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Stratford, Newham
Zone 2/3

Stratford

Newham
£430k AVG FLAT
17 OUTSTANDING SCHOOLS
23 min TO BANK

Olympic legacy meets Zone 2 value — 17 Outstanding schools, 23 minutes to Bank, and flats from £430k make Stratford one of east London's strongest all-rounders.

 Hackney, Hackney
Zone 2

Hackney

Hackney
£550k AVG FLAT
28 OUTSTANDING SCHOOLS

Creative energy with serious connectivity — Zone 2 living and 28 Outstanding schools.

 Croydon, Croydon
Zone 5

Croydon

Croydon
£278k AVG FLAT
2 OUTSTANDING SCHOOLS

London's best-kept budget secret — Zone 5 prices with a £5.25bn regeneration.

 Brixton, Lambeth, South London
Zone 2

Brixton

Lambeth, South London
£472k AVG FLAT
17 OUTSTANDING SCHOOLS

Culture, community, and Zone 2 convenience — vibrant markets and 17 Outstanding schools.

 Peckham, Southwark, South London
Zone 2

Peckham

Southwark, South London
£452k AVG FLAT
16 OUTSTANDING SCHOOLS

From up-and-coming to firmly arrived — Zone 2 value and a creative food-and-arts scene.
What we cover

Five questions every London mover asks.
We’ve already answered them.

And many more — because picking where to live in London takes more than a glance at Rightmove.

Victorian terraces in a London residential street
Property prices
What are homes really selling for?
Median sold prices by property type — no asking-price inflation.
HM Land Registry · monthly
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Council Fees
What'll I pay the council every year?
Council tax bands by borough, updated annually.
Council Tax Bands · annual
Passengers on a London Underground platform
Transport
Is the journey time a fantasy?
Thirteen destinations. Real minutes, not best case.
TfL Journey Planner · quarterly
Primary school pupils in a classroom
Schools
Are the local schools any good?
Outstanding and Good ratings, distance bands, admissions reality.
Ofsted + GIAS · daily
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Community
What do people who live here say?
Cross-checked against our in-person visits.
Community sources · per-guide
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What makes a PAL guide different

We’ve done the hard work you haven’t got time for.

London has 32 boroughs and hundreds of neighbourhoods. Each has its own prices, schools, commutes, crime patterns and character — none of which show up on Rightmove. We research them properly, and we show our workings.

01 · Sources

Real data. Every number dated.

Prices from HM Land Registry. Schools from Ofsted. Commutes from TfL. Crime from the Met Police. Every figure on the site carries its source and the date it was last refreshed — because “market insight” without citations is just guessing.

02 · Editorial depth

Research, not aggregation.

We don’t scrape property portals and call it a guide. Every neighbourhood is written by a human who knows London, then cross-checked against ONS, OpenStreetMap and local council sources. The difference shows in the detail.

03 · Independence

No affiliate fog.

We don’t take commissions from estate agents or developers, and we don’t nudge you toward new-builds. If a neighbourhood isn’t right for you, we’ll say so — that’s the entire point.

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