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.lrsl-lede{font-size:20px}.lrsl .lrsl-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.lrsl .lrsl-sec{padding-top:44px}}\n<\/style>\n\n  <div class=\"lrsl-wrap\">\n\n    <section class=\"lrsl-navy\" aria-label=\"Introduction\">\n      <p class=\"lrsl-eyebrow lrsl-eyebrow--light\">LonRes Research \u00b7 Summer 2026<\/p>\n      <p class=\"lrsl-lede\">A \u00a340m asking price in Belgravia, a \u00a335,000-a-week let in Hampstead and an \u00a38m waterside house in Cornwall. Summer 2026 was a hard quarter for prime property, and it still produced homes worth talking about.<\/p>\n      <p class=\"lrsl-subl\">Between July and September, LonRes members recorded nearly 2,000 London property sales and more than 8,500 London lets. Sales took the strain, with prime central London transactions down 10.2% year-on-year. Lettings held firm, with achieved rents up 6.3%. These are the sales and lets we liked most, chosen for character as much as price.<\/p>\n    <\/section>\n\n    <section class=\"lrsl-sec\" id=\"market\">\n      <h2>How did the prime London property market perform in summer 2026?<\/h2>\n      <p class=\"lrsl-verdict\">Unevenly. Sales had a difficult quarter in all three of LonRes's London areas, while lettings had a strong one.<\/p>\n      <div class=\"lrsl-areas\">\n      <div class=\"lrsl-area\">\n        <h3 class=\"lrsl-area-name\">Prime central London<\/h3>\n        <p class=\"lrsl-area-pc\">SW1Y, SW1X, SW1W, SW1A, SW3, SW7, SW10, W1S, W1K, W1J, W8<\/p>\n        <p class=\"lrsl-area-lab\">Sales<\/p>\n        <div class=\"lrsl-row\"><span>Average achieved price<\/span><b>\u00a31,505 psf<\/b><\/div>\n        <div class=\"lrsl-row\"><span>Achieved price, year-on-year<\/span><b>&minus;6.5%<\/b><\/div>\n        <div class=\"lrsl-row\"><span>Transactions, year-on-year<\/span><b>&minus;10.2%<\/b><\/div>\n        <div class=\"lrsl-row lrsl-row--last\"><span>Average discount on initial asking<\/span><b>12.6%<\/b><\/div>\n        <p class=\"lrsl-area-lab\">Lettings<\/p>\n        <div class=\"lrsl-row\"><span>Achieved rents, year-on-year<\/span><b>+6.3%<\/b><\/div>\n        <div class=\"lrsl-row\"><span>Properties let, on previous three months<\/span><b>+37.1%<\/b><\/div>\n        <div class=\"lrsl-row lrsl-row--last\"><span>Two-bed flat, per sq ft a year<\/span><b>\u00a365<\/b><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"lrsl-area\">\n        <h3 class=\"lrsl-area-name\">Prime London<\/h3>\n        <p class=\"lrsl-area-pc\">NW1, NW3, NW8, SW1P, SW1V, W1T, W1H, W1U, W1G, W1W, W2, W11, W14<\/p>\n        <p class=\"lrsl-area-lab\">Sales<\/p>\n        <div class=\"lrsl-row\"><span>Average achieved price<\/span><b>\u00a31,154 psf<\/b><\/div>\n        <div class=\"lrsl-row\"><span>Achieved price, year-on-year<\/span><b>&minus;9.6%<\/b><\/div>\n        <div class=\"lrsl-row\"><span>Transactions, year-on-year<\/span><b>&minus;9.3%<\/b><\/div>\n        <div class=\"lrsl-row lrsl-row--last\"><span>Average discount on initial asking<\/span><b>10.7%<\/b><\/div>\n        <p class=\"lrsl-area-lab\">Lettings<\/p>\n        <div class=\"lrsl-row\"><span>Achieved rents, year-on-year<\/span><b>+2.5%<\/b><\/div>\n        <div class=\"lrsl-row\"><span>Properties let, on previous three months<\/span><b>+34.4%<\/b><\/div>\n        <div class=\"lrsl-row lrsl-row--last\"><span>Two-bed flat, per sq ft a year<\/span><b>\u00a356<\/b><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"lrsl-area\">\n        <h3 class=\"lrsl-area-name\">Fringe<\/h3>\n        <p class=\"lrsl-area-pc\">SE1, SE11, SW4, SW5, SW6, SW11, W4, W6, W9, W10<\/p>\n        <p class=\"lrsl-area-lab\">Sales<\/p>\n        <div class=\"lrsl-row\"><span>Average achieved price<\/span><b>\u00a3896 psf<\/b><\/div>\n        <div class=\"lrsl-row\"><span>Achieved price, year-on-year<\/span><b>&minus;5.6%<\/b><\/div>\n        <div class=\"lrsl-row\"><span>Transactions, year-on-year<\/span><b>&minus;8.3%<\/b><\/div>\n        <div class=\"lrsl-row lrsl-row--last\"><span>Average discount on initial asking<\/span><b>8.1%<\/b><\/div>\n        <p class=\"lrsl-area-lab\">Lettings<\/p>\n        <div class=\"lrsl-row\"><span>Achieved rents, year-on-year<\/span><b>+4.8%<\/b><\/div>\n        <div class=\"lrsl-row\"><span>Properties let, on previous three months<\/span><b>+48.1%<\/b><\/div>\n        <div class=\"lrsl-row lrsl-row--last\"><span>Two-bed flat, per sq ft a year<\/span><b>\u00a349<\/b><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <p class=\"lrsl-src\">Source: LonRes area overview reports. Sold and let July to September 2026.<\/p>\n      <p style=\"margin-top:22px\">In prime central London, achieved prices fell 6.5% year-on-year to an average of \u00a31,505 per sq ft, and transactions fell 10.2%. Prime London saw achieved prices down 9.6% and transactions down 9.3%. The fringe held up best, with prices down 5.6% and transactions down 8.3%. Buyers negotiated hard: the average discount on initial asking price ran from 8.1% in the fringe to 12.6% in prime central London.<\/p>\n      <p>The detail is kinder than the headline. Houses in the fringe achieved 1.6% more per sq ft than a year earlier. In prime central London, 14.4% of properties sold within three months, ahead of 13.3% for Central London as a whole, and available stock is 6.7% lower than a year ago.