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House prices in City of London

London · 170 sales registered so far in the 12 months to May 2026 · HM Land Registry data

Average house price in City of London

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.

Median sold price
£740,000
12 months to May 2026
Half of sales were above this price, half below
Change on a year ago
−5.1%
median vs the previous 12 months
Shown only when both years have 30+ sales
Price per sq ft
£1,039
typical range £889–£1252
From 299 of 416 sales with an EPC floor area (2 years)
Sales registered so far
170
12 months to May 2026
Recent months are still being registered; counts are never compared year on year
vs London
+41%
London median £525,000
Difference between the two medians

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

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House prices in City of London by property type

TypeSalesMedian price£/sq ftTypical sizeChange (1y)
Flats169£740,000£997 732 sq ft−4.5%

City of London house price trend

£250k£500k£750k£1m£1.25mQ4 2021: £1,123,200 · 66 salesQ1 2022: £817,500 · 56 salesQ2 2022: £760,250 · 64 salesQ3 2022: £727,500 · 82 salesQ4 2022: £815,000 · 59 salesQ1 2023: £775,000 · 40 salesQ2 2023: £937,500 · 54 salesQ3 2023: £979,200 · 109 salesQ4 2023: £832,710 · 56 salesQ1 2024: £833,125 · 88 salesQ2 2024: £800,000 · 75 salesQ3 2024: £725,000 · 69 salesQ4 2024: £790,000 · 65 salesQ1 2025: £789,000 · 76 salesQ2 2025: £850,000 · 33 salesQ3 2025: £792,500 · 54 salesQ4 2025: £770,000 · 56 sales (provisional)Q1 2026: £655,000 · 34 sales (provisional)Q2 2026: £600,000 · 25 sales (provisional)Q3 2026: £875,000 · 5 sales (provisional)Q4 2021Q4 2022Q4 2023Q4 2024Q4 2025Q3 2026
City of London median London median sales per period still being registered
City of London: median sold price £1,123,200 in Q4 2021 to £792,500 in Q3 2025
PeriodMedian sold priceSales
Q4 2021£1,123,20066
Q1 2022£817,50056
Q2 2022£760,25064
Q3 2022£727,50082
Q4 2022£815,00059
Q1 2023£775,00040
Q2 2023£937,50054
Q3 2023£979,200109
Q4 2023£832,71056
Q1 2024£833,12588
Q2 2024£800,00075
Q3 2024£725,00069
Q4 2024£790,00065
Q1 2025£789,00076
Q2 2025£850,00033
Q3 2025£792,50054
Q4 2025£770,00056
Q1 2026£655,00034
Q2 2026£600,00025
Q3 2026£875,0005

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.

What homes in City of London sold for

£400k–£600k
£600k–£800k
£800k–£1m
£1m–£1.2m
£1.2m–£1.4m
£1.4m–£1.6m
£1.6m–£1.8m
£1.8m+

Most homes in City of London sold for £400k–£800k (56% of sales).

