	92%	405
N1C	—	—	—	—	92%	0
N2	£1.04m	103 m²	£412k	£9,762	93%	117
N3	£829k	106 m²	£425k	£7,507	86%	115
N4	£976k	104 m²	£520k	£9,050	89%	211
N5	£1.5m	114 m²	£617k	£11,715	90%	133
N6	£1.57m	122 m²	£621k	£12,606	89%	109
N7	£872k	101 m²	£529k	£9,163	93%	159
N8	£1.07m	114 m²	£532k	£9,414	98%	213
N9	£447k	86 m²	£258k	£5,360	91%	142
N10	£1.01m	104 m²	£449k	£9,629	93%	130
N11	£671k	96 m²	£344k	£7,005	93%	134
N12	£795k	103 m²	£371k	£7,213	87%	119
N13	£618k	98 m²	£370k	£6,362	87%	143
N14	£751k	104 m²	£370k	£7,116	93%	132
N15	£722k	96 m²	£407k	£7,707	92%	126
N16	£1.28m	109 m²	£494k	£10,504	100%	216
N17	£591k	92 m²	£347k	£6,615	92%	186
N18	£451k	87 m²	£259k	£5,333	75%	85
N19	£1.07m	109 m²	£504k	£9,399	93%	104
N20	£812k	104 m²	£339k	£7,258	93%	122
N21	£773k	107 m²	£360k	£7,066	90%	134
N22	£713k	96 m²	£424k	£7,789	98%	149
NW1	£1.47m	116 m²	£604k	£13,142	92%	146
NW2	£700k	100 m²	£428k	£7,249	100%	190
NW3	£1.76m	130 m²	£782k	£15,783	100%	254
NW4	£712k	100 m²	£355k	£6,889	91%	110
NW5	£1.41m	112 m²	£539k	£11,794	93%	114
NW6	£1.47m	125 m²	£591k	£11,448	100%	290
NW7	£715k	102 m²	£365k	£7,020	97%	158
NW8	£2.3m	150 m²	£569k	£16,161	100%	112
NW9	£576k	91 m²	£320k	£6,274	81%	155
NW10	£886k	106 m²	£429k	£7,977	91%	242
NW11	£993k	109 m²	£459k	£9,455	91%	112
SE1	£963k	99 m²	£579k	£9,805	93%	317
SE2	£448k	88 m²	£243k	£5,264	90%	120
SE3	£687k	94 m²	£448k	£7,755	87%	217
SE4	£817k	98 m²	£468k	£8,104	90%	165
SE5	£914k	107 m²	£432k	£8,353	97%	198
SE6	£607k	96 m²	£334k	£6,217	85%	290
SE7	£640k	98 m²	£348k	£6,481	87%	91
SE8	£731k	100 m²	£368k	£7,864	90%	126
SE9	£538k	92 m²	£303k	£5,846	91%	367
SE10	£862k	98 m²	£423k	£9,286	87%	200
SE11	£1.12m	109 m²	£466k	£9,710	93%	79
SE12	£594k	92 m²	£307k	£6,406	86%	158
SE13	£754k	95 m²	£384k	£7,643	86%	259
SE14	£790k	98 m²	£393k	£8,100	90%	95
SE15	£909k	99 m²	£415k	£8,599	90%	294
SE16	£822k	98 m²	£466k	£8,705	92%	232
SE17	£813k	98 m²	£420k	£8,628	93%	92
SE18	£471k	91 m²	£317k	£5,427	88%	289
SE19	£657k	94 m²	£361k	£6,542	88%	176
SE20	£616k	93 m²	£337k	£6,645	79%	144
SE21	£862k	104 m²	£428k	£8,992	93%	88
SE22	£1.03m	103 m²	£472k	£9,531	89%	197
SE23	£796k	99 m²	£410k	£7,759	85%	231
SE24	£983k	101 m²	£502k	£9,331	97%	94
SE25	£489k	90 m²	£290k	£5,375	88%	238
SE26	£692k	94 m²	£394k	£7,095	85%	162
SE27	£722k	100 m²	£372k	£7,154	93%	129
SE28	£410k	90 m²	£254k	£5,380	88%	125
SW1A	—	—	£1.15m	—	100%	0
SW1E	—	—	£785k	£11,968	93%	5
SW1H	—	—	£670k	£14,379	100%	7
SW1P	£1.62m	122 m²	£639k	£12,228	91%	71
SW1V	£1.32m	116 m²	£571k	£11,363	93%	94
SW1W	£2.66m	139 m²	£962k	£19,709	93%	34
SW1X	£2.76m	128 m²	£1.44m	£20,245	93%	27
SW1Y	—	—	£1.16m	—	100%	5
SW2	£848k	104 m²	£419k	£7,548	97%	309
SW3	£2.74m	130 m²	£955k	£20,780	93%	134
SW4	£980k	108 m²	£517k	£9,304	97%	243
SW5	£1.4m	114 m²	£740k	£13,711	93%	53
SW6	£1.34m	120 m²	£605k	£11,218	92%	339
SW7	£2.55m	142 m²	£1.02m	£19,361	95%	86
SW8	£982k	105 m²	£491k	£8,737	97%	151
SW9	£919k	104 m²	£466k	£8,478	97%	164
SW10	£1.72m	117 m²	£753k	£16,215	93%	99
SW11	£1.16m	111 m²	£564k	£10,194	90%	458
SW12	£1.16m	109 m²	£575k	£9,564	97%	237
SW13	£1.29m	108 m²	£629k	£12,384	96%	123
SW14	£1.19m	109 m²	£506k	£10,733	96%	124
SW15	£992k	106 m²	£475k	£9,260	96%	384
SW16	£620k	99 m²	£361k	£6,236	92%	514
SW17	£832k	95 m²	£445k	£8,585	86%	447
SW18	£1.1m	105 m²	£502k	£9,416	95%	583
SW19	£991k	101 m²	£438k	£9,856	94%	568
SW20	£860k	100 m²	£419k	£8,725	93%	204
W1B	—	—	£887k	—	100%	1
W1D	—	—	—	—	100%	2
W1F	—	—	—	£13,948	100%	1
W1G	£3m	145 m²	£966k	£21,346	100%	12
W1H	£1.95m	131 m²	£843k	£14,766	100%	31
W1J	—	—	£1.2m	£20,262	100%	4
W1K	—	—	£1.64m	£23,406	100%	8
W1S	—	—	£1.45m	—	100%	2
W1T	—	—	£851k	£16,005	100%	13
W1U	£1.99m	149 m²	£912k	£16,157	100%	24
W1W	—	—	£731k	£15,299	100%	13
W2	£1.82m	134 m²	£707k	£15,124	100%	182
W3	£895k	107 m²	£426k	£8,448	100%	209
W4	£1.22m	108 m²	£518k	£11,071	100%	293
W5	£909k	100 m²	£475k	£9,059	87%	265
W6	£1.2m	107 m²	£507k	£10,515	100%	165
W7	£733k	92 m²	£398k	£7,739	85%	141
W8	£2.34m	127 m²	£940k	£19,404	95%	99
W9	£1.17m	124 m²	£564k	£11,093	96%	141
W10	£984k	97 m²	£532k	£10,145	96%	69
W11	£1.95m	124 m²	£850k	£18,404	93%	106
W12	£853k	101 m²	£473k	£8,847	100%	160
W13	£896k	100 m²	£453k	£8,902	87%	180
W14	£1.37m	134 m²	£553k	£12,137	100%	132
WC1A	—	—	£729k	—	100%	5
WC1B	—	—	£832k	—	100%	4
WC1E	—	—	£775k	—	100%	6
WC1H	—	—	£591k	£13,168	100%	30
WC1N	£1.94m	132 m²	£742k	£13,845	100%	19
WC1R	—	—	£880k	—	100%	3
WC1V	—	—	—	—	100%	0
WC1X	£1.64m	125 m²	£673k	£13,797	100%	5
WC2A	—	—	—	—	100%	0
WC2B	—	—	£987k	—	100%	2
WC2E	—	—	£934k	—	100%	6
WC2H	—	—	£882k	—	100%	6
WC2N	—	—	—	£12,600	100%	0
WC2R	—	—	—	—	100%	0

