EC4R house prices are built from 151 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 2000 and the most recent on 27 Mar 2025. The median price paid across the whole record is £248,863. Across the 12 years from 2000 to 2012 the median moved +245.5% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is +158.0%.
Median price paid
£248,863
Change in cash, 2000–2012
+245.5%
Change in real terms
+158.0%
Median per m²
£8,013
HM Land Registry151 sales37 with floor areaLatest sale 27 Mar 2025
Section 01
How EC4R prices moved
The chart tracks the median EC4R house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 2000 to 2012. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3 | £170,000 | £309,690 |
| 2010s | 1 | £570,000 | £803,700 |
The highest yearly median on record for EC4R is £570,000 in 2012; the lowest is £165,000 in 2000. Across the full 13-year record the cash median has moved from £165,000 to £570,000.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £330,000, so the real change over the whole record is +158.0% — about +8.22% 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: +245.5% in cash against +158.0% 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 1 WHITTINGTON HOUSE, 19 – 20 College Hill | 27 Mar 2025 | Flat or maisonette | £625,000 | £638,587 |
| FLAT 1 WHITTINGTON HOUSE, 19 – 20 College Hill | 1 Dec 2023 | Flat or maisonette | £625,000 | £675,287 |
| APARTMENT 7 35 Bush Lane | 30 Jun 2022 | Flat or maisonette | £775,000 | £897,905 |
| FLAT 40 30 Queen Street | 12 Jul 2019 | Flat or maisonette | £520,000 | £680,148 |
| APARTMENT 2 28 Martin Lane | 14 Mar 2019 | Flat or maisonette | £800,000 | £1,046,382 |
| FLAT 36 30 Queen Street | 20 Jul 2017 | Flat or maisonette | £510,000 | £694,112 |
| FLAT 42 30 Queen Street | 21 Oct 2016 | Flat or maisonette | £540,000 | £753,861 |
| FLAT 10 30 Queen Street | 12 May 2016 | Flat or maisonette | £400,000 | £558,416 |
| APARTMENT 3 35 Bush Lane | 19 Dec 2015 | Flat or maisonette | £425,000 | £599,250 |
| FLAT 2 BROOK COURT, 5 Laurence Pountney Lane | 8 Jul 2015 | Terraced | £521,000 | £734,610 |
| FLAT 7 WHITTINGTON HOUSE, 19 – 20 College Hill | 23 Jan 2015 | Flat or maisonette | £1,225,000 | £1,727,250 |
| APARTMENT 7 28 Martin Lane | 21 Nov 2014 | Flat or maisonette | £1,150,000 | £1,649,542 |
| FLAT 64 30 Queen Street | 11 Aug 2014 | Flat or maisonette | £650,000 | £932,350 |
| FLAT 2 WHITTINGTON HOUSE, 19 – 20 College Hill | 10 May 2013 | Flat or maisonette | £611,501 | £891,641 |
| FLAT 4 WHITTINGTON HOUSE, 19 – 20 College Hill | 20 Mar 2013 | Flat or maisonette | £1,950,000 | £2,843,330 |
| FLAT 42 30 Queen Street | 18 Feb 2013 | Flat or maisonette | £412,500 | £601,474 |
| FLAT 1 BROOK COURT, 5 Laurence Pountney Lane | 14 Dec 2012 | Flat or maisonette | £567,500 | £847,643 |
| FLAT 2 BROOK COURT, 5 Laurence Pountney Lane | 14 Dec 2012 | Flat or maisonette | £420,000 | £627,331 |
| FLAT 5 WHITTINGTON HOUSE, 19 – 20 College Hill | 13 Dec 2012 | Flat or maisonette | £570,000 | £851,377 |
| FLAT 1 WHITTINGTON HOUSE, 19 – 20 College Hill | 10 Dec 2012 | Flat or maisonette | £655,000 | £978,337 |
| FLAT 7 WHITTINGTON HOUSE, 19 – 20 College Hill | 23 Nov 2012 | Flat or maisonette | £899,950 | £1,344,205 |
| FLAT 6 WHITTINGTON HOUSE, 19 – 20 College Hill | 12 Nov 2012 | Flat or maisonette | £589,950 | £881,175 |
| FLAT 8 WHITTINGTON HOUSE, 19 – 20 College Hill | 1 Nov 2012 | Flat or maisonette | £599,950 | £896,112 |
| FLAT 3 BROOK COURT, 5 Laurence Pountney Lane | 4 Sep 2012 | Flat or maisonette | £420,000 | £627,331 |
