Analysis of recent property sales -- official HM Land Registry data
The average house price in EC2Y (EC2Y 5AG) is £1,332,720, based on 116 transactions recorded by HM Land Registry. The median price is £790,000, giving a price range from £175,500 to £16,375,000.
| 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: EC2Y
EC2Y saw 116 residential sales complete over the twelve-month window, a busy level of activity that makes the local price benchmarks more reliable than in thinner markets. Individual sales ranged from £176k to £16.38m, 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 25.7% below the first-half median. Monthly volume was fairly consistent, giving the trend line a reliable shape.
Liquidity in EC2Y 5AG 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 2.7%, based on ONS regional rents.