Camden
WC1E house prices in Camden
Sold prices, council tax, schools, deprivation and planning for Camden, from official UK data in one place.
Typical sold price
£827,500
Range £385,000–£1,714,000 · 94 real sales
- Real sales
- 94
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 31 Jan 2020 and 12 Jun 2026.
Summary
House prices in WC1E: the typical (median) sold price is £827,500, well above the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index, July 2026). WC1E is a quiet market, with about 1 recorded sale a month. By property type, 98% were flats (typically £808,750) and 2% were terraced homes (typically £1,750,000).
Data from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, up to 28 August 2026.
Council tax on a Band D home there is £2,208 a year: Camden's published charge for 2026-27.
Source: Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Camden, 2026-27.
Our take · opinion, not advice
Our take on WC1E: few sales, so go in with your eyes open
Only about 1 sale a month sell in WC1E, which is too few for firm conclusions, so we would lean on individual sold homes rather than any average.
When selling here, the spread in WC1E is wide, with most sales between £385,000 and £1,714,000, so lean on the nearest like-for-like sale rather than the middle figure; 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 houseFor buyers, WC1E sits well above the UK average for typical prices, so a price above the norm for the area should be earned by the home itself, not assumed.
Worth checking before you commit: lease length, ground rent and service charge, planning history nearby (8,563 applications on record within 500 m) and flood risk over the long term; your conveyancer should look at the title too.
For what the averages cannot tell you, the free WC1E OfferCheck brings flood, crime, planning and council tax together.
Get OfferCheckOur opinion, drawn from the figures on this page: not advice and not a forecast. We earn from OfferCheck reports and from introducing sellers to cash buyers, so weigh it with that in mind (see our disclosure). We are not authorised or regulated by the FCA.
At a glance
WC1E in four numbers
The headline figures from the records below, each one real and dated.
Typical price
£827,500
HM Land Registry
Sales a month
1.2
Across 94 sales
Council tax, Band D
£2,208
A year
The data, honestly
House prices in WC1E
These 94 sales are what every figure here rests on. The typical price is the middle sale.
By property type
Average house price in WC1E by property type
Terraced homes have the highest typical price at £1,750,000, and flat / maisonette the lowest at £808,750.
See the figures
| Type | Sales | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced | 2 | £1,750,000 | £1,590,000–£1,910,000 |
| Flat / maisonette | 86 | £808,750 | £385,000–£1,491,775 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 31 Jan 2020 and 12 Jun 2026.
24-month trend
Typical price by quarter in WC1E
The quarterly typical price fell 33.6%, from £1,400,000 in Q3 2024 (5 sales) to £930,000 in Q2 2026 (1 sale).
See the figures
| Quarter | Typical price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | £1,400,000 | 5 |
| Q4 2024 | £1,395,000 | 7 |
| Q1 2025 | £712,500 | 2 |
| Q2 2025 | £1,270,000 | 1 |
| Q3 2025 | £730,000 | 4 |
| Q4 2025 | £717,500 | 2 |
| Q1 2026 | £770,000 | 3 |
| Q2 2026 | £930,000 | 1 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 31 Jan 2020 and 12 Jun 2026. Median of each quarter's recorded sales.
Range and mix
The spread of WC1E prices
How far prices run either side of the typical one, who owns what, and homes that have sold twice.
Price range
Where most WC1E homes sold
Eight in ten sales fell between £385,000 and £1,714,000, around a typical £827,500.
Lower and upper end are the 10th and 90th percentile of recorded sales.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 31 Jan 2020 and 12 Jun 2026.
Mix of homes
Who is selling in WC1E
Flat / maisonette homes were 98% of recorded sales (86 of 88). 3% of sales were freehold and 97% leasehold.
Property type
- Terraced2%
- Flat / maisonette98%
Tenure
- Freehold3%
- Leasehold97%
See the figures
3 freehold (3%) and 91 leasehold (97%) across the 94 most recent recorded sales in WC1E. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 31 Jan 2020 and 12 Jun 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.
GORDON MANSIONS, TORRINGTON PLACE, LONDON
£1,400,000 (2024)£1,365,000 (2026)-2.5% over 1.6 yrs (-1.5%/yr)
7, HUNTLEY STREET, LONDON
£715,000 (2023)£770,000 (2026)+7.7% over 2.7 yrs (+2.8%/yr)
GOWER MEWS MANSIONS, GOWER MEWS, LONDON
£760,000 (2024)£715,000 (2026)-5.9% over 2.1 yrs (-2.9%/yr)
PARAMOUNT COURT, 38 - 39, UNIVERSITY STREET, LONDON
£850,000 (2025)£360,000 (2025)-57.6% over 0.7 yrs (-69.7%/yr)
30 - 40, GRAFTON WAY, LONDON
£400,000 (2023)£370,000 (2025)-7.5% over 2.1 yrs (-3.7%/yr)
5, HUNTLEY STREET, LONDON
£950,000 (2021)£820,000 (2025)-13.7% over 4.5 yrs (-3.2%/yr)
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions, never estimates. All sales.