Sold house prices in City of London

SoldAddressTypePriceFloor area£/sq ftvs last sale
10 Jul 2026Apartment 223, 1, Blackfriars Road SE1 9GQ Flats · Leasehold£875,000743 sq ft £1,178
7 Jul 2026Flat 42, 28, Bartholomew Close EC1A 7ES Flats · Leasehold£410,000484 sq ft £846
6 Jul 2026Apartment 119, Globe View, 10, High Timber Street EC4V 3PS Flats · Leasehold£890,000850 sq ft £1,047
3 Jul 2026Flat 323, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican EC2Y 8NJ Flats · Leasehold£1,775,0001,206 sq ft £1,472
3 Jul 2026Flat 1, 153, Whitecross Street EC1Y 8JL Flats · Leasehold£710,000764 sq ft £929−1% (2020)
30 Jun 2026Flat 391, Lauderdale Tower, Barbican EC2Y 8NA Flats · Leasehold£2,400,000 +40% (2020)
30 Jun 2026519, Bunyan Court, Barbican EC2Y 8DH Flats · Leasehold£1,500,000
30 Jun 20262, Sugar House, 99, Leman Street E1 8GH Flats · Leasehold£675,000947 sq ft £713
29 Jun 2026Flat 35, 43, Bartholomew Close EC1A 7HN Flats · Leasehold£563,500603 sq ft £935
25 Jun 2026Flat 157, Andrewes House, Barbican EC2Y 8BA Flats · Leasehold£793,292
24 Jun 2026Flat 29, John Trundle Court, Barbican EC2Y 8DJ Flats · Leasehold£835,000872 sq ft £958
19 Jun 2026Flat 78, John Trundle Court, Barbican EC2Y 8NE Flats · Leasehold£495,000441 sq ft £1,122+4% (2020)
18 Jun 202638, Oxford Drive SE1 2FB Flats · Leasehold£600,000786 sq ft £764
17 Jun 2026Flat 12, the Roof Terrace Apartments, 5, Great Sutton Street EC1V 0BY Flats · Leasehold£557,000
12 Jun 2026Flat 4, Bowater House, Golden Lane Estate EC1Y 0RJ Flats · Leasehold£525,000710 sq ft £739
12 Jun 2026Flat 2, 6 - 9, Bridgewater Square EC2Y 8AG Flats · Leasehold£465,000431 sq ft £1,080
5 Jun 2026Flat C, 5, Middle Street EC1A 7JA Flats · Leasehold£550,000
29 May 2026Flat 19, 11 - 12, West Smithfield EC1A 9JR Flats · Leasehold£525,000517 sq ft £1,016
28 May 2026Flat 92, Lauderdale Tower, Barbican EC2Y 8BY Flats · Leasehold£1,375,000
28 May 20265, Cobb Street E1 7LB Flats · Leasehold£1,090,0001,098 sq ft £993+11% (2019)
28 May 2026Flat 7, Three Cups Yard, Sandland Street WC1R 4PZ Flats · Leasehold£1,090,0001,001 sq ft £1,089
26 May 2026Flat 37, 43, Bartholomew Close EC1A 7HN Flats · Leasehold£688,000689 sq ft £999
20 May 2026Flat 38, 28, Bartholomew Close EC1A 7ES Flats · Leasehold£532,500474 sq ft £1,124
18 May 2026Apartment 306, 9b, Clerkenwell Road EC1M 5PY Flats · Leasehold£825,000840 sq ft £983
6 May 20264, Brandon Mews, Barbican EC2Y 8BE Terraced · Leasehold£980,0001,227 sq ft £799

The most recent registered sales. Full histories, including every sale since 1995, are on the street pages.

Streets in City of London

Most expensive streets

  1. Blackfriars Road SE1 £1,950,000· 17 sales
  2. Triptych Place SE1 £1,832,000· 67 sales
  3. Houndsditch EC3A £1,757,500· 71 sales
  4. Water Lane EC3R £1,450,000· 7 sales
  5. Holland Street SE1 £1,270,250· 24 sales
  6. Little Britain EC1A £1,233,562· 28 sales
  7. New Globe Walk SE1 £1,200,000· 23 sales
  8. Golden Lane EC1Y £1,197,500· 16 sales

Most affordable streets

  1. Leather Lane EC1N £392,500· 8 sales
  2. Bell Lane E1 £447,500· 10 sales
  3. Prescot Street E1 £482,500· 21 sales
  4. Fann Street EC2Y £483,000· 6 sales
  5. Upper Thames Street EC4V £495,000· 15 sales
  6. Lambs Passage EC1Y £506,000· 7 sales
  7. Sumner Street SE1 £514,991· 12 sales
  8. Hosier Lane EC1A £515,000· 9 sales

Most active streets

  1. Barbican EC2Y 46in 12m
  2. Clerkenwell Road EC1M 7in 12m
  3. Bartholomew Close EC1A 6in 12m
  4. Holland Street SE1 6in 12m
  5. Prescot Street E1 6in 12m
  6. New Globe Walk SE1 5in 12m
  7. Houndsditch EC3A 4in 12m
  8. Little Britain EC1A 4in 12m

Medians over five years for streets with at least five sales; "most active" counts the last 12 months.

Postcode districts in City of London

DistrictSales (12m)Median£/sq ftChange (1y)
EC2Y55£925,000£1,172+13.5%
SE128£848,750£1,092
E125£547,500£870
EC1A16£535,250£1,057
EC1Y8£958
EC1M7
EC4V7
EC4A5

For sale in City of London now

Sold prices at developments in City of London

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.

Areas within City of London

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What's my home worth?

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.

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Questions about house prices in City of London

What is the average house price in City of London?

The 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.

How much is a house in City of London per square foot?

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.

Are house prices in City of London going up or down?

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.

What is the most expensive street in City of London?

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.

Where does this data come from and how up to date is it?

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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