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EC1A house prices in City of London

The median sold price in EC1A between 1 Apr 2020 and 7 Jul 2026 was £836,000 across 250 recorded sales. EC1A covers part of City of London around the Aldersgate ward. Sold prices, council tax, schools, deprivation and planning for this district — from official UK data, in one place.

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Typical sold price

£836,000

Range £485,000–£2,164,500 · 250 real sales

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 1 Apr 2020 and 7 Jul 2026. Real recorded sales — not estimates. Scroll for the map, trend and breakdown.

The median sold price in EC1A, City of London, was £836,000 across 250 recorded sales between 1 Apr 2020 and 7 Jul 2026. That is -20.7% on the twelve months before — £545,000 from 28 sales against £687,000 from 30. Council tax on a Band D home there is £1,330 a year — City of London's published charge for 2026-27.

-20.7% year on year

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 31 July 2026. Updated monthly. Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government — Council Tax levels set by local authorities, City of London, 2026-27. Real recorded transactions — we never publish an estimated valuation.

On the map

Where EC1A sits in City of London

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Latest sales

The most recent sales in EC1A

  • 28, BARTHOLOMEW CLOSE, LONDON

    Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 7 Jul 2026

    £410,000

  • 43, BARTHOLOMEW CLOSE, LONDON

    Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 29 Jun 2026

    £563,500

  • 5, MIDDLE STREET, LONDON

    Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 5 Jun 2026

    £550,000

  • 11 - 12, WEST SMITHFIELD, LONDON

    Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 29 May 2026

    £525,000

  • 43, BARTHOLOMEW CLOSE, LONDON

    Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 26 May 2026

    £688,000

See every EC1A sale

Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors)

The data, honestly

EC1A sold prices at a glance

Typical price

£836,000

Lower end

£485,000

Upper end

£2,164,500

Sample size

250 sales

24-month trend

Typical price by quarter — EC1A

By property type

What each type sells for — EC1A

Sold twice — what the same home resold for

The strongest price signal there is: the same door, sold twice. Change shown in £, %, and per year — a big % over two decades is smaller than it looks.

  • 11 - 12, WEST SMITHFIELD, LONDON

    £450,000 (2021)£525,000 (2026)+16.7% over 5 yrs (+3.1%/yr)

  • 59, WEST SMITHFIELD, LONDON

    £1,250,000 (2024)£103,000 (2026)-91.8% over 1.6 yrs (-78.5%/yr)

  • 75, LITTLE BRITAIN, LONDON

    £515,000 (2025)£835,000 (2026)+62.1% over 0.6 yrs (+114.7%/yr)

  • HOGARTH HOUSE, 61, BARTHOLOMEW CLOSE, LONDON

    £3,715,000 (2020)£1,230,000 (2025)-66.9% over 5.2 yrs (-19%/yr)

  • 64, WEST SMITHFIELD, LONDON

    £540,000 (2024)£482,500 (2025)-10.6% over 1.6 yrs (-6.9%/yr)

  • DOMINION HOUSE, 59, BARTHOLOMEW CLOSE, LONDON

    £1,750,000 (2025)£1,690,000 (2025)-3.4% over 0.7 yrs (-5.2%/yr)

Tenure mix

Freehold vs leasehold — EC1A

20 freehold (8%)

230 leasehold (92%)

59 new-build sales

Across the 250 most recent recorded sales in EC1A. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 31 July 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions — never estimates. See every EC1A sale.

Area data

What else the records hold on EC1A

Council tax, schools, area deprivation and planning activity for this district — each from the body that publishes it, with the sample it rests on stated beside it.

Council tax

What council tax costs in EC1A

Band D · City of London · 2026-27

£1,330

a year — the benchmark band every English authority is compared on.

Annual council tax charge for each band in City of London, 2026-27
Band1991 valueA year
Aup to £40,000£886
B£40,001–£52,000£1,034
C£52,001–£68,000£1,182
D£68,001–£88,000£1,330
E£88,001–£120,000£1,625
F£120,001–£160,000£1,920
G£160,001–£320,000£2,216
Hover £320,000£2,659

These are City of London's charges for 2026-27, the authority EC1A falls in — not an estimate for any individual home. A property's band is set by the Valuation Office Agency and we never guess it; look up a band on GOV.UK and read your row. Bands reflect what a home was worth on 1 April 1991, not today.

Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government — Council Tax levels set by local authorities · 8 of 8 bands published for City of London · data to 2026-27 financial year

Schools

Schools near EC1A

  • Charterhouse Square School

    Independent schools · EC1M 6EA

    380 m

    Not graded

  • St Alban's Church of England Primary School

    Primary · Local authority maintained schools · EC1N 7SD

    484 m

    Good · 2019

  • Dallington School

    Independent schools · EC1V 0BW

    524 m

    Not graded

  • St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School

    Primary · Local authority maintained schools · EC1V 0EU

    543 m

    Good · 2023

  • City of London Primary Academy, Islington

    Primary · Free Schools · EC1Y 0AE

    612 m

    Outstanding · 2019

  • Christopher Hatton Primary School

    Primary · Local authority maintained schools · EC1R 4PQ

    635 m

    Outstanding · 2022

  • City Junior School

    Independent schools · WC1R 5EY

    642 m

    Not graded

  • City of London School for Girls

    Independent schools · EC2Y 8BB

    688 m

    Not graded

School data from the Department for Education “Get Information about Schools” (GIAS) and Ofsted inspection outcomes — Open Government Licence v3.0. The Ofsted grade shown is the last single overall grade on record (single grades were withdrawn in September 2024). Shows nearest schools by distance, not legal catchment areas. Distances are from the EC1A district centroid, not from any address.

Source: Department for Education — Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 8 open schools within 3 km, 4 with a grade on record

Planning applications

Planning activity around EC1A

  • Camden/2026/2954/PUndecided

    274 m

    External alterations to office building, including replacement of entrance door; replacement of façade lighting; removal of metal signage; creation of cycle store entrance; installation of new and replacement louvres, refurbishment and repainting of windows; refurbishment and repairs to roof; replacement of rooflights; brickwork repairs; and associated works.

    Received 2026-07-14

  • Notification of Prior Approval for the installation of roof-mounted solar photovoltaics (PV) panels and associated works under Schedule 2, Part 14, Class J of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended)

    Received 2026-07-14

  • City/26/00984/MDCUndecided

    320 m

    Submission of a Lifetime Maintenance Plan for the SuDS system to pursuant to condition 16 of Planning Permission 23/00867/FULMAJ dated 27.09.2024.

    Received 2026-07-10

  • City/26/00980/ADVTUndecided

    220 m

    Installation and display of 10 internally illuminated signage relating to the London Museum, at the following locations: (a) Two signage at West Poultry Avenue (north and south entrances), measuring 1.735m in height, 4.575m in width, 0.07m in depth, at a height above ground of 7.18m (at north entrance), and 6.98m (at south entrance); (b) One signage at Hart's Corner secondary entrance measuring 0.537m in height, 1.525m in width, and 0.03m in depth, at a height above ground of 2.935m; (c) Two signage at roof level of Hart's Corner measuring, (i) 1.1m in height, 16.5m in width, and 0.1m in depth, at a height above ground of 14.75m, and (ii) Art Canvas measuring 0.8m in height, 16.6m in width, and 0.1m in depth, at a height above ground of 13.85m; (d) One Art Canvas on Charterhouse Street measuring 1.68m in height, 10.4m in width, and 0.05m in depth, at a height above ground of 6.85m; (e) One signage at Snow Hill secondary entrance measuring 0.537m in height, 1.525m in width and 0.03m in depth, and height above ground of 3.22m; (f) One Art Canvas at Snow Hill (roof level) measuring 1.6m in height, 14.4m in width, and 0.05m in depth, at a height above ground of 6.96m; and (g) Two signage on both facades of West Smithfield Canopy measuring 1.63m in height, 12.63m in width, and 1.1m in depth, at a height above ground of 8.75m.

    Received 2026-07-09

  • City/26/00962/MDCUndecided

    404 m

    Submission of Delivery and Servicing Management Plan pursuant to discharge of condition 2 of planning permission 25/01788/FULL dated 13.02.2026.

    Received 2026-07-07

  • City/26/00958/MDCUndecided

    398 m

    Submission of BREEAM New Construction Final Certificate pursuant to discharge of condition 32 of planning permission 22/00742/FULL dated 10.03.2023.

    Received 2026-07-06

Applications are matched within 500 m of the EC1A district centroid, so this is activity in the area, not at any one address. Register wording and status are reproduced as the local planning authority published them. Showing 6 of 20 held; run a live planning search for EC1A for the current picture.

Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 7999 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 24 July 2026

Deprivation (IMD)

Area profile for EC1A

Across the 12 sampled EC1A postcodes, deprivation runs all in decile 8, with a median of decile 8 of 10 — where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.

