Residential dwellings
2,717
Addressable residential units in the area (OS AddressBase).
EC2A house prices
Index +1.5% y/y · Asking £21,862/m² · Asking rent £3,776/month · Gross yield 4.4% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
What is EC2A?
EC2A: residential dwellings 2,717.
HMO-shaped dwellings
0.3%
EC2A has the lowest HMO-shaped dwellings of the 5 neighbouring postcode districts compared.
Share of dwellings OS AddressBase classifies RH01/RH02/RH03: laid out as a house in multiple occupation. A statement about built form, not about a licence.
- Buildings
- 484
- Mixed-use buildings
- 35%
- HMO-shaped units
- 14%
- EPC A or B
- 57%
- EPC D or worse
- 14%
What does EC2A cost?
EC2A: asking price £1,170,900 (12 months to Sep 2026, 300 listings). +2.3% on the previous 12 months.
Asking price
£1,170,900 12 months to Sep 2026
300 listings
+2.3% on the previous 12 months.
Median ASKING price of residential sale listings that came to market in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 300 listings.
Sample is the dated listings that came to market in the latest month (added and reduced cohorts).
Asking price per m²
£21,862/m² 12 months to Sep 2026
78 listings
Median asking price per square metre of residential sale listings in the month, from portal listings. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 78 listings.
Sold price per m²
Not published
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales per square metre (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly.
Only 4 observed months: the 12-month figure needs 6; the monthly line is drawn.
Settled months to Jul 2026; the dashed tail is the published projection of the index 8 months ahead, inside its 80% band. A projection of the index, not a forecast of any home's price.
ObservedForecast with intervalIndex points, not property prices
What does EC2A earn?
EC2A: asking rent £3,776/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 449 lets).
Asking rent
£3,776/month 12 months to Sep 2026
449 lets
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 449 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
4.4% 12 months to Sep 2026
1,195 lets
+4.7% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,195 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
How does EC2A vary by home size?
Asking price in EC2A runs from £733,111 for 1 bedroom to £1,274,895 for 2 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking price | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £733,111 | 12 months to Aug 2026 | — | 90 |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,274,895 | 12 months to Sep 2026 · 11 of 12 months observed | — | 143 |
| 3 bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
| 4 bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
| 5+ bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
Asking price by bedroom band: the monthly medians of sale listings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
How liquid is EC2A?
EC2A: listings for sale 78 (12 months to Sep 2026, 78 listings).
Listings for sale
78 12 months to Sep 2026
78 listings
Residential sale listings observed in the month, from portal listings. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 78 listings.
New listings
177 12 months to Sep 2026
177 listings
+25.5% on the previous 12 months.
Listings first seen in the month and never reduced; undercounts new listings by the reduction share, by construction. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 177 listings.
Never-reduced cohort: undercounts new listings by the reduction share.
Price reductions
123 12 months to Sep 2026
123 listings
+20.6% on the previous 12 months.
Listings whose last price reduction was in the month; `share` is reductions over added plus reduced. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 123 listings.
Reductions dated by the last reduction; several reductions of one listing count once.
Who is active in EC2A?
19 agents listed homes for sale in EC2A; the three largest took 28% of the listings.
- Agents active
- 19
- Top three agents’ share
- 28%
- New homes among listings
- 24%
Days to completion is on the listings matched to a registered sale, not a sell-through rate.
Who owns EC2A?
Corporate landlords hold 57% of the 169 units in EC2A whose freeholder is classified; 97% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords57% of classified · 96 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)43% of classified · 72 units
- RMC0.6% of classified · 1 units
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Where does EC2A rank?
EC2A ranks 5th of 5 postcode districts in Hackney for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.4%.
Sold price per m² · postcode districts in Hackney
| # | Area | Sold price per m² | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E8 | £8,863/m² | 12 months to Jun 2026 · from monthly figures | 210 | measured |
| 2 | N16 | £8,700/m² | 12 months to Jun 2026 · from monthly figures | 254 | measured |
| 3 | E5 | £8,164/m² | 12 months to Jun 2026 · from monthly figures | 208 | measured |
| 4 | E9 | £8,152/m² | 12 months to Jun 2026 · from monthly figures | 189 | measured |
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in Hackney
EC2A ranks 5th of 5 postcode districts in Hackney for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.4%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E9 | 5.6% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 899 | measured |
| 2 | E8 | 4.8% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,713 | measured |
| 3 | E5 | 4.8% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,078 | measured |
| 4 | N16 | 4.6% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,333 | measured |
| 5 | EC2A | 4.4% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,195 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts in Hackney
Turnover · postcode districts in Hackney
| # | Area | Turnover | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E8 | 1.1% | 12 months to Mar 2026 · from monthly figures | 229 | measured |
| 2 | E9 | 1.0% | 12 months to Mar 2026 · from monthly figures | 186 | measured |
| 3 | N16 | 0.9% | 12 months to Mar 2026 · from monthly figures | 258 | measured |
| 4 | E5 | 0.8% | 12 months to Mar 2026 · from monthly figures | 189 | measured |
Where next from EC2A?
- HackneyThe wider market this area sits in.
- E5Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £9,450/m² · Sep 2026
- E8Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £7,776/m² · Sep 2026
- E9Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £6,897/m² · Sep 2026
- N16Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £7,589/m² · Sep 2026
- E1Next door, in another authority · Asking £7,584/m² · Sep 2026
- EC1VNext door, in another authority · Asking £10,544/m² · Sep 2026
- EC1YNext door, in another authority · Asking £5,743/m² · Sep 2026
- EC2MNext door, in another authority
- EC2YNext door, in another authority · Asking £13,217/m² · Sep 2026
- N1Next door, in another authority · Asking £11,226/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about EC2A
- What is the average rent in EC2A?
- Homes to let in EC2A asked a median £3,776/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 449 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in EC2A?
- 4.4% on the asking basis: the asking rent times twelve over the asking sale price in the same listing cell, before costs, voids and finance, over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,195 lets. +4.7% on the previous 12 months.
- What kind of homes are in EC2A?
- EC2A has 2,717 homes, 0.3% laid out as houses in multiple occupation.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.
Reading the cost index and the regional factors…
Everything else about EC2A
- Property values in EC2AEvery addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Land and development sites in EC2ARegistered land with its area, tenure and what stands on it.
- Houses and flats for sale in EC2AWhat is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Flats and houses to rent in EC2AWhat is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Sold house prices in EC2ARegistered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in EC2AWhat was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents in EC2AWho actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Where these figures come from, and what is not published
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| HMO-shaped dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| Asking price | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 300 listings |
| Asking price per m² | Portal listings | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 78 listings |
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 449 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 1,195 lets |
| Listings for sale | Portal listings | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 78 listings |
| New listings | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 177 listings |
| Price reductions | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 123 listings |
| Live listings | MarketCode market evidence | on 4 Nov 2026 | 4 Nov 2026 | — |
- Sold price per m²
- Only 4 observed months: the 12-month figure needs 6; the monthly line is drawn.
- Sold price
- Only 4 observed months: the 12-month figure needs 6; the monthly line is drawn.
- Asking to sold
- Only 1 observed month: the 12-month figure needs 6; the monthly line is drawn.
- Turnover
- Only 4 observed months: the 12-month figure needs 12; the monthly line is drawn.
- Completed sales
- Only 11 observed months: the 12-month figure needs 12; the monthly line is drawn.
- Days to completion
- Only 1 observed month: the 12-month figure needs 6; the monthly line is drawn.