EC1A 9 house prices are built from 450 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 1998 and the most recent on 29 May 2026. The median price paid across the whole record is £301,000. Across the 10 years from 2012 to 2022 the median moved +19.7% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is -7.2%.
Median price paid
£301,000
Change in cash, 2012–2022
+19.7%
Change in real terms
-7.2%
Median per m²
£6,339
HM Land Registry450 sales136 with floor areaLatest sale 29 May 2026
Section 01
How EC1A 9 prices moved
The chart tracks the median EC1A 9 house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 1998 to 2022. The dashed line restates each year in 2026 money, so the two lines separate exactly as much as inflation has eroded the cash figure.
| Decade | Years with sales | Median paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | £167,500 | £371,929 |
| 2000s | 10 | £286,250 | £521,463 |
| 2010s | 8 | £493,050 | £695,201 |
| 2020s | 2 | £517,500 | £528,750 |
The highest yearly median on record for EC1A 9 is £900,000 in 2016; the lowest is £165,000 in 2000. Across the full 25-year record the cash median has moved from £167,500 to £590,000.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £347,316, so the real change over the whole record is +96.8% — about +2.86% a year after inflation. Cash growth and real growth are not the same story, and the gap is the part most price reports leave out.
Over the last decade alone the difference is stark: +19.7% in cash against -7.2% once inflation is removed. A buyer who sold at the end of that decade would have needed the real figure, not the headline one, to know whether they had actually gained.
Section 02
The most recent sales
Every row is a completed sale as lodged with HM Land Registry. The right-hand column restates the price in 2026 money, which is the only fair way to compare a sale from the 1990s with one from last year.
| Address | Sold | Type | Price paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLAT 19 11 – 12 West Smithfield | 29 May 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £525,000 | £525,000 |
| APARTMENT 402 10 Hosier Lane | 8 Jan 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £450,000 | £450,000 |
| APARTMENT 703 10 Hosier Lane | 15 Dec 2025 | Flat or maisonette | £500,000 | £510,870 |
| FLAT 12 64 West Smithfield | 7 Nov 2025 | Flat or maisonette | £482,500 | £492,989 |
| FLAT 8 ST. BARTHOLOMEW HOUSE, 58 West Smithfield | 13 Mar 2025 | Flat or maisonette | £865,000 | £883,804 |
| APARTMENT 314 10 Hosier Lane | 20 Nov 2024 | Flat or maisonette | £420,000 | £441,940 |
| APARTMENT G1 10 Hosier Lane | 31 May 2024 | Flat or maisonette | £540,000 | £568,209 |
| FLAT 5 64 West Smithfield | 8 Apr 2024 | Flat or maisonette | £540,000 | £568,209 |
| FLAT 11 63 West Smithfield | 27 Feb 2024 | Flat or maisonette | £400,000 | £420,896 |
| APARTMENT 213 10 Hosier Lane | 20 Dec 2023 | Flat or maisonette | £520,000 | £561,839 |
| FLAT G02 32 Cock Lane | 24 Aug 2023 | Flat or maisonette | £575,000 | £621,264 |
| APARTMENT 601 10 Hosier Lane | 23 Feb 2023 | Flat or maisonette | £530,000 | £572,644 |
| FLAT 10 ST. BARTHOLOMEW HOUSE, 58 West Smithfield | 31 Jan 2023 | Flat or maisonette | £1,395,000 | £1,507,241 |
| FLAT G01 32 Cock Lane | 16 Dec 2022 | Flat or maisonette | £420,000 | £486,606 |
| FLAT 6 64 West Smithfield | 18 Oct 2022 | Flat or maisonette | £590,000 | £683,566 |
| APARTMENT 203 10 Hosier Lane | 25 Aug 2022 | Flat or maisonette | £485,000 | £561,915 |
| FLAT 601 37 Cock Lane | 3 Aug 2022 | Flat or maisonette | £1,966,500 | £2,278,361 |
| FLAT 202 37 Cock Lane | 29 Mar 2022 | Flat or maisonette | £800,000 | £926,869 |
| APARTMENT 311 10 Hosier Lane | 30 Sep 2021 | Flat or maisonette | £525,000 | £663,306 |
| APARTMENT 414 10 Hosier Lane | 8 Sep 2021 | Flat or maisonette | £515,000 | £650,672 |
| FLAT 16 ST. BARTHOLOMEW HOUSE, 58 West Smithfield | 25 Jun 2021 | Flat or maisonette | £1,500,000 | £1,895,161 |
| FLAT 401 37 Cock Lane | 28 May 2021 | Flat or maisonette | £520,000 | £656,989 |
| FLAT 20 11 – 12 West Smithfield | 28 May 2021 | Flat or maisonette | £450,000 | £568,548 |
| APARTMENT 109 10 Hosier Lane | 4 Mar 2021 | Flat or maisonette | £445,000 | £562,231 |
| FLAT 11 11 – 12 West Smithfield | 25 Sep 2020 | Flat or maisonette | £640,000 | £828,650 |
Section 03
Homes that sold twice
These addresses appear in the register more than once, so the same bricks are being priced twice. That makes them the strongest evidence of what actually happened to EC1A 9 values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLAT 19 11 – 12 West Smithfield | £236,000 (2002) | £525,000 (2026) | +3.4% | +0.6% |
| APARTMENT 402 10 Hosier Lane | £250,000 (2003) | £450,000 (2026) | +2.6% | -0.2% |
| APARTMENT 703 10 Hosier Lane | £295,000 (2003) | £500,000 (2025) | +2.4% | -0.4% |
| FLAT 12 64 West Smithfield | £160,000 (2000) | £482,500 (2025) | +4.5% | +1.7% |
| FLAT 8 ST. BARTHOLOMEW HOUSE, 58 West Smithfield | £805,000 (2016) | £865,000 (2025) | +0.8% | -2.6% |
| APARTMENT 314 10 Hosier Lane | £265,000 (2003) | £420,000 (2024) | +2.2% | -0.6% |
| APARTMENT G1 10 Hosier Lane | £287,500 (2005) | £540,000 (2024) | +3.4% | +0.4% |
| FLAT 5 64 West Smithfield | £175,000 (2000) | £540,000 (2024) | +4.8% | +2.0% |
| FLAT 11 63 West Smithfield | £155,000 (2000) | £400,000 (2024) | +4.0% | +1.3% |
| APARTMENT 213 10 Hosier Lane | £315,000 (2003) | £520,000 (2023) | +2.5% | -0.3% |
| FLAT G02 32 Cock Lane | £630,000 (2016) | £575,000 (2023) | -1.3% | -4.8% |
| APARTMENT 601 10 Hosier Lane | £250,000 (2003) | £530,000 (2023) | +3.8% | +1.0% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. EC1A 9 is dominated by the type at the top of this table, so its overall median leans that way.