Typical prices from sales in the last five years, in today's money. A dash means too few sales to say.

Questions about buying in London

How much is a 3-bedroom house in London?

About £840,000 across London, from sales in the last five years in today's money. It ranges from £410k in SE28 to £3m in W1G.

What is the cheapest area of London to buy a house?

For a 3-bedroom house: SE28 (£410k), E13 (£428k), E6 (£435k).

Are house prices going up in London?

In Westminster, prices are down 20.7% on a year ago and down 17.8% over five years, according to the UK House Price Index (July 2026).

Which postcode in London is best for families?

On school results and price together: SE28 (3-bed house £410k, best primary nearby 88% at the expected standard against 64% across England); E13 (3-bed house £428k, best primary nearby 97% at the expected standard against 64% across England); E6 (3-bed house £435k, best primary nearby 94% at the expected standard against 64% across England); E16 (3-bed house £446k, best primary nearby 94% at the expected standard against 64% across England).

Is London a good place to buy a house?

What the numbers say: a typical 3-bedroom house costs £840,000, prices are down 20.7% on a year ago, renting a 3-bedroom home costs about £3,895 a month against roughly £3,831 for a 90% mortgage, and 22,304 homes sold last year, so there is a real choice. Prices vary from £410k to £3m between districts, so the area you pick matters most.

How many homes sell in London each year?

22,304 homes sold across its 166 postcode districts in the last year, the most in SW18.

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register, UK House Price Index (July 2026), ONS private rents (August 2026). The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.