Average 4+ Bedroom Rent in London 2026
A 4 or more bedroom property in London rents for an average of £3,655 per month as of September 2026, +2.9% on a year earlier. That is 98.8% of median local full-time pay.
Across 32 boroughs a 4 or more bedroom ranges from £2,430 in Bexley to £5,728 in Kensington and Chelsea. ONS figures for September 2026, published . Next update after the ONS release on .
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
Year-by-year figures
| 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 | £3,655 |
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, September 2026.
| # | Borough | 4+ bed rent | Year on year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bexley | £2,430 | +1.4% |
| 2 | Havering | £2,499 | +0.8% |
| 3 | Sutton | £2,513 | +2.8% |
| 4 | Barking and Dagenham | £2,523 | +2.3% |
| 5 | Waltham Forest | £2,579 | +2.2% |
| 6 | Hillingdon | £2,654 | +3.3% |
| 7 | Croydon | £2,674 | +3% |
| 8 | Newham | £2,677 | +3.2% |
| 9 | Lewisham | £2,719 | +1.9% |
| 10 | Redbridge | £2,724 | +1.9% |
| 11 | Harrow | £2,795 | +2.6% |
| 12 | Enfield | £2,817 | +5.1% |
| 13 | Kingston upon Thames | £2,852 | −0.8% |
| 14 | Bromley | £2,943 | +3% |
| 15 | Greenwich | £3,006 | +6% |
| 16 | Brent | £3,058 | +4.3% |
| 17 | Hounslow | £3,093 | +3.1% |
| 18 | Haringey | £3,196 | +1.1% |
| 19 | Barnet | £3,199 | +2.6% |
| 20 | Merton | £3,281 | +4.9% |
| 21 | Ealing | £3,316 | +3.4% |
| 22 | Tower Hamlets | £3,390 | +3.7% |
| 23 | Southwark | £3,670 | +7.3% |
| 24 | Hackney | £3,686 | +3.7% |
| 25 | Lambeth | £3,734 | +3% |
| 26 | Wandsworth | £3,828 | +3.4% |
| 27 | Richmond upon Thames | £3,936 | +4.8% |
| 28 | Camden | £3,986 | +0.6% |
| 29 | Hammersmith and Fulham | £4,234 | +4.3% |
| 30 | Islington | £4,253 | +6.4% |
| 31 | Westminster | £5,447 | −1.1% |
| 32 | Kensington and Chelsea | £5,728 | +2.7% |
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 £3,655 per month as of September 2026, according to the ONS Price Index of Private Rents — +2.9% compared with a year earlier.
Is a 4 or more bedroom in London affordable on a local salary?
At £3,655 a month against median gross full-time pay of £3,698 for people living in London, rent takes 98.8% 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 £3,655 today — up £875 a month, or 31.5%, in five years.
Which London borough is cheapest for a 4 or more bedroom?
Bexley at £2,430 per month, then Havering (£2,499) and Sutton (£2,513). The most expensive is Kensington and Chelsea at £5,728 (September 2026).
See what £3,655 actually gets you
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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.