- Profiles measured
- 123
- Median starting rate
- £300 (about $400)
- Areas with figures
- 8
- Last measured
- October 2026
Start with the basics
The four questions almost everyone arrives with.
What is an escort?
The word, what the work involves, and how it differs from the other terms people use.
Is escorting legal in the UK?
What the law allows, what it prohibits, and what changed in 2026, checked against Crown Prosecution Service guidance.
How to book an escort in London
The whole process, from the first message to the door, written for someone who has not done it before.
What escorts charge in London
Measured starting rates, by area, updated every month.
Massage, explained
Adult massage has its own vocabulary, and the styles differ more than the names suggest.
What tantric massage is, and what a session involves
The slowest of the three styles, and the one most often misunderstood.
What nuru massage is
The Japanese style, the gel it is named after, and how a session actually runs.
What sensual massage is
The widest of the massage terms, which is exactly why it needs asking about.
What body to body massage is
A massage in which the practitioner uses her own body as well as her hands, and what to ask before you book one.
What an erotic massage is, and the styles compared
An umbrella term covering several quite different things. Here is what separates them.
What a happy ending massage is
The most searched phrase in this whole subject, and the one most surrounded by bad information.
The words in an advert
Shorthand nobody explains, decoded.
What GFE means
The most common acronym in any listing, and the one most often misread.
What PSE means
The other half of the pair, and how it differs from GFE.
What OWO means
Three letters with two unrelated meanings, and most people arrive looking for the wrong one.
Incall and outcall, explained
Two words you will see in every listing, and the practical differences between them.
What a duo booking is
Booking two people who already work together, and why that matters more than it sounds.
Escort terms and acronyms
Every abbreviation you will meet in a listing, in one place.
London areas, measured
The figure on each tile is the median starting rate per hour. Only areas with at least five profiles are shown, so no number ever describes a handful of individuals.
All areas / The monthly market report
Visiting from abroad
The big figure is the flight time. Each page covers the airport, the time difference and when to get in touch.
Common questions
What is an escort?
An escort is someone paid to spend time with a client, typically for company at dinner, an event or an evening. Whether anything more than company is part of an arrangement is agreed privately between the adults involved. The word describes how the work is advertised, not a legal category.
Is escorting legal in the UK?
Yes, in England and Wales it is legal for two consenting adults to exchange sex or company for money. What is illegal is the activity around it, such as soliciting in the street, running a brothel or controlling someone else's work. The Crown Prosecution Service sets this out in its published guidance.
Is prostitution legal in the UK?
Selling and buying sex between consenting adults is not itself a crime in England, Wales or Scotland. Northern Ireland is the exception, where paying for sex has been an offence since 1 June 2015. Public soliciting, brothel keeping and exploiting another person's work are offences in different forms across the UK.
How much do escorts cost in London?
Across 123 public London profiles measured in October 2026, the median starting rate is £300 an hour, about $400. Half of all profiles start between £250 to £300. The lowest starts at £200 and the highest at £750.
What is GFE?
GFE stands for girlfriend experience. It describes the tone of a booking: unhurried, warm and conversational, closer to an evening with someone who likes you than to a service delivered against a clock.
What does OWO mean?
It depends where you saw it. Online and in chat, OwO is an emoticon, a wide eyed face showing surprise or excitement. In escort listings and some dating profiles, written in capitals, it stands for oral without a condom.
What is a happy ending massage?
Informal shorthand for a massage that ends with manual sexual stimulation. It is not a recognised treatment, no professional body uses the phrase, and legitimate therapeutic practices do not offer it.
What is tantric massage?
A slow, breath led massage influenced by tantra, an Indian tradition of treating the body and attention as connected. Modern tantric massage is a western adaptation: expect low light, a warm room, long unhurried strokes and a session that often runs ninety minutes or more.