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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 and scores are currently indicative estimates, not figures sourced from HM Land Registry — see how we source data. Use this to build a shortlist, not to make the final call.

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1

Camden

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

2

Brixton

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

3

Dalston

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

4

Clapham

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

5

Notting Hill

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

6

Vauxhall

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

7

Kentish Town

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

8

Islington

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

9

Hackney

Hackney · £600k to buy · £2,200/mo to rent · Buzz 9/10, transport 7/10

10

Bethnal Green

Tower Hamlets · £515k to buy · £2,100/mo to rent · Buzz 8/10, transport 8/10

11

Tooting

Wandsworth · £585k to buy · £1,950/mo to rent · Buzz 8/10, transport 8/10

12

Whitechapel

Tower Hamlets · £459k to buy · £2,050/mo to rent · Buzz 7/10, transport 9/10

13

Marylebone

Westminster · £1263k to buy · £3,100/mo to rent · Buzz 7/10, transport 10/10

14

Brighton

East Sussex · £425k to buy · £1,600/mo to rent · Buzz 9/10, transport 7/10

15

Shepherd's Bush

H&F · £635k to buy · £2,100/mo to rent · Buzz 7/10, transport 9/10

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