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Cheapest areas of London by price per square foot

The London neighbourhoods where homes sell for the least per square foot, from every sale in the last 12 months. Figures for the 12 months to Aug 2026. Erith East, in Bexley, comes first at £369. London's median is £600 per sq ft.

Cheapest areas of London by price per square foot
#AreaBorough£/sq ft5y changeSales (12 mo)
1Erith EastBexley£369+5%50
2Barking CentralBarking and Dagenham£388−4%28
3University Hospital & Queen's RoadCroydon£390−6%33
4New Addington SouthCroydon£398+3%23
5Slade Green & Crayford MarshesBexley£400+2%54
6Erith WestBexley£402+8%62
7Belvedere & Lessness HeathBexley£403+11%60
8Selhurst South & West CroydonCroydon£404−6%33
9Thornton Heath WestCroydon£406−0%39
10Broad Green & Waddon MarshCroydon£406−5%27
11Waddon SouthCroydon£415−9%59
12Harold Hill EastHavering£417+13%50
13Loxford ParkRedbridge£417−1%23
14North WoolwichNewham£417−7%23
15Old Dagenham Park & VillageBarking and Dagenham£419+13%33
16Central CroydonCroydon£419−25%31
17Biggin Hill WestBromley£422+12%64
18Addiscombe EastCroydon£422−0%47
19Northumberland HeathBexley£423+8%64
20Creekmouth & Barking RiversideBarking and Dagenham£424+7%51
21West Thornton NorthCroydon£424+11%39
22South End & St Peter's RoadCroydon£427−6%67
23Barking EastBarking and Dagenham£428+8%36
24Croydon Minster & Waddon NorthCroydon£429+0%59
25Pollards HillMerton£431+1%20
26RoundshawSutton£433−5%26
27Lesney Farm & Colyers EastBexley£436+11%46
28Central RomfordHavering£437−2%80
29Chadwell Heath EastBarking and Dagenham£438+7%57
30Abbey Wood NorthGreenwich£438+16%38
31Park Hill & Lloyd ParkCroydon£440−4%56
32Goodmayes NorthRedbridge£440−0%24
33Selhurst NorthCroydon£441−4%62
34Biggin Hill East & CudhamBromley£442+1%54
35Marks GateBarking and Dagenham£443+14%33
36Woolwich GlyndonGreenwich£443+16%25
37ChinbrookLewisham£444−1%32
38Becontree WestBarking and Dagenham£445+9%39
39Addiscombe WestCroydon£445−2%90
40ForestdaleCroydon£445+6%119
41CranfordHounslow£445+7%20
42West ThamesmeadGreenwich£448+12%64
43Mayesbrook Park & RipplesideBarking and Dagenham£449+9%37
44Enfield LockEnfield£450+5%60
45Hornchurch MarshesHavering£450+10%71
46Carshalton on the HillSutton£450+2%83
47Dagnam Park & Noak HillHavering£451+15%49
48Rainham WestHavering£451+15%36
49EastbrookendBarking and Dagenham£452+9%48
50Thornton Heath CentralCroydon£452+7%29

How this is worked out

The median sold price per square foot of each neighbourhood's homes over the last 12 months, from HM Land Registry sales matched to the floor area on each home's energy certificate. Areas with fewer than 20 sales in the year are left out. Read the full methodology.

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