Postcode sector
The typical home in postcode sector WC2H 8 last sold for £565,000. Over the past decade prices are +19% in cash — but −16% once inflation is stripped out.
Cash prices in WC2H 8 look like they’ve climbed +19% in ten years. Adjust for inflation and the real gain is −16% — the difference is inflation, not wealth. Toggle the chart to see it.
The most recent homes sold here, straight from the HM Land Registry record.
| Date | Address | Type | Price | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 July 2025 | Flat 5, Exide House, 231 Shaftesbury Avenue· WC2H 8EL | FlatLeasehold |
| £967,000 |
| £13,431 |
| 25 February 2025 | Flat 25, 5 Central St Giles Piazza· WC2H 8AB | FlatLeasehold | £699,000 | £12,944 |
| 6 December 2024 | Flat 5, 1a Phoenix Street· WC2H 8BU | FlatLeasehold | £1,000,000 | £12,987 |
| 7 October 2024 | Flat 1a, King Edward Mansions, 8 Grape Street· WC2H 8DY | FlatLeasehold | £637,500 | £9,961 |
| 24 June 2024 | Flat 1d, King Edward Mansions, 8 Grape Street· WC2H 8DY | FlatLeasehold | £915,000 | £11,024 |
| 29 February 2024 | Flat 2, Exide House, 231 Shaftesbury Avenue· WC2H 8EL | FlatLeasehold | £1,045,000 | £13,063 |
| 27 February 2024 | Flat 4a, King Edward Mansions, 8 Grape Street· WC2H 8DY | FlatLeasehold | £1,022,000 | — |
| 21 February 2024 | Flat 5, Gloucester Mansions, 140a Shaftesbury Avenue· WC2H 8HD | FlatLeasehold | £800,000 | £13,793 |
| 5 January 2024 | Flat 13, Glass House, 175 Shaftesbury Avenue· WC2H 8AN | FlatLeasehold | £1,450,000 | £13,810 |
| 16 October 2023 | Flat 15, 5 Central St Giles Piazza· WC2H 8AB | FlatLeasehold | £594,750 | £19,185 |
| 13 October 2023 | Flat 10, 30 New Compton Street· WC2H 8DN | FlatLeasehold | £625,000 | £14,881 |
| 1 August 2023 | Flat 10, Glass House, 175 Shaftesbury Avenue· WC2H 8AN | FlatLeasehold | £1,390,000 | £12,991 |
| 2 May 2023 | Flat 45, 5 Central St Giles Piazza· WC2H 8AB | FlatLeasehold | £940,000 | £14,688 |
| 27 April 2023 | Flat 37, 5 Central St Giles Piazza· WC2H 8AB | FlatLeasehold | £800,000 | £8,421 |
| 24 March 2023 | Flat 47, 5 Central St Giles Piazza· WC2H 8AB | FlatLeasehold | £2,150,000 | £15,035 |
| 31 January 2023 | Flat 43, Matilda Apartments, 4 Earnshaw Street· WC2H 8AJ | FlatLeasehold | £297,500 | £4,958 |
| 14 December 2022 | Flat 2a, King Edward Mansions, 8 Grape Street· WC2H 8DY | FlatLeasehold | £1,658,500 | £13,163 |
| 15 August 2022 | Flat 3, Glass House, 175 Shaftesbury Avenue· WC2H 8AN | FlatLeasehold | £770,000 | £19,744 |
| 5 August 2022 | Flat 3, 166 - 170 Shaftesbury Avenue· WC2H 8JB | FlatLeasehold | £1,100,000 | £11,579 |
| 8 June 2022 | Flat 9, 30 New Compton Street· WC2H 8DN | FlatLeasehold | £779,000 | £13,911 |
| 10 May 2022 | Flat 8, 1a Phoenix Street· WC2H 8BU | FlatLeasehold | £1,200,000 | £16,438 |
| 24 September 2021 | Flat 4, 45 New Compton Street· WC2H 8DF | FlatLeasehold | £730,000 | £8,488 |
| 25 June 2021 | Flat 5, Exide House, 231 Shaftesbury Avenue· WC2H 8EL | FlatLeasehold | £1,010,000 | £14,028 |
| 23 April 2021 | Flat 39, 5 Central St Giles Piazza· WC2H 8AB | FlatLeasehold | £1,100,000 | — |
| 11 December 2020 | Flat 48, 5 Central St Giles Piazza· WC2H 8AB | FlatLeasehold | £1,425,000 | — |
| 23 October 2020 | Flat 1a, Leader House, 166 - 170 Shaftesbury Avenue· WC2H 8JB | FlatLeasehold | £1,100,000 | £11,458 |
| 25 September 2020 | Flat 4b, King Edward Mansions, 8 Grape Street· WC2H 8DY | FlatLeasehold | £570,000 | — |
| 10 June 2020 | Flat 4, Gloucester Mansions, 140a Shaftesbury Avenue· WC2H 8HD | FlatLeasehold | £660,000 | £15,349 |
| 1 June 2020 | Flat 18, 5 Central St Giles Piazza· WC2H 8AB | FlatLeasehold | £922,000 | — |
| 31 January 2020 | Flat 46, 5 Central St Giles Piazza· WC2H 8AB | FlatLeasehold | £1,100,000 | — |
Category A (standard) sales. £/m² shown where an EPC floor-area match exists.
The median sold price in postcode sector WC2H 8 is £565,000, based on 274 sales recorded by HM Land Registry.
Over the past decade prices in WC2H 8 are +19% in cash terms, and −16% after adjusting for inflation (ONS CPIH).
The median is £8,473 per square metre, from EPC floor-area records.
Figures update monthly from HM Land Registry. The most recent sale here was recorded on 10 July 2025; the latest two months may be incomplete while sales register.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are the median of Category A (standard) sold prices; real-terms values use ONS CPIH. See our methodology.
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