London Market Buyers Report 2026
London neighbourhoods: how the city lives. Explore who lives where, how households own and rent, and how neighbourhoods compare across London. A borough average can hide very different neighbourhoods.
See the pattern. Compare the place.
4,994 neighbourhoods across 33 London boroughs. Explore household tenure, age, qualifications, occupations, students, commuting, ethnicity and household deprivation.
Source:- Office for National Statistics (Open Government)
Renting and ownership
Compare the balance of private renting and home ownership. These figures describe household tenure; current rents and sales activity provide the next layer of market evidence.
Age and household mix
See where residents aged 25–44 make up a larger share of the population. Age gives context to an area, but does not identify who is buying a home.
Qualifications and occupations
Compare educational qualifications and occupational profiles. Use these as background to the neighbourhood, alongside separate evidence on prices and affordability.
Put places side by side
Compare up to three neighbourhood profiles, each with its best-fit ward and borough context. Differences from London are expressed in percentage points.
London measures by borough
| Borough | Private renting | Home ownership | Ages 25–44 | Degree qualifications |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barking and Dagenham | 24.2% | 42.4% | 31.5% | 33.3% |
| Barnet | 32.7% | 52.7% | 30.6% | 49.0% |
| Bexley | 15.3% | 68.7% | 27.1% | 31.6% |
| Brent | 36.0% | 38.4% | 33.0% | 40.0% |
| Bromley | 17.4% | 68.5% | 27.4% | 42.8% |
| Camden | 35.6% | 29.6% | 35.0% | 57.3% |
| City of London | 48.4% | 36.5% | 40.6% | 74.2% |
| Croydon | 25.8% | 54.7% | 30.4% | 41.0% |
| Ealing | 34.0% | 46.2% | 32.7% | 44.3% |
| Enfield | 29.3% | 52.4% | 28.1% | 36.3% |
| Greenwich | 25.5% | 41.1% | 35.1% | 45.7% |
| Hackney | 32.2% | 24.6% | 40.8% | 52.4% |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | 36.4% | 32.1% | 38.5% | 57.6% |
| Haringey | 35.6% | 37.2% | 35.8% | 48.3% |
| Harrow | 29.6% | 58.8% | 30.6% | 45.0% |
| Havering | 15.8% | 69.5% | 27.8% | 29.5% |
| Hillingdon | 25.9% | 56.6% | 30.3% | 37.5% |
| Hounslow | 30.9% | 45.7% | 33.2% | 41.6% |
| Islington | 31.2% | 26.7% | 41.5% | 56.6% |
| Kensington and Chelsea | 39.6% | 31.7% | 31.6% | 59.5% |
| Kingston upon Thames | 27.3% | 60.9% | 29.6% | 51.4% |
| Lambeth | 31.4% | 33.0% | 41.2% | 56.3% |
| Lewisham | 27.2% | 41.9% | 36.5% | 49.8% |
| Merton | 29.1% | 55.6% | 34.1% | 50.0% |
| Newham | 38.5% | 30.8% | 37.8% | 40.2% |
| Redbridge | 30.4% | 57.1% | 31.5% | 42.4% |
| Richmond upon Thames | 24.7% | 62.4% | 27.0% | 60.4% |
| Southwark | 28.7% | 28.9% | 39.5% | 54.9% |
| Sutton | 20.3% | 64.4% | 29.1% | 39.8% |
| Tower Hamlets | 38.2% | 23.1% | 44.3% | 50.3% |
| Waltham Forest | 27.8% | 48.9% | 36.4% | 43.2% |
| Wandsworth | 36.3% | 42.4% | 42.7% | 62.6% |
| Westminster | 43.3% | 27.4% | 36.4% | 57.7% |
Add the price picture
Demographics describe the area. Completed sales, rents and transaction activity show another part of the market. Continue with our London house-price research for the price picture.
What the figures mean
Source:- Office for National Statistics (Open Government)
This is a 2026 publication using official ONS neighbourhood observations. Neighbourhoods are Lower Layer Super Output Areas. ONS 2026 best-fit ward names provide context, not identical boundaries. Borough and London percentages use summed numerators divided by summed denominators. Five London-wide quintile bands stay fixed when filtering boroughs. Darker shading indicates higher share, not a better neighbourhood.
Private renting: of households rent privately. Denominator: All households.
Home ownership: of households own outright or with a mortgage or loan. Denominator: All households.
Owned outright: of households own their home outright. Denominator: All households.
Ages 25–44: of residents are aged 25–44. Denominator: All usual residents.
Degree qualifications: of residents aged 16+ hold Level 4 or higher qualifications. Denominator: Usual residents aged 16+.
Professional roles: of residents aged 16+ are in higher managerial, administrative or professional classes. Denominator: Usual residents aged 16+.
Full-time students: of residents aged 16+ are full-time students. Denominator: Usual residents aged 16+.
Rail & Tube commuting: of employed residents travel by rail, Underground, metro or tram. Denominator: Residents aged 16+ in employment.
White British: of residents identify as White British. Denominator: All usual residents.
White other: of residents identify as Irish, Other White, Roma or Gypsy or Irish Traveller. Denominator: All usual residents.
Asian: of residents identify as Asian or Asian British. Denominator: All usual residents.
Black: of residents identify as Black, Black British, Caribbean or African. Denominator: All usual residents.
Mixed: of residents identify with mixed or multiple ethnic groups. Denominator: All usual residents.
Other ethnic group: of residents identify with another ethnic group. Denominator: All usual residents.
Household deprivation: of households are deprived in two or more dimensions. Denominator: All households.