A Tube map of London rents

The madness of Hyde Park Corner, the stratospheric rise of Wembley Park, the cheapest stops in each zone — what our homebrew Tube map tells us about renting in London in 2024

Morning — all aboard and mind the gap, we’ve got a very special project for you today.

We’re excited to finally share our Tube map of London rents — a comprehensive picture of how much it costs to rent near almost every station on the capital’s rail network in 2024. That’s stations on the Underground and Overground, plus the new-ish Elizabeth Line and even Croydon’s tram service.

For each station, we’ve gathered the average rent of a one-bedroom flat in 2024, using its surrounding postcode district as a proxy, as well data on how each station’s rent has increased since 2020. Then, we’ve visualised everything as an interactive Tube map. Check it out on our dedicated web page — viewable on phones, tablets and laptops — using the button below.

But that’s not all: what are the cheapest and most expensive Tube stations and lines, on average? Where are the best bargains in each fare zone? And just what on earth is going on at Wembley Park? We’ve unpacked all of the key takeaways from the Tube rent map below, exclusively for our paid subscribers. Their support fuels this kind of journalism — the long hours tinkering away with the data, code and visuals. We’d love to do more of these special interactive projects, and more of you signing up for a paid Spy sub would massively help that. How about a Tube map of house prices next?

Plus: if you’re a paid subscriber and you’re keen for a special PDF/printable version of the Tube rent map, drop us a line at londonspy@substack.com and we’ll sort something out. Also: do let us know if you spot any bugs with the online version and we’ll fix ASAP.

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A Tube map of London rents

A screenshot of our interactive Tube rent map. View it yourself at https://tuberents.thelondonspy.co.uk

We ended up with a huge amount of data for this mapping project — and it’s allowed us to uncover interesting lessons on the state of renting in the capital in 2024.

Like what the stratospheric rise of Wembley Park tells us about London mega-developments, or if there’s been a Real Housewives of Clapton effect on Hackney rents. And of course, the map has allowed us to figure out London’s best deals — the cheapest station to rent near in each fare zone, or even the cheapest Tube and rail lines on average.

But first — the most expensive Tube station in all of London.