City of London
EC1A house prices in City of London
Sold prices, council tax, schools, deprivation and planning for City of London, from official UK data in one place.
Typical sold price
£826,350
Range £485,000–£2,255,000 · 250 real sales
- Real sales
- 250
- 12-month change
- -13.3%
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 3 Apr 2020 and 24 Aug 2026.
Summary
House prices in EC1A: the typical (median) sold price is £826,350, well above the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index, July 2026). Over the last twelve months the local median is down 13.3%, comparing 28 sales with 33, so a handful of homes can swing it. EC1A is a quiet market, with about 3 recorded sales a month. By property type, 99% were flats (typically £805,000) and 1% were terraced homes (typically £1,585,000).
Data from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, up to 28 August 2026.
Council tax on a Band D home there is £1,330 a year: City of London's published charge for 2026-27.
Source: Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, City of London, 2026-27.
Our take · opinion, not advice
Our take on EC1A: few sales, so go in with your eyes open
EC1A sees just 3 sales a month, and prices have drifted down, so sellers should plan for a longer sale and buyers can afford to be patient.
For sellers, £826,350 is only the middle of a market that runs from £485,000 to £2,255,000, so the closest sold homes of your type say much more than the middle; with so little to compare, give yourself extra time; a quick cash sale buys certainty at a cost, usually about 70–85% of market value as a rough guide, not a quote, so weigh it carefully.
Sell houseWhen buying here, typical prices in EC1A sit well above the UK average, but the local median has slipped, so it is fair to test an asking price, though a dip is not a trend.
Worth checking before you commit: lease length, ground rent and service charge, planning history nearby (7,999 applications on record within 500 m) and what you are paying for a new-build premium; your conveyancer should look at the title too.
With averages this broad, the free EC1A OfferCheck adds flood, crime, planning and council tax from the official sources.
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At a glance
EC1A in four numbers
The headline figures from the records below, each one real and dated.
Typical price
£826,350
HM Land Registry
Sales a month
3.3
Across 250 sales
12-month change
-13.3%
-13.3% from last year
Local median
Council tax, Band D
£1,330
A year
The data, honestly
House prices in EC1A
These 250 sales are what every figure here rests on. The typical price is the middle sale.
By property type
Average house price in EC1A by property type
Terraced homes have the highest typical price at £1,585,000, and flat / maisonette the lowest at £805,000.
See the figures
| Type | Sales | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced | 2 | £1,585,000 | £1,453,000–£1,717,000 |
| Flat / maisonette | 208 | £805,000 | £500,000–£1,641,600 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 3 Apr 2020 and 24 Aug 2026.
24-month trend
Typical price by quarter in EC1A
The quarterly typical price fell 38.5%, from £975,000 in Q4 2024 (7 sales) to £600,000 in Q3 2026 (3 sales).
See the figures
| Quarter | Typical price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | £975,000 | 7 |
| Q1 2025 | £709,000 | 13 |
| Q2 2025 | £455,000 | 1 |
| Q3 2025 | £539,000 | 8 |
| Q4 2025 | £792,500 | 11 |
| Q1 2026 | £910,000 | 5 |
| Q2 2026 | £541,250 | 6 |
| Q3 2026 | £600,000 | 3 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 3 Apr 2020 and 24 Aug 2026. Median of each quarter's recorded sales.
Range and mix
The spread of EC1A prices
How far prices run either side of the typical one, who owns what, and homes that have sold twice.
Price range
Where most EC1A homes sold
Eight in ten sales fell between £485,000 and £2,255,000, around a typical £826,350.
Lower and upper end are the 10th and 90th percentile of recorded sales.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 3 Apr 2020 and 24 Aug 2026.
Mix of homes
Who is selling in EC1A
Flat / maisonette homes were 99% of recorded sales (208 of 210). 8% of sales were freehold and 92% leasehold.
Property type
- Terraced1%
- Flat / maisonette99%
Tenure
- Freehold8%
- Leasehold92%
See the figures
21 freehold (8%) and 229 leasehold (92%) across the 250 most recent recorded sales in EC1A, including 54 new-build sales. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 3 Apr 2020 and 24 Aug 2026.
Sold twice: what the same home resold for
The strongest price signal there is: the same door, sold twice. Change shown in £, %, and per year. A big % over two decades is smaller than it looks.