<\/p>\n      <p>Lettings carried the season. Achieved rents rose year-on-year in every area: 6.3% in prime central London, 2.5% in prime London and 4.8% in the fringe. Prime central London rents averaged \u00a371.21 per sq ft a year, up from \u00a366.99. The number of properties let rose by 37.1%, 34.4% and 48.1% respectively on the previous three months, the summer peak arriving on cue. For the month-by-month picture, see <a href=\"\/public\/prime-london-market-dashboard-august-2026\/\">where the market has moved<\/a> in the latest dashboard, and <a href=\"\/public\/prime-london-market-update-summer-2026-lonres\/\">the quarterly research<\/a> for the longer view.<\/p>\n      <p class=\"lrsl-payoff\">A summer of price discovery, not paralysis.<\/p>\n\n      <div class=\"lrsl-callout\">\n        <span class=\"lrsl-tag\">How to read the list<\/span>\n        <p>Every price below is an asking price. LonRes subscribers can open each property's record in the <a href=\"\/public\/services\/sales-archive\/\">Sales Archive<\/a> or <a href=\"\/public\/services\/lettings-archive\/\">Lettings Archive<\/a>, with the agents involved, every time it has come to market and the achieved figure, unless the agent has asked for it to stay confidential. For comparison, see the <a href=\"\/public\/pcl-standout-sales-of-2025\/\">standout sales of 2025<\/a>.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n    <section class=\"lrsl-sec\" id=\"london-sales\">\n      <h2>Which London property sales stood out this summer?<\/h2>\n      <p>Six favourites, two from each of LonRes's London areas. Between them they run from a \u00a340m house in Belgravia to a \u00a35.95m house in Clapham.<\/p>\n\n      <div class=\"lrsl-group\">\n        <h3>Prime central London<\/h3>\n        <p class=\"lrsl-group-ctx\">\u00a31,505 per sq ft on average \u00b7 14.4% of properties sold within three months<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"lrsl-grid\">\n      <article class=\"lrsl-card\">\n        <div class=\"lrsl-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media.lonres.com\/media\/2bbfa34a82d155d18e83307c538db81ba39555b6.1198x800.jpg\" alt=\"Kitchen and dining room opening on to a planted terrace, SW1W\" width=\"1198\" height=\"800\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"lrsl-body\">\n          <p class=\"lrsl-kicker\">Sold September 2026<\/p>\n          <h4 class=\"lrsl-loc\">SW1W <span class=\"lrsl-place\">Belgravia<\/span><\/h4>\n          <p class=\"lrsl-price\">\u00a340,000,000 <span class=\"lrsl-plab\">Asking price<\/span><\/p>\n          <ul class=\"lrsl-facts\"><li>House<\/li><li>5 bed<\/li><li>9,945 sq ft<\/li><li>Freehold<\/li><\/ul>\n          <p class=\"lrsl-blurb\">The highest asking price of any London sale on LonRes this quarter: a freehold house of almost 10,000 sq ft.<\/p>\n          <p class=\"lrsl-agent\"><span class=\"lrsl-agent-lab\">Agent<\/span> Savills (Sloane Street)<\/p>\n          <a class=\"lrsl-sub\" href=\"https:\/\/lonres.com\/particulars\/sales-archive\/list?particulars_id=1028568018\" rel=\"nofollow\">LonRes subscribers: open the record <span aria-hidden=\"true\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"lrsl-card\">\n        <div class=\"lrsl-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media.lonres.com\/media\/1aa08e72f19bbc7a8baafe931a596dafc6ecc94b.1200x800.jpg\" alt=\"White stucco front of a townhouse behind black railings, SW1X\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"lrsl-body\">\n          <p class=\"lrsl-kicker\">Sold July 2026<\/p>\n          <h4 class=\"lrsl-loc\">SW1X <span class=\"lrsl-place\">Belgravia<\/span><\/h4>\n          <p class=\"lrsl-price\">\u00a329,000,000 <span class=\"lrsl-plab\">Asking price<\/span><\/p>\n          <ul class=\"lrsl-facts\"><li>House<\/li><li>8 bed<\/li><li>8,032 sq ft<\/li><li>Freehold<\/li><\/ul>\n          <p class=\"lrsl-blurb\">An eight-bedroom Belgravia house behind a white stucco front, sold in July on a joint instruction.<\/p>\n          <p class=\"lrsl-agent\"><span class=\"lrsl-agent-lab\">Agents<\/span> Beauchamp Estates (Mayfair); OB Private (Mayfair) <span class=\"lrsl-role\">(joint agent)<\/span><\/p>\n          <a class=\"lrsl-sub\" href=\"https:\/\/lonres.com\/particulars\/sales-archive\/list?particulars_id=1029106557\" rel=\"nofollow\">LonRes subscribers: open the record <span aria-hidden=\"true\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/article>\n    <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"lrsl-group\">\n        <h3>Prime London<\/h3>\n        <p class=\"lrsl-group-ctx\">\u00a31,154 per sq ft on average \u00b7 houses achieved \u00a33,157,028 on average<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"lrsl-grid\">\n      <article class=\"lrsl-card\">\n        <div class=\"lrsl-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media.lonres.com\/media\/06b702a8f42c1d5c31f21f8b54ecec81ce19b681.1200x688.png\" alt=\"White-fronted house behind railings on a tree-lined street, W11\" width=\"1200\" height=\"688\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"lrsl-body\">\n          <p class=\"lrsl-kicker\">Sold July 2026<\/p>\n          <h4 class=\"lrsl-loc\">W11 <span class=\"lrsl-place\">Notting Hill<\/span><\/h4>\n          <p class=\"lrsl-price\">\u00a325,950,000 <span class=\"lrsl-plab\">Asking price<\/span><\/p>\n          <ul class=\"lrsl-facts\"><li>House<\/li><li>6 bed<\/li><li>6,732 sq ft<\/li><li>Freehold<\/li><\/ul>\n          <p class=\"lrsl-blurb\">The top asking price in LonRes&#x27;s prime London area this summer, for a six-bedroom Notting Hill house.