Islington

WC2R house prices in Islington

Name: Sold house prices in WC2R, Islington
Creator: HM Land Registry
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The median sold price in WC2R between 8 Jan 2020 and 14 May 2026 was £1,560,000 across 85 recorded sales. WC2R covers part of Islington around the Clerkenwell 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

£1,560,000

Range £704,800–£7,840,000 · 85 real sales

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 8 Jan 2020 and 14 May 2026. Real recorded sales — not estimates. Scroll for the map, trend and breakdown.

The median sold price in WC2R, Islington, was £1,560,000 across 85 recorded sales between 8 Jan 2020 and 14 May 2026. Council tax on a Band D home there is £2,108 a year — Islington's published charge for 2026-27.

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, Islington, 2026-27. Real recorded transactions — we never publish an estimated valuation.

On the map

Where WC2R sits in Islington

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Latest sales

The most recent sales in WC2R

MARCONI HOUSE, 335, STRAND, LONDON
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 14 May 2026
£575,000
SAVOY HOUSE, 190, STRAND, LONDON
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 10 Dec 2025
£1,180,000
SAVOY APARTMENTS, 6, SAVOY COURT, LONDON
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 13 Oct 2025
£1,600,000
HOWARD HOTEL, 12, TEMPLE PLACE, LONDON
Other · Freehold · 30 Sept 2025
£793,020,000
213, STRAND, LONDON
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 22 Aug 2025
£900,000

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

The data, honestly

WC2R sold prices at a glance

Typical price

£1,560,000

Lower end

£704,800

Upper end

£7,840,000

Sample size

85 sales

24-month trend

Typical price by quarter — WC2R

By property type

What each type sells for — WC2R

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.

MARCONI HOUSE, 335, STRAND, LONDON
£908,000 (2025)£575,000 (2026)-36.7% over 0.8 yrs (-44.8%/yr)
SAVOY HOUSE, 190, STRAND, LONDON
£1,860,875 (2025)£1,180,000 (2025)-36.6% over 0.9 yrs (-40.5%/yr)
213, STRAND, LONDON
£850,000 (2021)£900,000 (2025)+5.9% over 4.2 yrs (+1.4%/yr)
MILFORD HOUSE, 190, STRAND, LONDON
£2,000,000 (2024)£1,850,000 (2025)-7.5% over 0.6 yrs (-12.5%/yr)
GLADSTONE HOUSE, 190, STRAND, LONDON
£1,930,000 (2024)£7,500,000 (2025)+288.6% over 0.6 yrs (+903.4%/yr)
352 - 353, STRAND, LONDON
£2,250,000 (2020)£4,500,000 (2023)+100% over 3 yrs (+26.2%/yr)

Tenure mix

Freehold vs leasehold — WC2R

10 freehold (12%)

75 leasehold (88%)

4 new-build sales

Across the 85 most recent recorded sales in WC2R. 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 WC2R sale.

Area data

What else the records hold on WC2R

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 WC2R

Band D · Islington · 2026-27

£2,108

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

Annual council tax charge for each band in Islington, 2026-27
Band	1991 value	A year
A	up to £40,000	£1,405
B	£40,001–£52,000	£1,640
C	£52,001–£68,000	£1,874
D	£68,001–£88,000	£2,108
E	£88,001–£120,000	£2,577
F	£120,001–£160,000	£3,045
G	£160,001–£320,000	£3,514
H	over £320,000	£4,216

These are Islington's charges for 2026-27, the authority WC2R 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 Islington · data to 2026-27 financial year

Schools

Schools near WC2R

Courtauld Institute of Art
Universities · WC2R 0RN
142 m
Not graded
St Clement Danes CofE Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · WC2B 5SU
240 m
Outstanding · 2014
The Royal Ballet School
Independent schools · WC2E 9DA
384 m
Not graded
City Lit
16 plus · Colleges · WC2B 4BA
387 m
Not graded
St Josephs Catholic Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · WC2B 5NA
556 m
Good · 2018
University of the Arts London
Universities · WC1V 7EY
680 m
Not graded
Guildhouse School
Independent schools · WC1A 2RA
787 m
Not graded
King's College London
Universities · SE1 8WA
838 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 WC2R district centroid, not from any address.

Source: Department for Education — Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 8 open schools within 3 km, 2 with a grade on record

Planning applications

Planning activity around WC2R

Westminster/26/04771/FULLUndecided
145 m
Installation of statue of Frank Sinatra on the pavement outside the theatre on Drury Lane for a temporary period of 12 months.
Received 2026-07-16
Westminster/26/04746/ADFULLUndecided
410 m
Details of refuse and recycling storage pursuant to condition 11 of planning permission dated 18 February 2026 (RN: 25/07378/FULL)
Received 2026-07-16
Westminster/26/04749/ADVUndecided
73 m
Display of a non-illuminated scaffold wrap measuring 10.5m x 17.5m for a temporary period from 01 September 2026 to 01 December 2027.
Received 2026-07-16
Westminster/26/04713/ADLBCUndecided
458 m
Details of a written scheme of investigation pursuant to condition 3 of listed building dated 9th March 2026 (RN:25/07873/LBC)
Received 2026-07-14
Westminster/26/04692/LBCUndecided
138 m
The replacement of the raked stage, enhancing sight lines to seating, and associated physical changes to the stage/back of house area.
Received 2026-07-14
Westminster/26/04709/ADVUndecided
74 m
Display of two internally illuminated advertisement screens on bus stop measuring 2.1m x 1.34m.
Received 2026-07-14

Applications are matched within 500 m of the WC2R 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 WC2R for the current picture.

Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 10833 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 24 July 2026

Deprivation (IMD)

Area profile for WC2R

Across the 12 sampled WC2R postcodes, deprivation runs decile 3 to decile 4, 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

WC2R 1HA, 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 WC2R spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in WC2R 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 WC2R, band by band

Islington's council tax for 2026-27 set against the WC2R median sold price of £1,560,000 across 85 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 Islington for 2026-27, and that charge as a share of the WC2R median sold price
Band	1991 valueVOA basis	A yearIslington	A month÷ 12	Of the median÷ £1,560,000
A	up to £40,000	£1,405	£117	0.09%
B	£40,001–£52,000	£1,640	£137	0.11%
C	£52,001–£68,000	£1,874	£156	0.12%
D	£68,001–£88,000	£2,108	£176	0.14%
E	£88,001–£120,000	£2,577	£215	0.17%
F	£120,001–£160,000	£3,045	£254	0.20%
G	£160,001–£320,000	£3,514	£293	0.23%
H	over £320,000	£4,216	£351	0.27%

The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the WC2R 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 85 recorded sales. · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government — Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Islington, 2026-27.

Address by address

What individual homes in WC2R sold for

The 24 most recently sold doors of the 36 distinct addresses in the records we hold for WC2R. Real recorded transactions — never estimates.

MARCONI HOUSE, 335, STRAND, LONDON
WC2R 1HA · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 13 recorded sales
£575,000
2026-05-14
SAVOY HOUSE, 190, STRAND, LONDON
WC2R 1AB · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 3 recorded sales
£1,180,000
2025-12-10
SAVOY APARTMENTS, 6, SAVOY COURT, LONDON
WC2R 0EY · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£1,600,000
2025-10-13
HOWARD HOTEL, 12, TEMPLE PLACE, LONDON
WC2R 2PR · Other · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£793,020,000
2025-09-30
213, STRAND, LONDON
WC2R 1AP · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 2 recorded sales
£900,000
2025-08-22
227 - 228, STRAND, LONDON
WC2R 1BE · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 5 recorded sales
£2,100,000
2025-07-24
MILFORD HOUSE, 190, STRAND, LONDON
WC2R 1AB · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 4 recorded sales
£1,850,000
2025-05-13
2, EXCHANGE COURT, LONDON
WC2R 0PP · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£1,055,000
2025-03-20
GLADSTONE HOUSE, 190, STRAND, LONDON
WC2R 1AB · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 3 recorded sales
£7,500,000
2025-03-19
1, EXCHANGE COURT, LONDON
WC2R 0JU · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£820,000
2024-12-02
44, ESSEX STREET, LONDON
WC2R 3JF · Other · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£1,560,000
2024-10-01
GLOBE HOUSE, 4, TEMPLE PLACE, LONDON
WC2R 2PG · Other · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£12,379,200
2024-08-06
16, MILFORD LANE, LONDON
WC2R 3LL · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£1,900,000
2024-06-21
PARKING SPACE 102, 190, STRAND, LONDON
WC2R 1AB · Other · Leasehold · New build · 1 recorded sale
£100,000
2024-05-21
151, STRAND, LONDON
WC2R 1HL · Other · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£3,715,000
2024-05-03
WREN HOUSE, 190, STRAND, LONDON
WC2R 1AB · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 8 recorded sales
£2,350,000
2024-01-24
ARUNDEL GREAT COURT, ARUNDEL STREET, LONDON
WC2R 3DA · Other · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£27,000,000
2023-10-30
352 - 353, STRAND, LONDON
WC2R 0HS · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 2 recorded sales
£4,500,000
2023-10-13
421 - 422, STRAND, LONDON
WC2R 0PS · Other · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£7,600,000
2023-09-27
366, STRAND, LONDON
WC2R 0JF · Other · Freehold · 3 recorded sales
£8,000,000
2023-07-13
STRAND BRIDGE HOUSE, 138 - 142, STRAND, LONDON
WC2R 1HH · Other · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£193,883
2023-06-12
22, DEVEREUX COURT, LONDON
WC2R 3JJ · Other · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£2,080,000
2023-05-09
TEMPLE HOUSE, 13, ARUNDEL STREET, LONDON
WC2R 3DX · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 4 recorded sales
£2,050,000
2023-04-17
CLEMENT HOUSE, 190, STRAND, LONDON
WC2R 1AB · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 3 recorded sales
£3,250,000
2023-04-14

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

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Every WC2R 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 WC2R report: your questions

What is the average house price in WC2R?

The median sold price in WC2R, Islington was £1,560,000 across 85 recorded sales between 8 Jan 2020 and 14 May 2026. Most sales fell between £704,800 and £7,840,000. That is the median of real HM Land Registry transactions, not an estimate or a valuation.

How much is council tax in WC2R?

WC2R is billed by Islington, whose Band D charge for 2026-27 is £2,108 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 WC2R?

The Department for Education's register lists 8 open schools within 3 km of the WC2R district centre, the nearest being Courtauld Institute of Art. 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 WC2R a deprived area?

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the 12 WC2R postcodes we sampled run from decile 3 to decile 4, 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 WC2R usually spans several. It is area context, never a judgement on an individual home.

Have there been planning applications near WC2R?

The last check of the local planning authority register found 10833 applications within 500 m of the WC2R 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 WC2R sold for?

Yes — this page lists the 24 most recently sold doors of the 36 distinct addresses in the records we hold for WC2R, 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 WC2R 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 WC2R cover my exact street?

WC2R 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 WC2R

The closest districts to WC2R by straight-line distance between district centres — not the next letter of the alphabet.

Every WC2R sale in the sold price tool Council tax bands in WC2R Schools near WC2R Planning applications in WC2R

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 WC2R sale in the lookup tool · About Your Property Check.