64, WEST SMITHFIELD, LONDON
£482,500 (2025)£600,000 (2026)+24.4% over 0.7 yrs (+33.9%/yr)
59, WEST SMITHFIELD, LONDON
£1,250,000 (2024)£103,000 (2026)-91.8% over 1.6 yrs (-78.5%/yr)
75, LITTLE BRITAIN, LONDON
£515,000 (2025)£835,000 (2026)+62.1% over 0.6 yrs (+114.7%/yr)
HOGARTH HOUSE, 61, BARTHOLOMEW CLOSE, LONDON
£3,715,000 (2020)£1,230,000 (2025)-66.9% over 5.2 yrs (-19%/yr)
DOMINION HOUSE, 59, BARTHOLOMEW CLOSE, LONDON
£1,750,000 (2025)£1,690,000 (2025)-3.4% over 0.7 yrs (-5.2%/yr)
17, LONG LANE, LONDON
£625,000 (2025)£699,995 (2025)+12% over 0.6 yrs (+20%/yr)
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions, never estimates. All sales.
On the map
Where EC1A sits in City of London
The pins are the 5 most recent recorded sales: real prices on real streets, not a valuation.
Latest sales
The most recent sales in EC1A
28, BARTHOLOMEW CLOSE, LONDON
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 24 Aug 2026
£770,000
64, WEST SMITHFIELD, LONDON
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 7 Aug 2026
£600,000
28, BARTHOLOMEW CLOSE, LONDON
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 7 Jul 2026
£410,000
43, BARTHOLOMEW CLOSE, LONDON
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 29 Jun 2026
£563,500
5, MIDDLE STREET, LONDON
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 5 Jun 2026
£550,000
Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors). EC1A includes the Aldersgate ward.
In plain English
What the City of London (EC1A) numbers mean
- Prices here are widely spread: most sales fell between £485,000 and £2,255,000, so the median says little about any one home.
- 92% of these sales were leasehold, which marks a flat-heavy market. Buyers here weigh remaining lease length, ground rent and service charges as much as the price.
- 22% of these sales were new builds, which often sell at a premium the first time around and can lift the median above what resale homes make.
Only 250 sales sit behind these figures, so they are a rough guide rather than a firm reading.
- This is a quiet district: only about 3 recorded sales a month.
Based on 250 recorded sales between 3 April 2020 and 24 August 2026. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, to 28 August 2026; page data refreshed 7 October 2026. Compared with the UK House Price Index. Written by Your Property Check (Check Labs Ltd, Birmingham) from this data. How we read the data · spotted a mistake? Tell us. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. UK House Price Index licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Area data
What else the records hold on EC1A
Council tax and schools, each from the body that publishes it, with the sample it rests on stated beside it.
Council tax
What council tax costs in EC1A
£1,330
Band D a year in City of London, 2026-27: the benchmark band every English authority is compared on.
All bands
| Band | 1991 value | A year |
|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £886 |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,034 |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £1,182 |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £1,330 |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £1,625 |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £1,920 |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £2,216 |
| H | over £320,000 | £2,659 |
These are City of London's charges for 2026-27, the authority EC1A falls in, not an estimate for any individual home. A property's band is set by the Valuation Office Agency and we never guess it; look up a band on GOV.UK and read your row. Bands reflect what a home was worth on 1 April 1991, not today.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · 8 of 8 bands published for City of London · data to 2026-27 financial year
Schools
Schools near EC1A
8
open schools within 3 km, nearest Charterhouse Square School.
All schools
Charterhouse Square School
Independent schools · EC1M 6EA
380 m
Not graded
St Alban's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · EC1N 7SD
484 m
Good · 2019
Dallington School
Independent schools · EC1V 0BW
524 m
Not graded
St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · EC1V 0EU
543 m
Good · 2023
City of London Primary Academy, Islington
Primary · Free Schools · EC1Y 0AE
612 m
Outstanding · 2019
Christopher Hatton Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · EC1R 4PQ
635 m
Outstanding · 2022
City Junior School
Independent schools · WC1R 5EY
642 m
Not graded
City of London School for Girls
Independent schools · EC2Y 8BB
688 m
Not graded
School data from the Department for Education “Get Information about Schools” (GIAS) and Ofsted inspection outcomes. Open Government Licence v3.0. The Ofsted grade shown is the last single overall grade on record (single grades were withdrawn in September 2024). Shows nearest schools by distance, not legal catchment areas. Distances are from the EC1A district centroid, not from any address.
Source: Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 8 open schools within 3 km, 4 with a grade on record
Area context
Planning and deprivation near EC1A
What is being built nearby and how the area ranks, as context for the neighbourhood and never a judgement on a home.
Planning applications
Planning activity around EC1A
7,999
applications within 500 m of the district centre, as last checked 24 July 2026.
