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London · 170 sales registered so far in the 12 months to May 2026 · HM Land Registry data
The average (median) house price in City of London, London was £740,000 in the 12 months to May 2026, from 170 sales registered so far — 5.1% down on the year before and 4.3% down on five years ago. Flats homes were the most common sale at a median £740,000. Homes with a recorded floor area sold for about £1,039 per square foot (£11,184/m²), based on 299 of 416 sales over two years.
Sales completed to July 2026, as registered by 29 Aug 2026 · headline figures cover the 12 months to May 2026 (later months are still being registered) City of London = the London Borough of City of London, by the ONS boundary
| Type | Sales | Median price | £/sq ft | Typical size | Change (1y) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flats | 169 | £740,000 | £997 | 732 sq ft | −4.5% |
| Period | Median sold price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2021 | £1,123,200 | 66 |
| Q1 2022 | £817,500 | 56 |
| Q2 2022 | £760,250 | 64 |
| Q3 2022 | £727,500 | 82 |
| Q4 2022 | £815,000 | 59 |
| Q1 2023 | £775,000 | 40 |
| Q2 2023 | £937,500 | 54 |
| Q3 2023 | £979,200 | 109 |
| Q4 2023 | £832,710 | 56 |
| Q1 2024 | £833,125 | 88 |
| Q2 2024 | £800,000 | 75 |
| Q3 2024 | £725,000 | 69 |
| Q4 2024 | £790,000 | 65 |
| Q1 2025 | £789,000 | 76 |
| Q2 2025 | £850,000 | 33 |
| Q3 2025 | £792,500 | 54 |
| Q4 2025 | £770,000 | 56 |
| Q1 2026 | £655,000 | 34 |
| Q2 2026 | £600,000 | 25 |
| Q3 2026 | £875,000 | 5 |
Median of completed sales per period, not seasonally adjusted; the latest months are still being registered.
UK House Price Index (mix-adjusted) for City of London: £712,958, −20.4% on the year (June 2026) — why this differs from our median.
Most homes in City of London sold for £400k–£800k (56% of sales).
| Sold | Address | Type | Price | Floor area | £/sq ft | vs last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jul 2026 | Apartment 223, 1, Blackfriars Road SE1 9GQ | Flats · Leasehold | £875,000 | 743 sq ft | £1,178 | — |
| 7 Jul 2026 | Flat 42, 28, Bartholomew Close EC1A 7ES | Flats · Leasehold | £410,000 | 484 sq ft | £846 | — |
| 6 Jul 2026 | Apartment 119, Globe View, 10, High Timber Street EC4V 3PS | Flats · Leasehold | £890,000 | 850 sq ft | £1,047 | — |
| 3 Jul 2026 | Flat 323, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican EC2Y 8NJ | Flats · Leasehold | £1,775,000 | 1,206 sq ft | £1,472 | — |
| 3 Jul 2026 | Flat 1, 153, Whitecross Street EC1Y 8JL | Flats · Leasehold | £710,000 | 764 sq ft | £929 | −1% (2020) |
| 30 Jun 2026 | Flat 391, Lauderdale Tower, Barbican EC2Y 8NA | Flats · Leasehold | £2,400,000 | — | — | +40% (2020) |
| 30 Jun 2026 | 519, Bunyan Court, Barbican EC2Y 8DH | Flats · Leasehold | £1,500,000 | — | — | — |
| 30 Jun 2026 | 2, Sugar House, 99, Leman Street E1 8GH | Flats · Leasehold | £675,000 | 947 sq ft | £713 | — |
| 29 Jun 2026 | Flat 35, 43, Bartholomew Close EC1A 7HN | Flats · Leasehold | £563,500 | 603 sq ft | £935 | — |
| 25 Jun 2026 | Flat 157, Andrewes House, Barbican EC2Y 8BA | Flats · Leasehold | £793,292 | — | — | — |
| 24 Jun 2026 | Flat 29, John Trundle Court, Barbican EC2Y 8DJ | Flats · Leasehold | £835,000 | 872 sq ft | £958 | — |
| 19 Jun 2026 | Flat 78, John Trundle Court, Barbican EC2Y 8NE | Flats · Leasehold | £495,000 | 441 sq ft | £1,122 | +4% (2020) |
| 18 Jun 2026 | 38, Oxford Drive SE1 2FB | Flats · Leasehold | £600,000 | 786 sq ft | £764 | — |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Flat 12, the Roof Terrace Apartments, 5, Great Sutton Street EC1V 0BY | Flats · Leasehold | £557,000 | — | — | — |
| 12 Jun 2026 | Flat 4, Bowater House, Golden Lane Estate EC1Y 0RJ | Flats · Leasehold | £525,000 | 710 sq ft | £739 | — |
| 12 Jun 2026 | Flat 2, 6 - 9, Bridgewater Square EC2Y 8AG | Flats · Leasehold | £465,000 | 431 sq ft | £1,080 | — |
