EC2Y 5 house prices are built from 119 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 1995 and the most recent on 7 Jan 2026. The median price paid across the whole record is £708,000. Across the 26 years from 1995 to 2021 the median moved +143.9% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is +38.8%.
Median price paid
£708,000
Change in cash, 1995–2021
+143.9%
Change in real terms
+38.8%
Median per m²
£13,133
HM Land Registry119 sales57 with floor areaLatest sale 7 Jan 2026
Section 01
How EC2Y 5 prices moved
The chart tracks the median EC2Y 5 house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 1995 to 2021. 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 | 1 | £307,500 | £682,795 |
| 2010s | 2 | £690,050 | £972,971 |
| 2020s | 1 | £750,000 | £766,304 |
The highest yearly median on record for EC2Y 5 is £800,000 in 2015; the lowest is £307,500 in 1995. Across the full 27-year record the cash median has moved from £307,500 to £750,000.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £682,795, so the real change over the whole record is +38.8% — about +1.27% 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: +143.9% in cash against +38.8% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| APARTMENT 9 ROMAN HOUSE Wood Street | 7 Jan 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £665,000 | £665,000 |
| APARTMENT 35 ROMAN HOUSE Wood Street | 12 Sep 2025 | Flat or maisonette | £820,000 | £837,826 |
| APARTMENT 79 ROMAN HOUSE Wood Street | 28 Mar 2025 | Flat or maisonette | £624,999 | £638,586 |
| APARTMENT 78 ROMAN HOUSE Wood Street | 7 Mar 2025 | Flat or maisonette | £650,000 | £664,130 |
| APARTMENT 87 ROMAN HOUSE Wood Street | 23 Oct 2023 | Flat or maisonette | £1,800,000 | £1,944,828 |
| APARTMENT 11 ROMAN HOUSE Wood Street | 2 Oct 2023 | Flat or maisonette | £980,000 | £1,058,851 |
| APARTMENT 81 ROMAN HOUSE Wood Street | 12 Dec 2022 | Flat or maisonette | £775,000 | £897,905 |
| APARTMENT 34 ROMAN HOUSE Wood Street | 26 Aug 2022 | Flat or maisonette | £685,000 | £793,632 |
| APARTMENT 37 ROMAN HOUSE Wood Street | 22 Jul 2022 | Flat or maisonette | £928,000 | £1,075,168 |
| 7 Monkwell Square | 14 Oct 2021 | Flat or maisonette | £2,250,000 | £2,842,742 |
| APARTMENT 46 ROMAN HOUSE Wood Street | 8 Oct 2021 | Flat or maisonette | £725,000 | £915,995 |
| 3 Monkwell Square | 29 Jun 2021 | Flat or maisonette | £675,000 | £852,823 |
| APARTMENT 15 ROMAN HOUSE Wood Street | 30 Mar 2021 | Flat or maisonette | £750,000 | £947,581 |
| APARTMENT 68 ROMAN HOUSE Wood Street | 19 Mar 2021 | Flat or maisonette | £785,000 | £991,801 |
| APARTMENT 27 ROMAN HOUSE Wood Street | 29 May 2020 | Flat or maisonette | £732,500 | £948,416 |
| APARTMENT 50 ROMAN HOUSE Wood Street | 16 Aug 2019 | Flat or maisonette | £1,200,000 | £1,569,573 |
| APARTMENT 2 ROMAN HOUSE Wood Street | 25 Jun 2018 | Flat or maisonette | £640,000 | £852,930 |
| APARTMENT 43 ROMAN HOUSE Wood Street | 3 Jan 2018 | Flat or maisonette | £720,000 | £959,546 |
| APARTMENT 19 ROMAN HOUSE Wood Street | 23 Aug 2017 | Flat or maisonette | £650,000 | £884,653 |
| APARTMENT 37 ROMAN HOUSE Wood Street | 6 Jan 2017 | Flat or maisonette | £965,000 | £1,313,369 |
| APARTMENT 49 ROMAN HOUSE Wood Street | 3 Nov 2016 | Flat or maisonette | £980,000 | £1,368,119 |
| APARTMENT 58 ROMAN HOUSE Wood Street | 12 Aug 2016 | Flat or maisonette | £705,000 | £984,208 |
| APARTMENT 89 ROMAN HOUSE Wood Street | 30 Sep 2015 | Flat or maisonette | £3,650,000 | £5,146,500 |
| APARTMENT 9 ROMAN HOUSE Wood Street | 10 Sep 2015 | Flat or maisonette | £800,000 | £1,128,000 |
| 6 Monkwell Square | 26 May 2015 | Flat or maisonette | £1,185,000 | £1,670,850 |
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 EC2Y 5 values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| APARTMENT 9 ROMAN HOUSE Wood Street | £680,000 (2015) | £665,000 (2026) | -0.2% | -3.3% |