| Property type | Sales | Share | Median paid | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat or maisonette | 449 | 99.8% | £300,000 | £105,000 – £3,000,000 |
| Terraced | 1 | 0.2% | £587,500 | £587,500 – £587,500 |
Section 05
How big homes are in EC1A 9
Energy Performance Certificates record a floor area for every home that has been surveyed, sold or let — far more homes than have changed hands. 155 certificates cover EC1A 9, and their median floor area is 49 m².
The median across the whole register is 76 m², so homes here are smaller than average — -35.5%. Size explains a large part of why one area's median price sits above another's, which is why the price per square metre further up this page is the fairer comparison.
| Measure | Floor area | Sample |
|---|---|---|
| Median floor area | 49 m² | about 527 sq ft |
| Smaller quarter, up to | 42 m² | about 452 sq ft |
| Larger quarter, from | 62 m² | about 662 sq ft |
| Under 60 m² | 72.9% | 113 homes |
| 150 m² and over | 0.0% | 0 homes |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in EC1A 9
447 of the sales on record are leasehold and 3 freehold — 99.3% of the market. Tenure is not a detail: a leasehold flat and a freehold house are different assets, and mixing them into one median hides the difference.
The median leasehold sale is £302,000 and the median freehold sale £216,000 — a gap of -28.5%. Most of that gap is property type rather than tenure itself: leasehold here is largely flats, freehold largely houses.
| Category | Sales | Share | Median paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leasehold | 447 | 99.3% | £302,000 |
| Freehold | 3 | 0.7% | £216,000 |
| New build | 194 | 43.1% | £260,000 |
| Existing home | 256 | 56.9% | £350,000 |
New builds sold for less than the median existing home — -25.7%. A new-build premium is normal: the buyer gets a warranty and nothing to fix, and the price is set by a developer rather than negotiated between two households.
A further 49 transfers for this area are on the register but are left out of every figure above. HM Land Registry marks them as additional price paid entries: repossessions, buy-to-let portfolio moves, transfers between companies or family, and sales at a discount such as right to buy. They are real records but they are not open-market prices, and including them would drag the median somewhere no buyer ever paid.
Section 09
How EC1A 9 compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. EC1A 9 sits above that national figure — +91.1%.
Where an EPC floor area could be matched to the sale, the median works out at £6,339 per square metre, across 136 of the 450 sales on record. Price per square metre is the only figure that compares a two-bed flat with a four-bed house honestly.
The full range on record runs from £105,000 to £3,000,000. Extremes usually mean something unusual — a plot sold without a house on it, a transfer between family members, or a very large property — so the median is the number to trust.
Section 10
Nearby on the record
Other sectors in EC1A
The wider district is EC1A.
Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in EC1A 9?
The median price paid in EC1A 9 across every sale on the register is £301,000. The median is used rather than the mean because a handful of very large sales would otherwise drag the average away from what a typical buyer paid.
How many homes have sold in EC1A 9?
450 sales are on record for EC1A 9, the most recent completing on 29 May 2026. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have EC1A 9 house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +19.7% between 2012 and 2022. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is -7.2%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were EC1A 9 house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £900,000, set in 2016. That is the cash figure; measured in 2026 money the peak may fall in a different year, because inflation reshapes the series.
What is the price per square metre in EC1A 9?
£6,339 per square metre, from the 136 sales where an EPC floor area could be matched to the address. Price per square metre strips out size, so a flat and a house can be compared on the same basis.
How current is this data?
The latest sale shown here completed on 29 May 2026. HM Land Registry publishes Price Paid Data monthly and a sale can take a month or two to appear after completion, so the most recent weeks are always incomplete.
Cite this page: Sold Price History, “EC1A 9 house prices”, 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data © Crown copyright and database right, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Inflation adjustment: ONS CPIH.