| 5 Jun 2026 | Flat C, 5, Middle Street EC1A 7JA | Flats · Leasehold | £550,000 | — | — | — |
| 29 May 2026 | Flat 19, 11 - 12, West Smithfield EC1A 9JR | Flats · Leasehold | £525,000 | 517 sq ft | £1,016 | — |
| 28 May 2026 | Flat 92, Lauderdale Tower, Barbican EC2Y 8BY | Flats · Leasehold | £1,375,000 | — | — | — |
| 28 May 2026 | 5, Cobb Street E1 7LB | Flats · Leasehold | £1,090,000 | 1,098 sq ft | £993 | +11% (2019) |
| 28 May 2026 | Flat 7, Three Cups Yard, Sandland Street WC1R 4PZ | Flats · Leasehold | £1,090,000 | 1,001 sq ft | £1,089 | — |
| 26 May 2026 | Flat 37, 43, Bartholomew Close EC1A 7HN | Flats · Leasehold | £688,000 | 689 sq ft | £999 | — |
| 20 May 2026 | Flat 38, 28, Bartholomew Close EC1A 7ES | Flats · Leasehold | £532,500 | 474 sq ft | £1,124 | — |
| 18 May 2026 | Apartment 306, 9b, Clerkenwell Road EC1M 5PY | Flats · Leasehold | £825,000 | 840 sq ft | £983 | — |
| 6 May 2026 | 4, Brandon Mews, Barbican EC2Y 8BE | Terraced · Leasehold | £980,000 | 1,227 sq ft | £799 | — |
The most recent registered sales. Full histories, including every sale since 1995, are on the street pages.
Medians over five years for streets with at least five sales; "most active" counts the last 12 months.
| District | Sales (12m) | Median | £/sq ft | Change (1y) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EC2Y | 55 | £925,000 | £1,172 | +13.5% |
| SE1 | 28 | £848,750 | £1,092 | — |
| E1 | 25 | £547,500 | £870 | — |
| EC1A | 16 | £535,250 | £1,057 | — |
| EC1Y | 8 | — | £958 | — |
| EC1M | 7 | — | — | — |
| EC4V | 7 | — | — | — |
| EC4A | 5 | — | — | — |

New-build sales register 6–12 months after completion; "resale" means a later sale at an address whose first recorded sale was a new build.
Part of London
A 90 m² (970 sq ft) home in City of London is worth roughly £861k–£1.21m at the area's typical £889–£1252 per square foot — a range, not a valuation.
Check your addressThe median sold price in City of London, London was £740,000 in the 12 months to May 2026 (170 sales registered so far); the mean was £948,897. We quote medians because a few very expensive or very cheap sales pull a mean around. The London median over the same period was £525,000. Portals and the ONS publish different figures because they use different boundaries, windows and adjustments.
Homes sold in City of London, London over the two years to May 2026 with a recorded floor area achieved a median £1,039 per square foot (interquartile range £889–£1252), from 299 sales matched to an Energy Performance Certificate floor area.
In the 12 months to May 2026, the median was 5.1% down on the previous 12 months and 4.3% down on five years earlier. These compare completed sales registered so far; the most recent months are still being registered, so the latest figures move as late registrations arrive.
Of streets with at least five sales in the last five years, Blackfriars Road (SE1) has the highest median sold price at £1,950,000 across 17 sales.
Every sale is from HM Land Registry's Price Paid Data for England and Wales, which we re-import monthly. Sales completed to July 2026, as registered by 29 Aug 2026 · headline figures cover the 12 months to May 2026 (later months are still being registered). Floor areas come from Energy Performance Certificates matched by address.
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Sources and method. Sales completed to July 2026, as registered by 29 Aug 2026 · headline figures cover the 12 months to May 2026 (later months are still being registered).Next HM Land Registry release ~28 Sept 2026. Medians unless stated; averages only where 30 or more sales. Category A sales only (standard price-paid transactions), houses and flats.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Floor areas derived from Energy Performance Certificate data © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026. Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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