Housing Market Analysis for WC2E 8BU

Are you looking to understand WC2E 8BU house prices? Here, we provide a detailed analysis of the latest sold house prices, trends over the years, and key statistics to help you gauge the real estate landscape in this Westminster postcode.

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Overview of Sold House prices

As per the latest sold houses in the WC2E 8BU postcode area, The average prices are as follows,

    Sold Price Trend Over the Years:

    Below table and chart gives the average WC2E 8BU house prices and number of sold houses over the years. This helps understand the price trend over the years in this postcode.

    Please note that this data is populated based on the sold houses data given by the Land Registry.

    All the Sales in the WC2E 8BU

    See the table below for more details on the sold house prices in the WC2E 8BU, Westminster postcode.

    AddressSold DatePrice% Change

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    Nearby Sold House Price Statstics

    Knowing the nearby sold house in the area helps gauge the property market in the area. Below data gives house price Statstics of the surrounding area of the WC2E 8BU postcode.

    • Flat
      • The average price is around £847,546 median price is £519,679 Standard Deviation is £1,248,982 with Total Sold: 3,388
      • The Last 5 Year average price is £1,596,329 with Total Sold: 449
      • The most recent sale happened at this postcode is FLAT 5, 18 BUCKINGHAM STREET: £2,350,000 (Sold on 12 Aug 2024)
      • The first recorded sale happened at this postcode is FLAT 1, 14 OLD COMPTON STREET: £74,500 (Sold on 16 Jan 1995)
    • Other
      • The average price is around £10,867,490 median price is £1,000,000 Standard Deviation is £25,215,155 with Total Sold: 553
      • The Last 5 Year average price is £16,103,949 with Total Sold: 222
      • The most recent sale happened at this postcode is , PEMBERTON HOUSE, 5 BETTERTON STREET: £1,850,000 (Sold on 24 Jun 2024)
      • The first recorded sale happened at this postcode is GROUND FLOOR AND BASEMENT, 25 COPTIC STREET: £12,000 (Sold on 18 Jun 2012)
    • Detached
      • The average price is around £1,105,557 median price is £625,000 Standard Deviation is £1,128,852 with Total Sold: 13
      • The Last 5 Year average price is £3,403,624 with Total Sold: 2
      • The most recent sale happened at this postcode is , 11 CHARING CROSS ROAD: £2,307,247 (Sold on 23 Aug 2023)
      • The first recorded sale happened at this postcode is , 23 MACKLIN STREET: £625,000 (Sold on 03 Jan 1996)
    • Terraced
      • The average price is around £1,497,529 median price is £695,000 Standard Deviation is £2,108,971 with Total Sold: 108
      • The Last 5 Year average price is £4,063,125 with Total Sold: 8
      • The most recent sale happened at this postcode is , 20 BUCKINGHAM STREET: £3,000,000 (Sold on 22 Aug 2023)
      • The first recorded sale happened at this postcode is , 23 BEDFORDBURY: £350,000 (Sold on 06 Mar 1995)
    • Semi-Detached
      • The average price is around £1,663,267 median price is £840,000 Standard Deviation is £2,523,279 with Total Sold: 15
      • The most recent sale happened at this postcode is FLAT, 34 ROMILLY STREET: £1,500,000 (Sold on 29 Sep 2008)
      • The first recorded sale happened at this postcode is , 28 WARDOUR STREET: £635,000 (Sold on 04 Jul 1995)

    Sold Price Trend Over the Years:

    House Type: Flat
    YearAvg. PriceAvg. Price/Sq. mtrSold
    2024£1,272,498 £14,393 29
    2023£1,633,031 £13,900 68
    2022£1,530,518 £15,529 68
    2021£1,514,137 £16,446 103
    2020£1,735,335 £17,446 94
    2019£1,674,144 £15,449 87
    2018£1,896,504 £15,960 108
    2017£1,805,801 £17,449 113
    2016£1,316,722 £17,342 121
    2015£1,459,530 £17,503 134
    2014£1,631,381 £15,974 120
    2013£1,213,824 £14,659 171
    2012£1,069,588 £12,873 105
    2011£709,652 £11,784 134
    2010£703,594 £9,793 90
    2009£557,271 £9,034 69
    2008£712,191 £9,051 72
    2007£538,738 £8,831 122
    2006£450,875 £6,981 138
    2005£522,641 £6,581 116
    2004£422,556 £6,425 135
    2003£444,960 £5,901 134
    2002£409,014 £5,608 137
    2001£421,603 £5,389 133
    2000£341,412 £5,003 146
    1999£276,309 £4,213 176
    1998£345,509 £3,522 136
    1997£217,969 £3,469 167
    1996£170,141 £2,498 92
    1995£175,770 £2,469 70
    House Type: Other
    YearAvg. PriceAvg. Price/Sq. mtrSold
    2024£6,520,81012
    2023£10,734,916 £13,513 31
    2022£19,113,916 £22,139 29
    2021£28,177,32642
    2020£16,919,879 £14,846 43
    2019£10,749,824 £65,325 65
    2018£9,634,038 £941 60
    2017£7,334,011 £206,127 78
    2016£7,160,238 £13,564 65
    2015£3,584,389 £14,160 60
    2014£8,768,146 £39,236 52
    2013£10,576,837 £6,080 14
    2012£26,0002
    House Type: Detached
    YearAvg. PriceAvg. Price/Sq. mtrSold
    2023£2,307,2471
    2019£4,500,0001
    2003£900,0001
    2001£401,000 £12,935 1
    2000£450,0001
    1999£605,000 £3,154 2
    1998£1,101,333 £2,352 3
    1997£295,000 £2,980 1
    1996£502,500 £1,347 2
    House Type: Terraced
    YearAvg. PriceAvg. Price/Sq. mtrSold
    2023£2,750,000 £17,986 2
    2022£8,000,000 £13,514 1
    2021£5,400,000 £43,000 2
    2020£2,852,500 £16,422 2
    2019£2,500,000 £15,060 1
    2018£2,712,500 £15,208 2
    2016£4,882,000 £16,304 5
    2015£4,360,000 £22,524 3
    2014£6,533,333 £36,598 3
    2012£1,908,233 £10,745 3
    2010£1,634,2504
    2009£1,000,0001
    2008£1,850,000 £11,290 2
    2007£1,555,000 £7,078 2
    2006£1,182,750 £14,048 4
    2005£645,000 £6,287 3
    2004£998,872 £10,711 7
    2003£706,6437
    2002£450,250 £14,071 4
    2001£884,681 £6,690 4
    2000£525,0004
    1999£326,700 £2,656 5
    1998£739,964 £3,472 12
    1997£391,571 £3,489 14
    1996£410,600 £6,618 5
    1995£424,833 £1,989 6
    House Type: Semi-Detached
    YearAvg. PriceAvg. Price/Sq. mtrSold
    2008£1,500,0001
    2005£650,0001
    2004£1,050,0001
    2002£385,000 £4,278 1
    2001£903,0001
    1999£3,510,3333
    1998£4,045,000 £16,471 2
    1997£375,000 £16,129 2
    1996£155,000 £1,722 1
    1995£467,5002

    House Type in WC2E 8BU area

    The most common house types in the WC2E 8BU postcode area are Flat (110), commercial building (27), and Shared house (10).

    Total154
    Flat110
    commercial building27
    Shared house10
    converted building7
    Detached0
    Semi-detached0
    Terraced0
    temporary structure0

    Tenure of household

    As per the tenure of household, most of the the properties are Private rented: Private landlord or letting agency (67), and Owned: Owns outright (30).

    Private rented: Private landlord or letting agency67
    Owned: Owns outright30
    Social rented: Rents from council or Local Authority19
    Private rented: Other private rented14
    Owned: Owns with a mortgage or loan12
    Social rented: Other social rented11
    Shared ownership: Shared ownership1
    Does not apply0
    Lives rent free0

    Number of People in a Household

    The most houses in the WC2E 8BU have 1 person in household (103), and 2 people in household (42).

    1 person in household103
    2 people in household42
    3 people in household7
    4 people in household1
    5 people in household1
    0 people in household0
    6 people in household0
    7 people in household0
    8 or more people in household0