According to a 2023 report from the (GTSE), Ealing has emerged as the least expensive borough in average cost of plots at £18. 

GTSE used a Freedom of Information request (FOI) to compare 24 London Council areas to find out the best places to rent an allotment is in the capital. 

An allotment is a plot of land made available for cultivating purposes. 

The report found that average cost of a plot can vary hugely across the boroughs. 

Locations such as Richmond have a high number of plots per person, but the costs are also higher. 

The average plot cost is £109, according to FOI data provided by the council. Around six times the average cost in Ealing, where residents pay on average £18 for a plot. 

Brent has the most expensive average plot cost in London according to a GTSE report (credit: GTSE).

In London, the average plot cost is only £6 higher than the rest of England, meaning tenants pay just 50 pence per month more than those living outside of the capital. 

GTSE found that residents living in London pay on average £90, whilst elsewhere the average is £84. 

Richmond upon Thames places first, with the total number of plots per 100,000 people reaching 1,231, whilst Sutton Borough Council remained at 1,032 plots per 100,000 people. 

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