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EC1Y house prices in City of London

Name: Sold house prices in EC1Y, City of London
Creator: HM Land Registry
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

The median sold price in EC1Y between 18 Dec 2020 and 3 Jul 2026 was £743,000 across 250 recorded sales. EC1Y covers part of City of London around the Bunhill 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

£743,000

Range £414,500–£2,011,250 · 250 real sales

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 18 Dec 2020 and 3 Jul 2026. Real recorded sales — not estimates. Scroll for the map, trend and breakdown.

The median sold price in EC1Y, City of London, was £743,000 across 250 recorded sales between 18 Dec 2020 and 3 Jul 2026. That is +3.8% on the twelve months before — £675,000 from 29 sales against £650,000 from 41. Council tax on a Band D home there is £1,330 a year — City of London's published charge for 2026-27.

+3.8% 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 EC1Y sits in City of London

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Latest sales

The most recent sales in EC1Y

153, WHITECROSS STREET, LONDON
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 3 Jul 2026
£710,000
BOWATER HOUSE, GOLDEN LANE ESTATE, LONDON
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 12 Jun 2026
£525,000
LEXINGTON APARTMENTS, 40, CITY ROAD, LONDON
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 12 Jun 2026
£765,000
BRAITHWAITE HOUSE, BUNHILL ROW, LONDON
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 Jun 2026
£535,000
115, GOLDEN LANE, LONDON
Other · Freehold · 1 Apr 2026
£5,234,939

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

The data, honestly

EC1Y sold prices at a glance

Typical price

£743,000

Lower end

£414,500

Upper end

£2,011,250

Sample size

250 sales

24-month trend

Typical price by quarter — EC1Y

By property type

What each type sells for — EC1Y

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.

153, WHITECROSS STREET, LONDON
£535,000 (2025)£710,000 (2026)+32.7% over 1.5 yrs (+21%/yr)
LEXINGTON APARTMENTS, 40, CITY ROAD, LONDON
£714,000 (2025)£765,000 (2026)+7.1% over 0.5 yrs (+13.6%/yr)
BOWATER HOUSE, GOLDEN LANE ESTATE, LONDON
£675,000 (2025)£525,000 (2026)-22.2% over 0.6 yrs (-35.8%/yr)
BRAITHWAITE HOUSE, BUNHILL ROW, LONDON
£480,000 (2024)£535,000 (2026)+11.5% over 1.8 yrs (+6.1%/yr)
115, GOLDEN LANE, LONDON
£4,800,618 (2023)£5,234,939 (2026)+9% over 2.7 yrs (+3.3%/yr)
CHEQUER COURT, 3, CHEQUER STREET, LONDON
£1,075,000 (2024)£740,000 (2026)-31.2% over 1.3 yrs (-25.6%/yr)

Tenure mix

Freehold vs leasehold — EC1Y

32 freehold (13%)

218 leasehold (87%)

60 new-build sales

Across the 250 most recent recorded sales in EC1Y. 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 EC1Y sale.

Area data

What else the records hold on EC1Y

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 EC1Y

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
Band	1991 value	A year
A	up 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
H	over £320,000	£2,659

These are City of London's charges for 2026-27, the authority EC1Y 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 EC1Y

Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · EC1Y 8JA
151 m
Good · 2022
City of London Primary Academy, Islington
Primary · Free Schools · EC1Y 0AE
293 m
Outstanding · 2019
St Luke's CofE Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · EC1V 3SJ
387 m
Good · 2013
Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Universities · EC2Y 8DT
395 m
Not graded
City of London School for Girls
Independent schools · EC2Y 8BB
465 m
Not graded
Central Foundation Boys' School
Middle deemed secondary · Local authority maintained schools · EC2A 4SH
507 m
Outstanding · 2015
Charterhouse Square School
Independent schools · EC1M 6EA
538 m
Not graded
The Lyceum
Independent schools · EC2A 2DU
566 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 EC1Y 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 EC1Y

