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      Renting in London, everything you need to know before renting a home in London!

      Rental properties in London

      London, the bustling capital of the United Kingdom, offers an extensive variety of homes. From characteristic Victorian terraced houses to modern apartments with stunning views on the Thames, rentals in London cater to a wide range of preferences. In this cosmopolitan city, there is something for everyone—whether you're a student, young professional, or a family looking for a rental property. Due to its ancient history, London showcases a mix of architectural styles, from historic monuments to modern skyscrapers.

      But like every big city, living in London comes with a price. With the current housing market, the average rent in London is around £2,200 per month. Prices vary greatly by neighbourhood. In more affordable areas like Paddington (£1,500 p.m.) and Earl’s Court (£1,625 p.m.), you'll find more affordable homes, while in exclusive areas like Mayfair (£4,656 p.m.) and Chelsea (£4,700 p.m.), the average rent for a one-bedroom property is a lot more expensive. To secure rentals in London, a salary of approximately three times the monthly rent is usually required. The average annual salary in London is around £46,000.

      Districts in London

      London is divided into more than 30 different neighbourhoods, each with its own character and amenities. The upscale area of South-Kensington is renowned for its famous National Historic Museum and the Hyde Park. For those seeking an artistic and creative atmosphere, Notting Hill is a vibrant option with numerous galleries and trendy cafes.

      Finding your new home in London

      London, with its fusion of rich history and contemporary conveniences, captivates a diverse spectrum of prospective residents. Receive instant email alerts for new listings with rentaroof! This way, you'll be one of the first to know and have the chance to respond promptly. Check out the current listings in London and start your search for your dream home in this dynamic city today!

      Whether you are looking for a traditional house or a modern flat in London, you can find it at Rentaroof!

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      Written by: Eva van der Vlies

      Frequently asked questions about London

      How do I find a place to rent in London?

      Given the housing crunch in the UK, kicking off your search sooner rather than later is key! With rentaroof's email alerts, you'll stay ahead of the game, with the newest listings tailored to your needs. We scour through a 3,500 websites daily, giving you the best options that match your search criteria.

      Is London expensive to live in?

      London is known for its high cost of living compared to many other cities in the UK. With an average rent of £2,200 per month, costs can be notably higher in London than in other parts of the country. However, the cost of living can vary depending on factors such as the neighborhood you choose to live in. In cheaper neighborhoods, you can find rentals with an average price around £1500 a month. While London offers a wide range of amenities, cultural experiences, and career opportunities, it's essential to budget and plan accordingly to manage the expenses associated with living in the city.

      Which parts of London are good to live in?

      London boasts over 30 different neighbourhoods, each with its own character. Some popular areas to live in include:

      What is London known for?

      In London, iconic landmarks beckon with their timeless allure. Big Ben, its imposing presence, shares the skyline with the elegant Buckingham Palace. Meanwhile, the London Eye offers a modern vantage point, showcasing the city's dynamic spirit. These symbols, each unique, weave together the vibrant narrative of London's rich history and captivating present.

      Is it worth it to move to London?

      London offers a plethora of opportunities in various fields, including finance, arts, culture, and education. The city's vibrant multiculturalism, rich history, and diverse neighborhoods appeal to many. However, it's essential to consider factors such as the high cost of living, competitive job market, and potential challenges associated with urban living, such as congestion and housing availability.

      What is the cheapest area to live in London

      More affordable areas in London are districts like Paddington (£1,500 p.m.) and Earl’s court (£1,625 p.m.).

      Is London easy to access?

      London is relatively easy to access, thanks to its extensive transportation network. The city is served by several airports. Additionally, London has an efficient public transportation system, including the Underground (Tube), buses, trains, and trams, making it easy to navigate within the city and its surrounding areas. Overall, the city's transportation infrastructure facilitates convenient access for residents, commuters, and visitors alike.

