This is the borough where Londoners get most garden for their money - and the least

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Across London, buyers get just 23.6 square metres of garden space per £100,000 they spend on a property, data seen by This is Money reveals. 

However, some areas of the capital offer much better value. We dug into the data, provided by solar panel company Eurocell, to find out how much garden space house buyers get for every £100,000 they spend on their home.  

The research only looks at houses, and not flats - accounting for the large proportion of homes that have private outdoor space.  

In the bustling City of London, only 23 per cent of properties come with a garden,  Eurocell said. 

With average property prices in the City of London at around £787,104, buyers will only get a tiny 2.1 sq m of garden space per £100,000 spent. 

Houses in notoriously expensive Westminster, where average house prices stand at £920,645, typically have gardens spanning 40.8 sq m. 

In Westminster, 75 per cent of houses come with private outdoor space, with buyers only getting 4.4 sq m per £100,000 spent. 

Across Kensington and Chelsea, 85 per cent of houses come with a garden, but the median size of a garden in the area is 54 sq m.

According to Office for National Statistics data from 2020, this is less than a third of the size of the average garden in Great Britain at 188 sq m. 

Average property prices in Kensington and Chelsea are around £1.18million, meaning buyers get just 4.6 sq m of private outdoor space per £100,000 spent.

In Hammersmith and Fulham, slightly to the west of central London, 98 per cent of properties have a garden. In this area, the average property price is £734,126, with buyers getting 7.6 sq m of garden per £100,000 spent. 

Other locations where buyers pay a hefty premium for relatively small outdoor spaces include Camden, Islington and Wandsworth. 

Beth Boulton, marketing director at Eurocell, told This is Money: 'Outdoor living has become a major selling point for today’s homebuyers - especially in London, where private space is limited and highly sought after. 

'Gardens are no longer just "nice to have"; they’re seen as essential sanctuaries, offering a break from busy city life and a chance to recharge in nature.'

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Sutton, Havering, Bexley and Bromley came out as the top four spots with the biggest gardens. 

In Sutton, average house prices are £445,207, while the median garden size is 178.2 sq m. On average, buyers in Sutton get 40 sq m of garden per £100,000 spent on a property in the area - almost 20 times as much as those in the City of London. 

Across Bexley, average house prices are lower and buyers get 46 sq m of garden per £100,000. 

Buyers snapping up houses in Bromley enjoy a median garden size of 239.5 sq m, the biggest of any London borough. Average house prices in Bromley are around £517,679. 

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Around 94 per cent of houses in Tower Hamlets come with some outdoor space. With average property prices at £502,561, buyers get 10.9 sq m of garden for every £100,000 they spend on a property, according to Eurocell. 

In locations like Merton, Ealing, Lewisham and Greenwich buyers also get more garden space for their money. 

In Merton, average property prices come in at £619,145 and the median garden size stands at 119.5 sq m. Buyers get 19.1 sq m of garden per £100,000 spent on their property. 

Eurocell's Boulton added: 'Our data shows that boroughs like Bromley, Bexley, and Havering offer an average of 239 sq m of private outdoor space, making them an attractive long-term investment for families and first-time buyers.

'In contrast, outdoor space in areas like Westminster, Camden, and Kensington and Chelsea comes at a premium - but with smart design and landscaping, even compact gardens can become standout features that significantly enhance a property’s appeal and value.' 

Separate data from Eurocell this  month showed that Aberdeen was the best urban location to get more garden for your money across Britain. 

The Scottish city offers 161.8 sq m of garden per £100,000 spent on a property. This is five times more the outdoor space buyers in Portsmouth get for their money. 

Dundee and Stirling made up the top three cities where buyers get more garden space for their money.

Rotherham, South Yorkshire, came in fourth place in the rankings, offering buyers 108.99 sq m of garden space for every £100,000 spent on the property.