Property investment stats for London Fields, East London

• The average rental yield of 5.3% is attractive for London, and the top-performing district offers an even higher yield of 5.7%.
• The one-year capital growth of 6.4% and three-year figure of 12.7% both point to healthy price appreciation.
• With a highly educated and professional population — well into the 90th percentile — there is sustained demand for quality rental properties.

• The price-to-income ratio of 9.0 and rent-to-income ratio of 40.7% both signal that affordability is stretched, even by London standards.
• Owner-occupation is in the 4th percentile nationally, which can mean less neighbourhood stability and a more transient tenant base.
• The population is heavily weighted towards single occupiers and young renters, which could make void periods more likely if demand softens.

Looking ahead, London Fields should continue to attract young professionals and renters, supported by the area’s high education and employment profile. The strong three-year annualised growth of 4.1% suggests that the area’s fundamentals remain solid, even as affordability challenges persist.

Rental yields are likely to stay above the London average, especially given the high proportion of private rented housing and limited owner-occupier presence. Liquidity looks set to hold up, with homes still changing hands at a reasonable pace and a median achieved-minus-asking price of £953 (the typical achieved discount), which indicates sellers are not having to negotiate steeply.

While affordability will remain a hurdle, the underlying demand from young, well-paid tenants should underpin both rents and sale prices over the next year.