<\/p>\n          <p class=\"lrsl-agent\"><span class=\"lrsl-agent-lab\">Agents<\/span> United Kingdom Sotheby&#x27;s International Realty; Russell Simpson (Kensington &amp; Notting Hill) <span class=\"lrsl-role\">(joint agent)<\/span><\/p>\n          <a class=\"lrsl-sub\" href=\"https:\/\/lonres.com\/particulars\/sales-archive\/list?particulars_id=1030138702\" rel=\"nofollow\">LonRes subscribers: open the record <span aria-hidden=\"true\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"lrsl-card\">\n        <div class=\"lrsl-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media.lonres.com\/media\/206f703027a988fccaf79aeb4c2fadc2eb85a663.1027x800.jpg\" alt=\"Stucco house overlooking the canal, with narrowboats moored in front, W2\" width=\"1027\" height=\"800\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"lrsl-body\">\n          <p class=\"lrsl-kicker\">Sold September 2026<\/p>\n          <h4 class=\"lrsl-loc\">W2 <span class=\"lrsl-place\">Little Venice<\/span><\/h4>\n          <p class=\"lrsl-price\">\u00a311,250,000 <span class=\"lrsl-plab\">Asking price<\/span><\/p>\n          <ul class=\"lrsl-facts\"><li>House<\/li><li>10 bed<\/li><li>6,481 sq ft<\/li><li>Freehold<\/li><\/ul>\n          <p class=\"lrsl-blurb\">Ten bedrooms over almost 6,500 sq ft, looking on to the canal in Little Venice.<\/p>\n          <p class=\"lrsl-agent\"><span class=\"lrsl-agent-lab\">Agent<\/span> Savills (St John&#x27;s Wood)<\/p>\n          <a class=\"lrsl-sub\" href=\"https:\/\/lonres.com\/particulars\/sales-archive\/list?particulars_id=1029500188\" rel=\"nofollow\">LonRes subscribers: open the record <span aria-hidden=\"true\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/article>\n    <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"lrsl-group\">\n        <h3>The fringe<\/h3>\n        <p class=\"lrsl-group-ctx\">\u00a3896 per sq ft on average \u00b7 houses up 1.6% per sq ft year-on-year<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"lrsl-grid\">\n      <article class=\"lrsl-card\">\n        <div class=\"lrsl-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media.lonres.com\/media\/aa84be4d3ea27178ae869a1757a1538d1b816cde.1200x799.jpg\" alt=\"Victorian brick and stucco house with bay windows, W9\" width=\"1200\" height=\"799\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"lrsl-body\">\n          <p class=\"lrsl-kicker\">Sold August 2026<\/p>\n          <h4 class=\"lrsl-loc\">W9 <span class=\"lrsl-place\">Maida Vale<\/span><\/h4>\n          <p class=\"lrsl-price\">\u00a36,750,000 <span class=\"lrsl-plab\">Asking price<\/span><\/p>\n          <ul class=\"lrsl-facts\"><li>House<\/li><li>6 bed<\/li><li>5,280 sq ft<\/li><li>Freehold<\/li><\/ul>\n          <p class=\"lrsl-blurb\">A six-bedroom Maida Vale house of 5,280 sq ft, sold at the end of August.<\/p>\n          <p class=\"lrsl-agent\"><span class=\"lrsl-agent-lab\">Agent<\/span> Jonathan Arron Residential<\/p>\n          <a class=\"lrsl-sub\" href=\"https:\/\/lonres.com\/particulars\/sales-archive\/list?particulars_id=1027970616\" rel=\"nofollow\">LonRes subscribers: open the record <span aria-hidden=\"true\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"lrsl-card\">\n        <div class=\"lrsl-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media.lonres.com\/media\/c7fc17a12af6e35fe8f1d3e8a3c4135192255742.1200x788.png\" alt=\"Brick house seen across a garden of clipped topiary, SW4\" width=\"1200\" height=\"788\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"lrsl-body\">\n          <p class=\"lrsl-kicker\">Sold July 2026<\/p>\n          <h4 class=\"lrsl-loc\">SW4 <span class=\"lrsl-place\">Clapham<\/span><\/h4>\n          <p class=\"lrsl-price\">\u00a35,950,000 <span class=\"lrsl-plab\">Asking price<\/span><\/p>\n          <ul class=\"lrsl-facts\"><li>House<\/li><li>6 bed<\/li><li>7,372 sq ft<\/li><li>Freehold<\/li><\/ul>\n          <p class=\"lrsl-blurb\">Six bedrooms and 7,372 sq ft south of the river, sold in July.<\/p>\n          <p class=\"lrsl-agent\"><span class=\"lrsl-agent-lab\">Agent<\/span> FG Consultants<\/p>\n          <a class=\"lrsl-sub\" href=\"https:\/\/lonres.com\/particulars\/sales-archive\/list?particulars_id=1029434454\" rel=\"nofollow\">LonRes subscribers: open the record <span aria-hidden=\"true\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/article>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n    <section class=\"lrsl-sec\" id=\"london-lets\">\n      <h2>Which London lettings stood out this summer?<\/h2>\n      <p>Six more, two per area. Hampstead houses and Knightsbridge flats led the London lettings market on asking rent, with Holland Park close behind.