Islington/P2026/1913/LBCUndecided
172 m
Refurbishment of existing listed building involving internal and external alterations in accordance with planning consent references P2022/2063/FUL and P2022/2097/LBC dated 11th October 2024. This application seeks consent for a number of further internal and external alterations (linked to P2025/0295/S73).
Received 2026-07-17
Islington/P2026/1907/FULUndecided
134 m
replacement of windows to lower and raised ground floor levels with double glazed windows to flats 2,3, and 4
Received 2026-07-17
Islington/P2026/1889/AODUndecided
415 m
Approval of Details pursuant to Condition 11 (BREEAM) of planning permission: P2024/1208/FUL dated 08/11/2024
Received 2026-07-16
Islington/P2026/1905/NMAUndecided
172 m
Non-material amendment to planning permission P2022/2063/FUL dated 11/10/24 to allow for rewording of Condition 22 (BREEAM).
Received 2026-07-16
City/26/01007/MDCUndecided
264 m
Submission of detail pack pursuant to discharge of condition 23 of planning permission 22/00202/FULMAJ dated 23.01.2023.
Received 2026-07-15
City/26/01006/MDCUndecided
264 m
Submission of BREEAM Details Pack pursuant to discharge of condition 10 of planning permission 22/00202/FULMAJ dated 23.01.2023.
Received 2026-07-15

Applications are matched within 500 m of the EC1Y 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 EC1Y for the current picture.

Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 5699 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 2 August 2026

Deprivation (IMD)

Area profile for EC1Y

Across the 12 sampled EC1Y postcodes, deprivation runs decile 4 to decile 8, with a median of decile 4 of 10 — where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.

1 · most deprived10 · least deprived

EC1Y 8JL, the sampled postcode sitting at that median: On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, this postcode falls in decile 4 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 EC1Y spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in EC1Y 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 EC1Y, band by band

City of London's council tax for 2026-27 set against the EC1Y median sold price of £743,000 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 EC1Y median sold price
Band	1991 valueVOA basis	A yearCity of London	A month÷ 12	Of the median÷ £743,000
A	up to £40,000	£886	£74	0.12%
B	£40,001–£52,000	£1,034	£86	0.14%
C	£52,001–£68,000	£1,182	£99	0.16%
D	£68,001–£88,000	£1,330	£111	0.18%
E	£88,001–£120,000	£1,625	£135	0.22%
F	£120,001–£160,000	£1,920	£160	0.26%
G	£160,001–£320,000	£2,216	£185	0.30%
H	over £320,000	£2,659	£222	0.36%

The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the EC1Y 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 EC1Y sold for

The 24 most recently sold doors of the 98 distinct addresses in the records we hold for EC1Y. Real recorded transactions — never estimates.

