London boroughs with the highest rental yields
Gross rental yield in every London borough: a year's average private rent against the median sale price. Figures for the 12 months to Aug 2026. Tower Hamlets comes first at 6.3%, with homes at £660 per sq ft. London's median is £600 per sq ft.
| # | Area | Gross yield | £/sq ft | 5y change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tower Hamlets | 6.3% | £660 | −16% |
| 2 | Lambeth | 5.7% | £693 | −1% |
| 3 | Southwark | 5.5% | £717 | +0% |
| 4 | Hackney | 5.4% | £813 | +3% |
| 5 | Newham | 5.4% | £516 | −3% |
| 6 | Barking and Dagenham | 5.3% | £454 | +12% |
| 7 | Islington | 5.3% | £892 | +5% |
| 8 | Greenwich | 5.1% | £541 | −3% |
| 9 | Hammersmith and Fulham | 5.0% | £877 | −4% |
| 10 | Wandsworth | 5.0% | £774 | +1% |
| 11 | Westminster | 4.9% | £1,032 | −11% |
| 12 | Hounslow | 4.8% | £560 | +4% |
| 13 | Ealing | 4.7% | £640 | −0% |
| 14 | Haringey | 4.7% | £701 | +3% |
| 15 | Lewisham | 4.7% | £595 | +4% |
| 16 | Merton | 4.7% | £654 | +2% |
| 17 | Camden | 4.6% | £946 | −3% |
| 18 | Enfield | 4.6% | £519 | +2% |
| 19 | Croydon | 4.4% | £461 | +1% |
| 20 | Kensington and Chelsea | 4.4% | £1,254 | −10% |
| 21 | Bexley | 4.3% | £480 | +10% |
| 22 | Brent | 4.3% | £591 | +1% |
| 23 | Havering | 4.2% | £478 | +9% |
| 24 | Sutton | 4.1% | £514 | +5% |
| 25 | Barnet | 4.0% | £601 | −0% |
| 26 | Kingston upon Thames | 4.0% | £619 | +5% |
| 27 | Redbridge | 4.0% | £514 | +6% |
| 28 | Richmond upon Thames | 3.9% | £760 | +5% |
| 29 | Bromley | 3.8% | £534 | +6% |
| 30 | Harrow | 3.8% | £543 | −0% |
| 31 | Waltham Forest | 3.8% | £646 | +9% |
| 32 | Hillingdon | 3.7% | £552 | +5% |
How this is worked out
A year's average private rent (ONS Price Index of Private Rents) as a share of the borough's median sale price, before costs. Rents are only published for whole boroughs. Read the full methodology.
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