Wembley Level 5 vs O2 Level 4 - which is steeper?

yeah the o2 level 4 is famously brutal, that front-row-foot-level thing is real. wembley level 5 is steep but it's a different kind of steep - the rows are staggered better so you're not staring at the back of someone's head the whole time. also the concourse at wembley is way more open so you can actually step out and take a breather if you need, at the o2 you're kinda trapped in that narrow tunnel. honestly i find wembley way less claustrophobic even at the higher levels

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honestly level 5 at wembley is actually a bit more forgiving than o2 level 4. the rake (angle) is steep but it feels less intense because the rows are wider and you're not as squished in. i've done both and wembley level 5 was fine for me but o2 level 4 proper freaked me out

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oh god yeah o2 level 4 is terrifying, i had to hold the rail the whole time. wembley level 5 is definitely steep too but it feels safer somehow? like the seats are more cupped so you're not sliding forward, and the stair access is way better. i'd say you'll be fine, just don't sit in row 1 of level 5 at wembley cause that one actually does have that same foot-level thing

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SpareRoom's "rooms wanted" ads are underrated for this. people post what they're currently paying alongside what they want next, so you can scrape a rough sense of going rates by postcode without anyone knowing you looked. it skews young and flatshare heavy tho, so not much use if you're after 2-beds in zone 2.

Another one is just the depozit or tenancy deposit scheme data. not public-facing, but your council's housing officer can tell you median rents from deposit registrations if you email them under FOI. takes weeks, but its proper anon and nobody clocks u.

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Rightmove and Zoopla only show asking rents, which are often 10 to 15 percent above what a place actually goes for, so they're a poor benchmark. The trick I've used is the ONS Price Index of Private Rents, which breaks things down to borough level and is genuinely anonymous since it's aggregate data, no listing or account needed. For something more granular, the London Renters Union runs a rent reporting tool where you submit what you're paying with your postcode and it maps it against others nearby, though the coverage is patchy outside the inner boroughs.

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the openrent "rent check" thing is decent for zones 3-4 where the unions tool barely reaches. also worth checking the london.gov.uk planning portal for new build applications, they list "affordable" and market rent figures per unit in the viability assessments, which is basically the developer telling the council what they expect to charge. bit of a faff to dig through but its public, anonymous & nobody knows ur looking

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