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Cheapest areas to live in London

Ranked purely on average purchase price, with the transport score alongside - because the cheapest areas are often cheap for a reason, and a low price with a poor connection can cost you more in commuting than you saved.

Ranked from Boroughly's London dataset of 278 areas. Prices are postcode-district medians of HM Land Registry recorded sales; safety is a relative rank of police.uk recorded crime; rents and other scores are indicative - see how we source data. Use this to build a shortlist, not to make the final call.

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Milton Keynes

Buckinghamshire · £230k to buy · £1,250/mo to rent · Transport 8/10, safety 3.8/10

2

Colchester

Essex · £240k to buy · £1,150/mo to rent · Transport 7/10, safety 3.9/10

3

Worthing

West Sussex · £270k to buy · £1,300/mo to rent · Transport 6/10, safety 3.6/10

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Huntingdon

Cambridgeshire · £284k to buy · £1,150/mo to rent · Transport 7/10, safety 6.5/10

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Canterbury

Kent · £290k to buy · £1,300/mo to rent · Transport 6/10, safety 4.2/10

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Ashford

Kent · £293k to buy · £1,150/mo to rent · Transport 8/10, safety 5.6/10

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Sittingbourne

Kent · £295k to buy · £1,200/mo to rent · Transport 7/10, safety 5.6/10

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Aylesbury

Buckinghamshire · £297k to buy · £1,250/mo to rent · Transport 6/10, safety 5.2/10

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Reading

Berkshire · £298k to buy · £1,300/mo to rent · Transport 9/10, safety 3.2/10

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Rochester & Medway

Kent · £305k to buy · £1,150/mo to rent · Transport 7/10, safety 4.4/10

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Luton

Bedfordshire · £309k to buy · £1,150/mo to rent · Transport 8/10, safety 2.9/10

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Southend-on-Sea

Essex · £318k to buy · £1,200/mo to rent · Transport 7/10, safety 2.8/10

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Braintree

Essex · £320k to buy · £1,250/mo to rent · Transport 6/10, safety 6.6/10

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Canvey Island

Essex · £321k to buy · £1,250/mo to rent · Transport 5/10, safety 7.1/10

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Basildon

Essex · £325k to buy · £1,250/mo to rent · Transport 7/10, safety 4.5/10

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