| APARTMENT 35 ROMAN HOUSE Wood Street | £870,000 (2015) | £820,000 (2025) | -0.6% | -3.7% |
| APARTMENT 87 ROMAN HOUSE Wood Street | £2,075,000 (2015) | £1,800,000 (2023) | -1.8% | -5.0% |
| APARTMENT 11 ROMAN HOUSE Wood Street | £1,280,500 (2015) | £980,000 (2023) | -3.3% | -6.5% |
| APARTMENT 81 ROMAN HOUSE Wood Street | £827,200 (2014) | £775,000 (2022) | -0.8% | -3.4% |
| APARTMENT 34 ROMAN HOUSE Wood Street | £635,350 (2014) | £685,000 (2022) | +0.9% | -1.7% |
| APARTMENT 37 ROMAN HOUSE Wood Street | £900,000 (2015) | £928,000 (2022) | +0.4% | -2.3% |
| 7 Monkwell Square | £315,000 (1995) | £2,250,000 (2021) | +7.9% | +5.5% |
| APARTMENT 46 ROMAN HOUSE Wood Street | £640,000 (2014) | £725,000 (2021) | +1.8% | 0.0% |
| 3 Monkwell Square | £375,000 (2006) | £675,000 (2021) | +4.0% | +1.6% |
| APARTMENT 15 ROMAN HOUSE Wood Street | £650,750 (2015) | £750,000 (2021) | +2.4% | +0.5% |
| APARTMENT 68 ROMAN HOUSE Wood Street | £731,500 (2014) | £785,000 (2021) | +1.0% | -0.8% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. EC2Y 5 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 | 110 | 92.4% | £725,000 | £140,000 – £3,650,000 |
| Terraced | 9 | 7.6% | £342,057 | £305,000 – £1,710,000 |
Section 05
How big homes are in EC2Y 5
Energy Performance Certificates record a floor area for every home that has been surveyed, sold or let — far more homes than have changed hands. 60 certificates cover EC2Y 5, and their median floor area is 52 m².
The median across the whole register is 76 m², so homes here are smaller than average — -32.2%. 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 | 52 m² | about 554 sq ft |
| Smaller quarter, up to | 47 m² | about 506 sq ft |
| Larger quarter, from | 72 m² | about 778 sq ft |
| Under 60 m² | 63.3% | 38 homes |
| 150 m² and over | 3.3% | 2 homes |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in EC2Y 5
119 of the sales on record are leasehold and 0 freehold — 100.0% 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.
| Category | Sales | Share | Median paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leasehold | 119 | 100.0% | £708,000 |
| Freehold | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| New build | 81 | 68.1% | £699,000 |
| Existing home | 38 | 31.9% | £722,500 |
New builds sold for less than the median existing home — -3.3%. 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 15 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 EC2Y 5 compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. EC2Y 5 sits above that national figure — +349.5%.
Where an EPC floor area could be matched to the sale, the median works out at £13,133 per square metre, across 57 of the 119 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 £140,000 to £3,650,000. 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 EC2Y
The wider district is EC2Y.
Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in EC2Y 5?
The median price paid in EC2Y 5 across every sale on the register is £708,000. 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 EC2Y 5?
119 sales are on record for EC2Y 5, the most recent completing on 7 Jan 2026. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have EC2Y 5 house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +143.9% between 1995 and 2021. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is +38.8%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were EC2Y 5 house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £800,000, set in 2015. 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 EC2Y 5?
£13,133 per square metre, from the 57 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 7 Jan 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, “EC2Y 5 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.