Welcome to the first in our series of Buyer Guides, where we'll dive into London's many distinctive neighbourhoods and find the best places to start your search.
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There are a lot of different things that affect house price, and there are lovely properties worth their price in any corner of London. However, to get your search started, let's look at the latest Land Registry numbers. Here are the areas with the lowest average house price in every London region.
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Central London: Whitechapel
Average Land Registry sold price: £546,846 | Browse our homes for sale in Whitechapel
Local attractions: Spitalfields Market, Whitechapel Art Gallery and Brick Lane
Transport: One of the best for commuters, with easy links through the Overground, District, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan, Central, Circle, DLR and Elizabeth lines.
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Grand Canal by Rob Hodgkins | CC BY-SA | Flickr
North London: Alperton
Average Land Registry sold price: £371,200 | Browse our homes for sale in Alperton
Alperton has an ideal location, near enough Wembley Stadium for your pick of entertainment, peaceful roads of family homes, lovely canal views and easy transport in and out of London.
Local attractions: Wembley Stadium, Grand Union Canal, Ealing Road
Transport: Alperton has excellent transportation links to the West End and City. Also, construction is progressing on a massive transport interchange in Old Oak, as well as improvements to the existing North Acton and Willesden Junction stations, and new Overground stations. With upcoming additions to the local transport links, this is set to be one of the best-connected areas of London.
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South London: Deptford
Average Land Registry sold price: £417,534 | Browse our homes for sale in Deptford
Deptford has an urban-cool personality. A historic docklands between Greenwich and Bermondsey, it has it's own maritime history and so much personality packed in its bustling streets. Its well connected and boasts a lot of homes with gorgeous waterfront views.
Local attractions: Deptford Market Yard, The Albany Theatre, Master Shipwright's House
Transport: both Depford Station and New Cross Station are on the Overground, and the DLR in neighbouring Greenwich is also handy.
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Photo: River Roding Through Barking by Simon | CC BY | Flickr
East London: Barking
Average Land Registry sold price: £384,828 | Browse our homes for sale in Barking
Barking has a motivated and multicultural community, buoyed by the success of the Overground extension in 2022 and fast-developing through exciting new regeneration projects.
Local attractions: Barking Park, Vicarage Field Shopping Centre, Barking Abbey
Transport: Excellent transport through the District and Hammersmith and City tubes, Overground and a connection to the Elizabeth line at Forest Gate
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West London: Northholt
Average Land Registry sold price: £416,980 | Browse our homes for sale in Northholt
A lovely suburb in Ealing, Norholt is excellent for families with big green spaces, lots of residential property to choose from and easy transport into London.
Local attractions: Northala Hills, the Grand Union Canal and nearby Ealing Broadway and Westfield Shopping Centres
Transport: Northholt has a Zone 5 underground station on the Central line, as well as a railway station with Chiltern Railways and Central Line connections
Note: These average house prices are gathered from Land Registry Data, which is updated once a month. It depends on solicitors registering the property sale with Land Registry, so it might not always be the most up to date, however, it’s a good place to start when you’re starting your search.
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