Elizabeth line
Rent by station on the Elizabeth line
The cheapest stop on the Elizabeth line is Gidea Park, where a one-bedroom averages £1,217 a month in Havering. The dearest is Tottenham Court Road at £2,548 — a gap of £1,331 a month along a single line.
Running between Heathrow Terminal 4 and Shenfield, the Elizabeth line passes through Havering, Hillingdon, Redbridge, Greenwich, Ealing, Newham, Tower Hamlets, Islington, Westminster, City of London. Rent falls from £2,548 at its zone 1 stops to £1,252 at its zone 6 stops.
41 stations · zones 1 to 6 · 10 London boroughs · rent figures August 2026
Moving out 5 zones saves about £1,296 a month
Boroughs at this line’s zone 1 stops average £2,548 for a one-bedroom. At its zone 6 stops they average £1,252 — the same line, the same journey, on a longer ride.
Boroughs on the Elizabeth line, cheapest first
Average monthly rent for a one-bedroom property, August 2026, against the London average of £1,760.
| Borough | Stops on line | 1-bed average | vs London | Share of local pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Havering | 3 | £1,217 | −£543 | 34.1% |
| Hillingdon | 5 | £1,252 | −£508 | 35.9% |
| Redbridge | 4 | £1,368 | −£392 | 38.5% |
| Greenwich | 2 | £1,563 | −£197 | 42.3% |
| Ealing | 5 | £1,629 | −£131 | 47.9% |
| Newham | 5 | £1,630 | −£130 | 49.6% |
| Tower Hamlets | 2 | £1,992 | +£232 | 52.1% |
| Islington | 1 | £2,178 | +£418 | 53.8% |
| Westminster | 3 | £2,548 | +£788 | 61.4% |
| City of London | 1 | Not published | — | — |
Share of local pay: one-bed rent against median gross full-time pay of residents, ONS ASHE 2024. How this is calculated.
Every stop on the Elizabeth line, cheapest first
Rent is published by borough, so stops in the same borough share a figure. The ranking is what changes: it shows where along the line the cheaper boroughs actually are.
| # | Station | Zone | Borough | 1-bed average | On FTR now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gidea Park | Zone 6 | Havering | £1,217 | — |
| 2 | Harold Wood | Zone 6 | Havering | £1,217 | — |
| 3 | Romford | Zone 6 | Havering | £1,217 | — |
| 4 | Hayes & Harlington | Zone 5 | Hillingdon | £1,252 | 1 |
| 5 | Heathrow Terminal 4 | Zone 6 | Hillingdon | £1,252 | — |
| 6 | Heathrow Terminal 5 | Zone 6 | Hillingdon | £1,252 | — |
| 7 | Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 | Zone 6 | Hillingdon | £1,252 | — |
| 8 | West Drayton | Zone 6 | Hillingdon | £1,252 | — |
| 9 | Chadwell Heath | Zone 5 | Redbridge | £1,368 | 2 |
| 10 | Goodmayes | Zone 4 | Redbridge | £1,368 | 2 |
| 11 | Ilford | Zone 4 | Redbridge | £1,368 | 1 |
| 12 | Seven Kings | Zone 4 | Redbridge | £1,368 | 1 |
| 13 | Abbey Wood | Zone 4 | Greenwich | £1,563 | — |
| 14 | Woolwich | Zone 4 | Greenwich | £1,563 | 1 |
| 15 | Acton Main Line | Zone 3 | Ealing | £1,629 | 1 |
| 16 | Ealing Broadway | Zone 3 | Ealing | £1,629 | — |
| 17 | Hanwell | Zone 4 | Ealing | £1,629 | — |
| 18 | Southall | Zone 4 | Ealing | £1,629 | 1 |
| 19 | West Ealing | Zone 3 | Ealing | £1,629 | — |
| 20 | Custom House | Zone 3 | Newham | £1,630 | 3 |
| 21 | Forest Gate | Zone 3 | Newham | £1,630 | 1 |
| 22 | Manor Park | Zones 3–4 | Newham | £1,630 | 2 |
| 23 | Maryland | Zone 3 | Newham | £1,630 | 2 |
| 24 | Stratford (London) | Zones 2–3 | Newham | £1,630 | 2 |
| 25 | Canary Wharf | Zone 2 | Tower Hamlets | £1,992 | 6 |
| 26 | Whitechapel | Zone 2 | Tower Hamlets | £1,992 | 5 |
| 27 | Farringdon | Zone 1 | Islington | £2,178 | 2 |
| 28 | Bond Street | Zone 1 | Westminster | £2,548 | 2 |
| 29 | Paddington | Zone 1 | Westminster | £2,548 | 3 |
| 30 | Tottenham Court Road | Zone 1 | Westminster | £2,548 | 4 |
| — | Brentwood | Zone 9 | Brentwood | Not published | — |
| — | Burnham (Berks) | No zone | Slough | Not published | — |
| — | Iver | No zone | Buckinghamshire | Not published | — |
| — | Langley (Berks) | No zone | Slough | Not published | — |
| — | Liverpool Street | Zone 1 | City of London | Not published | 3 |
| — | Maidenhead | No zone | Windsor and Maidenhead | Not published | — |
| — | Reading | No zone | Reading | Not published | — |
| — | Shenfield | No zone | Brentwood | Not published | — |
| — | Slough | No zone | Slough | Not published | — |
| — | Taplow | No zone | Buckinghamshire | Not published | — |
| — | Twyford | No zone | Wokingham | Not published | — |
10 stops are outside Greater London (Brentwood, Burnham (Berks), Iver, Langley (Berks), Maidenhead, Reading, Shenfield, Slough, Taplow, Twyford) and sit outside both the travel zones and the London rent statistics.
