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WC2E house prices in Westminster
Sold prices, council tax, schools, deprivation and planning for Westminster, from official UK data in one place.
Typical sold price
£1,100,000
Range £314,741–£11,685,000 · 115 real sales
- Real sales
- 115
- 12-month change
- +4.9%
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 13 Jan 2020 and 15 Jul 2026.
Summary
House prices in WC2E: the typical (median) sold price is £1,100,000, well above the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index, July 2026). Over the last twelve months the local median is up 4.9%, comparing 20 sales with 22, so a handful of homes can swing it. WC2E is a quiet market, with about 1 recorded sale a month. Nearly all the recorded sales were flats (typically £1,025,000).
Data from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, up to 28 August 2026.
Council tax on a Band D home there is £1,050 a year: Westminster's published charge for 2026-27.
Source: Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Westminster, 2026-27.
Our take · opinion, not advice
Our take on WC2E: a quiet market, so take your time
Only about 1 sale a month sell in WC2E, and prices are up on last year, but on few sales, so treat the rise as a hint rather than a trend.
If you are selling, most WC2E sales sit between £314,741 and £11,685,000, which makes £1,100,000 a blunt instrument, so benchmark against near-identical homes, not the headline; with so little to compare, give yourself extra time; if certainty matters more than price, a quick cash sale usually means accepting about 70–85% of market value (a rough guide, not a quote).
Sell houseIf you are buying, on price, WC2E is well above the UK average, and still climbing, so test the asking price against recent sold homes of the same type before you stretch to meet it.
Our checklist before an offer: the lease (length, ground rent and service charge), what has been applied for nearby (18,274 applications on record within 500 m) and flood risk over the long term, plus the title, which your conveyancer should review.
For what the averages cannot tell you, the free WC2E 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
WC2E in four numbers
The headline figures from the records below, each one real and dated.
Typical price
£1,100,000
HM Land Registry
Sales a month
1.5
Across 115 sales
12-month change
+4.9%
+4.9% from last year
Local median
Council tax, Band D
£1,050
A year
The data, honestly
House prices in WC2E
These 115 sales are what every figure here rests on. The typical price is the middle sale.
By property type
Average house price in WC2E by property type
Flat / maisonette homes make up the recorded sales: a typical £1,025,000 across 82 sales.
See the figures
| Type | Sales | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flat / maisonette | 82 | £1,025,000 | £516,900–£3,959,000 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 13 Jan 2020 and 15 Jul 2026.
24-month trend
Typical price by quarter in WC2E
The quarterly typical price fell 75.4%, from £2,700,000 in Q4 2024 (7 sales) to £665,000 in Q3 2026 (2 sales).
See the figures
| Quarter | Typical price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | £2,700,000 | 7 |
| Q1 2025 | £1,350,000 | 7 |
| Q2 2025 | £728,750 | 6 |
| Q3 2025 | £2,800,000 | 7 |
| Q4 2025 | £1,175,000 | 8 |
| Q1 2026 | £994,500 | 2 |
| Q2 2026 | £1,100,000 | 3 |
| Q3 2026 | £665,000 | 2 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 13 Jan 2020 and 15 Jul 2026. Median of each quarter's recorded sales.
Range and mix
The spread of WC2E prices
How far prices run either side of the typical one, who owns what, and homes that have sold twice.
Price range
Where most WC2E homes sold
Eight in ten sales fell between £314,741 and £11,685,000, around a typical £1,100,000.
Lower and upper end are the 10th and 90th percentile of recorded sales.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 13 Jan 2020 and 15 Jul 2026.
Mix of homes
Who is selling in WC2E
Flat / maisonette homes were 100% of recorded sales (82 of 82). 10% of sales were freehold and 90% leasehold.
Tenure
- Freehold10%
- Leasehold90%
See the figures
11 freehold (10%) and 104 leasehold (90%) across the 115 most recent recorded sales in WC2E, including 1 new-build sale. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 13 Jan 2020 and 15 Jul 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.