Recent applications
Camden/2026/2954/PUndecided
274 m
External alterations to office building, including replacement of entrance door; replacement of façade lighting; removal of metal signage; creation of cycle store entrance; installation of new and replacement louvres, refurbishment and repainting of windows; refurbishment and repairs to roof; replacement of rooflights; brickwork repairs; and associated works.
Received 2026-07-14
Islington/P2026/1934/PRAUndecided
175 m
Notification of Prior Approval for the installation of roof-mounted solar photovoltaics (PV) panels and associated works under Schedule 2, Part 14, Class J of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended)
Received 2026-07-14
City/26/00984/MDCUndecided
320 m
Submission of a Lifetime Maintenance Plan for the SuDS system to pursuant to condition 16 of Planning Permission 23/00867/FULMAJ dated 27.09.2024.
Received 2026-07-10
City/26/00980/ADVTUndecided
220 m
Installation and display of 10 internally illuminated signage relating to the London Museum, at the following locations: (a) Two signage at West Poultry Avenue (north and south entrances), measuring 1.735m in height, 4.575m in width, 0.07m in depth, at a height above ground of 7.18m (at north entrance), and 6.98m (at south entrance); (b) One signage at Hart's Corner secondary entrance measuring 0.537m in height, 1.525m in width, and 0.03m in depth, at a height above ground of 2.935m; (c) Two signage at roof level of Hart's Corner measuring, (i) 1.1m in height, 16.5m in width, and 0.1m in depth, at a height above ground of 14.75m, and (ii) Art Canvas measuring 0.8m in height, 16.6m in width, and 0.1m in depth, at a height above ground of 13.85m; (d) One Art Canvas on Charterhouse Street measuring 1.68m in height, 10.4m in width, and 0.05m in depth, at a height above ground of 6.85m; (e) One signage at Snow Hill secondary entrance measuring 0.537m in height, 1.525m in width and 0.03m in depth, and height above ground of 3.22m; (f) One Art Canvas at Snow Hill (roof level) measuring 1.6m in height, 14.4m in width, and 0.05m in depth, at a height above ground of 6.96m; and (g) Two signage on both facades of West Smithfield Canopy measuring 1.63m in height, 12.63m in width, and 1.1m in depth, at a height above ground of 8.75m.
Received 2026-07-09
City/26/00962/MDCUndecided
404 m
Submission of Delivery and Servicing Management Plan pursuant to discharge of condition 2 of planning permission 25/01788/FULL dated 13.02.2026.
Received 2026-07-07
City/26/00958/MDCUndecided
398 m
Submission of BREEAM New Construction Final Certificate pursuant to discharge of condition 32 of planning permission 22/00742/FULL dated 10.03.2023.
Received 2026-07-06
Applications are matched within 500 m of the EC1A district centroid, so this is activity in the area, not at any one address. Register wording and status are reproduced as the local planning authority published them. Showing 6 of 20 held; run a live planning search for EC1A for the current picture.
Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 7999 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 24 July 2026
Deprivation (IMD)
Area profile for EC1A
Decile 8 of 10
Median across 12 sampled postcodes; 1 is the most deprived 10% of England, 10 the least.
Read the detail
Across the 12 sampled EC1A postcodes, deprivation runs all in decile 8, with a median of decile 8 of 10: where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.
EC1A 7ES, the sampled postcode sitting at that median: On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, this postcode falls in decile 8 of 10, where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived. It's area context for the wider neighbourhood, not a judgement on any individual home.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG). Deprivation is published for small areas (LSOAs), not for postcode districts, so EC1A spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in EC1A: the ones with the most recent recorded sales, up to a limit of 12. That is a convenience sample, not a random one, so it leans toward streets where homes are changing hands. 12 returned a row. It is context for the neighbourhood, never a judgement on any individual home. How we choose the sample.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · 12 postcodes sampled of 12 checked · data to 2025 indices
Cost to run
Two sources, one table
What it costs to run a home in EC1A, band by band
City of London's council tax for 2026-27 set against the EC1A median sold price of £826,350 across 250 recorded sales: the annual running cost beside the purchase price, which neither source shows on its own.
| Band | 1991 valueVOA basis | A yearCity of London | A month÷ 12 | Of the median÷ £826,350 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £886 | £74 | 0.11% |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,034 | £86 | 0.13% |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £1,182 | £99 | 0.14% |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £1,330 | £111 | 0.16% |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £1,625 | £135 | 0.20% |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £1,920 | £160 | 0.23% |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £2,216 | £185 | 0.27% |
| H | over £320,000 | £2,659 | £222 | 0.32% |
The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the EC1A median sold price. A comparison of two published figures, not a rate anyone charges. It is not a mapping from price to band: a band records what a home was worth on 1 April 1991 and is set by the Valuation Office Agency, so it cannot be worked out from a 2020s sale price. Look up a specific band on GOV.UK. Instalment counts vary by authority, so the monthly column is simply the year over twelve.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Median across 250 recorded sales. · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, City of London, 2026-27.
