Repossession by London boroughs

Last updated: April 2026

Next update: July 2026

What’s this?

This indicator shows the number of repossessions and evictions per 1,000 people, in each London borough.

What does it tell us?

In 2025, the rate of repossessions in most boroughs was higher than the pre-pandemic rate from 2019. In 21 boroughs the rate is now the same or higher than in 2019.

The highest rates of repossessions were recorded in Newham, with 8.24 repossessions per 1,000 households and Barking & Dagenham with 7.36 per 1,000 households. Newham and Barking & Dagenham also had the highest rates of repossessions before the pandemic, with 4.50 and 4.17 repossessions per 1,000 respectively in 2019.

The lowest rates of repossessions in 2025 (other than the City of London) were recorded in Kensington and Chelsea (0.72 per 1,000 households) and Hammersmith and Fulham (0.85 per 1,000 households). Richmond upon Thames also had the lowest repossession rates in 2019.

The average repossession rate in London in 2025 (3.04 per 1,000 households) was nearly three times the average for the rest of England (1.09 per 1,000 households). Almost all London boroughs had higher repossession rates than the average for the rest of England, with the exception of the City of London, Kensington and Chelsea, Hammersmith and Fulham and Richmond upon Thames.

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