Residential dwellings
498
Addressable residential units in the area (OS AddressBase).
EC4A house prices
Index +1.5% y/y · Asking £23,648/m² · Asking rent £3,025/month · Gross yield 6.3% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
What is EC4A?
EC4A: residential dwellings 498.
HMO-shaped dwellings
0.2%
EC4A ranks 5th of 17 neighbouring postcode districts for HMO-shaped dwellings.
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
- 161
- Mixed-use buildings
- 21%
- HMO-shaped units
- 10%
- EPC A or B
- 22%
- EPC D or worse
- 37%
What does EC4A cost?
EC4A: asking price £950,410 (12 months to Sep 2026, 61 listings).
Asking price
£950,410 12 months to Sep 2026
61 listings
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, 61 listings. Observations cover 7 of 12 months in this window.
Sample is the dated listings that came to market in the latest month (added and reduced cohorts).
Asking price per m²
£23,648/m² 12 months to Sep 2026
30 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, 30 listings. Observations cover 8 of 12 months in this window.
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 0 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 EC4A earn?
EC4A: asking rent £3,025/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 61 lets).
Asking rent
£3,025/month 12 months to Sep 2026
61 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, 61 lets. Observations cover 10 of 12 months in this window.
Gross yield, asking basis
6.3% 12 months to Sep 2026
79 lets
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, 79 lets. Observations cover 6 of 12 months in this window.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
How liquid is EC4A?
EC4A: live listings 64 (on 4 Nov 2026).
Live listings
64 on 4 Nov 2026
Count of live portal listings on the day, observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026. The count on 4 Nov 2026; the daily series began on 5 Sep 2026, so no change over a year is stated.
Sample is the live listings on the latest day.
Turnover
Not published
Registered sales as a share of the dwelling stock, monthly; the 12-month figure adds the months. UPRN-matched sales, a floor on the registry count; the newest months fill in as registrations land.
Only 0 observed months: the 12-month figure needs 12; the monthly line is drawn.
Completed sales
Not published
Count of HM Land Registry Price Paid completions in the month for the postcode district, straight off the registry; the newest months are still registering.
Only 5 observed months: the 12-month figure needs 12; the monthly line is drawn.
Who is active in EC4A?
5 agents listed homes for sale in EC4A; the three largest took 60% of the listings.
- Agents active
- 5
- Top three agents’ share
- 60%
- New homes among listings
- 0.0%
Days to completion is on the listings matched to a registered sale, not a sell-through rate.
Who owns EC4A?
Corporate landlords hold 63% of the 51 units in EC4A whose freeholder is classified; 95% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords63% of classified · 32 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)35% of classified · 18 units
- RMC2.0% 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 EC4A rank?
EC4A ranks 1st of 3 postcode districts in City and County of the City of London for gross yield, asking basis, at 6.3%.
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in City and County of the City of London
EC4A ranks 1st of 3 postcode districts in City and County of the City of London for gross yield, asking basis, at 6.3%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EC4A | 6.3% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures · 6 of 12 months observed | 79 | indicative |
| 2 | EC1A | 5.3% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures · 10 of 12 months observed | 277 | measured |
| 3 | EC2Y | 5.0% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 299 | measured |
Where next from EC4A?
- City and County of the City of LondonThe wider market this area sits in.
- EC1ANeighbouring postcode district · Asking £11,642/m² · Aug 2026
- EC2MNeighbouring postcode district
- EC2NNeighbouring postcode district
- EC2RNeighbouring postcode district
- EC2VNeighbouring postcode district
- EC2YNeighbouring postcode district · Asking £13,217/m² · Sep 2026
- EC3ANeighbouring postcode district · Asking £16,864/m² · Feb 2026
- EC3MNeighbouring postcode district
- EC1NNext door, in another authority · Asking £3,767/m² · Jul 2026
- WC1VNext door, in another authority
- WC2ANext door, in another authority · Asking £9,668/m² · Sep 2026
- WC2RNext door, in another authority · Asking £17,507/m² · Aug 2026
- WC1XNext door, in another authority · Asking £14,799/m² · Sep 2026
- WC1RNext door, in another authority · Asking £9,375/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about EC4A
- What is the average rent in EC4A?
- Homes to let in EC4A asked a median £3,025/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 61 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in EC4A?
- 6.3% 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, 79 lets.
- What kind of homes are in EC4A?
- EC4A has 498 homes, 0.2% 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 EC4A
- Property values in EC4AEvery addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Land and development sites in EC4ARegistered land with its area, tenure and what stands on it.
- Houses and flats for sale in EC4AWhat is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Flats and houses to rent in EC4AWhat is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Sold house prices in EC4ARegistered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in EC4AWhat was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents in EC4AWho 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 | 61 listings |
| Asking price per m² | Portal listings | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 30 listings |
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 61 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 79 lets |
| Live listings | MarketCode market evidence | on 4 Nov 2026 | 4 Nov 2026 | — |
- Sold price per m²
- Only 0 observed months: the 12-month figure needs 6; the monthly line is drawn.
- Sold price
- Only 0 observed months: the 12-month figure needs 6; the monthly line is drawn.
- Turnover
- Only 0 observed months: the 12-month figure needs 12; the monthly line is drawn.
- Completed sales
- Only 5 observed months: the 12-month figure needs 12; the monthly line is drawn.
- Listings for sale
- Only 8 observed months: the 12-month figure needs 12; the monthly line is drawn.
- New listings
- Only 7 observed months: the 12-month figure needs 12; the monthly line is drawn.
- Price reductions
- Only 7 observed months: the 12-month figure needs 12; the monthly line is drawn.