Which district in London is cheapest to stay in?
In London, the cheapest district to stay in is Stansted Airport, at a median asking price of $119 a night, and the priciest is West End Soho at $251 (latest scan 24 October 2026). The ranking covers 13 districts, each priced by at least 5 places on the same 38 of the 70 nights from 13 November 2026 to 21 January 2027, read on 24 October 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 208 places checked, read 24 October 2026 22:36 UTC.
Updated
Districts ranked by median asking price
In London, West End Soho asks a median $251 a night, +111% against $119 in Stansted Airport, the cheapest of 13 districts compared on the same 38 nights.
| District | Median a night | Middle half | Nights | Places | Guest score | 4–5★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stansted Airport | $119 | $80–$130 | 38 | 6 | 8.4 (6) | 33% of 6 |
| Heathrow | $120 | $80–$153 | 38 | 30 | 8.4 (30) | 60% of 30 |
| Gatwick Airport | $132 | $95–$147 | 38 | 14 | 8.5 (14) | 46% of 13 |
| Kings Cross St. Pancras | $139 | $126–$171 | 38 | 23 | 8.3 (23) | 30% of 23 |
| Earls Court | $149 | $130–$184 | 38 | 8 | 8.2 (8) | 25% of 8 |
| Hammersmith | $152 | $123–$187 | 38 | 11 | 8.5 (11) | 45% of 11 |
| Hyde Park | $170 | $131–$218 | 38 | 47 | 8.0 (47) | 45% of 44 |
| Bloomsbury | $175 | $155–$192 | 38 | 22 | 8.3 (22) | 41% of 22 |
| Westminster | $185 | $147–$235 | 38 | 21 | 7.6 (21) | 38% of 21 |
| The City | $201 | $145–$241 | 38 | 21 | 8.4 (21) | 67% of 21 |
| Chelsea | $202 | $161–$246 | 38 | 17 | 8.2 (17) | 71% of 17 |
| Waterloo and Southwark | $214 | $163–$235 | 38 | 13 | 8.4 (13) | 38% of 13 |
| West End Soho | $251 | $222–$274 | 38 | 16 | 8.5 (16) | 62% of 16 |
- A district is the area name Agoda gives a place (the first part of its address line), not an official boundary; names are printed as Agoda writes them, without a leading district number.
- A night counts for a district when at least 5 of its places showed a price.
- Every district is compared on the same 38 nights, the ones on which all of them counted: districts join in order of nights counted, and one that would leave fewer than 35 shared nights is left out rather than compared on other nights. A district's figure is the median of its nightly medians over those nights, and the middle half is the median of the nightly 25th and 75th percentiles.
- Places: every place in the district priced on those nights. Guest score: the median Agoda review score (out of 10) of those places, places scored in brackets. 4–5★: the share of the places with a star rating that hold 4 stars or more.
A dash means fewer than 5 of the district's places carry a score or a star rating. Many-star hotels cluster in a few districts, so a district's median also says which kind of places stand there.
Cheapest district with a guest score of 8 or more
The cheapest district in London whose places hold a median guest score of 8 or more is Stansted Airport: a median $119 a night, score 8.4 across 6 scored places.
| District | Median a night | Guest score | Places scored |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stansted Airport | $119 | 8.4 | 6 |
| Heathrow | $120 | 8.4 | 30 |
| Gatwick Airport | $132 | 8.5 | 14 |
| Kings Cross St. Pancras | $139 | 8.3 | 23 |
| Earls Court | $149 | 8.2 | 8 |
| Hammersmith | $152 | 8.5 | 11 |
| Hyde Park | $170 | 8.0 | 47 |
| Bloomsbury | $175 | 8.3 | 22 |
| The City | $201 | 8.4 | 21 |
| Chelsea | $202 | 8.2 | 17 |
| Waterloo and Southwark | $214 | 8.4 | 13 |
| West End Soho | $251 | 8.5 | 16 |
Guest scores are Agoda's review scores out of 10; a score says nothing about the price.
Friday and Saturday against Monday to Thursday, by district
The biggest weekend difference in London is in Bloomsbury: Friday and Saturday nights ask a median $225 against $185 Monday to Thursday (+22%), over 8 and 25 nights.
| District | Fri + Sat | Mon – Thu | Difference | Nights (Fri + Sat / Mon – Thu) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomsbury | $225 | $185 | +22% | 8 / 25 |
| Chelsea | $246 | $210 | +17% | 8 / 25 |
| Hyde Park | $188 | $176 | +7% | 8 / 25 |
| Kings Cross St. Pancras | $169 | $159 | +6% | 8 / 25 |
| Gatwick Airport | $135 | $128 | +5% | 8 / 25 |
| Hammersmith | $159 | $155 | +3% | 8 / 25 |
| Heathrow | $124 | $120 | +3% | 8 / 25 |
| Earls Court | $178 | $178 | 0% | 8 / 25 |
| Stansted Airport | $113 | $119 | -6% | 8 / 25 |
| Westminster | $179 | $192 | -7% | 8 / 25 |
| West End Soho | $254 | $282 | -10% | 8 / 25 |
| The City | $193 | $223 | -14% | 8 / 25 |
| Waterloo and Southwark | $202 | $241 | -16% | 8 / 25 |
The town page's weekend rule, district by district, over the ranking's 38 shared nights: Sunday nights sit in neither group, and a district needs at least 3 nights on each side.
What was measured
Nights measured in London: 70, from 13 November 2026 to 21 January 2027; each with at least 30 places showing a price.
- Up to 208 places checked per night; a place with no price that night (sold out or closed) is counted but carries no price.
- Places with an Agoda area name: 377 of the 377 priced on these nights; only those are placed in a district.
- Prices in USD, as shown on the day each night was read, on 24 October 2026.
- Asking prices seen while searching for one night: not prices paid, and not a forecast.
Source: asking prices for one night, read from public search results on the scan date; not prices paid, and not a forecast. How we measure →