Camden
WC1H house prices in Camden
Sold prices, council tax, schools, deprivation and planning for Camden, from official UK data in one place.
Typical sold price
£405,000
Range £240,000–£895,000 · 250 real sales
- Real sales
- 250
- 12-month change
- -5.9%
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 17 Feb 2023 and 11 Aug 2026.
Summary
House prices in WC1H: the typical (median) sold price is £405,000, well above the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index, July 2026). Over the last twelve months the local median is down 5.9%, comparing 63 sales with 68, so a handful of homes can swing it. WC1H is a quiet market, with about 6 recorded sales a month. By property type, 100% were flats (typically £395,000) and 0% were terraced homes (typically £1,999,999).
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 WC1H: a quiet market, so take your time
Only about 6 sales a month sell in WC1H, and prices have drifted down, so sellers should plan for a longer sale and buyers can afford to be patient.
If you are selling, most WC1H sales sit between £240,000 and £895,000, which makes £405,000 a blunt instrument, so benchmark against near-identical homes, not the headline; 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 houseIf you are buying, on price, WC1H is well above the UK average, though prices have eased, so there may be room to negotiate; just remember one year of falls is not a forecast.
On any WC1H home we would check the lease (length, ground rent and service charge), what has been applied for nearby (5,218 applications on record within 500 m) and flood risk over the long term, and ask a conveyancer to read the title.
Where the numbers are this loose, the free WC1H OfferCheck gives you something firmer to hold: flood, crime, planning and council tax, each with its source.
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
WC1H in four numbers
The headline figures from the records below, each one real and dated.
Typical price
£405,000
HM Land Registry
Sales a month
6.0
Across 250 sales
12-month change
-5.9%
-5.9% from last year
Local median
Council tax, Band D
£2,208
A year
The data, honestly
House prices in WC1H
These 250 sales are what every figure here rests on. The typical price is the middle sale.
By property type
Average house price in WC1H by property type
Terraced homes have the highest typical price at £1,999,999, and flat / maisonette the lowest at £395,000.
See the figures
| Type | Sales | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced | 1 | £1,999,999 | £1,999,999–£1,999,999 |
| Flat / maisonette | 237 | £395,000 | £240,000–£695,000 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 17 Feb 2023 and 11 Aug 2026.
24-month trend
Typical price by quarter in WC1H
The quarterly typical price fell 43.8%, from £470,000 in Q4 2024 (17 sales) to £264,000 in Q3 2026 (6 sales).
See the figures
| Quarter | Typical price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | £470,000 | 17 |
| Q1 2025 | £405,000 | 23 |
| Q2 2025 | £437,500 | 8 |
| Q3 2025 | £331,000 | 25 |
| Q4 2025 | £475,000 | 15 |
| Q1 2026 | £465,000 | 15 |
| Q2 2026 | £425,000 | 9 |
| Q3 2026 | £264,000 | 6 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 17 Feb 2023 and 11 Aug 2026. Median of each quarter's recorded sales.
Range and mix
The spread of WC1H prices
How far prices run either side of the typical one, who owns what, and homes that have sold twice.
Price range
Where most WC1H homes sold
Eight in ten sales fell between £240,000 and £895,000, around a typical £405,000.
Lower and upper end are the 10th and 90th percentile of recorded sales.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 17 Feb 2023 and 11 Aug 2026.
Mix of homes
Who is selling in WC1H
Flat / maisonette homes were 100% of recorded sales (237 of 238). 3% of sales were freehold and 97% leasehold.
Property type
- Terraced0%
- Flat / maisonette100%
Tenure
- Freehold3%
- Leasehold97%
See the figures
7 freehold (3%) and 243 leasehold (97%) across the 250 most recent recorded sales in WC1H. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 17 Feb 2023 and 11 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.