| FLAT 4 BROOK COURT, 5 Laurence Pountney Lane | 4 Sep 2012 | Flat or maisonette | £380,000 | £567,585 |
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 EC4R values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLAT 1 WHITTINGTON HOUSE, 19 – 20 College Hill | £655,000 (2012) | £625,000 (2025) | -0.4% | -3.2% |
| APARTMENT 7 35 Bush Lane | £280,000 (2000) | £775,000 (2022) | +4.7% | +2.2% |
| FLAT 40 30 Queen Street | £335,000 (2004) | £520,000 (2019) | +3.0% | +0.6% |
| APARTMENT 2 28 Martin Lane | £480,000 (2006) | £800,000 (2019) | +4.0% | +1.6% |
| FLAT 36 30 Queen Street | £320,850 (2004) | £510,000 (2017) | +3.6% | +1.2% |
| FLAT 42 30 Queen Street | £327,597 (2004) | £540,000 (2016) | +4.3% | +1.8% |
| FLAT 10 30 Queen Street | £330,000 (2004) | £400,000 (2016) | +1.6% | -0.8% |
| APARTMENT 3 35 Bush Lane | £162,500 (2000) | £425,000 (2015) | +6.6% | +4.2% |
| FLAT 2 BROOK COURT, 5 Laurence Pountney Lane | £200,000 (2009) | £521,000 (2015) | +17.3% | +14.3% |
| FLAT 7 WHITTINGTON HOUSE, 19 – 20 College Hill | £899,950 (2012) | £1,225,000 (2015) | +10.8% | +8.7% |
| APARTMENT 7 28 Martin Lane | £655,000 (2005) | £1,150,000 (2014) | +6.5% | +3.7% |
| FLAT 64 30 Queen Street | £330,000 (2004) | £650,000 (2014) | +7.0% | +4.3% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. EC4R 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 | 149 | 98.7% | £248,863 | £160,000 – £1,950,000 |
| Detached | 1 | 0.7% | £900,000 | £900,000 – £900,000 |
| Terraced | 1 | 0.7% | £521,000 | £521,000 – £521,000 |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in EC4R
146 of the sales on record are leasehold and 5 freehold — 96.7% 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 £229,004 and the median freehold sale £1,055,000 — a gap of +360.7%. 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 | 146 | 96.7% | £229,004 |
| Freehold | 5 | 3.3% | £1,055,000 |
| New build | 80 | 53.0% | £170,000 |
| Existing home | 71 | 47.0% | £412,500 |
New builds sold for less than the median existing home — -58.8%. 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 48 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 EC4R compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. EC4R sits above that national figure — +58.0%.
Where an EPC floor area could be matched to the sale, the median works out at £8,013 per square metre, across 37 of the 151 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 £160,000 to £1,950,000. 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
Sectors inside EC4R
This district mostly covers London.
Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in EC4R?
The median price paid in EC4R across every sale on the register is £248,863. 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 EC4R?
151 sales are on record for EC4R, the most recent completing on 27 Mar 2025. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have EC4R house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +245.5% between 2000 and 2012. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is +158.0%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were EC4R house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £570,000, set in 2012. 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 EC4R?
£8,013 per square metre, from the 37 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 27 Mar 2025. 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, “EC4R 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.