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Eggnog selling pubs/ markets?
if you're in victoria and want actual eggnog (not mulled wine) try the bag o'nails on buckingham palace road, they sometimes do a spiced eggnog around christmas time. the stockpot on victoria street is a solid backup for a quick bite and might have it if you ask. both are within 5 min walk from the station
honestly for eggnog specifically your best bet in victoria is the german christmas market in pimlico, it's a short walk from the station and they do a proper gluhwein that's close enough. the big one by hyde park has a stall that sometimes does it too but it's a bit of a trek and gets packed. if you're set on actual eggnog rather than mulled wine, the victoria pubs mostly stick to the standard stuff, not sure any do it homemade
Christmas markets, usually. Keep an eye out around November/December. Otherwise, you're probably out of luck until next year.
What are some innovative ways to anonymously compare rental prices in a city?
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.
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.
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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