Analysis of recent property sales -- official HM Land Registry data
The average house price in EC1Y (EC1Y 0AB) is £1,278,624, based on 132 transactions recorded by HM Land Registry. The median price is £758,000, giving a price range from £175,500 to £12,921,872.
| Date | Price | Type | Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-15 | £670,000 | F | 81.0 m² |
| 2026-01-15 | £736,000 | F | 66.88 m² |
| 2026-01-12 | £500,000 | F | 52.0 m² |
| 2026-01-09 | £800,000 | F | 77.0 m² |
| 2026-01-09 | £220,000 | F | 30.0 m² |
Standard residential rates for primary residence. Does not include surcharges for additional properties or non-UK residents.
Market Overview: EC1Y
Turnover in EC1Y has been high, with 132 residential sales logged by HM Land Registry in the last twelve months — enough volume that the median figure is reasonably representative. Individual sales ranged from £176k to £12.92m, which is a normal spread for a postcode of this size.
The local market is dominated by flats, which made up 91% of all sales in the sample. That flats-heavy composition is typical of central and inner-London postcodes where purpose-built blocks and converted period buildings dominate.
The twelve-month trend is softer than it was: the median in the second half of the window was 19.8% below the first-half median. Monthly volume was fairly consistent, giving the trend line a reliable shape.
Liquidity in EC1Y 0AB is healthy: the high sale count makes it easier to benchmark a specific property against genuinely recent comparables rather than extrapolating from older deals. On the rental side, the estimated gross yield on a median-priced property here is around 2.8%, based on ONS regional rents.