The most expensive homes to rent in every London borough range from £2,500 to £86,000 a month
(Picture: ES)The year that logged the steepest price increase since records began has not been kind to the average London renter.
Tenants at the top of the market are hardly immune from increased costs — asking prices in the choicest neighbourhoods surged almost 10 per cent above pre-pandemic highs earlier this year — though such renters are less likely to trudge back to parents’ homes in defeat.
Our round-up of the most expensive rentals on the market now suggests it’s not so much a tale of two cities but of 32, with a Barnet mansion asking for almost thirty times the monthly rent of a Barking family home.
Here is our list of the priciest properties to rent in every borough.
Barking and Dagenham
Average price: £1,410pcm
This family home offers swift access to the District line via Upney tube station. It has four double bedrooms, a conservatory and a large garden. For £3,250pcm.
Birchills, 0208 530 7141
Barnet
Average rent: £1,683pcm
Almost 15,000 square foot new-build mansion with seven ensuite bedrooms, plus indoor swimming pool, gym, cinema and home spa. For £95,333pcm.
Glentree, 020 8209 1144
Bexley
Average rent: £1,326pcm
This 1930s house is minutes away from well-connected Bexleyheath train station. There are five bedrooms, a detached garage and a garden complete with greenhouse. For £2,500pcm.
Parris Residential, 020 8303 4224
Brent
Average rent: £1,732pcm
A four-bedroom architect-designed home within five minutes of Kensal Rise overground. The main living area features double-height glazing and there’s a landscaped garden. For £17,333pcm.
Domus Nova, 020 7727 1717
Bromley
Average price: £1,436pcm
This five-bedroom family home is located on a quiet turning in Chislehurst, with plenty of parking and swift access to several green spaces. For £10,000pcm.
Edmund, 01689 819991
Camden
Average price: £2,499pcm
This vast eight-bedroom mansion in the heart of Hampstead comes with a gym and outdoor heated swimming pool. It’s within walking distance to Hampstead tube and the Heath. For £86,667pcm.
Absolute Property, 0207 372 7272
Croydon
Average price: £1,371pcm
A family home in South Croydon with five good-sized double bedrooms. Close to Lloyd Park and Croham Hurst Woods. For £5,000pcm.
Foxtons, 020 3829 1390
Ealing
Average rent: £1,734pcm
A smartly done Victorian-style newbuild with five bedrooms and media room. There are Elizabeth Line connections from West Ealing tube station. For £12,500pcm.
Leslie and Co, 020 3488 6445
Enfield
Average rent: £1,511pcm
A spacious detached home within a quiet cul-de-sac in Hadley Wood. It has gated entry, plus a good size garden with a large decked area. For £6,500pcm.
Statons, 020 8441 9796
Royal Borough of Greenwich
Average rent: £1,670pcm
This distinctive seven-bedroom Victorian mansion sits between Eltham Palace and the Royal Blackheath Golf Course. It has a library, an orangery and an adjacent two-bedroom cottage. For £34,666 pcm.
Hamptons, 020 3151 7361
Hackney
Average rent: £2,119pcm
An airy three-bedroom apartment in a popular warehouse conversion between Angel and Old Street. It has more than 4,000 square feet of living space. For £9,100pcm.
Circa, 020 3137 1445
Hammersmith and Fulham
Average rent: £2,384pcm
A six-bedroom penthouse apartment in The Tower at Chelsea Creek with marble bathrooms, a hot tub a and vast wraparound terrace with river views. For £86,666 pcm.
Napier Watt, 020 7935 0011
Haringey
Average rent: £1,717pcm
A neo-Georgian townhouse on a quiet cul-de-sac in Highgate Village. There are four bedrooms, a well-maintained garden and a home sauna. For £8,246pcm.
Dexters, 020 8545 8585
Harrow
Average rent: £1,547pcm
This seven-bedroom home sits within Harrow-on-the-Hill’s Mount Park Estate. It comes with nearly two acres of gardens, with a treehouse and parking for a dozen cars. For £12,500pcm.
Storeys, 020 3921 0512
Havering
Average rent: £1,363pcm
This vast Hornchurch new-build includes its own leisure complex, with an indoor pool, gym, steam room, sauna and jacuzzi. There are eight bedrooms. For £17,000pcm.
