Londoners paying £43k premium for homes close to Underground

Homebuyers in London are prepared to pay an average of £43,000 more for properties within a five-minute walk of a Tube or railway station, research has revealed. An analysis by Nationwide compared prices of homes within 500 metres of a station — equivalent to a five-minute brisk walk — with those of a similar property nearly a mile away. On average buyers were prepared to pay 9.4% more for easy access to public transport, equivalent to a £42,900 premium.

Homes & Property (12/06/2019)