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Moving to London? Start with the right postcode.

Pick the wrong postcode and you'll spend the next five years regretting your commute, council tax bill or the school catchment. We score every London area out of 100 across the five factors that matter when you're relocating, so you can shortlist with the same yardstick.

The overall score combines schools, safety, family amenities, green space and commute into a single number, with commute times calculated to six major job hubs (City, Canary Wharf, Westminster, King's Cross, Paddington and Waterloo). Council tax uses the current year's Band D published rate for the borough.

Click any postcode for the relocation report: sub-scores, the full commute table, council tax, and which nearby postcodes score better or worse — useful when you're juggling rental budgets or school catchments.

Top 10 London postcodes

Ranked by overall score across 32 postcodes we cover.

  1. 1SE26Sydenham, Lewisham89/100
  2. 2SE22Goose Green, Southwark87/100
  3. 3N10Fortis Green, Haringey87/100
  4. 4SE23Perry Vale, Lewisham86/100
  5. 5SW15West Putney, Wandsworth84/100
  6. 6W4Chiswick Gunnersbury, Hounslow83/100
  7. 7SW18Wandsworth Town, Wandsworth82/100
  8. 8W5Ealing Broadway, Ealing82/100
  9. 9SE21Dulwich Wood, Southwark81/100
  10. 10SE19Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood, Croydon80/100

All London postcodes we cover

Jump straight to the full relocation report for any postcode.

Frequently asked questions

Where should I live when moving to London?
It depends on whether you weight schools, commute, safety or budget most heavily — that's why we publish a sub-score for each. The ranking above starts with the postcodes that score best on all five combined, so it's a fair starting shortlist for most families.
Which London areas are best for commuters?
Postcodes along the Elizabeth Line (W2, E14, E16), Northern Line (NW3, N6, SW4) and Jubilee Line (NW6, SE16) score highest on the commute index. Each per-postcode page shows minutes to each of the six hubs.
How much is council tax in London?
Band D rates vary by borough from roughly £1,000 (Westminster, Wandsworth) to over £2,200 (Kingston, Croydon). Each per-postcode page shows the live Band D figure for that borough alongside the score breakdown.
Is London safe to move to with kids?
Most of suburban London — and large swathes of zones 2–3 — score in the 'safer than average' band on our index using Met Police data. The safety hub ranks every postcode if that's your priority; the relocation report combines safety with the other four factors.
What's the cheapest part of London to live in with a family?
We don't currently rank by house price (it changes too quickly), but postcodes in outer East and South-East London (E6, E13, SE9, SE18) typically offer the best space-to-cost ratio while still scoring respectably on schools and commute.

Want the full picture?

Every postcode also gets a full SettleWithUs report — schools, safety, commute, council tax and green space on one yardstick.

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