On the map
Where WC1E sits in Camden
The pins are the 5 most recent recorded sales: real prices on real streets, not a valuation.
Latest sales
The most recent sales in WC1E
76, RIDGMOUNT GARDENS, LONDON
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 12 Jun 2026
£930,000
GORDON MANSIONS, TORRINGTON PLACE, LONDON
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 30 Mar 2026
£1,365,000
7, HUNTLEY STREET, LONDON
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 26 Feb 2026
£770,000
GOWER MEWS MANSIONS, GOWER MEWS, LONDON
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 17 Feb 2026
£715,000
96A, RIDGMOUNT GARDENS, LONDON
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 19 Dec 2025
£1,075,000
Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors). WC1E includes the Bloomsbury ward.
In plain English
What the Camden (WC1E) numbers mean
- Prices here are widely spread: most sales fell between £385,000 and £1,714,000, so the median says little about any one home.
- 97% 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.
- This is a quiet district: only about 1 recorded sale a month.
Only 94 sales sit behind these figures, so they are a rough guide rather than a firm reading.
Based on 94 recorded sales between 31 January 2020 and 12 June 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 WC1E
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 WC1E
£2,208
Band D a year in Camden, 2026-27: the benchmark band every English authority is compared on.
All bands
| Band | 1991 value | A year |
|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,472 |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,717 |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £1,962 |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,208 |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £2,698 |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,189 |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £3,679 |
| H | over £320,000 | £4,415 |
These are Camden's charges for 2026-27, the authority WC1E 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 Camden · data to 2026-27 financial year
Schools
Schools near WC1E
8
open schools within 3 km, nearest Birkbeck College.
All schools
Birkbeck College
Universities · WC1E 7HX
174 m
Not graded
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Universities · WC1E 7HT
174 m
Not graded
University College London
Universities · WC1E 6BT
208 m
Not graded
School of Oriental and African Studies
Universities · WC1H 0XG
258 m
Not graded
University of London
Universities · WC1E 7HU
310 m
Not graded
Jeannine Manuel School
Independent schools · WC1B 3DN
433 m
Not graded
All Souls CofE Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · W1W 7JJ
451 m
Good · 2011
Odyssey House School - Bloomsbury
Special schools · WC1B 4JP
517 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 WC1E district centroid, not from any address.
Source: Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 8 open schools within 3 km, 1 with a grade on record
Area context
Planning and deprivation near WC1E
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 WC1E
8,563
applications within 500 m of the district centre, as last checked 23 July 2026.
Recent applications
Camden/2026/2999/PUndecided
64 m
Re-build section of boundary wall to the south west elevation
Received 2026-07-16
Camden/2026/3062/LUndecided
64 m
Re-build section of boundary wall to the south west elevation
Received 2026-07-16
Camden/2026/2965/LUndecided
422 m
External alterations in connection with re-painting of ground floor shopfront and surrounding rusticated stucco, replacement of tiles on lower part of shopfront with render, and installation of signage (following removal of existing projecting sign).
Received 2026-07-15
Camden/2026/2875/AUndecided
422 m
Display of 1 x externally illuminated (trough-lit) hand-painted fascia lettering sign (following removal of existing projecting sign).
Received 2026-07-15
Camden/2026/2943/PUndecided
378 m
Non-material amendment to planning permission 2025/1211/P dated 12/06/2025 (for: External refurbishment, repair and maintenance works comprising replacement gutters, repair and localised replacement of lead, slate, copper and asphalt roofs, replacement and repair works to the windows, roof lights, roof lanterns and glazed lights, repair and rebuilding of chimneys, façade cleaning and repair and other associated works.) NAMELY, replacement rooflight
Received 2026-07-13
Westminster/26/04628/NMAUndecided
490 m
Amendments to planning permission dated 7th January 2025 (RN: 24/02202/FULL) for, 'Alteration, extension and refurbishment of existing office buildings at 68-71 Newman Street and 9 -12 Berners Mews as part of their reunification, demolition of existing structure at level 6 at Newman Street, erection of a two storey roof extension set back from the parapet provisioning additional office floorspace (Class E) and installation of roof plant and lift overrun, and horizontal extensions to existing office floorplates, infilling of lightwell, reprovision of terraces, alongside alterations to existing elevations including replacement windows and associated works, the relocation of the entrance at ground floor level on Newman Street, alongside the delivery of cycle parking and end of trip facilities, and all associated and ancillary works'; Namely, to allow amendments arising from detailed design development comprising: a new pavement light to Newman Street for basement smoke ventilation; rationalisation and partial lowering of the roof, relocation of the photovoltaic panels to the lift overrun and associated roof access provisions including ladders, guarding, and a new access door and louvre to the Berners Mews elevation; the replacement of Juliet balconies with openable windows; a reduction in window height within one bay to accommodate a retained structural beam; an amended entrance steps material.