      Average rental prices in London

      Area Properties
      Harold Hill 20 £1,380
      Pollards Hill 27 £1,382
      Downham 23 £1,403
      Barking Riverside 29 £1,429
      Becontree Heath 40 £1,444
      Highams Park 21 £1,449
      Thornton Heath 72 £1,476
      Pinner 60 £1,528
      Edmonton 92 £1,542
      Hayes 102 £1,552
      Newbury Park 47 £1,561
      Shooters Hill 21 £1,563
      Yeading 32 £1,578
      Palmers Green 53 £1,590
      Stepney 280 £1,597
      Ponders End 21 £1,623
      Shortlands 37 £1,638
      Northwood 74 £1,642
      Hainault 22 £1,647
      Cricklewood 104 £1,653
      Feltham 46 £1,668
      Carshalton Beeches 46 £1,680
      Plashet 22 £1,681
      Widmore 22 £1,686
      Lampton 20 £1,692
      Plaistow 95 £1,693
      Ealing 38 £1,695
      Wealdstone 98 £1,698
      Isleworth 24 £1,705
      Osterley 21 £1,720
      Enfield 23 £1,730
      Southgate 28 £1,735
      Mitcham 55 £1,738
      West Ham 39 £1,754
      Bowes 34 £1,755
      Southbury 40 £1,772
      Greenford 49 £1,773
      Hendon Central 88 £1,814
      East Ham 41 £1,821
      New Cross Gate 85 £1,825
      Gants Hill 69 £1,838
      Worcester Park 24 £1,844
      Gidea Park 23 £1,849
      Bedfont 24 £1,854
      Well Hall 26 £1,855
      West Drayton 41 £1,860
      Tooting Graveney 22 £1,861
      Charlton Riverside 27 £1,871
      Cowley 48 £1,877
      Worton 79 £1,903
      Thames View 44 £1,912
      North Woolwich 36 £1,915
      Charlton 35 £1,926
      West Norwood 67 £1,926
      Harrow Weald 59 £1,928
      Hither Green 47 £1,935
      Heston 30 £1,943
      Rayners Lane 100 £1,950
      South Norwood 28 £1,955
      Alperton 72 £1,956
      Catford South 44 £1,962
      Honor Oak 24 £1,979
      Hounslow 50 £1,979
      Upton Park 35 £1,983
      Cyprus 41 £2,019
      Yiewsley 58 £2,023
      New Cross 74 £2,029
      Maryland 41 £2,030
      Finchley 39 £2,030
      Leyton 126 £2,031
      Morden 40 £2,040
      Redbridge 38 £2,041
      Seven Kings 61 £2,043
      Kenton 34 £2,044
      Haringey 21 £2,044
      Becontree 29 £2,046
      Thamesmead 23 £2,069
      Purley 51 £2,075
      Cranford 28 £2,076
      Collier's Wood 66 £2,079
      South Woodford 36 £2,099
      Brent 28 £2,126
      Benhilton 59 £2,131
      Hillingdon 76 £2,132
      Crystal Palace 25 £2,144
      Whitton 53 £2,146
      Hornsey 84 £2,164
      Deptford 82 £2,188
      Beckton 35 £2,193
      Bow 160 £2,198
      Brockley 27 £2,209
      Kensal Town 25 £2,222
      Selhurst 52 £2,228
      Hammersmith and Fulham 22 £2,235
      Leytonstone 64 £2,240
      Brunswick Park 35 £2,253
      Kidbrooke 68 £2,268
      Forest Gate 39 £2,272
      Broad Green 166 £2,274
      Addiscombe 59 £2,286
      High Barnet 25 £2,290
      Brixton 74 £2,294
      Loughborough Junction 61 £2,305
      Perivale 48 £2,314
      Norbiton 130 £2,350
      Stockwell 152 £2,352
      Rush Green 30 £2,357
      Elmstead 23 £2,362
      Havering 39 £2,389
      Camberwell 72 £2,399
      Streatham Hill 134 £2,400
      Perry Vale 27 £2,407
      Mile End 82 £2,418
      Silvertown 153 £2,424
      Chingford 44 £2,435
      Finsbury Park 85 £2,455
      Stroud Green 29 £2,457
      Tulse Hill 25 £2,457
      Earlsfield 79 £2,466
      Rotherhithe 139 £2,469
      Harlesden 105 £2,479
      Furzedown 95 £2,481
      Canning Town 183 £2,482
      Hampton Hill 23 £2,485
      Dollis Hill 136 £2,486
      Oval 102 £2,493
      Summerstown 48 £2,495
      Whetstone 38 £2,504
      Dagenham 48 £2,513
      North Finchley 49 £2,521
      Clapton 82 £2,522
      Colindale 162 £2,523
      North Cricklewood 73 £2,531
      Spring Grove 75 £2,547
      Lower Holloway 44 £2,552
      Waddon 77 £2,562
      Northumberland Heath 32 £2,580
      Upper Norwood 22 £2,587
      Archway 121 £2,588
      Hendon 68 £2,594
      Merton 92 £2,597
      Stratford 91 £2,602
      East Greenwich 139 £2,603
      Nunhead 36 £2,606
      Goddington 21 £2,610
      Peckham 103 £2,617
      Upper Tooting 54 £2,620
      Forest Hill 50 £2,623
      Stanmore 42 £2,630
      Putney 92 £2,639
      East Dulwich 82 £2,649
      Blackheath 24 £2,649
      Plumstead 55 £2,651
