— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · DISTRICT
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8,583 people · median £738,000
City of London Corporation · Non-partisan (independent members) 118/125 seats · 94% · OCD 2026
Prices
The median sold price in City of London is £738,000.
Neighbourhoods
Schools
City of London’s schools: 100% of inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding.
Crime
City of London records 99 crimes per 1,000 residents a month.
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What does it cost? This district
A typical home here sells for £738,000, down 6.6% over five years. That's about 11.1× local earnings — around the 13× five-year average.
Sold price history
2026 YTD · 66 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£738,000
5-year change-6.6%
Full history since 1995
HM Land Registry Price Paid
By property type
Typical home price compared with annual local pay11.1× · five-year average 13×
HM Land Registry, 12 months
Resold at a loss15.9%
Of the homes here that sold again within five years, 15.9% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Better than London (18.4%).
By property type
Flats15.9%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new31.3%
Bought second-hand12%
Overall
Typical resale gain+51.7% · ~13.7-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (566 resale pairs) · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted
Home ownership37%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021
Council tax£1,289
City of London Corporation£1,112
Greater London Authority£176
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£859
Band B£1,002
Band C£1,146
Band D (baseline)£1,289
Band E£1,575
Band F£1,862
Band G£2,148
Band H£2,578
Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.
Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April
£10,234 per square metre
What this means ▾
The sold price divided by the home's recorded floor area, which makes differently-sized homes easier to compare. The median across districts Acreright covers is £3,803.
HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas
Prices by neighbourhood 2 neighbourhoods — the district, broken down
⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Leadenhall Market +3.5%
| Neighbourhood | Median price | 5-year change | Sales, 12m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leadenhall Market | £735,000 | +3.5% | 99 |
| West Smithfield | £775,000 | -8.8% | 103 |
Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months
Homes in City of London — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat 16 Thomas More House Barbican | Flat | 3 | E | £850,000 | Sep 2026 |
| Flat 601 37 Cock Lane | Flat | 4+ | C | £2,250,000 | Aug 2026 |
| Flat 175 Defoe House Barbican | Flat | 2 | D | £877,000 | Aug 2026 |
| Flat 710 Willoughby House Barbican | Flat | 4+ | F | £1,265,000 | Aug 2026 |
| Flat 136 Thomas More House Barbican | Flat | 1 | D | £400,000 | Aug 2026 |
| Flat 267 Ben Jonson House Barbican | Flat | — | — | £635,000 | Aug 2026 |
| Flat 45 28 Bartholomew Close | Flat | 3 | B | £770,000 | Aug 2026 |
| Flat 3 46-48 Carter Lane | Flat | 1 | D | £430,000 | Aug 2026 |
| Miles Preston & Co, 10 Bolt Court | Other | — | — | £2,075,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 803 Frobisher Crescent | Flat | 1 | B | £510,000 | Aug 2026 |
134 sales in 12 months — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →
Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC
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