Muddy Stilettos Names Eight Best Places to Live in London for 2027

Lifestyle and property website Muddy Stilettos published its guide to the 260 best places to live in the UK for 2027, with eight London neighbourhoods making the cut. The selection methodology weighed community feel, transport links, schools, restaurants and cultural offering, and green space — a largely family-oriented framework. The eight London areas named are: Chiswick, for its riverside walks, period homes, and village character; Clapton, for its creative edge and access to the Lee Valley; Crouch End, described as feeling like a buzzy market town; Greenwich, for its Royal Park, riverside pubs, and world-class museums, with an average house price of £590,000; Herne Hill, for Brockwell Park, Brockwell Lido, restaurant 2210 by NattyCanCook, and the Florence pub, with an average flat price of £499,798; Tooting, for Tooting Lido — described as the UK's largest outdoor freshwater pool — and a diverse dining scene, with average house prices of £661,008; Walthamstow, for its Beer Mile, the Soho Theatre, and the William Morris Gallery, with average flat prices of £431,843; and Wimbledon, for Wimbledon Common and its countryside-city balance, with average house prices of £833,600.