30, FLORAL STREET, LONDON
£63,240,171 (2023)£650,000 (2026)-99% over 2.7 yrs (-82%/yr)
ACRE HOUSE, 72, LONG ACRE, LONDON
£2,310,000 (2024)£920,000 (2026)-60.2% over 2.1 yrs (-35.2%/yr)
34, HENRIETTA STREET, LONDON
£3,975,000 (2024)£4,050,000 (2025)+1.9% over 0.9 yrs (+2.1%/yr)
12, KING STREET, LONDON
£2,640,000 (2023)£1,500,000 (2025)-43.2% over 2.3 yrs (-21.9%/yr)
12 - 14, LONG ACRE, LONDON
£100,000 (2023)£34,500,000 (2025)+34400% over 2 yrs (+1675.2%/yr)
DUDLEY HOUSE, 36 - 38, SOUTHAMPTON STREET, LONDON
£3,000,000 (2020)£1,560,000 (2025)-48% over 4.7 yrs (-13%/yr)
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions, never estimates. All sales.
On the map
Where WC2E sits in Westminster
The pins are the 5 most recent recorded sales: real prices on real streets, not a valuation.
Latest sales
The most recent sales in WC2E
30, FLORAL STREET, LONDON
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 15 Jul 2026
£650,000
6, GARRICK STREET, LONDON
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 8 Jul 2026
£680,000
ACRE HOUSE, 72, LONG ACRE, LONDON
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 18 Jun 2026
£920,000
HARLEQUIN COURT, 20, TAVISTOCK STREET, LONDON
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 12 May 2026
£1,300,000
HARLEQUIN COURT, 20, TAVISTOCK STREET, LONDON
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 6 Apr 2026
£1,100,000
Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors). WC2E includes the St James's ward.
In plain English
What the Westminster (WC2E) numbers mean
- Prices here are widely spread: most sales fell between £314,741 and £11,685,000, so the median says little about any one home.
- 90% 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 115 sales sit behind these figures, so they are a rough guide rather than a firm reading.
Based on 115 recorded sales between 13 January 2020 and 15 July 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 WC2E
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 WC2E
£1,050
Band D a year in Westminster, 2026-27: the benchmark band every English authority is compared on.
All bands
| Band | 1991 value | A year |
|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £700 |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £816 |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £933 |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £1,050 |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £1,283 |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £1,516 |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £1,749 |
| H | over £320,000 | £2,099 |
These are Westminster's charges for 2026-27, the authority WC2E 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 Westminster · data to 2026-27 financial year
Schools
Schools near WC2E
8
open schools within 3 km, nearest The Royal Ballet School.
All schools
The Royal Ballet School
Independent schools · WC2E 9DA
148 m
Not graded
St Clement Danes CofE Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · WC2B 5SU
318 m
Outstanding · 2014
Courtauld Institute of Art
Universities · WC2R 0RN
462 m
Not graded
City Lit
16 plus · Colleges · WC2B 4BA
465 m
Not graded
St Josephs Catholic Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · WC2B 5NA
490 m
Good · 2018
Guildhouse School
Independent schools · WC1A 2RA
736 m
Not graded
Soho Parish CofE Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · W1D 7LF
764 m
Good · 2019
University of the Arts London
Universities · WC1V 7EY
812 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 WC2E district centroid, not from any address.
Source: Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 8 open schools within 3 km, 3 with a grade on record
Area context
Planning and deprivation near WC2E
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 WC2E
18,274
applications within 500 m of the district centre, as last checked 4 August 2026.
Recent applications
Camden/2026/3229/PUndecided
343 m
Alterations to the shopfront and installation of awnings.
Received 2026-07-29
Camden/2026/3257/AUndecided
343 m
Display of 1 x non-illuminated fascia sign, 1 x non-illuminated replacement projecting sign, and printed advertisement on awnings.
Received 2026-07-29
Westminster/26/05059/ADVUndecided
107 m
Display of non illuminated other sign measuring 5.539m X 1.07m and externally illuminated projecting sign 0.6m X 0.271m
Received 2026-07-28
Camden/2026/3172/AUndecided
360 m
Display of an externally illuminated fascia sign and non-illuminated hanging sign to shopfront.
Received 2026-07-28
Camden/2026/3161/AUndecided
309 m
Display of 1 x non-illuminated fascia sign and 1 x non-illuminated replacement projecting sign.
Received 2026-07-27
Camden/2026/3162/LUndecided
440 m
Repainting works to shopfront and projecting sign bracket and display of 1 x non-illuminated fascia sign and 1 x non-illuminated replacement projecting sign.
Received 2026-07-27
Applications are matched within 500 m of the WC2E 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 WC2E for the current picture.
Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 18274 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 4 August 2026
Deprivation (IMD)
Area profile for WC2E
Decile 4 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 WC2E postcodes, deprivation runs decile 3 to decile 4, with a median of decile 4 of 10: where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.
WC2E 9DP, the sampled postcode sitting at that median: On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, this postcode falls in decile 4 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 WC2E spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in WC2E: 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 WC2E, band by band
Westminster's council tax for 2026-27 set against the WC2E median sold price of £1,100,000 across 115 recorded sales: the annual running cost beside the purchase price, which neither source shows on its own.
| Band | 1991 valueVOA basis | A yearWestminster | A month÷ 12 | Of the median÷ £1,100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £700 | £58 | 0.06% |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £816 | £68 | 0.07% |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £933 | £78 | 0.08% |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £1,050 | £88 | 0.10% |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £1,283 | £107 | 0.12% |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £1,516 | £126 | 0.14% |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £1,749 | £146 | 0.16% |
| H | over £320,000 | £2,099 | £175 | 0.19% |
The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the WC2E 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 115 recorded sales. · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Westminster, 2026-27.
Address by address
Address by address
What individual homes in WC2E sold for
The 24 most recently sold doors of the 69 distinct addresses in the records we hold for WC2E. Real recorded transactions: never estimates.
30, FLORAL STREET, LONDON
WC2E 9DP · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 6 recorded sales
£650,000
2026-07-15
6, GARRICK STREET, LONDON
WC2E 9BH · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£680,000
2026-07-08
ACRE HOUSE, 72, LONG ACRE, LONDON
WC2E 9JS · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 2 recorded sales
£920,000
2026-06-18
HARLEQUIN COURT, 20, TAVISTOCK STREET, LONDON
WC2E 7NZ · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 10 recorded sales
£1,300,000
2026-05-12
49, WELLINGTON STREET, LONDON
WC2E 7BN · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 2 recorded sales
£1,390,000
2026-02-09
KOKO LONDON, 4, GARRICK STREET, LONDON
WC2E 9BH · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£822,500
2025-12-19
19, BEDFORD STREET, LONDON
WC2E 9HP · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£3,635,000
2025-11-28
34, HENRIETTA STREET, LONDON
WC2E 8NA · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 2 recorded sales
£4,050,000
2025-11-12
5 - 11, TAVISTOCK STREET, LONDON
WC2E 7PS · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£880,000
2025-11-11
19, HENRIETTA STREET, LONDON
WC2E 8QH · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£1,000,000
2025-10-22
12, KING STREET, LONDON
WC2E 8HN · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 3 recorded sales
£1,500,000
2025-10-03
12 - 14, LONG ACRE, LONDON
WC2E 9LP · Other · Freehold · 2 recorded sales
£34,500,000
2025-09-23
DUDLEY HOUSE, 36 - 38, SOUTHAMPTON STREET, LONDON
WC2E 7HG · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£1,560,000
2025-08-13
JUBILEE PIAZZA, SOUTHAMPTON STREET, LONDON
WC2E 7QH · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 3 recorded sales
£2,800,000
2025-07-21
22, SOUTHAMPTON STREET, LONDON
WC2E 7JA · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 2 recorded sales
£4,090,000
2025-07-15
81 - 82, LONG ACRE, LONDON
WC2E 9NG · Other · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£299,993
2025-07-01
STIRLING COURT, TAVISTOCK STREET, LONDON
WC2E 7NU · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 5 recorded sales
£600,000
2025-06-30
30, TAVISTOCK STREET, LONDON
WC2E 7PB · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£600,000
2025-06-24
8, BEDFORD COURT, LONDON
WC2E 9LU · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 2 recorded sales
£430,000
2025-06-17
25, MAIDEN LANE, LONDON
WC2E 7NR · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£857,500
2025-05-28
38, KING STREET, LONDON
WC2E 8JS · Other · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£1,125,000
2025-04-10
25, FLORAL STREET, LONDON
WC2E 9DS · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 5 recorded sales
£2,795,000
2025-04-07
15, TAVISTOCK STREET, LONDON
WC2E 7PS · Other · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£124,519,556
2025-03-31
44A - 44B, FLORAL STREET, LONDON
WC2E 9DA · Other · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£125,000
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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Data sources
Every WC2E figure is official and dated
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.