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It's a well-known fact that renting in London can be a bit of a challenge.

Boris Johnson's definition of affordable is spending 35% of your income on rent, something that is far from reality for many Londoners.

Totallymoney.com has mapped out the real minimum wage needed to rent a one-bed flat in all 120 postcodes in London.

Each figure represents the hourly wage that an individual must earn working 37.5 hours a week, for a one-bedroom rental, without paying more than 50% of their income.

With around 700,000 people in the capital earning less than the living wage, a lot of people are left chasing a decreasing amount of affordable properties.

As expected, the W1 area of Westminster tops the list of west London postcodes, with locals required to earn an average of £31.76 an hour to afford a one-bed flat.

What may come as no surprise, the map shows that the further out of London you go, the cheaper the affordable hourly wage.

The NW10 area of Brent is much less with a £15.18 affordable wage and the W7 postcode, in Ealing, comes in at £12.91.

Elsewhere though, the grand prize for highest affordable hourly wage for a one-bed flat goes to the EC3 postcode area, with a £53.75 average hourly wage.

To live in this postcode, you would need to work 106 hours a day on minimum wage.

The only postcode out of the 120 areas in London that is affordable on minimum wage is Abbey Wood, SE2, with £6.29.

Two postcodes can be afforded on the London Living Wage: Abbey Wood, SE2, and Enfield, N18.

TotallyMoney.com CEO Alastair Douglas said: "The rising cost of rents in London is making it increasingly difficult for people on low wages, including key workers providing essential services, to find accommodation in the capital.

"Affordable housing demand is outpacing supply and the lowest paid workers are facing ever greater challenges when it comes to finding a place to live.

“We wanted to highlight the scale of the problem and help people understand just how far short of a true living income the hourly minimum wage falls in London."

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