Detached
£1,264,841
96% above the Greater London average
4.5% of sales
What is the average house price in Greater London? £646,381
The average house price in Greater London is £646,381, based on 70,639 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are down 5.8% (£40,162) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −5.8%
- Sold in 12 months
- 70,639
- Data up to
- September 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Greater London?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£778,350
20% above the Greater London average
15.2% of sales
Terraced
£754,855
17% above the Greater London average
28.6% of sales
Flats
£500,736
23% below the Greater London average
51.6% of sales
Are house prices in Greater London going up or down?
House prices in Greater London are falling: down 5.8% (£40,162) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 12.0% (£69,287).
Past 12 months
−5.8%
−£40,162From £686,543 to £646,381
£686,543£646,381
Past 10 years
+12.0%
+£69,287From £577,094 to £646,381
£720,878£577,094
Quick answers for Greater London
12 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£789,136
Highest average, reached in June 2023
How many homes sold?
70,639
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Flats
51.6% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£500k - £1m
39.5% of sales
How many people live in Greater London?
8,799,730
14,288 people per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Population density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Greater London?
3,424,214
5,560 households per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Household density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Greater London?
24 m² per resident
Less green space per resident than 61% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 3.4 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
13.4% of the area · 1,935 public parks. Parks, playing fields, allotments and other public green space, not counting golf courses. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
What is the crime rate in Greater London?
101 crimes per 1,000 residents
Very High · −2.9% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Crime rate is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
How many listed buildings are in Greater London?
19,292 listed buildings
18.5% of homes are in a conservation area, a higher share than 70% of areas in England and Wales.
1,146 conservation areas · 605 Grade I · 173 scheduled monuments · Source: Historic England
What's the air quality in Greater London?
NO₂ 14.9 µg/m³
Very High for England and Wales · PM2.5 8.9 µg/m³ (Very High) · 2025 annual average
NO₂ level is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Background levels where residents live, not beside busy roads. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Defra modelled background pollution, 2025.
Which areas cost the most and least?
Most expensive
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
£891,720
Least expensive
London Borough of Bexley
£429,397
How does Greater London rank?
1st most expensive area of England.
Compared with 71 areas with sales in the last 12 months
What are the most expensive homes sold in Greater London?
The highest recorded sale prices in Greater London, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
one hyde park apartment b.10.01, city of westminster
£160,000,000
Sold May 2018
View house details
#4
the knightsbridge apartments apartment 1101, city of westminster
£90,000,000
Sold April 2017
View details
How do house prices in Greater London compare with nearby areas?
Greater London compared with the 6 nearest other areas in England.
Greater London vs Surrey
- Greater London
- £646,381
- Surrey
- £598,837−£47,544
Open comparison
Greater London vs Thurrock
- Greater London
- £646,381
- Thurrock
- £363,140−£283,241
Open comparison
Greater London vs Hertfordshire
- Greater London
- £646,381
- Hertfordshire
- £531,196−£115,185
Open comparison
Greater London vs Medway
- Greater London
- £646,381
- Medway
- £317,644−£328,737
Open comparison
Greater London vs Southend-on-Sea
- Greater London
- £646,381
- Southend-on-Sea
- £367,995−£278,386
Open comparison
Greater London vs Buckinghamshire
- Greater London
- £646,381
- Buckinghamshire
- £547,160−£99,221
Open comparison
Which areas of Greater London are most expensive?
Average sold price in each of the 14 areas of Greater London, most expensive first.
- 1
£891,720
Change over one year: −2.6%
- 2
£711,256
Change over one year: +1.2%
- 3
£615,184
Change over one year: −2.1%
- 4
£573,674
Change over one year: −1.6%
- 5
£568,570
Change over one year: +3.4%
- 6
£567,393
Change over one year: −4.9%
- 7
£556,173
Change over one year: +2.9%
- 8
£529,347
Change over one year: −2.2%
- 9
£522,856
Change over one year: +0.9%
- 10
£501,623
Change over one year: −4.0%
- 11
£479,464
Change over one year: −2.6%
- 12
£463,897
Change over one year: −0.6%
- 13
£439,547
Change over one year: −1.0%
- 14
£429,397
Change over one year: −0.4%
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Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is from police.uk street-level data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk. Listed buildings and scheduled monuments are from Historic England and Cadw, and conservation areas from planning.data.gov.uk. © Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Source: planning.data.gov.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0. Air quality is from Defra modelled background pollution maps. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Defra modelled background pollution, 2025.
Last updated 11 November 2026 at 00:51 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Greater London dataset covers 327,954 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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