Rent on the Elizabeth line by property size
The middle stop on the line at each size, and the cheapest stop for that size — which is not always the same station, because boroughs price sizes differently.
| Size | Middle stop | Cheapest stop | From | London average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £1,629 | Gidea Park Havering | £1,217 | £1,760 |
| 2 bedroom | £1,993 | Gidea Park Havering | £1,542 | £2,232 |
| 3 bedroom | £2,212 | Gidea Park Havering | £1,847 | £2,643 |
| 4 or more bedroom | £2,711 | Gidea Park Havering | £2,496 | £3,646 |
Rent by travel zone on the Elizabeth line
The median of the borough figures for this line’s stops in each zone. Stations on a zone boundary count in both.
| Zone | Stops | Median 1-bed | Cheapest stop in this zone | Listings nearby |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zone 1 | 5 | £2,548 | Farringdon Islington · £2,178 | 14 |
| Zone 2 | 3 | £1,992 | Stratford (London) Newham · £1,630 | 13 |
| Zone 3 | 8 | £1,630 | Acton Main Line Ealing · £1,629 | 11 |
| Zone 4 | 8 | £1,563 | Goodmayes Redbridge · £1,368 | 8 |
| Zone 5 | 2 | £1,310 | Hayes & Harlington Hillingdon · £1,252 | 3 |
| Zone 6 | 7 | £1,252 | Gidea Park Havering · £1,217 | — |
Available now within walking distance of the Elizabeth line
28 live listings on FTR London within a 20-minute walk of a stop, cheapest first.
Where the Elizabeth line runs
- Heathrow Terminal 4 ↔ London Paddington (9 stops)
- Heathrow Terminal 4 ↔ Abbey Wood (18 stops)
- Heathrow Terminal 4 ↔ Shenfield (27 stops)
- Heathrow Terminal 5 ↔ London Paddington (9 stops)
- Heathrow Terminal 5 ↔ Abbey Wood (18 stops)
- Heathrow Terminal 5 ↔ Shenfield (27 stops)
- London Liverpool Street ↔ Shenfield (14 stops)
- Paddington ↔ Shenfield (19 stops)
- Reading ↔ London Paddington (16 stops)
- Reading ↔ Abbey Wood (25 stops)
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Common questions
Where is the cheapest place to rent on the Elizabeth line?
Gidea Park is the cheapest stop on the Elizabeth line. It sits in Havering, where a one-bedroom property rents for an average of £1,217 per month (August 2026, ONS) — £543 below the London average of £1,760.
How much does rent vary along the Elizabeth line?
By £1,331 a month. A one-bedroom near Tottenham Court Road averages £2,548 in Westminster, against £1,217 near Gidea Park in Havering.
Is it cheaper to live further out on the Elizabeth line?
Yes, by about £1,296 a month. Stops in zone 1 sit in boroughs where a one-bedroom averages £2,548, against £1,252 at the line's zone 6 stops.
Which borough on the Elizabeth line is most affordable on a local salary?
Havering, where the average one-bedroom takes 34.1% of median gross local full-time pay — against 61.4% in Westminster, the toughest on this line. Note that Havering is also the cheapest borough on the line. Earnings are gross, ONS ASHE 2024.
How many stations are on the Elizabeth line?
The Elizabeth line serves 41 stations across zones 1 to 6 and 10 London boroughs.
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