<\/p>\n\n      <div class=\"lrsl-group\">\n        <h3>Prime central London<\/h3>\n        <p class=\"lrsl-group-ctx\">Achieved rents up 6.3% year-on-year \u00b7 \u00a365 per sq ft a year for a two-bed flat<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"lrsl-grid\">\n      <article class=\"lrsl-card\">\n        <div class=\"lrsl-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media.lonres.com\/media\/25428e47de55ac2a643f3b47626356ed146ba038.1200x690.png\" alt=\"Reception room with floor-to-ceiling glazing on to trees, SW1X\" width=\"1200\" height=\"690\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"lrsl-body\">\n          <p class=\"lrsl-kicker\">Let July 2026<\/p>\n          <h4 class=\"lrsl-loc\">SW1X <span class=\"lrsl-place\">Knightsbridge<\/span><\/h4>\n          <p class=\"lrsl-price\">\u00a327,000 pw <span class=\"lrsl-plab\">Asking rent<\/span><\/p>\n          <ul class=\"lrsl-facts\"><li>Flat<\/li><li>4 bed<\/li><li>4,284 sq ft<\/li><li>Furnished<\/li><li>Long let<\/li><\/ul>\n          <p class=\"lrsl-blurb\">A furnished four-bedroom Knightsbridge flat of 4,284 sq ft, let at the end of July.<\/p>\n          <p class=\"lrsl-agent\"><span class=\"lrsl-agent-lab\">Agents<\/span> United Kingdom Sotheby&#x27;s International Realty; Beauchamp Estates (Mayfair) <span class=\"lrsl-role\">(sub-agent)<\/span><\/p>\n          <a class=\"lrsl-sub\" href=\"https:\/\/lonres.com\/particulars\/lettings-archive\/list?particulars_id=1030629251\" rel=\"nofollow\">LonRes subscribers: open the record <span aria-hidden=\"true\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"lrsl-card\">\n        <div class=\"lrsl-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media.lonres.com\/media\/f84f0823c393870826a952f45388987901aeceb1.1200x799.jpg\" alt=\"Reception room with a crystal chandelier and pale furnishings, SW7\" width=\"1200\" height=\"799\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"lrsl-body\">\n          <p class=\"lrsl-kicker\">Let July 2026<\/p>\n          <h4 class=\"lrsl-loc\">SW7 <span class=\"lrsl-place\">Knightsbridge<\/span><\/h4>\n          <p class=\"lrsl-price\">\u00a320,000 pw <span class=\"lrsl-plab\">Asking rent<\/span><\/p>\n          <ul class=\"lrsl-facts\"><li>Flat<\/li><li>5 bed<\/li><li>6,352 sq ft<\/li><li>Furnished<\/li><li>Long let<\/li><\/ul>\n          <p class=\"lrsl-blurb\">Five bedrooms and 6,352 sq ft on an eighth floor, furnished and let in July.<\/p>\n          <p class=\"lrsl-agent\"><span class=\"lrsl-agent-lab\">Agent<\/span> Savills (Knightsbridge)<\/p>\n          <a class=\"lrsl-sub\" href=\"https:\/\/lonres.com\/particulars\/lettings-archive\/list?particulars_id=1029451995\" rel=\"nofollow\">LonRes subscribers: open the record <span aria-hidden=\"true\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/article>\n    <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"lrsl-group\">\n        <h3>Prime London<\/h3>\n        <p class=\"lrsl-group-ctx\">Achieved rents up 2.5% year-on-year \u00b7 \u00a33,126 a week on average for a house<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"lrsl-grid\">\n      <article class=\"lrsl-card\">\n        <div class=\"lrsl-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media.lonres.com\/media\/0693cb86ae518e3a62eda26d156b7d5d0a7564fa.1200x659.png\" alt=\"Contemporary house with a stone and glass front, NW3\" width=\"1200\" height=\"659\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"lrsl-body\">\n          <p class=\"lrsl-kicker\">Let August 2026<\/p>\n          <h4 class=\"lrsl-loc\">NW3 <span class=\"lrsl-place\">Hampstead<\/span><\/h4>\n          <p class=\"lrsl-price\">\u00a335,000 pw <span class=\"lrsl-plab\">Asking rent<\/span><\/p>\n          <ul class=\"lrsl-facts\"><li>House<\/li><li>9 bed<\/li><li>22,000 sq ft<\/li><li>Furnished<\/li><li>Long let<\/li><\/ul>\n          <p class=\"lrsl-blurb\">The highest asking rent of any London let on LonRes this quarter: a furnished nine-bedroom Hampstead house of 22,000 sq ft.<\/p>\n          <p class=\"lrsl-agent\"><span class=\"lrsl-agent-lab\">Agent<\/span> Glentree<\/p>\n          <a class=\"lrsl-sub\" href=\"https:\/\/lonres.com\/particulars\/lettings-archive\/list?particulars_id=1030138541\" rel=\"nofollow\">LonRes subscribers: open the record <span aria-hidden=\"true\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"lrsl-card\">\n        <div class=\"lrsl-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media.lonres.com\/media\/9060055d37422c8b071e84e854f30d2b6581d034.1200x798.jpg\" alt=\"Detached villa behind a brick garden wall, W14\" width=\"1200\" height=\"798\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"lrsl-body\">\n          <p class=\"lrsl-kicker\">Let July 2026<\/p>\n          <h4 class=\"lrsl-loc\">W14 <span class=\"lrsl-place\">Holland Park<\/span><\/h4>\n          <p class=\"lrsl-price\">\u00a321,000 pw <span class=\"lrsl-plab\">Asking rent<\/span><\/p>\n          <ul class=\"lrsl-facts\"><li>House<\/li><li>7 bed<\/li><li>7,831 sq ft<\/li><li>Unfurnished<\/li><li>Long let<\/li><\/ul>\n          <p class=\"lrsl-blurb\">A seven-bedroom Holland Park house of 7,831 sq ft, let unfurnished in July.