Areas of London where prices have fallen most over 5 years
The London neighbourhoods whose price per square foot has fallen most over five years. Figures for the 12 months to Aug 2026. Church Street, in Westminster, comes first at −44%, with homes at £872 per sq ft. London's median is £600 per sq ft.
| # | Area | Borough | 5y change | £/sq ft | Sales (12 mo) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Church Street | Westminster | −44% | £872 | 20 |
| 2 | Old Oak & Wormwood | Hammersmith and Fulham | −42% | £766 | 36 |
| 3 | Blackwall | Tower Hamlets | −36% | £642 | 38 |
| 4 | Hatton Garden & Theobalds Road | Camden | −36% | £842 | 25 |
| 5 | Canary Wharf | Tower Hamlets | −30% | £774 | 61 |
| 6 | Old Street & St Luke's | Islington | −28% | £877 | 41 |
| 7 | Central Croydon | Croydon | −25% | £419 | 31 |
| 8 | Lambeth North, Waterloo & South Bank | Lambeth | −23% | £879 | 42 |
| 9 | Ealing Broadway East | Ealing | −23% | £752 | 34 |
| 10 | Earl's Court | Kensington and Chelsea | −23% | £1,014 | 31 |
| 11 | Millwall North | Tower Hamlets | −23% | £643 | 42 |
| 12 | Bethnal Green North East | Tower Hamlets | −22% | £692 | 24 |
| 13 | Mill Meads | Newham | −22% | £535 | 38 |
| 14 | Leamouth | Tower Hamlets | −22% | £674 | 71 |
| 15 | Southall West | Ealing | −21% | £524 | 29 |
| 16 | Aldgate | Tower Hamlets | −19% | £719 | 61 |
| 17 | Hoxton South & East | Hackney | −19% | £822 | 33 |
| 18 | Bow South | Tower Hamlets | −19% | £615 | 90 |
| 19 | Beckton | Newham | −18% | £478 | 42 |
| 20 | Elephant & Castle | Southwark | −18% | £664 | 36 |
| 21 | York Gardens | Wandsworth | −18% | £629 | 40 |
| 22 | Stonebridge | Brent | −18% | £507 | 26 |
| 23 | Queen's Gate | Kensington and Chelsea | −17% | £1,202 | 33 |
| 24 | Colindale East | Barnet | −17% | £564 | 66 |
| 25 | Kidbrooke South | Greenwich | −16% | £578 | 110 |
| 26 | Fitzrovia West & Soho | Westminster | −16% | £1,269 | 39 |
| 27 | Cockfosters & Hadley Wood | Enfield | −16% | £573 | 41 |
| 28 | Kensington Abingdon | Kensington and Chelsea | −16% | £1,239 | 39 |
| 29 | Cubitt Town | Tower Hamlets | −16% | £607 | 34 |
| 30 | London Bridge & Bermondsey West | Southwark | −15% | £768 | 55 |
| 31 | St John's Wood North | Westminster | −15% | £1,021 | 53 |
| 32 | Marylebone & Park Lane | Westminster | −15% | £1,417 | 34 |
| 33 | Victoria | Westminster | −15% | £1,023 | 29 |
| 34 | Queensway | Westminster | −14% | £985 | 38 |
| 35 | Woolwich Arsenal | Greenwich | −14% | £605 | 85 |
| 36 | Westbourne | Westminster | −14% | £766 | 22 |
| 37 | Silvertown & Royal Wharf | Newham | −14% | £590 | 97 |
| 38 | Limehouse East | Tower Hamlets | −14% | £573 | 56 |
| 39 | Charlton Riverside & Woolwich Dockyard | Greenwich | −14% | £495 | 29 |
| 40 | Shadwell Basin & Ratcliffe | Tower Hamlets | −14% | £574 | 37 |
| 41 | Wandsworth South | Wandsworth | −14% | £665 | 90 |
| 42 | Shoreditch | Hackney | −14% | £838 | 29 |
| 43 | Canning Town South & Bow Creek | Newham | −14% | £553 | 73 |
| 44 | Kensington Gardens | Kensington and Chelsea | −13% | £1,084 | 57 |
| 45 | Brompton | Kensington and Chelsea | −13% | £1,418 | 43 |
| 46 | Poplar Leaside | Tower Hamlets | −13% | £611 | 44 |
| 47 | North Kensington | Kensington and Chelsea | −13% | £962 | 31 |
| 48 | Notting Hill South | Kensington and Chelsea | −13% | £1,438 | 60 |
| 49 | Deptford North | Lewisham | −13% | £595 | 35 |
| 50 | Vauxhall South | Lambeth | −12% | £830 | 103 |
How this is worked out
The change in each neighbourhood's median price per square foot between the 12 months to five years ago and the latest 12 months. Both ends need at least 20 sales. Read the full methodology.
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