153, WHITECROSS STREET, LONDON
EC1Y 8JL · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 7 recorded sales
£710,000
2026-07-03
BOWATER HOUSE, GOLDEN LANE ESTATE, LONDON
EC1Y 0RJ · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 3 recorded sales
£525,000
2026-06-12
LEXINGTON APARTMENTS, 40, CITY ROAD, LONDON
EC1Y 2AN · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 12 recorded sales
£765,000
2026-06-12
BRAITHWAITE HOUSE, BUNHILL ROW, LONDON
EC1Y 8NE · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 3 recorded sales
£535,000
2026-06-01
115, GOLDEN LANE, LONDON
EC1Y 0TJ · Other · Freehold · 2 recorded sales
£5,234,939
2026-04-01
OLIVER HOUSE, 51 - 53, CITY ROAD, LONDON
EC1Y 1AU · Other · Freehold · 2 recorded sales
£3,200,000
2026-03-26
CHEQUER COURT, 3, CHEQUER STREET, LONDON
EC1Y 8PW · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 6 recorded sales
£740,000
2026-03-20
1, LAMBS PASSAGE, LONDON
EC1Y 8AB · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 4 recorded sales
£670,000
2026-02-06
GREAT ARTHUR HOUSE, GOLDEN LANE ESTATE, LONDON
EC1Y 0RQ · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£390,000
2026-01-30
1, DUFFERIN AVENUE, LONDON
EC1Y 8PQ · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£1,107,500
2025-12-19
CUTHBERT HARROWING HOUSE, GOLDEN LANE ESTATE, LONDON
EC1Y 0RB · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£600,000
2025-12-11
DISCOVERY HOUSE, 28 - 42, BANNER STREET, LONDON
EC1Y 8QE · Other · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£4,350,000
2025-11-19
16, CITY ROAD, LONDON
EC1Y 2AA · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 2 recorded sales
£365,000
2025-10-20
9 - 10, DOMINGO STREET, LONDON
EC1Y 0TA · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 2 recorded sales
£500,000
2025-10-03
BAYER HOUSE, GOLDEN LANE ESTATE, LONDON
EC1Y 0RN · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 5 recorded sales
£720,000
2025-09-16
59, BUNHILL ROW, LONDON
EC1Y 8QW · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 9 recorded sales
£620,000
2025-09-11
BEZIER APARTMENTS, 91, CITY ROAD, LONDON
EC1Y 1AH · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 6 recorded sales
£2,500,000
2025-09-09
14, CITY ROAD, LONDON
EC1Y 2AA · Other · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£50,000
2025-09-08
100, BUNHILL ROW, LONDON
EC1Y 8ND · Flat / maisonette · Freehold · 2 recorded sales
£7,000,000
2025-08-29
MATISSE COURT 15-18, FEATHERSTONE STREET, LONDON
EC1Y 8SL · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 2 recorded sales
£455,000
2025-08-19
6A, CITY ROAD, LONDON
EC1Y 2AA · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£507,500
2025-08-13
BRITTANIA LOFT, 16 - 26, BANNER STREET, LONDON
EC1Y 8QE · Other · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£11,700,000
2025-06-30
QUAKER COURT, BANNER STREET, LONDON
EC1Y 8QB · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 5 recorded sales
£561,000
2025-05-15
167, WHITECROSS STREET, LONDON
EC1Y 8JT · Other · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£1,175,000
2025-04-08

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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Crime rate

Street-level reported crime from Police.UK, by category.

Flood risk

Live Environment Agency warnings and long-term risk.

EPC ratings

Energy certificates A–G from the GOV.UK register.

Boundaries

Location and how to get the official Title Plan.

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Every EC1Y figure is official, sourced and dated

We never show estimated “valuations” or magic numbers — just real recorded data from the UK's official registers, refreshed continuously.

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

Questions, answered

The EC1Y report: your questions

What is the average house price in EC1Y?

The median sold price in EC1Y, City of London was £743,000 across 250 recorded sales between 18 Dec 2020 and 3 Jul 2026. Most sales fell between £414,500 and £2,011,250. That is the median of real HM Land Registry transactions, not an estimate or a valuation.

Are house prices in EC1Y going up or down?

Comparing the two most recent complete twelve-month periods in the records we hold, the median in EC1Y moved from £650,000 (41 sales) to £675,000 (29 sales) — a change of +3.8%. Both periods are drawn from the same set of recorded sales, so they are directly comparable.

How much is council tax in EC1Y?

EC1Y 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 EC1Y?

The Department for Education's register lists 8 open schools within 3 km of the EC1Y district centre, the nearest being Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre (last Ofsted grade: Good). 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 EC1Y a deprived area?

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the 12 EC1Y postcodes we sampled run from decile 4 to decile 8, with a median of decile 4 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 EC1Y usually spans several. It is area context, never a judgement on an individual home.

Have there been planning applications near EC1Y?

The last check of the local planning authority register found 5699 applications within 500 m of the EC1Y 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 EC1Y sold for?

Yes — this page lists the 24 most recently sold doors of the 98 distinct addresses in the records we hold for EC1Y, 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 EC1Y 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 EC1Y cover my exact street?

EC1Y 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.

Nearby

Postcode districts near EC1Y

The closest districts to EC1Y by straight-line distance between district centres — not the next letter of the alphabet.

Every EC1Y sale in the sold price tool Council tax bands in EC1Y Schools near EC1Y Planning applications in EC1Y

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 EC1Y sale in the lookup tool · About Your Property Check.