<\/p>\n          <p class=\"lrsl-agent\"><span class=\"lrsl-agent-lab\">Agents<\/span> Winkworth (Kensington); Beauchamp Estates (Mayfair) <span class=\"lrsl-role\">(sub-agent)<\/span><\/p>\n          <a class=\"lrsl-sub\" href=\"https:\/\/lonres.com\/particulars\/lettings-archive\/list?particulars_id=1029383017\" rel=\"nofollow\">LonRes subscribers: open the record <span aria-hidden=\"true\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/article>\n    <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"lrsl-group\">\n        <h3>The fringe<\/h3>\n        <p class=\"lrsl-group-ctx\">Achieved rents up 4.8% year-on-year \u00b7 properties let up 48.1% on the quarter<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"lrsl-grid\">\n      <article class=\"lrsl-card\">\n        <div class=\"lrsl-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media.lonres.com\/media\/4d12695876d41250364be166a17ac792daa90cb9.1200x799.jpg\" alt=\"Garden terrace and glazed rear extension of a family house, W10\" width=\"1200\" height=\"799\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"lrsl-body\">\n          <p class=\"lrsl-kicker\">Let September 2026<\/p>\n          <h4 class=\"lrsl-loc\">W10 <span class=\"lrsl-place\">North Kensington<\/span><\/h4>\n          <p class=\"lrsl-price\">\u00a36,500 pw <span class=\"lrsl-plab\">Asking rent<\/span><\/p>\n          <ul class=\"lrsl-facts\"><li>House<\/li><li>8 bed<\/li><li>5,846 sq ft<\/li><li>Unfurnished<\/li><li>Long let<\/li><\/ul>\n          <p class=\"lrsl-blurb\">Eight bedrooms in North Kensington, let unfurnished in the last days of September.<\/p>\n          <p class=\"lrsl-agent\"><span class=\"lrsl-agent-lab\">Agent<\/span> OB Private (Notting Hill)<\/p>\n          <a class=\"lrsl-sub\" href=\"https:\/\/lonres.com\/particulars\/lettings-archive\/list?particulars_id=1030721940\" rel=\"nofollow\">LonRes subscribers: open the record <span aria-hidden=\"true\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"lrsl-card\">\n        <div class=\"lrsl-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media.lonres.com\/media\/1c40b52a5df3b5d284e3938d841267cabfcc1b89.1200x799.jpg\" alt=\"Open-plan kitchen and dining room with tall windows, SW11\" width=\"1200\" height=\"799\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"lrsl-body\">\n          <p class=\"lrsl-kicker\">Let August 2026<\/p>\n          <h4 class=\"lrsl-loc\">SW11 <span class=\"lrsl-place\">Battersea<\/span><\/h4>\n          <p class=\"lrsl-price\">\u00a35,654 pw <span class=\"lrsl-plab\">Asking rent<\/span><\/p>\n          <ul class=\"lrsl-facts\"><li>Flat<\/li><li>4 bed<\/li><li>2,765 sq ft<\/li><li>Furnished<\/li><li>Long let<\/li><\/ul>\n          <p class=\"lrsl-blurb\">A furnished four-bedroom flat set over the 11th and 12th floors in Battersea, let in August.<\/p>\n          <p class=\"lrsl-agent\"><span class=\"lrsl-agent-lab\">Agent<\/span> Copperstones<\/p>\n          <a class=\"lrsl-sub\" href=\"https:\/\/lonres.com\/particulars\/lettings-archive\/list?particulars_id=1029707462\" rel=\"nofollow\">LonRes subscribers: open the record <span aria-hidden=\"true\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/article>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n    <section class=\"lrsl-sec\" id=\"country-sales\">\n      <h2>Which country houses sold this summer?<\/h2>\n      <p class=\"lrsl-verdict\">Land, water and good stone.<\/p>\n      <p>Outside London, our favourite country houses ran from a Cornish creek to a Warwickshire farm, by way of Surrey, the Chilterns, the Sussex coast and the Cotswolds. <a href=\"\/public\/services\/country\/\">LonRes Country<\/a> connects country agents with the London agents whose applicants are often the ones moving out.<\/p>\n      <div class=\"lrsl-grid\">\n      <article class=\"lrsl-card\">\n        <div class=\"lrsl-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media.lonres.com\/media\/f84c818856ee7de5c9c7cab0df45ebc64102e272.1200x762.png\" alt=\"Waterside house above a quay on a wooded creek, TR12\" width=\"1200\" height=\"762\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"lrsl-body\">\n          <p class=\"lrsl-kicker\">Sold September 2026<\/p>\n          <h4 class=\"lrsl-loc\">TR12 <span class=\"lrsl-place\">Helston, Cornwall<\/span><\/h4>\n          <p class=\"lrsl-price\">\u00a38,000,000 <span class=\"lrsl-plab\">Asking price<\/span><\/p>\n          <ul class=\"lrsl-facts\"><li>House<\/li><li>7 bed<\/li><li>5,155 sq ft<\/li><li>Freehold<\/li><\/ul>\n          <p class=\"lrsl-blurb\">The highest asking price of any country sale on LonRes this quarter: a seven-bedroom waterside house in Cornwall.<\/p>\n          <p class=\"lrsl-agent\"><span class=\"lrsl-agent-lab\">Agent<\/span> United Kingdom Sotheby&#x27;s International Realty<\/p>\n          <a class=\"lrsl-sub\" href=\"https:\/\/lonres.com\/particulars\/sales-archive\/list?particulars_id=1028447922\" rel=\"nofollow\">LonRes subscribers: open the record <span aria-hidden=\"true\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"lrsl-card\">\n        <div class=\"lrsl-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media.lonres.com\/media\/98968e7caa08e830e5ae6cb5726c44c3ea2a0a29.1199x800.jpg\" alt=\"Red-brick country house across a wide lawn, GU25\" width=\"1199\" height=\"800\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"lrsl-body\">\n          <p class=\"lrsl-kicker\">Sold July 2026<\/p>\n          <h4 class=\"lrsl-loc\">GU25 <span class=\"lrsl-place\">Virginia Water, Surrey<\/span><\/h4>\n          <p class=\"lrsl-price\">\u00a37,999,950 <span class=\"lrsl-plab\">Asking price<\/span><\/p>\n          <ul class=\"lrsl-facts\"><li>House<\/li><li>7 bed<\/li><li>7,235 sq ft<\/li><li>Freehold<\/li><\/ul>\n          <p class=\"lrsl-blurb\">A seven-bedroom house of 7,235 sq ft, priced a whisker under \u00a38m and sold on the first day of the quarter.