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WC2A 1

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
£10k£461k£913k£1.4m£1.8m2000201820192018 +786%−21%£1,296,250
Median sold price£300,000
5-year change-99.1%
Price per square metre£18,083 · median across AcreRight-covered districts £3,782
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

Home ownership24%

Owned outright
15%
With a mortgage
9%
Private rented
49%
Social rented
27%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021

Council tax£1,330

City of London Corporation£1,153
Greater London Authority£176
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£886
Band B£1,034
Band C£1,182
Band D (baseline)£1,330
Band E£1,625
Band F£1,920
Band G£2,216
Band H£2,659
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 £3,782.

HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas

Prices by street in WC2A 1 1 street — this postcode sector, broken down

StreetMedian priceSales5-year change
Chancery Lane£843,12526
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%
NeighbourhoodMedian price5-year changeSales, 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
AddressTypeBedsEPCPriceDate
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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