UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/city-of-london
Council areaLondon, England
House prices in City of London
Homes in City of London sold for a median of £770,000 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 275 standard sales.
That is 47% above the £525,000 median across London.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flats and maisonettes | 271 | £770,000 | £538,000 to £999,000 |
Most homes sold in City of London were flats and maisonettes, at 99% of sales.
Flats and maisonettes stand out against London as a whole: a median of £770,000 here, 75% more than the £440,000 across the region.
71 sales in City of London, or 26%, were for £1 million or more, against 3% across England and Wales.
Prices over time
The median barely moved, from £833,000 in 2016 to £820,000 in 2025, against a 20% rise across London as a whole.
Fewer homes sold in City of London in 2025: 159 standard sales, down 25% on the 213 in 2024.
Leasehold homes
99% of sales in City of London were leasehold, against 53% across London as a whole. Most of them are flats, so ask for the years left on the lease and the service charge, and read how long a lease should be and what to check about cladding.
Postcode districts in City of London
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- EC2YCity of London, 144 salesMedian price £832,500
Fewer than 100 sales, not ranked: EC1A £628k (40 sales), EC3N £633k (24 sales), EC4A £568k (14 sales), EC4V £490k (18 sales).
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Barbican, London (EC2Y)123 sales
- Bartholomew Close, London (EC1A)13 sales
- Pepys Street, London (EC3N)11 sales
- Aldersgate Street, London (EC1A)10 sales
- Moor Lane, London (EC2Y)10 sales
- Minories, London (EC3N)10 sales
Living in City of London
Crime
1,104 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Higher than 99 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of council areas are between 59 and 95.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
81% of homes can get it
Lower than 83 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
No postcode is in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Lower than 86 in 100 council areas.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £1,330 a year in the City of London for 2026 to 2027
Lower than 99 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
About these figures
City of London's figures come from 275 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode. The 5 districts listed are those with most of their postcodes in City of London, so their sales add up to 240 instead (how we build council pages). New builds made up 5% of them.
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.