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London was never a particularly cheap place to live – in fact, Rightmove’s figures suggest that the average asking price of a property in London has risen by £80,000 since the start of 2014. As a result, prices are now at an all-time high, and only look set to rise in future. However, as is to be expected, some boroughs are significantly more expensive than others, with some enjoying a meteoric rise in prices following different developments, ranging from infrastructure and transport links to foreign investment. To chart these changes, Delivery Quote Compare have collated data from the Land Registry, the London Development Database and the Department for Communities and Local Government to create this informative infographic: Booming London Property Prices by Borough. London Property Prices by Borough Click Image To View Full Infographic The property gap has continued to widen over the last twenty years and the trend suggests that prices will only continue to skyrocket. According to Rightmove, 10 out of London’s 32 boroughs have experienced asking price rises of over 20%, with a 43% increase in Tower Hamlets alone. The streets of London may be paved with gold, and it looks to be glittering brighter than ever before. But if you’re looking to make your fortune in property, you’d better get in there quickly. Some areas have experienced larger increases than others when it comes to property prices, but even supposed “cheaper” locales, like Newham, have surged by 258% – what would have cost around £65,000 in 1995 is now much closer to £240,000. Buying your first family home in the capital for less than £100,000 is unheard of nowadays – and it doesn’t take a genius to guess how the more upmarket boroughs have been affected. The most expensive areas, such as Kensington and Chelsea, were already reassuringly costly in the mid-1990s, with a typical property setting a London dweller around £189,000. However, with a massive leap of 526% in price growth, any self-respecting would-be homeowner would now be looking at just over a cool million. Which is expensive – but great for a potential investor, if they can afford it! What about the ordinary Londoner looking to buy? Is it still doable in this day and age, or will getting on that first rung of the London property ladder forever be a pipe dream? It’s definitely possible, as the data shows – but it’s by no means easy. If you don’t want to live in a tiny box studio flat in Knightsbridge, there are a few options: East London would probably be your best starting point, with the cheapest areas being Barking and Dagenham, Newham, and Havering, which will set you back between £231,000 and £271,000 respectively. Yes, you read correctly – £200,000+ is now considered the bottom end of the market.
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LONDON PROPERTY PRICESBOOMINGBY BOROUGH
BOOMINGBY BOROUGH
228
300
217
387
257
499
505
232
323
238
286
596
484
423269212
240
283
489
526
306
495
335
340
258
276
363
426
239
341
357
477
Harrow
Barnet
Enfield
Haringey Waltham Forest Redbridge Havering
Barking &Dagenham
Newham
Hackney
Tower Hamlets
Islington
Camden
City ofWestminster
Kensington& Chelsea
Hammersmith& Fulham
Brent
Hillingdon
Ealing
Hounslow
Richmondupon
Thames Wandsworth
Lambeth
Southwark
Lewisham
GreenwichBexley
Bromley
CroydonSutton
Kingston upon
Thames
Merton
258
Less than £250k£251k - £300k£301k - £350k£351k - £400k£401k - £450k£451k - £500k£501k - £550k£551k +
Percentage increasein average price
since January 1995
Current average property price:
228
300
217
387
257
499
505
232
323
238
286
596
484
423269212
240
283
489
526
306
495
335
340
258
276
363
426
239
341
357
477
Harrow
Barnet
Enfield
Haringey Waltham Forest Redbridge Havering
Barking &Dagenham
Newham
Hackney
Tower Hamlets
Islington
Camden
City ofWestminster
Kensington& Chelsea
Hammersmith& Fulham
Brent
Hillingdon
Ealing
Hounslow
Richmondupon
Thames Wandsworth
Lambeth
Southwark
Lewisham
GreenwichBexley
Bromley
CroydonSutton
Kingston upon
Thames
Merton
258
Less than £250k£251k - £300k£301k - £350k£351k - £400k£401k - £450k£451k - £500k£501k - £550k£551k +
Percentage increasein average price
since January 1995
Current average property price:
201320122011201020092008200720062005200420032002200120001999199819971996
THE PROPERTY GAP:Difference between highest and lowest average prices across London
The lowest average property price was £65k in Newham in 1995, still one of the most inexpensive places to live - although today you can expect to pay around £240k.
Kensington & Chelsea saw the highest average price in 2014 at £1,301k. This area was still relatively expensive in 1995, with prices around £189k.