<\/p>\n          <p class=\"lrsl-agent\"><span class=\"lrsl-agent-lab\">Agent<\/span> Barton Wyatt<\/p>\n          <a class=\"lrsl-sub\" href=\"https:\/\/lonres.com\/particulars\/sales-archive\/list?particulars_id=1027278614\" rel=\"nofollow\">LonRes subscribers: open the record <span aria-hidden=\"true\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"lrsl-card\">\n        <div class=\"lrsl-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media.lonres.com\/media\/9230e68e0a5fbe5925e22b2f1c9b665d951f8629.1200x661.jpg\" alt=\"Aerial view of a farm, its buildings and surrounding fields, CV47\" width=\"1200\" height=\"661\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"lrsl-body\">\n          <p class=\"lrsl-kicker\">Sold July 2026<\/p>\n          <h4 class=\"lrsl-loc\">CV47 <span class=\"lrsl-place\">Southam, Warwickshire<\/span><\/h4>\n          <p class=\"lrsl-price\">\u00a36,000,000 <span class=\"lrsl-plab\">Asking price<\/span><\/p>\n          <ul class=\"lrsl-facts\"><li>Farm<\/li><li>9 bed<\/li><li>Freehold<\/li><\/ul>\n          <p class=\"lrsl-blurb\">A working proposition: a nine-bedroom farmhouse with annexe, two cottages, seven farm buildings and dairy facilities.<\/p>\n          <p class=\"lrsl-agent\"><span class=\"lrsl-agent-lab\">Agent<\/span> Fisher German (Banbury)<\/p>\n          <a class=\"lrsl-sub\" href=\"https:\/\/lonres.com\/particulars\/sales-archive\/list?particulars_id=1029487008\" rel=\"nofollow\">LonRes subscribers: open the record <span aria-hidden=\"true\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"lrsl-card\">\n        <div class=\"lrsl-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media.lonres.com\/media\/4eb21f4eda0ed2a969c9856f71be0c2a48914f36.1199x800.jpg\" alt=\"Sitting room with a red sofa in front of a dark chimney breast, RG9\" width=\"1199\" height=\"800\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"lrsl-body\">\n          <p class=\"lrsl-kicker\">Sold August 2026<\/p>\n          <h4 class=\"lrsl-loc\">RG9 <span class=\"lrsl-place\">Henley-on-Thames, Buckinghamshire<\/span><\/h4>\n          <p class=\"lrsl-price\">\u00a34,750,000 <span class=\"lrsl-plab\">Asking price<\/span><\/p>\n          <ul class=\"lrsl-facts\"><li>House<\/li><li>6 bed<\/li><li>4,456 sq ft<\/li><li>Freehold<\/li><\/ul>\n          <p class=\"lrsl-blurb\">A six-bedroom house of 4,456 sq ft, sold in August through design specialist The Modern House.<\/p>\n          <p class=\"lrsl-agent\"><span class=\"lrsl-agent-lab\">Agent<\/span> The Modern House<\/p>\n          <a class=\"lrsl-sub\" href=\"https:\/\/lonres.com\/particulars\/sales-archive\/list?particulars_id=1029336411\" rel=\"nofollow\">LonRes subscribers: open the record <span aria-hidden=\"true\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"lrsl-card\">\n        <div class=\"lrsl-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media.lonres.com\/media\/a2b9f0bb702aee686d42832fb90f5aad19e28696.1200x799.jpg\" alt=\"Brick house with a lawn and a block-paved drive, BN3\" width=\"1200\" height=\"799\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"lrsl-body\">\n          <p class=\"lrsl-kicker\">Sold September 2026<\/p>\n          <h4 class=\"lrsl-loc\">BN3 <span class=\"lrsl-place\">Hove, East Sussex<\/span><\/h4>\n          <p class=\"lrsl-price\">\u00a33,995,000 <span class=\"lrsl-plab\">Asking price<\/span><\/p>\n          <ul class=\"lrsl-facts\"><li>House<\/li><li>5 bed<\/li><li>4,956 sq ft<\/li><li>Freehold<\/li><\/ul>\n          <p class=\"lrsl-blurb\">A five-bedroom house of 4,956 sq ft in Hove, sold in September.<\/p>\n          <p class=\"lrsl-agent\"><span class=\"lrsl-agent-lab\">Agent<\/span> Hamptons (Brighton &amp; Hove)<\/p>\n          <a class=\"lrsl-sub\" href=\"https:\/\/lonres.com\/particulars\/sales-archive\/list?particulars_id=1030429398\" rel=\"nofollow\">LonRes subscribers: open the record <span aria-hidden=\"true\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"lrsl-card\">\n        <div class=\"lrsl-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media.lonres.com\/media\/d5c2c3d1d5cbf74f3774876f415d6843fba15235.1200x800.jpg\" alt=\"Cotswold stone house across a lawn, SN14\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"lrsl-body\">\n          <p class=\"lrsl-kicker\">Sold September 2026<\/p>\n          <h4 class=\"lrsl-loc\">SN14 <span class=\"lrsl-place\">Chippenham, Wiltshire<\/span><\/h4>\n          <p class=\"lrsl-price\">\u00a33,500,000 <span class=\"lrsl-plab\">Asking price<\/span><\/p>\n          <ul class=\"lrsl-facts\"><li>House<\/li><li>5 bed<\/li><li>4,423 sq ft<\/li><li>Freehold<\/li><\/ul>\n          <p class=\"lrsl-blurb\">A five-bedroom Cotswold stone house of 4,423 sq ft, sold in September.<\/p>\n          <p class=\"lrsl-agent\"><span class=\"lrsl-agent-lab\">Agent<\/span> Blue Book<\/p>\n          <a class=\"lrsl-sub\" href=\"https:\/\/lonres.com\/particulars\/sales-archive\/list?particulars_id=1030065083\" rel=\"nofollow\">LonRes subscribers: open the record <span aria-hidden=\"true\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/article>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n    <section class=\"lrsl-sec\" id=\"country-lets\">\n      <h2>Which country lets stood out?<\/h2>\n      <p>Surrey's commuter belt dominated the top of the country lettings market, with Virginia Water, Weybridge, Cobham and Esher all represented. The exception came from the Chilterns, let by a Notting Hill agency: a reminder of how <a href=\"\/public\/how-a-london-connection-wins-country-agents-instructions\/\">a London connection<\/a> wins instructions beyond the M25.