Residential dwellings
1,009
Addressable residential units in the area (OS AddressBase).
WC1B house prices
Index +1.5% y/y · Asking rent £4,160/month · Gross yield 3.3% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
What is WC1B?
WC1B: residential dwellings 1,009.
HMO-shaped dwellings
35%
WC1B ranks 2nd of 16 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
- 223
- Mixed-use buildings
- 22%
- HMO-shaped units
- 20%
- EPC A or B
- 2.5%
- EPC D or worse
- 49%
What does WC1B cost?
WC1B: asking price £1,261,327 (12 months to Sep 2026, 49 listings).
Asking price
£1,261,327 12 months to Sep 2026
49 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, 49 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
Not published
Median asking price per square metre of residential sale listings in the month, from portal listings.
Fewer than 30 listings over 12 months: the 12-month figure is not published; 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 WC1B earn?
WC1B: asking rent £4,160/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 34 lets).
Asking rent
£4,160/month 12 months to Sep 2026
34 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, 34 lets. Observations cover 10 of 12 months in this window.
Gross yield, asking basis
3.3% 12 months to Sep 2026
91 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, 91 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 WC1B?
WC1B: live listings 55 (on 4 Nov 2026).
Live listings
55 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.
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 10 observed months: the 12-month figure needs 12; the monthly line is drawn.
Listings for sale
Not published
Residential sale listings observed in the month, from portal listings.
Only 6 observed months: the 12-month figure needs 12; the monthly line is drawn.
Who is active in WC1B?
6 agents listed homes for sale in WC1B; the three largest took 50% of the listings.
- Agents active
- 6
- Top three agents’ share
- 50%
- 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 WC1B?
Corporate landlords hold 79% of the 29 units in WC1B whose freeholder is classified; 98% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords79% of classified · 23 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)21% of classified · 6 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 WC1B rank?
WC1B ranks 12th of 12 postcode districts in Camden for gross yield, asking basis, at 3.3%.
Sold price per m² · postcode districts in Camden
| # | Area | Sold price per m² | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NW3 | £12,888/m² | 12 months to Jun 2026 · from monthly figures | 224 | measured |
| 2 | NW1 | £10,408/m² | 12 months to Jun 2026 · from monthly figures | 175 | measured |
| 3 | NW5 | £10,120/m² | 12 months to Jun 2026 · from monthly figures | 108 | measured |
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in Camden
WC1B ranks 12th of 12 postcode districts in Camden for gross yield, asking basis, at 3.3%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WC1H | 6.9% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 810 | measured |
| 2 | N1C | 6.2% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures · 11 of 12 months observed | 909 | measured |
| 3 | WC1X | 5.2% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 972 | measured |
| 4 | NW1 | 4.8% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 6,900 | measured |
| 5 | WC1N | 4.6% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures · 11 of 12 months observed | 432 | measured |
| 12 | WC1B | 3.3% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures · 6 of 12 months observed | 91 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts in Camden
Turnover · postcode districts in Camden
Where next from WC1B?
- CamdenThe wider market this area sits in.
- EC1NNeighbouring postcode district · Asking £3,767/m² · Jul 2026
- N1CNeighbouring postcode district · Asking £38,460/m² · Sep 2026
- NW1Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £14,458/m² · Sep 2026
- NW3Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £12,111/m² · Sep 2026
- NW5Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £9,926/m² · Sep 2026
- W1TNeighbouring postcode district · Asking £20,567/m² · Sep 2026
- WC1ANeighbouring postcode district · Asking £16,418/m² · Aug 2026
- WC1ENeighbouring postcode district · Asking £6,907/m² · Sep 2026
- W1DNext door, in another authority · Asking £13,812/m² · May 2026
- WC2ANext door, in another authority · Asking £9,668/m² · Sep 2026
- W1FNext door, in another authority · Asking £39,405/m² · Sep 2026
- WC2ENext door, in another authority · Asking £18,795/m² · Sep 2026
- W1WNext door, in another authority · Asking £11,948/m² · Sep 2026
- EC4ANext door, in another authority · Asking £13,158/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about WC1B
- What is the average rent in WC1B?
- Homes to let in WC1B asked a median £4,160/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 34 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in WC1B?
- 3.3% 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, 91 lets.
- What kind of homes are in WC1B?
- WC1B has 1,009 homes, 35% 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 WC1B
- Property values in WC1BEvery addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Land and development sites in WC1BRegistered land with its area, tenure and what stands on it.
- Houses and flats for sale in WC1BWhat is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Flats and houses to rent in WC1BWhat is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Sold house prices in WC1BRegistered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in WC1BWhat was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents in WC1BWho 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 | 49 listings |
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 34 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 91 lets |
| Live listings | MarketCode market evidence | on 4 Nov 2026 | 4 Nov 2026 | — |
- Asking price per m²
- Fewer than 30 listings over 12 months: the 12-month figure is not published; the monthly line is drawn.
- Completed sales
- Only 10 observed months: the 12-month figure needs 12; the monthly line is drawn.
- Listings for sale
- Only 6 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.