— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · POSTCODE SECTOR
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61 people · median £300,000 · City of London
City of London Corporation · Non-partisan (independent members) 118/125 seats · 94% · OCD 2026
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What does it cost? This postcode sector
A typical home here sells for £300,000, down 99.1% over five years. That's about 11.1× local earnings — around the 13× five-year average.
Sold price history
2019 · 5 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£300,000
5-year change-99.1%
HM Land Registry Price Paid
By property type
Too few sales by type to chart.
Typical home price compared with annual local pay11.1× · five-year average 13×
HM Land Registry, 12 months
Resold at a loss from City of London15.9%
Of the homes across City of London that sold again within five years, 15.9% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Better than London (18%).
By property type
Flats15.9%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new31.6%
Bought second-hand11.8%
Overall
Typical resale gain+51.7% · ~13.5-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (548 resale pairs) across City of London — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted
Home ownership24%
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
£18,083 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 street in WC2A 1 1 street — this postcode sector, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chancery Lane | £843,125 | 26 | — |
Median & 5-year change use residential sales only (category-A, type D/S/T/F); the 5-year change compares the last 24 months vs the 24 months five years earlier. Each street’s sales recorded inside this area since 1995 — click a street → its full sold-price page · HM Land Registry Price Paid
Neighbourhood prices in City of London how WC2A 1 compares · from City of London
⌃ 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 WC2A 1 — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Chancery Lane | Other | — | — | £350,000 | May 2025 |
| 116 - 118 Chancery Lane | Other | — | — | £1,000,000 | Jul 2024 |
| 115a Chancery Lane | Other | — | — | £3,550,000 | Jul 2024 |
| Flat 4 24 Chancery Lane | Flat | 2 | D | £525,000 | Mar 2024 |
| Apartment 32 122-126, Chancery Lane | Flat | 1 | B | £865,000 | Sep 2019 |
| Apartment 24 122-126, Chancery Lane | Flat | 3 | B | £1,381,250 | May 2019 |
| Apartment 23 122-126, Chancery Lane | Flat | 1 | B | £790,000 | Apr 2019 |
| Apartment 8 122-126, Chancery Lane | Flat | 3 | B | £1,296,250 | Apr 2019 |
| Apartment 16 122-126, Chancery Lane | Flat | 3 | B | £1,338,750 | Apr 2019 |
| Apartment 12 122-126, Chancery Lane | Flat | 4+ | B | £2,300,000 | Nov 2018 |
2 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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