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Best London areas for young professionals

Ranked on evening life and connections - where you can get home late, eat well on a Tuesday, and reach most of the city quickly.

Ranked from Boroughly's dataset of 278 areas. Prices are median sold prices from HM Land Registry where sourced; scores are indicative composites - see how we source data. Use this to build a shortlist, not to make the final call.

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Camden

Camden · £680k to buy · £2,450/mo to rent · Buzz 10/10, transport 9/10

2

Northern Quarter

Manchester · £360k to buy · £1,600/mo to rent · Buzz 10/10, transport 9/10

3

City Centre

Birmingham · £260k to buy · £1,150/mo to rent · Buzz 9/10, transport 10/10

4

Jewellery Quarter

Birmingham · £300k to buy · £1,200/mo to rent · Buzz 9/10, transport 9/10

5

Digbeth

Birmingham · £240k to buy · £1,050/mo to rent · Buzz 9/10, transport 9/10

6

Brixton

Lambeth · £510k to buy · £2,000/mo to rent · Buzz 9/10, transport 8/10

7

Dalston

Hackney · £600k to buy · £2,150/mo to rent · Buzz 9/10, transport 8/10

8

Ancoats

Manchester · £340k to buy · £1,500/mo to rent · Buzz 9/10, transport 9/10

9

Stokes Croft

Bristol · £400k to buy · £1,500/mo to rent · Buzz 9/10, transport 8/10

10

Clapham

Lambeth · £620k to buy · £2,250/mo to rent · Buzz 9/10, transport 8/10

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Notting Hill

K&C · £1100k to buy · £2,900/mo to rent · Buzz 8/10, transport 9/10

12

Vauxhall

Lambeth · £563k to buy · £2,200/mo to rent · Buzz 8/10, transport 9/10

13

Kentish Town

Camden · £660k to buy · £2,300/mo to rent · Buzz 8/10, transport 9/10

14

Ladywood

Birmingham · £245k to buy · £1,100/mo to rent · Buzz 8/10, transport 9/10

15

Islington

Islington · £660k to buy · £2,400/mo to rent · Buzz 8/10, transport 9/10

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