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.
| # | Area | Borough | £/sq ft | 5y change | Sales (12 mo) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erith East | Bexley | £369 | +5% | 50 |
| 2 | Barking Central | Barking and Dagenham | £388 | −4% | 28 |
| 3 | University Hospital & Queen's Road | Croydon | £390 | −6% | 33 |
| 4 | New Addington South | Croydon | £398 | +3% | 23 |
| 5 | Slade Green & Crayford Marshes | Bexley | £400 | +2% | 54 |
| 6 | Erith West | Bexley | £402 | +8% | 62 |
| 7 | Belvedere & Lessness Heath | Bexley | £403 | +11% | 60 |
| 8 | Selhurst South & West Croydon | Croydon | £404 | −6% | 33 |
| 9 | Thornton Heath West | Croydon | £406 | −0% | 39 |
| 10 | Broad Green & Waddon Marsh | Croydon | £406 | −5% | 27 |
| 11 | Waddon South | Croydon | £415 | −9% | 59 |
| 12 | Harold Hill East | Havering | £417 | +13% | 50 |
| 13 | Loxford Park | Redbridge | £417 | −1% | 23 |
| 14 | North Woolwich | Newham | £417 | −7% | 23 |
| 15 | Old Dagenham Park & Village | Barking and Dagenham | £419 | +13% | 33 |
| 16 | Central Croydon | Croydon | £419 | −25% | 31 |
| 17 | Biggin Hill West | Bromley | £422 | +12% | 64 |
| 18 | Addiscombe East | Croydon | £422 | −0% | 47 |
| 19 | Northumberland Heath | Bexley | £423 | +8% | 64 |
| 20 | Creekmouth & Barking Riverside | Barking and Dagenham | £424 | +7% | 51 |
| 21 | West Thornton North | Croydon | £424 | +11% | 39 |
| 22 | South End & St Peter's Road | Croydon | £427 | −6% | 67 |
| 23 | Barking East | Barking and Dagenham | £428 | +8% | 36 |
| 24 | Croydon Minster & Waddon North | Croydon | £429 | +0% | 59 |
| 25 | Pollards Hill | Merton | £431 | +1% | 20 |
| 26 | Roundshaw | Sutton | £433 | −5% | 26 |
| 27 | Lesney Farm & Colyers East | Bexley | £436 | +11% | 46 |
| 28 | Central Romford | Havering | £437 | −2% | 80 |
| 29 | Chadwell Heath East | Barking and Dagenham | £438 | +7% | 57 |
| 30 | Abbey Wood North | Greenwich | £438 | +16% | 38 |
| 31 | Park Hill & Lloyd Park | Croydon | £440 | −4% | 56 |
| 32 | Goodmayes North | Redbridge | £440 | −0% | 24 |
| 33 | Selhurst North | Croydon | £441 | −4% | 62 |
| 34 | Biggin Hill East & Cudham | Bromley | £442 | +1% | 54 |
| 35 | Marks Gate | Barking and Dagenham | £443 | +14% | 33 |
| 36 | Woolwich Glyndon | Greenwich | £443 | +16% | 25 |
| 37 | Chinbrook | Lewisham | £444 | −1% | 32 |
| 38 | Becontree West | Barking and Dagenham | £445 | +9% | 39 |
| 39 | Addiscombe West | Croydon | £445 | −2% | 90 |
| 40 | Forestdale | Croydon | £445 | +6% | 119 |
| 41 | Cranford | Hounslow | £445 | +7% | 20 |
| 42 | West Thamesmead | Greenwich | £448 | +12% | 64 |
| 43 | Mayesbrook Park & Rippleside | Barking and Dagenham | £449 | +9% | 37 |
| 44 | Enfield Lock | Enfield | £450 | +5% | 60 |
| 45 | Hornchurch Marshes | Havering | £450 | +10% | 71 |
| 46 | Carshalton on the Hill | Sutton | £450 | +2% | 83 |
| 47 | Dagnam Park & Noak Hill | Havering | £451 | +15% | 49 |
| 48 | Rainham West | Havering | £451 | +15% | 36 |
| 49 | Eastbrookend | Barking and Dagenham | £452 | +9% | 48 |
| 50 | Thornton Heath Central | Croydon | £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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