<\/p>\n      <div class=\"lrsl-grid\">\n      <article class=\"lrsl-card\">\n        <div class=\"lrsl-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media.lonres.com\/media\/1476cad4193519ce5ce95338374dd4c037df226f.1200x800.jpg\" alt=\"Contemporary house beside a long swimming pool, HP10\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"lrsl-body\">\n          <p class=\"lrsl-kicker\">Let September 2026<\/p>\n          <h4 class=\"lrsl-loc\">HP10 <span class=\"lrsl-place\">High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire<\/span><\/h4>\n          <p class=\"lrsl-price\">\u00a35,769 pw <span class=\"lrsl-plab\">Asking rent<\/span><\/p>\n          <ul class=\"lrsl-facts\"><li>House<\/li><li>7 bed<\/li><li>7,293 sq ft<\/li><li>Furnished or unfurnished<\/li><li>Long let<\/li><\/ul>\n          <p class=\"lrsl-blurb\">A contemporary seven-bedroom house of 7,293 sq ft, let in September by a Notting Hill agency. The London connection, working.<\/p>\n          <p class=\"lrsl-agent\"><span class=\"lrsl-agent-lab\">Agent<\/span> Mountgrange Heritage (Notting Hill)<\/p>\n          <a class=\"lrsl-sub\" href=\"https:\/\/lonres.com\/particulars\/lettings-archive\/list?particulars_id=1030391189\" rel=\"nofollow\">LonRes subscribers: open the record <span aria-hidden=\"true\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"lrsl-card\">\n        <div class=\"lrsl-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media.lonres.com\/media\/726e00a29bfaac9ac1c44e8e596f0a24bfa90f40.1200x798.jpg\" alt=\"White house behind gates among mature trees, KT13\" width=\"1200\" height=\"798\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"lrsl-body\">\n          <p class=\"lrsl-kicker\">Let July 2026<\/p>\n          <h4 class=\"lrsl-loc\">KT13 <span class=\"lrsl-place\">Weybridge, Surrey<\/span><\/h4>\n          <p class=\"lrsl-price\">\u00a35,192 pw <span class=\"lrsl-plab\">Asking rent<\/span><\/p>\n          <ul class=\"lrsl-facts\"><li>House<\/li><li>7 bed<\/li><li>6,051 sq ft<\/li><li>Unfurnished<\/li><li>Long let<\/li><\/ul>\n          <p class=\"lrsl-blurb\">Seven bedrooms behind gates in Weybridge, let unfurnished in July.<\/p>\n          <p class=\"lrsl-agent\"><span class=\"lrsl-agent-lab\">Agent<\/span> Savills (Weybridge)<\/p>\n          <a class=\"lrsl-sub\" href=\"https:\/\/lonres.com\/particulars\/lettings-archive\/list?particulars_id=1030091105\" rel=\"nofollow\">LonRes subscribers: open the record <span aria-hidden=\"true\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"lrsl-card\">\n        <div class=\"lrsl-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media.lonres.com\/media\/4af62cc9e631204e30e5cfc1c40d509a13ceb89e.1200x800.jpg\" alt=\"Red-brick house with a triple garage and a cobbled forecourt, GU25\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"lrsl-body\">\n          <p class=\"lrsl-kicker\">Let July 2026<\/p>\n          <h4 class=\"lrsl-loc\">GU25 <span class=\"lrsl-place\">Virginia Water, Surrey<\/span><\/h4>\n          <p class=\"lrsl-price\">\u00a34,615 pw <span class=\"lrsl-plab\">Asking rent<\/span><\/p>\n          <ul class=\"lrsl-facts\"><li>House<\/li><li>8 bed<\/li><li>6,202 sq ft<\/li><li>Furnished or unfurnished<\/li><li>Long let<\/li><\/ul>\n          <p class=\"lrsl-blurb\">An eight-bedroom house of 6,202 sq ft, one of a run of Virginia Water lets for Barton Wyatt this summer.<\/p>\n          <p class=\"lrsl-agent\"><span class=\"lrsl-agent-lab\">Agent<\/span> Barton Wyatt<\/p>\n          <a class=\"lrsl-sub\" href=\"https:\/\/lonres.com\/particulars\/lettings-archive\/list?particulars_id=1029693419\" rel=\"nofollow\">LonRes subscribers: open the record <span aria-hidden=\"true\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"lrsl-card\">\n        <div class=\"lrsl-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media.lonres.com\/media\/808e9c84f880f8cc5c4c3c5d3e9f8392c8043e36.1199x800.jpg\" alt=\"Brick house with a gravel drive among trees, KT11\" width=\"1199\" height=\"800\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"lrsl-body\">\n          <p class=\"lrsl-kicker\">Let July 2026<\/p>\n          <h4 class=\"lrsl-loc\">KT11 <span class=\"lrsl-place\">Cobham, Surrey<\/span><\/h4>\n          <p class=\"lrsl-price\">\u00a31,962 pw <span class=\"lrsl-plab\">Asking rent<\/span><\/p>\n          <ul class=\"lrsl-facts\"><li>House<\/li><li>5 bed<\/li><li>4,821 sq ft<\/li><li>Unfurnished<\/li><li>Long let<\/li><\/ul>\n          <p class=\"lrsl-blurb\">Five bedrooms and 4,821 sq ft in Cobham, let unfurnished in July.<\/p>\n          <p class=\"lrsl-agent\"><span class=\"lrsl-agent-lab\">Agent<\/span> CHK Mountford (Esher)<\/p>\n          <a class=\"lrsl-sub\" href=\"https:\/\/lonres.com\/particulars\/lettings-archive\/list?particulars_id=1029982633\" rel=\"nofollow\">LonRes subscribers: open the record <span aria-hidden=\"true\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/article>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n    <section class=\"lrsl-sec\" id=\"autumn\">\n      <h2>What does the summer tell agents heading into the autumn?<\/h2>\n      <p class=\"lrsl-verdict\">That pricing is doing the work.