L8 1 house prices are built from 298 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 1995 and the most recent on 29 May 2026. The median price paid across the whole record is £59,475. Across the 13 years from 2011 to 2024 the median moved +99.3% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is +36.8%.
Median price paid
£59,475
Change in cash, 2011–2024
+99.3%
Change in real terms
+36.8%
Median per m²
£848
HM Land Registry298 sales211 with floor areaLatest sale 29 May 2026
Section 01
How L8 1 prices moved
The chart tracks the median L8 1 house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 1995 to 2024. 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 | 5 | £38,750 | £86,043 |
| 2000s | 9 | £121,500 | £221,337 |
| 2010s | 7 | £100,000 | £141,000 |
| 2020s | 2 | £120,975 | £123,605 |
The highest yearly median on record for L8 1 is £245,000 in 2008; the lowest is £35,325 in 1995. Across the full 30-year record the cash median has moved from £35,325 to £130,000.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £78,438, so the real change over the whole record is +74.4% — about +1.94% 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: +99.3% in cash against +36.8% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Anglican Court | 29 May 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £122,500 | £122,500 |
| 17 Anglican Court | 12 Nov 2025 | Flat or maisonette | £120,000 | £122,609 |
| 6E Upper Parliament Street | 22 Oct 2025 | Flat or maisonette | £145,000 | £148,152 |
| 8F Upper Parliament Street | 2 Oct 2025 | Flat or maisonette | £120,000 | £122,609 |
| APARTMENT 3 36 Upper Parliament Street | 22 Aug 2025 | Flat or maisonette | £140,000 | £143,043 |
| 20F Upper Parliament Street | 20 Dec 2024 | Flat or maisonette | £152,000 | £159,940 |
| 8E Upper Parliament Street | 22 Aug 2024 | Flat or maisonette | £135,000 | £142,052 |
| 6B Upper Parliament Street | 30 May 2024 | Semi-detached | £120,000 | £126,269 |
| 10 Anglican Court | 12 Apr 2024 | Flat or maisonette | £115,000 | £121,007 |
| 4 Selborne Street | 21 Feb 2024 | Terraced | £130,000 | £136,791 |
| 20C Upper Parliament Street | 11 Sep 2023 | Flat or maisonette | £122,500 | £132,356 |
| 22 Carlingford Close | 29 Aug 2023 | Terraced | £200,000 | £216,092 |
| 21 Carlingford Close | 7 Feb 2023 | Terraced | £195,000 | £210,690 |
| 20D Upper Parliament Street | 14 Oct 2022 | Flat or maisonette | £122,000 | £141,348 |
| 8B Upper Parliament Street | 16 Sep 2022 | Flat or maisonette | £119,950 | £138,972 |
| 14 Anglican Court | 13 Sep 2022 | Flat or maisonette | £110,000 | £127,445 |
| APARTMENT 6 36 Upper Parliament Street | 12 Aug 2022 | Flat or maisonette | £145,000 | £167,995 |
| 53 Corinto Street | 15 Jun 2022 | Semi-detached | £150,000 | £173,788 |
| APARTMENT 5 36 Upper Parliament Street | 21 Mar 2022 | Flat or maisonette | £150,000 | £173,788 |
| 5 Anglican Court | 4 Mar 2022 | Flat or maisonette | £114,000 | £132,079 |
| 8D Upper Parliament Street | 11 Jan 2022 | Flat or maisonette | £119,950 | £138,972 |
| 4D Upper Parliament Street | 10 Dec 2021 | Flat or maisonette | £121,000 | £152,876 |
| 20 Anglican Court | 2 Jul 2021 | Flat or maisonette | £117,500 | £148,454 |
| 8A Upper Parliament Street | 22 Jan 2021 | Flat or maisonette | £118,500 | £149,718 |
| APARTMENT 4 36 Upper Parliament Street | 14 Jan 2021 | Flat or maisonette | £160,000 | £202,151 |
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 L8 1 values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Anglican Court | £37,150 (1996) | £122,500 (2026) | +4.1% | +1.4% |
| 17 Anglican Court | £37,950 (1996) | £120,000 (2025) | +4.0% | +1.4% |
| 6E Upper Parliament Street | £36,750 (1995) | £145,000 (2025) | +4.7% | +2.0% |
| 8F Upper Parliament Street | £34,250 (1995) | £120,000 (2025) | +4.3% | +1.6% |
| APARTMENT 3 36 Upper Parliament Street | £140,000 (2003) | £140,000 (2025) | 0.0% | -2.8% |
| 20F Upper Parliament Street | £40,000 (1996) | £152,000 (2024) | +4.9% | +2.2% |
| 8E Upper Parliament Street | £34,250 (1995) | £135,000 (2024) | +4.8% | +2.2% |
| 6B Upper Parliament Street | £34,050 (1995) | £120,000 (2024) | +4.4% | +1.8% |
| 10 Anglican Court | £37,950 (1996) | £115,000 (2024) | +4.0% | +1.4% |
| 20C Upper Parliament Street | £39,500 (1996) | £122,500 (2023) | +4.3% | +1.6% |
| 20D Upper Parliament Street | £39,500 (1996) | £122,000 (2022) | +4.4% | +1.9% |
| 8B Upper Parliament Street | £33,000 (1995) | £119,950 (2022) | +4.9% | +2.4% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. L8 1 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 | 242 | 81.2% | £52,000 | £16,000 – £168,000 |
| Terraced | 34 | 11.4% | £123,500 | £8,500 – £250,000 |
| Semi-detached | 19 | 6.4% | £118,500 | £32,500 – £150,000 |
| Detached | 3 | 1.0% | £225,000 | £14,000 – £250,000 |
Section 05
How big homes are in L8 1
Energy Performance Certificates record a floor area for every home that has been surveyed, sold or let — far more homes than have changed hands. 531 certificates cover L8 1, and their median floor area is 76 m².
The median across the whole register is 76 m², so homes here are about the same size than average — 0.0%. 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 | 76 m² | about 818 sq ft |
| Smaller quarter, up to | 66 m² | about 710 sq ft |
| Larger quarter, from | 85 m² | about 915 sq ft |
| Under 60 m² | 21.7% | 115 homes |
| 150 m² and over | 2.1% | 11 homes |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in L8 1
252 of the sales on record are leasehold and 46 freehold — 84.6% 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 £53,000 and the median freehold sale £125,250 — a gap of +136.3%. 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 | 252 | 84.6% | £53,000 |
| Freehold | 46 | 15.4% | £125,250 |
| New build | 79 | 26.5% | £37,650 |
| Existing home | 219 | 73.5% | £93,000 |
New builds sold for less than the median existing home — -59.5%. 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 65 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 L8 1 compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. L8 1 sits below that national figure — -62.2%.
Where an EPC floor area could be matched to the sale, the median works out at £848 per square metre, across 211 of the 298 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 £8,500 to £250,000. 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 L8
- L8 0£56,250 median
- L8 2£82,000 median
- L8 3£99,950 median
- L8 4£74,700 median
- L8 5£101,975 median
- L8 6£86,998 median
- L8 7£120,750 median
- L8 8£58,400 median
- L8 9£70,000 median
The wider district is L8.
Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in L8 1?
The median price paid in L8 1 across every sale on the register is £59,475. 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 L8 1?
298 sales are on record for L8 1, 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 L8 1 house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +99.3% between 2011 and 2024. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is +36.8%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were L8 1 house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £245,000, set in 2008. 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 L8 1?
£848 per square metre, from the 211 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, “L8 1 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.