New Living Space Premium Index reveals where Londoners get the most space for their money

Residents in some parts of the capital are getting significantly more living space for their money, according to new research from British space-saving furniture brand Furl, with Enfield, Bromley, Havering, Kingston upon Thames and Croydon emerging as London’s best areas for overall value.

Furl’s new Living Space Premium Index (0–100) measures how much people pay for living space across London boroughs, combining official earnings and rental data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) with analysis of current house and flat listings.

The index brings together housing costs, incomes, property sizes and population density to assess how much living space residents can access relative to what they pay. A higher score indicates a greater “premium” on space, meaning residents pay more while accessing less.

The London analysis excludes City of London and builds on Furl’s wider UK ranking of the 23 largest cities, where Bristol ranks as the most expensive city for space, followed by Brighton & Hove and Manchester. London is excluded from the wider UK analysis to enable a fair, like-for-like comparison between regional cities, as its scale and market dynamics make it an outlier.

The top 10 boroughs where Brits get the most space for their money

These areas benefit from lower property prices, larger homes and stronger affordability, allowing residents to access significantly more space.

Enfield
Bromley
Havering
Kingston upon Thames
Croydon
Richmond upon Thames
Redbridge
Bexley
Harrow
Barnet

Full table listed below.

The top 10 boroughs where space comes at the highest premium

These boroughs combine high housing costs with limited affordable living space, meaning residents are paying more while getting less in return.

Tower Hamlets
Islington
Westminster
Hackney
Southwark
Camden
Lambeth
Hammersmith and Fulham
Wandsworth
Kensington and Chelsea

Category winners & losers include:

Top three for the most spacious homes:

Enfield
Richmond upon Thames
Kensington and Chelsea
Bottom three for the most spacious homes:

Barking and Dagenham
Newham
Tower Hamlets
Best value for buyers (lowest cost per sq ft):

Enfield
Bexley
Barking and Dagenham

Worst value for buyers (highest cost per sq ft):

Westminster
Kensington and Chelsea
Camden

Where income buys the most sq ft:

Enfield
Croydon
Barking and Dagenham
Where income buys the least sq ft:

Kensington and Chelsea
Westminster
Camden

Where income rents the most sq ft:

Enfield
Richmond upon Thames
Kensington and Chelsea

Where income rents the least sq ft:

Barking and Dagenham
Newham
Tower Hamlets

David Norman, Founder at Furl said “London really highlights how uneven access to space has become. It’s not just that housing is expensive, it’s that in some boroughs people are paying significantly more for far less room. At Furl, we design furniture to help people make the most of the space they have, and this research shows just how important that is becoming, particularly in the most space-constrained parts of the capital.”

Furl, a UK-based furniture company specialising in space-saving beds, sofas and multifunctional designs, has built its reputation on helping people maximise limited living space.

The brand says the findings underline the growing importance of smarter, more flexible interiors, particularly in cities where space is at a premium.