WANDSWORTH 477%
£88k £507k1995 avg. 2014 avg. New residential builds started
2,994
14.4Affordability
Affordability is calculated as the median property price divided by the median earnings in a given area. For example,
Kensington & Chelsea is the least affordable borough with property prices averaging 32 times that of average earnings!
New residential builds indicate projects that have begun construction.
WESTMINSTER 505%
£149k £900k1995 avg. 2014 avg. New residential builds started
2,577
20.4Affordability
SOUTHWARK 426%
£89k £468k1995 avg. 2014 avg. New residential builds started
1,874
9.7Affordability
HILLINGDON 240%
£85k £290k1995 avg. 2014 avg. New residential builds started
1,583
7.6Affordability
NEWHAM 258%
£65k £233k1995 avg. 2014 avg. New residential builds started
1,501
7.7Affordability
HAMMERSMITH& FULHAM 484%
£118k £688k1995 avg. 2014 avg. New residential builds started
1,293
16.3Affordability
LAMBETH 495%
£75k £449k1995 avg. 2014 avg. New residential builds started
1,189
9.8Affordability
GREENWICH 286%
£75k £290k1995 avg. 2014 avg. New residential builds started
1,147
8.3Affordability
BARNET 300%
£100k £401k1995 avg. 2014 avg. New residential builds started
1,121
10.9Affordability
BRENT 387%
£73k £357k1995 avg. 2014 avg. New residential builds started
957
11.6Affordability
LEWISHAM 335%
£74k £322k1995 avg. 2014 avg. New residential builds started
911
8.0Affordability
HACKNEY 596%
£76k £526k1995 avg. 2014 avg. New residential builds started
768
11.3Affordability
CROYDON 232%
£82k £273k1995 avg. 2014 avg. New residential builds started
627
7.6Affordability
ISLINGTON 489%
£101k £595k1995 avg. 2014 avg. New residential builds started
596
12.3Affordability
TOWER HAMLETS 341%
£93k £412k1995 avg. 2014 avg. New residential builds started
588
6.7Affordability
HAVERING 212%
£87k £271k1995 avg. 2014 avg. New residential builds started
526
7.4Affordability
CAMDEN 499%
£120k £721k1995 avg. 2014 avg. New residential builds started
478
15.3Affordability
KENSINGTON& CHELSEA 526%
£189k £1,181k1995 avg. 2014 avg. New residential builds started
451
32.4Affordability
SUTTON 239%
£81k £273k1995 avg. 2014 avg. New residential builds started
381
8.6Affordability
EALING 323%
£87k £370k1995 avg. 2014 avg. New residential builds started
362
11.1Affordability
HOUNSLOW 283%
£82k £315k1995 avg. 2014 avg. New residential builds started
322
9.5Affordability
REDBRIDGE 276%
£85k £320k1995 avg. 2014 avg. New residential builds started
322
8.8Affordability
BROMLEY 257%
£91k £324k1995 avg. 2014 avg. New residential builds started
311
10.0Affordability
KINGSTON UPONTHAMES 306%
£89k £362k1995 avg. 2014 avg. New residential builds started
266
11.9Affordability
BEXLEY 217%
£79k £249k1995 avg. 2014 avg. New residential builds started
246
8.0Affordability
HARROW 269%
£89k £329k1995 avg. 2014 avg. New residential builds started
193
12.0Affordability
HARINGEY 423%
£82k £428k1995 avg. 2014 avg. New residential builds started
188
10.5Affordability
ENFIELD 238%
£82k £275k1995 avg. 2014 avg. New residential builds started
185
9.4Affordability
8.7Affordability357%
£67k £306k1995 avg. 2014 avg. New residential builds started
155
WALTHAM FOREST
BARKING &DAGENHAM 228%
£70k £231k1995 avg. 2014 avg. New residential builds started
96
5.1Affordability
RICHMOND UPONTHAMES 363%
£116k £537k1995 avg. 2014 avg. New residential builds started
81
15.0Affordability
MERTON 340%
£91k £400k1995 avg. 2014 avg. New residential builds started
53
11.3Affordability
Data taken from the Land Registry, the London Developmet Database, and the Department for Communities and Local Government.The affordability metric is calculated as the median of property sales (Land Registry) divided by the median of earn-ings (The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.)
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