<\/p>\n      <p>Around half of the sales stock on the market in all three London areas has already been reduced: 52.1% in prime central London, 52.6% in prime London and 49.3% in the fringe. With average discounts on initial asking price between 8.1% and 12.6%, the distance between asking and <a href=\"\/public\/services\/sales-archive\/\">achieved prices<\/a> is where instructions are won or lost.<\/p>\n      <p>Lettings go into the autumn with more choice for tenants. Available rental stock is up 7.6% year-on-year in prime central London and 15.4% in prime London, and 29.8% of prime central London rental stock has seen a reduction. Rents are still rising, which makes <a href=\"\/public\/services\/rental-checker\/\">achieved-rent evidence<\/a> behind each asking rent more valuable, not less.<\/p>\n      <p>The Budget on 28 October will test conviction again. The homes above show that good stock still finds buyers and tenants when the price is grounded in evidence.<\/p>\n      <p class=\"lrsl-payoff\">The summer rewarded realism, not hope.<\/p>\n    <\/section>\n\n    <section class=\"lrsl-navy lrsl-cta\" aria-label=\"Start a free trial\">\n      <p class=\"lrsl-eyebrow lrsl-eyebrow--light\">LonRes Sales and Lettings Archives<\/p>\n      <p class=\"lrsl-cta-big\">Every property in this article has a full record on LonRes. Subscribers can open it.<\/p>\n      <p class=\"lrsl-cta-sub\">Asking prices tell you what a seller hoped for. Achieved prices tell you where the market is. If you are pricing an instruction this autumn, start with the evidence.<\/p>\n      <a class=\"lrsl-btn\" href=\"\/public\/free-trial\/\">Start your free trial <span aria-hidden=\"true\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a>\n    <\/section>\n\n    <section class=\"lrsl-sec\" id=\"faq\">\n      <h2>Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n      <div class=\"lrsl-faq-item\">\n        <h3>How did prime London house prices change in summer 2026?<\/h3>\n        <p>Achieved prices fell year-on-year in all three LonRes London areas between July and September 2026: by 6.5% in prime central London, to an average of \u00a31,505 per sq ft, by 9.6% in prime London and by 5.6% in the fringe. Transactions fell by between 8.3% and 10.2%.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"lrsl-faq-item\">\n        <h3>Are prime London rents still rising?<\/h3>\n        <p>Yes. Achieved rents rose year-on-year in all three LonRes London areas between July and September 2026: by 6.3% in prime central London, 2.5% in prime London and 4.8% in the fringe. Prime central London rents averaged \u00a371.21 per sq ft a year, up from \u00a366.99 a year earlier.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"lrsl-faq-item\">\n        <h3>Which postcodes does LonRes count as prime central London, prime London and the fringe?<\/h3>\n        <p>Prime central London covers SW1Y, SW1X, SW1W, SW1A, SW3, SW7, SW10, W1S, W1K, W1J and W8. Prime London covers NW1, NW3, NW8, SW1P, SW1V, W1T, W1H, W1U, W1G, W1W, W2, W11 and W14. The fringe covers SE1, SE11, SW4, SW5, SW6, SW11, W4, W6, W9 and W10.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"lrsl-faq-item\">\n        <h3>What was the most expensive home sold in London in summer 2026?<\/h3>\n        <p>The highest asking price of any London sale recorded on LonRes between July and September 2026 was \u00a340m, for a freehold five-bedroom house of almost 10,000 sq ft in Belgravia, SW1W, sold in September through Savills (Sloane Street). In the country, the top asking price was \u00a38m, for a waterside house in Cornwall.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"lrsl-faq-item\">\n        <h3>Where can agents find sold prices rather than asking prices in London?<\/h3>\n        <p>LonRes records achieved prices, what a home actually sold or let for, alongside asking prices in its Sales and Lettings Archives, contributed by more than 5,000 vetted property professionals. Public LonRes content, including this article, shows asking prices only. Subscribers can open each record to see the achieved figure, unless the agent has asked for it to stay confidential.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n    <div class=\"lrsl-sources\">\n      <h4>Sources<\/h4>\n      <ul>\n        <li>Market figures: LonRes area overview reports for prime central London, prime London and the fringe. Sold and let July to September 2026; current availability as at 6 October 2026.<\/li>\n        <li>Sales and lettings counts: LonRes Sales Archive and Lettings Archive, London, sold and let July to September 2026, as at 6 October 2026.<\/li>\n        <li>Property selections and asking prices: LonRes Sales Archive and Lettings Archive, July to September 2026, retrieved 6 October 2026. Properties with an unknown agent, or not visible to other members, were excluded.<\/li>\n        <li>Images: listing agents, via LonRes.<\/li>\n        <li>Questions about the data: <a href=\"mailto:research@lonres.com\">research@lonres.com<\/a><\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n  \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n  \"@type\": \"Article\",\n  \"headline\": \"London property sales and lets: the standouts of summer 2026\",\n  \"description\": \"A \u00a340m Belgravia house topped London property sales this summer as prime central London rents rose 6.3%. 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