Average 4+ Bedroom Rent in London 2026
A 4 or more bedroom property in London rents for an average of £3,646 per month as of August 2026, +3% on a year earlier. That is 98.6% of median local full-time pay.
Across 32 boroughs a 4 or more bedroom ranges from £2,424 in Bexley to £5,650 in Kensington and Chelsea. Updated 2026-09-18.
What that costs relative to local pay
A 4 or more bedroom in London against what people living in London actually earn.
How to read this. Earnings are gross — before tax and National Insurance — so the share of take-home pay is materially higher. The earnings figure is for 2024, the latest year GLA London Datastore publishes, while the rent figure is current; pay has risen since, so the true present-day ratio is somewhat lower than shown. Both are medians for people living in the area, not for jobs located there.
4+ Bedroom rent in London since 2015
View the year-by-year figures as a table
| Year | Average 4+ bed rent |
|---|---|
| 2015 | £2,639 |
| 2016 | £2,727 |
| 2017 | £2,708 |
| 2018 | £2,713 |
| 2019 | £2,761 |
| 2020 | £2,748 |
| 2021 | £2,780 |
| 2022 | £2,941 |
| 2023 | £3,204 |
| 2024 | £3,528 |
| 2025 | £3,565 |
| 2026 | £3,646 |
The step up from a one-bed in London
A 4 or more bedroom in London costs 107.2% more than a one-bed here, against 107.2% across London as a whole. Trading up is a gentler jump here than the London norm, which can make London better value for sharers and families than its headline rent suggests.
Other property sizes in London
4+ Bedroom rent across every London borough
Cheapest first, August 2026.
| # | Borough | 4+ bed rent | Year on year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bexley | £2,424 | +1.3% |
| 2 | Sutton | £2,492 | +2% |
| 3 | Havering | £2,496 | +1.3% |
| 4 | Barking and Dagenham | £2,519 | +2.5% |
| 5 | Waltham Forest | £2,565 | +1.3% |
| 6 | Hillingdon | £2,634 | +2.3% |
| 7 | Croydon | £2,667 | +2.7% |
| 8 | Newham | £2,672 | +3.1% |
| 9 | Redbridge | £2,711 | +1.7% |
| 10 | Lewisham | £2,714 | +1.9% |
| 11 | Harrow | £2,789 | +2.6% |
| 12 | Enfield | £2,807 | +4.7% |
| 13 | Kingston upon Thames | £2,836 | −1.6% |
| 14 | Bromley | £2,926 | +2.3% |
| 15 | Greenwich | £3,001 | +6% |
| 16 | Brent | £3,052 | +2.7% |
| 17 | Hounslow | £3,076 | +2.6% |
| 18 | Haringey | £3,186 | +1.1% |
| 19 | Barnet | £3,192 | +3% |
| 20 | Merton | £3,267 | +4.7% |
| 21 | Ealing | £3,287 | +2.6% |
| 22 | Tower Hamlets | £3,378 | +3.4% |
| 23 | Southwark | £3,608 | +5.4% |
| 24 | Hackney | £3,674 | +3.4% |
| 25 | Lambeth | £3,715 | +3.3% |
| 26 | Wandsworth | £3,818 | +3.5% |
| 27 | Richmond upon Thames | £3,907 | +3.7% |
| 28 | Camden | £3,967 | +0.2% |
| 29 | Hammersmith and Fulham | £4,181 | +2.7% |
| 30 | Islington | £4,229 | +5.9% |
| 31 | Westminster | £5,424 | −1.4% |
| 32 | Kensington and Chelsea | £5,650 | +1.6% |
Common questions
How much is a 4 or more bedroom in London?
A 4 or more bedroom property in London rents for an average of £3,646 per month as of August 2026, according to the ONS Price Index of Private Rents — +3% compared with a year earlier.
Is a 4 or more bedroom in London affordable on a local salary?
At £3,646 a month against median gross full-time pay of £3,698 for people living in London, rent takes 98.6% of gross earnings. The commonly used affordability guideline is 30%. Note that earnings are before tax and National Insurance, and the earnings figure is for 2024.
How much has 4 or more bedroom rent risen in London?
A 4 or more bedroom in London has gone from £2,780 in 2021 to £3,646 today — up £866 a month, or 31.2%, in five years.
Which London borough is cheapest for a 4 or more bedroom?
Bexley at £2,424 per month, then Sutton (£2,492) and Havering (£2,496). The most expensive is Kensington and Chelsea at £5,650 (August 2026).
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Earnings data: GLA London Datastore — Earnings by Place of Residence, Borough (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings). Median gross full-time weekly pay, by place of residence, 2024. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.