1 · most deprived10 · least deprived

EC1A 7ES, the sampled postcode sitting at that median: On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, this postcode falls in decile 8 of 10 — where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived. It's area context for the wider neighbourhood, not a judgement on any individual home.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG). Deprivation is published for small areas (LSOAs), not for postcode districts, so EC1A spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in EC1A that have recorded sales and 12 returned a row. It is context for the neighbourhood, never a judgement on any individual home.

Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government — English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · 12 postcodes sampled of 12 checked · data to 2025 indices

Two sources, one table

What it costs to run a home in EC1A, band by band

City of London's council tax for 2026-27 set against the EC1A median sold price of £836,000 across 250 recorded sales — the annual running cost beside the purchase price, which neither source shows on its own.

Council tax band, its 1991 valuation range, the annual and monthly charge in City of London for 2026-27, and that charge as a share of the EC1A median sold price
Band1991 valueVOA basisA yearCity of LondonA month÷ 12Of the median÷ £836,000
Aup to £40,000£886£740.11%
B£40,001–£52,000£1,034£860.12%
C£52,001–£68,000£1,182£990.14%
D£68,001–£88,000£1,330£1110.16%
E£88,001–£120,000£1,625£1350.19%
F£120,001–£160,000£1,920£1600.23%
G£160,001–£320,000£2,216£1850.27%
Hover £320,000£2,659£2220.32%

The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the EC1A median sold price — a comparison of two published figures, not a rate anyone charges. It is not a mapping from price to band: a band records what a home was worth on 1 April 1991 and is set by the Valuation Office Agency, so it cannot be worked out from a 2020s sale price. Look up a specific band on GOV.UK. Instalment counts vary by authority, so the monthly column is simply the year over twelve.

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 31 July 2026. Updated monthly. Median across 250 recorded sales. · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government — Council Tax levels set by local authorities, City of London, 2026-27.

Address by address

What individual homes in EC1A sold for

The 24 most recently sold doors of the 66 distinct addresses in the records we hold for EC1A. Real recorded transactions — never estimates.

  • 28, BARTHOLOMEW CLOSE, LONDON

    EC1A 7ES · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 12 recorded sales

    £410,000

    2026-07-07

  • 43, BARTHOLOMEW CLOSE, LONDON

    EC1A 7HN · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 6 recorded sales

    £563,500

    2026-06-29

  • 5, MIDDLE STREET, LONDON

    EC1A 7JA · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale

    £550,000

    2026-06-05

  • 11 - 12, WEST SMITHFIELD, LONDON

    EC1A 9JR · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 4 recorded sales

    £525,000

    2026-05-29

  • 59, WEST SMITHFIELD, LONDON

    EC1A 9DS · Other · Leasehold · 2 recorded sales

    £103,000

    2026-05-12

  • 1, GILTSPUR STREET, LONDON

    EC1A 9DD · Other · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale

    £15,700,000

    2026-03-25

  • 75, LITTLE BRITAIN, LONDON

    EC1A 7BT · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 11 recorded sales

    £835,000

    2026-02-27

  • 10, HOSIER LANE, LONDON

    EC1A 9LS · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 8 recorded sales

    £450,000

    2026-01-08

  • 51, CLOTH FAIR, LONDON

    EC1A 7JQ · Other · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £792,500

    2025-12-05

  • HOGARTH HOUSE, 61, BARTHOLOMEW CLOSE, LONDON

    EC1A 7BF · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 2 recorded sales

    £1,230,000

    2025-11-20

  • WHITE HORSE HOUSE, 1, LITTLE BRITAIN, LONDON

    EC1A 7BX · Other · Freehold · 2 recorded sales

    £21,200

    2025-11-11

  • 64, WEST SMITHFIELD, LONDON

    EC1A 9DY · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 3 recorded sales

    £482,500

    2025-11-07

  • 1 - 6, NEWBURY STREET, LONDON

    EC1A 7HU · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale

    £975,000

    2025-10-31

  • CATHEDRAL LODGE, 110 - 115, ALDERSGATE STREET, LONDON

    EC1A 4JE · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 6 recorded sales

    £2,075,000

    2025-10-24

  • 17, LONG LANE, LONDON

    EC1A 9PN · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 7 recorded sales

    £699,995

    2025-10-20

  • DOMINION HOUSE, 59, BARTHOLOMEW CLOSE, LONDON

    EC1A 7BF · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 7 recorded sales

    £1,690,000

    2025-10-20

  • WESLEY HOUSE, 5, LITTLE BRITAIN, LONDON

    EC1A 7BX · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 3 recorded sales

    £630,000

    2025-09-09

  • 10, HOSIER LANE, LONDON

    EC1A 9LJ · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 6 recorded sales

    £400,000

    2025-09-02

  • THE LEVETT BUILDING, 50, LITTLE BRITAIN, LONDON

    EC1A 7BR · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 38 recorded sales