Received 2026-07-10
Applications are matched within 500 m of the WC1E 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 WC1E for the current picture.
Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 8563 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 23 July 2026
Deprivation (IMD)
Area profile for WC1E
Decile 6 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 WC1E postcodes, deprivation runs decile 4 to decile 6, with a median of decile 6 of 10: where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.
WC1E 7AX, the sampled postcode sitting at that median: On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, this postcode falls in decile 6 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 WC1E spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in WC1E: 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 WC1E, band by band
Camden's council tax for 2026-27 set against the WC1E median sold price of £827,500 across 94 recorded sales: the annual running cost beside the purchase price, which neither source shows on its own.
| Band | 1991 valueVOA basis | A yearCamden | A month÷ 12 | Of the median÷ £827,500 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,472 | £123 | 0.18% |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,717 | £143 | 0.21% |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £1,962 | £164 | 0.24% |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,208 | £184 | 0.27% |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £2,698 | £225 | 0.33% |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,189 | £266 | 0.39% |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £3,679 | £307 | 0.44% |
| H | over £320,000 | £4,415 | £368 | 0.53% |
The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the WC1E 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 94 recorded sales. · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Camden, 2026-27.
Address by address
Address by address
What individual homes in WC1E sold for
The 24 most recently sold doors of the 55 distinct addresses in the records we hold for WC1E. Real recorded transactions: never estimates.
76, RIDGMOUNT GARDENS, LONDON
WC1E 7AX · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£930,000
2026-06-12
GORDON MANSIONS, TORRINGTON PLACE, LONDON
WC1E 7HG · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 4 recorded sales
£1,365,000
2026-03-30
7, HUNTLEY STREET, LONDON
WC1E 6AJ · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 5 recorded sales
£770,000
2026-02-26
GOWER MEWS MANSIONS, GOWER MEWS, LONDON
WC1E 6HR · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 2 recorded sales
£715,000
2026-02-17
96A, RIDGMOUNT GARDENS, LONDON
WC1E 7AZ · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£1,075,000
2025-12-19
PARAMOUNT COURT, 38 - 39, UNIVERSITY STREET, LONDON
WC1E 6JP · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 17 recorded sales
£360,000
2025-12-05
30 - 40, GRAFTON WAY, LONDON
WC1E 6DX · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 4 recorded sales
£370,000
2025-09-30
56A, RIDGMOUNT GARDENS, LONDON
WC1E 7AU · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£887,500
2025-09-02
5, HUNTLEY STREET, LONDON
WC1E 6AJ · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 2 recorded sales
£820,000
2025-08-29
14, RIDGMOUNT GARDENS, LONDON
WC1E 7AR · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£640,000
2025-07-14
59, RIDGMOUNT GARDENS, LONDON
WC1E 7AU · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£1,270,000
2025-04-14
26A, RIDGMOUNT GARDENS, LONDON
WC1E 7AS · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£575,000
2025-03-28
PARAMOUNT COURT, 41, UNIVERSITY STREET, LONDON
WC1E 6JW · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 4 recorded sales
£850,000
2025-03-17
47, RIDGMOUNT GARDENS, LONDON
WC1E 7AT · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£1,950,000
2024-12-10
84A, CHENIES MEWS, LONDON
WC1E 6HU · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£1,395,000
2024-12-10
33, RIDGMOUNT GARDENS, LONDON
WC1E 7AS · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£1,483,550
2024-10-30
57, GOWER STREET, LONDON
WC1E 6HJ · Terraced · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£1,950,000
2024-10-24
72, CHENIES MEWS, LONDON
WC1E 6HU · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£1,550,000
2024-09-27
17, RIDGMOUNT GARDENS, LONDON
WC1E 7AR · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£1,600,000
2024-09-23
37 - 41, GOWER STREET, LONDON
WC1E 6HH · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£915,000
2024-09-16
60, RIDGMOUNT GARDENS, LONDON
WC1E 7AU · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£820,000
2024-08-30
THE HENRY MORLEY BUILDING, GORDON SQUARE, LONDON
WC1E 6BT · Other · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£13,500,000
2024-03-25
102, RIDGMOUNT GARDENS, LONDON
WC1E 7AZ · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£1,568,400
2024-02-08
63, RIDGMOUNT GARDENS, LONDON
WC1E 7AU · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£1,130,000
2023-12-22
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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- 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.