      Manor Park 37 £2,676
      Belmont 26 £2,679
      Blackwall 248 £2,689
      Middle Park 22 £2,692
      Bermondsey 194 £2,701
      Bromley 20 £2,710
      Homerton 70 £2,712
      Strawberry Hill 52 £2,713
      Holloway 165 £2,722
      Brent Cross 25 £2,733
      Park Royal 190 £2,743
      Beckenham 25 £2,744
      Harringay 126 £2,746
      Cockfosters 37 £2,764
      Tufnell Park 20 £2,770
      West Hendon 47 £2,786
      Stoke Newington 122 £2,794
      Stamford Hill 64 £2,807
      Ladywell 95 £2,812
      Hanwell 132 £2,815
      Church End 61 £2,820
      Hampton 21 £2,833
      Sudbury 60 £2,835
      Tottenham 187 £2,845
      Acton 106 £2,870
      Walworth 111 £2,872
      Brondesbury 161 £2,880
      Bethnal Green 121 £2,891
      Kilburn 59 £2,897
      Streatham 97 £2,898
      Somers Town 45 £2,915
      Limehouse 201 £2,944
      Mortlake 35 £2,977
      West Finchley 30 £2,987
      Greenwich Peninsula 41 £2,993
      Poplar 212 £2,994
      Haggerston 97 £3,002
      West Hackney 45 £3,013
      West Green 190 £3,023
      Balham 159 £3,024
      Tower Hamlets 33 £3,099
      Shadwell 108 £3,106
      Preston 82 £3,108
      Barnet 59 £3,111
      Merton Park 70 £3,141
      Elephant and Castle 306 £3,148
      Crouch End 111 £3,186
      South Wimbledon 22 £3,199
      Kennington 41 £3,202
      Surbiton 69 £3,217
      Shepherd's Bush 170 £3,224
      Southfields 108 £3,225
      Woodside Park 45 £3,227
      Stratford Marsh 130 £3,252
      New Malden 51 £3,255
      Shacklewell 104 £3,257
      Clayhall 22 £3,261
      Barnsbury 251 £3,279
      Brook Green 300 £3,282
      Canonbury 28 £3,306
      West Kensington 407 £3,311
      Temple Fortune 66 £3,314
      Isle of Dogs 702 £3,330
      Wandsworth 147 £3,333
      Queen's Park 165 £3,372
      Old Kent Road 161 £3,394
      Coombe 25 £3,447
      Clapham Junction 163 £3,447
      Hackney 94 £3,458
      Clapham 127 £3,472
      Hampton Wick 33 £3,477
      Pimlico 227 £3,537
      Clapham Park 52 £3,540
      Abbey Wood 21 £3,542
      Roehampton 84 £3,552
      Canary Wharf 153 £3,553
      Wapping 183 £3,581
      Lambeth 51 £3,620
      Dalston 60 £3,621
      Whitechapel 603 £3,672
      Southwark 120 £3,705
      Greenwich 36 £3,731
      West Hampstead 312 £3,741
      King's Cross 173 £3,754
      Highbury 112 £3,811
      East Sheen 40 £3,828
      Hoxton 125 £3,834
      North Sheen 86 £3,851
      Kentish Town 168 £3,852
      Muswell Hill 88 £3,881
      Grove Park 84 £3,884
      Shoreditch 172 £3,933
      Gospel Oak 73 £3,969
      St Margarets 97 £4,136
      Waterloo 129 £4,157
      Clerkenwell 209 £4,184
      Fulham 232 £4,248
      Vauxhall 280 £4,276
      Hammersmith 212 £4,284
      The Borough 144 £4,298
      Saint Pancras 78 £4,323
      Wimbledon Village 53 £4,390
      Barnes 22 £4,455
      Islington 141 £4,484
      Finsbury 184 £4,494
      Raynes Park 98 £4,516
      Earl's Court 894 £4,586
      North Kensington 222 £4,645
      Kensington and Chelsea 55 £4,709
      Maida Vale 225 £4,742
      Fitzrovia 321 £4,781
      Maida Hill 121 £4,859
      Battersea 187 £4,883
      South Hampstead 250 £4,919
      Golders Green 114 £4,982
      St Pancras 71 £5,071
      Richmond upon Thames 34 £5,111
      Petersham 50 £5,164
      Parson's Green 59 £5,184
      Paddington 647 £5,193
      Chalk Farm 311 £5,223
      Sands End 81 £5,244
      Marylebone 687 £5,429
      Walham Green 55 £5,450
      Notting Hill 546 £5,567
      Kew 23 £5,639
      World's End 94 £5,742
      Millbank 237 £5,847
      Belsize Park 539 £5,871
      Mill Hill 58 £5,946
      Camden 118 £6,070
      Bayswater 447 £6,162
      Soho 35 £6,168
      Westminster 205 £6,393
      Bloomsbury 195 £6,407
      Brompton 435 £6,882
      Holborn 213 £6,965
      Victoria 130 £7,187
      St. John's Wood 548 £7,284
      Chelsea 756 £7,536
      Kensington 202 £8,482
      Covent Garden 36 £9,141
      Mayfair 607 £9,664
      South Kensington 589 £10,107
      Chinatown 20 £11,663
      Belgravia 172 £12,981
      Hampstead Garden Suburb 48 £13,169
      Knightsbridge 199 £15,344
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