    £1,600,000

    2025-08-14

  • 18 - 19, LONG LANE, LONDON

    EC1A 9PL · Other · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £4,950,000

    2025-08-05

  • LONDON HOUSE, 172, ALDERSGATE STREET, LONDON

    EC1A 4HU · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 18 recorded sales

    £455,000

    2025-06-06

  • THE ASKEW BUILDING, 50, BARTHOLOMEW CLOSE, LONDON

    EC1A 7BD · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 5 recorded sales

    £2,300,000

    2025-03-18

  • ST. BARTHOLOMEW HOUSE, 58, WEST SMITHFIELD, LONDON

    EC1A 9DS · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 4 recorded sales

    £865,000

    2025-03-13

  • 63, WEST SMITHFIELD, LONDON

    EC1A 9DY · Other · Freehold · 2 recorded sales

    £49,000

    2025-03-12

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 31 July 2026. Updated monthly. Addresses come from recorded sales since 1995, so homes that have never sold do not appear. 0 of these 24 doors resolve to a confident property record and link through; the rest are listed without a link — we match a door to a property record only where the match is certain, never by guessing.

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  • HM Land RegistrySold prices
  • MHCLGCouncil tax & deprivation
  • Department for Education · OfstedSchools
  • Local planning authoritiesPlanning applications
  • Police.UKStreet-level crime
  • Environment AgencyFlood risk
  • postcodes.io · ONSGeography

Questions, answered

The EC1A report: your questions

What is the average house price in EC1A?
The median sold price in EC1A, City of London was £836,000 across 250 recorded sales between 1 Apr 2020 and 7 Jul 2026. Most sales fell between £485,000 and £2,164,500. That is the median of real HM Land Registry transactions, not an estimate or a valuation.
Are house prices in EC1A going up or down?
Comparing the two most recent complete twelve-month periods in the records we hold, the median in EC1A moved from £687,000 (30 sales) to £545,000 (28 sales) — a change of -20.7%. Both periods are drawn from the same set of recorded sales, so they are directly comparable.
How much is council tax in EC1A?
EC1A is billed by City of London, whose Band D charge for 2026-27 is £1,330 a year. Every band from A to H is listed on this page. A property's band is set by the Valuation Office Agency and there is no free per-address dataset for it, so we never guess an individual home's band — look it up on GOV.UK and read your row.
Which schools are near EC1A?
The Department for Education's register lists 8 open schools within 3 km of the EC1A district centre, the nearest being Charterhouse Square School. These are nearest by straight-line distance from the district centroid — they are not catchment or admission areas, which councils set individually and do not publish centrally.
Is EC1A a deprived area?
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the 12 EC1A postcodes we sampled run from decile 8 to decile 8, with a median of decile 8 of 10 — where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived. Deprivation is published for small areas, not postcode districts, so a district like EC1A usually spans several. It is area context, never a judgement on an individual home.
Have there been planning applications near EC1A?
The last check of the local planning authority register found 7999 applications within 500 m of the EC1A district centre; the most recent are listed on this page with their reference, description and status as the authority published them. For an up-to-the-minute search, use the planning tool with your full postcode.
Can I see what an individual address in EC1A sold for?
Yes — this page lists the 24 most recently sold doors of the 66 distinct addresses in the records we hold for EC1A, each with its price and date. Addresses come from recorded sales since 1995, so a home that has never been sold does not appear; and we link an address to its own property page only where the match is certain, never by guessing.
How up to date are the EC1A sold prices?
Sold prices come from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, covering sales up to 31 July 2026. The store is rebuilt monthly. New sales can take several weeks to appear in the official register after completion, so the very latest transactions may not show yet.
Does EC1A cover my exact street?
EC1A is the outward half of the postcode and covers the whole district, so the district-wide figures on this page are medians and ranges — not a valuation of any single property. The address list gives you the door-level picture, and the free checks take a full postcode.

Where this comes from

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government — Council Tax levels set by local authorities · Department for Education — Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government — English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · Local planning authority records via PlanIt · Police.UK · Environment Agency · postcodes.io / ONS. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 31 July 2026. Updated monthly. All figures are real, attributed and carry the sample they rest on — never estimates, never a valuation. Every EC1A sale in the lookup tool · About Your Property Check.