SpareRoom data reveals London's rental market is losing flatsharers to well-connected Home Counties locations, with Waltham Abbey seeing a 113% surge in renter interest.

Liverpool rents rose 40% in five years, prompting sharp demand in Birkenhead (+33%) and Widnes (+22%).

Under-25s now make up 26% of the flatshare market, down from 32% in 2015.