Address by address
Address by address
What individual homes in EC1A sold for
The 24 most recently sold doors of the 68 distinct addresses in the records we hold for EC1A. Real recorded transactions: never estimates.
28, BARTHOLOMEW CLOSE, LONDON
EC1A 7ES · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 13 recorded sales
£770,000
2026-08-24
64, WEST SMITHFIELD, LONDON
EC1A 9DY · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 4 recorded sales
£600,000
2026-08-07
43, BARTHOLOMEW CLOSE, LONDON
EC1A 7HN · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 6 recorded sales
£563,500
2026-06-29
5, MIDDLE STREET, LONDON
EC1A 7JA · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£550,000
2026-06-05
11 - 12, WEST SMITHFIELD, LONDON
EC1A 9JR · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 5 recorded sales
£525,000
2026-05-29
59, WEST SMITHFIELD, LONDON
EC1A 9DS · Other · Leasehold · 2 recorded sales
£103,000
2026-05-12
1, GILTSPUR STREET, LONDON
EC1A 9DD · Other · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£15,700,000
2026-03-25
5 - 6, BARTHOLOMEW PLACE, LONDON
EC1A 7HH · Other · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£910,000
2026-03-10
75, LITTLE BRITAIN, LONDON
EC1A 7BT · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 11 recorded sales
£835,000
2026-02-27
10, HOSIER LANE, LONDON
EC1A 9LS · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 8 recorded sales
£450,000
2026-01-08
51, CLOTH FAIR, LONDON
EC1A 7JQ · Other · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£792,500
2025-12-05
HOGARTH HOUSE, 61, BARTHOLOMEW CLOSE, LONDON
EC1A 7BF · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 2 recorded sales
£1,230,000
2025-11-20
WHITE HORSE HOUSE, 1, LITTLE BRITAIN, LONDON
EC1A 7BX · Other · Freehold · 2 recorded sales
£21,200
2025-11-11
1 - 6, NEWBURY STREET, LONDON
EC1A 7HU · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£975,000
2025-10-31
7, GILTSPUR STREET, LONDON
EC1A 9DE · Other · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£16,000,000
2025-10-31
CATHEDRAL LODGE, 110 - 115, ALDERSGATE STREET, LONDON
EC1A 4JE · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 6 recorded sales
£2,075,000
2025-10-24
17, LONG LANE, LONDON
EC1A 9PN · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 7 recorded sales
£699,995
2025-10-20
DOMINION HOUSE, 59, BARTHOLOMEW CLOSE, LONDON
EC1A 7BF · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 7 recorded sales
£1,690,000
2025-10-20
WESLEY HOUSE, 5, LITTLE BRITAIN, LONDON
EC1A 7BX · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 3 recorded sales
£630,000
2025-09-09
10, HOSIER LANE, LONDON
EC1A 9LJ · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 6 recorded sales
£400,000
2025-09-02
THE LEVETT BUILDING, 50, LITTLE BRITAIN, LONDON
EC1A 7BR · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 38 recorded sales
£1,600,000
2025-08-14
18 - 19, LONG LANE, LONDON
EC1A 9PL · Other · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£4,950,000
2025-08-05
LONDON HOUSE, 172, ALDERSGATE STREET, LONDON
EC1A 4HU · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 18 recorded sales
£455,000
2025-06-06
THE ASKEW BUILDING, 50, BARTHOLOMEW CLOSE, LONDON
EC1A 7BD · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 5 recorded sales
£2,300,000
2025-03-18
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Addresses come from recorded sales since 1995, so homes that have never sold do not appear. 0 of these 24 doors resolve to a confident property record and link through; the rest are listed without a link. We match a door to a property record only where the match is certain, never by guessing.
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The closest districts to EC1A by straight-line distance between district centres.
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Data sources
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Real recorded data from the UK's official registers, never an estimated valuation.
- HM Land RegistrySold prices
- MHCLGCouncil tax & deprivation
- Department for Education · OfstedSchools
- Local planning authoritiesPlanning applications
- Police.UKStreet-level crime
- Environment AgencyFlood risk
- postcodes.io · ONSGeography
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · Local planning authority records via PlanIt · Police.UK · Environment Agency · postcodes.io / ONS. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. All figures are real, attributed and carry the sample they rest on: never estimates, never a valuation. All sales · Get Free Valuation · About Your Property Check.