you are here: Homepage > FREE Property Advertising > London >    Rental Property & Property for Sale in London  Free property advertising for Letting Agents and Landlords in London.  Post your advert in seconds   Guide to London Introduction - The Romans founded London in AD 43 and built a settlement on the banks of the river Thames with a wooden bridge connecting the North & South Banks.  The waters of the Thames were tidal and quite deep and the Romans decided that this would be a good place  to built a port  and thus by the first century London had begun to establish itself as a major centre of trade. London or Londinium as it was known was first ruled by Aulus Lautius who was appointed by the Roman Emperor Claudius, you could say that the current ruler some 2000 years and much history later, is Ken Livingstone who is appointed by a much more democratic means. Getting There - One of the first problems for anyone that visits this vast city is actually pinning down where it starts and ends. Some say that London is the city and the West end, others that it includes all of the locations situated within the London postcodes. Nowadays it is safe to say that London is anywhere within the M25 motorway and that  covers approximately 610 square miles and is home to some 12 million people. if you want to know where the centre of London is, then strictly speaking it is Charing Cross, this is where all distance measurements are made from at to.  Most people coming on a holiday to London will be on a sight seeing holiday and as such will want to book a hotel as close as possible to most of the major London tourist attractions. This usually means the West End of London where all the top hotels can be found.  There are of course plenty of decent ( and cheaper hotels) further out in to the suburbs and with London's extensive Transport system , getting around is not a problem. Demographics - From an information for visitors point of view, London needs little introduction, suffice to say it is the capital of England and few people would argue that it is one of the most cosmopolitan and important cities in the world.  A centre for banking, insurance and finance and now officially the most populous city within the European Union, London enjoys the status that it appears on almost every persons lists of cities to visit.  As well as business London, it is a thriving centre of entertainment and is literally teaming with architectural treasures and museums. including no less than four world heritage sites.  A visit to London never disappoints , there is so much to see and do and experience.. If you include the London Metropolitan areas, the total population of London touches 12 million persons, and is  extremely diverse in both terms of culture and religion.  Over 300 languages are spoken and every conceivable facet of life from every part of the globe can be found here. Travel & Transport - London is a major international transport hub, presently the largest in the world and is well served by the Airports at Heathrow Gatwick, Stansted & Luton as well as the London City Airport. It also has Europe's largest underground rail network London Rental Property & Accommodation  - For persons coming to London to live and work the task is harder as often longer term London accommodation is needed. Often property is rented in the area in which employment is sought or close by to friends that have already rented property.  Out side of the central regions London can have quite a disjointed feel to it, like a collection of towns and villages that all seem to role in to one. Often decisions of where to live happen pretty much by chance especially if you are new to the capital and are looking for a flat share.  Prices do vary greatly from postcode to postcode and after being in the capital for a short period of time you will soon get to know which are the property rental hot spots. To describe London on a single page is nigh on impossible so to help are users we have decided to split it up in to separate postcode regions. London property prices are currently at a premium as it is a very popular city in which to purchase homes. In recent years large numbers of foreign investors have been buying property in the capital  and this combined with large bonus payments made to city workers has meant that property prices have reached astronomic levels. London attracts new residents every hour of every day and there is also a very healthy rental market for property. Although property prices are expensive, Buy to Let landlords can expect to receive good rental yields from their property. Areas of London - For those new to London or those looking for accommodation we would mention that London  is arranged on a post code basis using letters that roughly equate to points on the compass.  Each area has a postcode but it doesn't follow that the higher the number becomes the further out in to suburbia you are travelling.  Areas are more likely to be arranged alphabetically than in distance order. Some of the Metropolitan areas within the M25 do not following this system and use a more local post code.  To further confuse matters areas are also divided in to 32 separate boroughs. This are responsible for local government and setting the council tax for example. The London postcode system is divided up as follows, next to each code is the name by which the area is more typically known. E1 Whitechapel, Mile End, Stepney SE1 Waterloo E2 Bethnal Green, Shoreditch SE2 Abbey Wood E3 Bow, Bromley-by-Bow SE3 Blackheath E4 Chingford, Highams Park SE4 Brockley, E5 Clapton SE5 Camberwell E6 East Ham SE6 Catford E7 Forest Gate & Upton Park SE7 Charlton E8 Hackney, Dalston SE8 Deptford E9 Homerton SE9 Eltham E10 Leyton SE10 Greenwich E11 Leytonstone SE11 Lambeth E12 Manor Park SE12 Lee E13 Plaistow SE13 Lewisham E14 Docklands, Isle of Dogs, Poplar, Millwall SE14 New Cross & New Cross Gate E15 Stratford, West Ham SE15 Peckham E16 Canning Town , North Woolwich SE16 Rotherhithe & Surrey Docks E17 Walthamstow SE17 Walworth, Elephant & Castle E18 South Woodford SE18 Woolwich & Plumstead EC1  Clerkenwell Finsbury Barbican SE19 Upper Norwood & Crystal Palace EC2 Moorgate Liverpool Street SE20 Penge, Anerley EC3 " The City" SE21 Dulwich EC4  Fleet Street St Pauls SE22 East Dulwich     SE23 Forest Hill     SE24 Herne Hill N1 Islington SE25 South Norwood N2 East Finchley SE26 Sydenham N3 Finchley Central SE27 West Norwood, Tulse Hill N4 Finsbury Park SE28 Thamesmead N5 Highbury     N6 Highgate SW1 Westminster, Belgravia , Pimlico N7 Lower Holloway SW2 Brixton N8 Hornsey & Crouch End SW3 Chelsea N9 Lower Edmonton SW4 Clapham N10 Muswell Hill SW5 Earls Court N11 Friern Barnet & New Southgate SW6 Fulham & Parsons Green N12 North Finchley SW7 South Kensington N13 Palmers Green SW8 South Lambeth N14 Southgate SW9 Stockwell N15 Seven Sisters SW10 West Brompton, Worlds End N16 Stoke Newington, Stamford Hill SW11 Battersea N17 Tottenham SW12 Balham N18 Upper Edmonton SW13 Barnes N19 Archway SW14 Mortlake N20 Totteridge &Whetstone SW15 Putney N21 Winchmore Hill SW16 Streatham N22 Wood Green, Alexandra Palace SW17 Tooting     SW18 Wandsworth     SW19 Wimbledon NW1 Camden Town, Regents Park SW20 South Wimbledon, Raynes Park NW2 Cricklewood & Neasdon WC1 Bloomsbury NW3 Hampstead  WC2  Covent Garden Holborn, Strand NW4 Hendon W1 Mayfair, Marylebone, Soho " The West End" NW5 Kentish Town W2 Bayswater & Paddington NW6 Kilburn & West Hampstead. W3 Acton NW7 Mill Hill W4 Chiswick NW8 St Johns Wood W5 Ealing NW9 Kingsbury Colindale W6 Hammersmith NW10 Willesden W7 Hanwell NW11 Golders Green, Hampstead Garden Suburb W8 Kensington     W9 Maida Vale     W10 Ladbroke Grove, North Kensington     W11 Notting Hill Holland Park     W12 Shepherds Bush     W13 West Ealing     W14 West Kensington On the following pages we will outline the main features and attractions of living in each of this areas.   Copyright Assetsure Limited 2007