QUEEN ALEXANDRA MANSIONS, JUDD STREET, LONDON
£645,000 (2024)£365,000 (2026)-43.4% over 1.7 yrs (-28.9%/yr)
TAVISTOCK COURT, TAVISTOCK SQUARE, LONDON
£175,000 (2025)£880,000 (2026)+402.9% over 0.8 yrs (+587.5%/yr)
WINSTON HOUSE, ENDSLEIGH STREET, LONDON
£673,500 (2025)£485,000 (2026)-28% over 0.6 yrs (-40.5%/yr)
SINCLAIR HOUSE, THANET STREET, LONDON
£523,000 (2025)£341,000 (2026)-34.8% over 0.6 yrs (-53.2%/yr)
TAMAR HOUSE, 12, TAVISTOCK PLACE, LONDON
£975,500 (2025)£695,000 (2026)-28.8% over 0.8 yrs (-36.3%/yr)
BECKETT HOUSE, WESTKING PLACE, LONDON
£1,550,000 (2025)£1,580,000 (2026)+1.9% over 1 yrs (+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 WC1H 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 WC1H
RUSSELL COURT, WOBURN PLACE, LONDON
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 11 Aug 2026
£332,500
RUSSELL COURT, WOBURN PLACE, LONDON
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 7 Aug 2026
£245,000
QUEEN ALEXANDRA MANSIONS, JUDD STREET, LONDON
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 29 Jul 2026
£365,000
RUSSELL COURT, WOBURN PLACE, LONDON
Other · Leasehold · 16 Jul 2026
£268,000
RUSSELL COURT, WOBURN PLACE, LONDON
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 10 Jul 2026
£220,000
Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors). WC1H includes the Bloomsbury ward.
In plain English
What the Camden (WC1H) numbers mean
- Prices here are widely spread: most sales fell between £240,000 and £895,000, 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 6 recorded sales a month.
Only 250 sales sit behind these figures, so they are a rough guide rather than a firm reading.
Based on 250 recorded sales between 17 February 2023 and 11 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 WC1H
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 WC1H
£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 WC1H 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 WC1H
8
open schools within 3 km, nearest Argyle Primary School.
All schools
Argyle Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · WC1H 9EG
240 m
Good · 2022
Thomas Coram Centre
Nursery · Local authority maintained schools · WC1N 2NY
373 m
Outstanding · 2014
Capital City College
16 plus · Colleges · WC1X 8RA
478 m
Not graded
School of Oriental and African Studies
Universities · WC1H 0XG
558 m
Not graded
University College London
Universities · WC1E 6BT
591 m
Not graded
Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ
Middle deemed secondary · Local authority maintained schools · NW1 1LY
615 m
Good · 2013
Birkbeck College
Universities · WC1E 7HX
639 m
Not graded
Children's Hospital School at Gt Ormond Street and UCH
Special schools · WC1N 3JH
653 m
Outstanding · 2014
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 WC1H 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 WC1H
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 WC1H
5,218
applications within 500 m of the district centre, as last checked 24 July 2026.
Recent applications
Camden/2026/2981/PUndecided
291 m
Erection of kitchen extract flue at rear of premises
Received 2026-07-15
Camden/2026/2958/PUndecided
359 m
Details pursuant to condition 5 (Piling method statement) of planning permission 2022/1041/P dated 17/07/2024 (for Demolition of the British Library Centre for Conservation, alterations to the British Library and erection of a new building)
Received 2026-07-14
Camden/2026/2957/PUndecided
359 m
Non material amendment to planning permission 2022/1041/P dated 17/07/2024 for: ‘Demolition of the British Library Centre for Conservation, alterations to the British Library and erection of a new building of 12 above-ground storeys and two basement levels for use as library, galleries, learning, business and events spaces (Class F1) and retail and commercial spaces (Class E); provision of internal and external public spaces, landscaping and a community garden; improvement works adjacent to Dangoor Walk; provision of cycle and car parking and servicing facilities including new crossovers; provision of Crossrail 2 infrastructure; means of access; and associated works’. The amendment is to revise the wording condition 6 (Water Main) and discharge the condition.
Received 2026-07-14
Camden/2026/2550/PUndecided
304 m
Installation of photovoltaic solar panels to the north and south-facing pitched roofs and flat roof areas, together with associated battery storage, inverter equipment and ancillary works.
Received 2026-07-14
Camden/2026/2926/AUndecided
447 m
Display of 1 x internally illuminated fascia lettering sign (retrospective).
Received 2026-07-13
Camden/2026/2865/PUndecided
107 m
Discharge of details for condition 24 (diesel backup generators) of planning permission 2025/1684/P granted on 24 December 2025 for "Variation of conditions 2 (approved drawings) and 20 (fire statement) of planning permission ref. 2022/1817/P dated 10/05/2023 (Erection of roof extensions at third, fourth and fifth floor level with rooftop plan in connection with the continued commercial use of the building (Class E) with associated external alterations to all elevations, public realm improvements; roof terraces at levels three, four and five, provision of cycle parking, waste/recycling storage and other services), namely to: amend design and massing of rooftop plant enclosure and parapets; provide new louvres within existing openings and infill existing windows; provide extended bridge link over lightwell; extend southwest stair core; provide extract flues to roof, and; amend northeast entrance including provision of access ramp.