Knight Frank, 020 3869 4758
Hillingdon
Average rent: £1,448pcm
A large home in a cul-de-sac with quick access to the A40, plus the Piccadilly and Metropolitan lines via Hillingon station. There are six double bedrooms, plus an 110 foot long garden. For £6,000pcm.
Lords Associates, 01895 23761
Hounslow
Average rent: £1,615pcm
There’s more than 10,000 square feet of space at this Chiswick home, which has ten bedrooms, eight bathrooms and four receptions rooms, plus staff quarters and an indoor pool. For £28,167pcm.
Thackerays, 020 7937 3300
Islington
Average rent: £2,203pcm
A thoughtfully decorated Grade II-listed Georgian home in Canonbury Grove Conservation area, facing the New RIver Walk. There are four bedrooms. For £15,000pcm.
Hamptons, 020 3369 4507
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Average rent: £3,300pcm
This Victorian mansion is tucked away on a smart street in Chelsea. It has six ensuite bedrooms, an indoor pool and gym, plus an in-house concierge service. Interior design by Shalini Misra. For £34,667pcm.
Sotheby’s, 020 7495 9580
Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
Average rent: £1,616pcm
A duplex four-bedroom penthouse within the Kingston Riverside deveopment. It includes more than 1,000 square feet of outdoor space, plus access to communal gardens. For £9,000pcm.
Stack & Bonner, 020 8546 7583
Lambeth
Average rent: £2,027pcm
Close to Vauxhall tube station, this St George Wharf apartment has 360 views across London. There are three bedrooms, plus allocated parking for four cars. For £29,799pcm.
Century 21, 020 7630 1099
Lewisham
Average rent: £1,603pcm
This three-bedroom apartment in Sydenham Hill’s Beltwood Park estate has access to an on-site gym and spa. There are herringbone parquet floors throughout. For £5,250pcm.
Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward, 020 8131 4488
Merton
Average rent: £1,768pcm
This characterful Wimbledon cottage is sandwiched between the commons. There are two reception rooms, including one with an open fireplace, plus a sun-trap conservatory. For £10,834pcm.
Foxtons, 020 8605 2900
Newham
Average rent: £1,754pcm
A Victorian Forest Gate home with period features including stained glass windows. There are six bedrooms, an easy-to-maintain garden and plenty of eaves storage. For £8,500pcm.
Foxtons, 020 8150 8585
Redbridge
Average rent: £1,483pcm
This six-bedroom home in Repton Park includes off-street parking and wraparound gardens. The development backs onto the open green spaces of Claybury Park. For £4,749pcm.
Knight Frank, 020 3869 475
Richmond upon Thames
Average rent: £1,939pcm
This stately Grade I-listed home within the seven-acre Old Deer Park was built as an observatory for King George III. It has four bedrooms and lake views. For £37,500pcm.
Jackson Stops, 020 8940 0066
Southwark
Average rent: £2,064pcm
This sleekly furnished detached house has 6,500 square feet of living space. There are six bedrooms, a home cinema and a wealth of high-end mod cons. For £25,000pcm.
Hamptons, 020 3369 4507
Sutton
Average rent: £1,366pcm
A five-bedroom home within Worcester Park’s Hamptons development, which includes access to a residents gym and tennis court. It’s close to the A3 for routes into London. For £4,000pcm.
Foxtons, 020 3589 0902
Tower Hamlets
Average rent: £2,069pcm
Well-maintained Shoreditch terrace with three double bedrooms and a large roof terrace. Though tucked away on a side street, it’s moment from Shoreditch High Street. For £4,000pcm.
Foxtons, 020 7033 1414
Waltham Forest
Average rent: £1,595pcm
Minutes from the Central Line at Leytonstone station, this refurbished period home has an open-plan kitchen at the back and three double bedrooms upstairs. From £6,500pcm.
Foxtons, 020 3728 2323
Wandsworth
Average rent: £2,176pcm
A duplex apartment atop Boiler House Square within the new Battersea Power Station development. Includes 24 hours concierge and access to amenities including a gym and swimming pool. For £29,500pcm.
Copperstones, 020 3888 5555
City of Westminster
Average rent: £2,950pcm
This five-bedroom Knightsbridge apartment is within the exclusive One Hyde Park development. It includes access to a spa, plus underground parking, a wine cellar and storage unit. For £63,333pcm.
The Cloister, 020 7436 6210