Received 2026-07-08
Applications are matched within 500 m of the WC1H 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 WC1H for the current picture.
Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 5218 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 24 July 2026
Deprivation (IMD)
Area profile for WC1H
Decile 6 of 10
Median across 12 sampled postcodes; 1 is the most deprived 10% of England, 10 the least.
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Across the 12 sampled WC1H 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.
WC1H 0LR, 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 WC1H spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in WC1H: 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 WC1H, band by band
Camden's council tax for 2026-27 set against the WC1H median sold price of £405,000 across 250 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÷ £405,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,472 | £123 | 0.36% |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,717 | £143 | 0.42% |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £1,962 | £164 | 0.48% |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,208 | £184 | 0.55% |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £2,698 | £225 | 0.67% |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,189 | £266 | 0.79% |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £3,679 | £307 | 0.91% |
| H | over £320,000 | £4,415 | £368 | 1.09% |
The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the WC1H 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, Camden, 2026-27.
Address by address
Address by address
What individual homes in WC1H sold for
The 24 most recently sold doors of the 87 distinct addresses in the records we hold for WC1H. Real recorded transactions: never estimates.
RUSSELL COURT, WOBURN PLACE, LONDON
WC1H 0LR · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 8 recorded sales
£332,500
2026-08-11
RUSSELL COURT, WOBURN PLACE, LONDON
WC1H 0LW · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 9 recorded sales
£245,000
2026-08-07
QUEEN ALEXANDRA MANSIONS, JUDD STREET, LONDON
WC1H 9DQ · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 3 recorded sales
£365,000
2026-07-29
RUSSELL COURT, WOBURN PLACE, LONDON
WC1H 0NJ · Other · Leasehold · 10 recorded sales
£268,000
2026-07-16
RUSSELL COURT, WOBURN PLACE, LONDON
WC1H 0NF · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 9 recorded sales
£220,000
2026-07-10
RUSSELL COURT, WOBURN PLACE, LONDON
WC1H 0LP · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 11 recorded sales
£260,000
2026-07-01
TAVISTOCK COURT, TAVISTOCK SQUARE, LONDON
WC1H 9HE · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 3 recorded sales
£880,000
2026-06-30
RUSSELL COURT, WOBURN PLACE, LONDON
WC1H 0NG · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 10 recorded sales
£350,000
2026-06-19
RUSSELL COURT, WOBURN PLACE, LONDON
WC1H 0NH · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 7 recorded sales
£285,000
2026-06-19
QUEEN ALEXANDRA MANSIONS, HASTINGS STREET, LONDON
WC1H 9DP · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 4 recorded sales
£425,000
2026-06-15
WINSTON HOUSE, ENDSLEIGH STREET, LONDON
WC1H 0EA · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 5 recorded sales
£485,000
2026-06-05
CLARE COURT, JUDD STREET, LONDON
WC1H 9QW · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 11 recorded sales
£315,000
2026-05-22
FLAXMAN COURT, FLAXMAN TERRACE, LONDON
WC1H 9AS · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 2 recorded sales
£550,000
2026-05-08
SINCLAIR HOUSE, THANET STREET, LONDON
WC1H 9QA · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 2 recorded sales
£341,000
2026-04-13
26, BURTON STREET, LONDON
WC1H 9AQ · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 3 recorded sales
£520,000
2026-03-26
TAMAR HOUSE, 12, TAVISTOCK PLACE, LONDON
WC1H 9RD · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 6 recorded sales
£695,000
2026-03-11
RODMELL, REGENT SQUARE, LONDON
WC1H 8HX · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 2 recorded sales
£357,000
2026-03-09
BECKETT HOUSE, WESTKING PLACE, LONDON
WC1H 8AH · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 4 recorded sales
£1,580,000
2026-02-27
RUSSELL COURT, WOBURN PLACE, LONDON
WC1H 0NL · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 10 recorded sales
£230,000
2026-01-28
TONBRIDGE HOUSE, TONBRIDGE STREET, LONDON
WC1H 9PA · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 2 recorded sales
£465,000
2026-01-06
CLARE COURT, JUDD STREET, LONDON
WC1H 9QR · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 4 recorded sales
£550,000
2025-12-19
17, LEIGH STREET, LONDON
WC1H 9EW · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£647,500
2025-12-12
11, TAVISTOCK PLACE, LONDON
WC1H 9SH · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£995,000
2025-12-08
STORRINGTON, REGENT SQUARE, LONDON
WC1H 8LA · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£475,000
2025-11-25
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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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.