Residential dwellings
443
Addressable residential units in the area (OS AddressBase).
WC2A house prices
Index +1.5% y/y · Asking £26,799/m² · Asking rent £5,153/month · Gross yield 4.2% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
What is WC2A?
WC2A: residential dwellings 443.
HMO-shaped dwellings
3.4%
WC2A has the highest HMO-shaped dwellings of the 25 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
- 139
- Mixed-use buildings
- 30%
- HMO-shaped units
- 1.7%
- EPC A or B
- 74%
- EPC D or worse
- 12%
What does WC2A cost?
WC2A: asking price £1,475,890 (12 months to Sep 2026, 73 listings).
Asking price
£1,475,890 12 months to Sep 2026
73 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, 73 listings. Observations cover 8 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
£26,799/m² 12 months to Sep 2026
42 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, 42 listings. Observations cover 10 of 12 months in this window.
Sold price
Not published
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly.
Only 5 observed months: the 12-month figure needs 6; the monthly line is drawn.
What does WC2A earn?
WC2A: asking rent £5,153/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 146 lets).
Asking rent
£5,153/month 12 months to Sep 2026
146 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, 146 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
4.2% 12 months to Sep 2026
187 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, 187 lets. Observations cover 7 of 12 months in this window.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
How liquid is WC2A?
WC2A: live listings 92 (on 4 Nov 2026).
Live listings
92 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 2 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 3 observed months: the 12-month figure needs 12; the monthly line is drawn.
Who is active in WC2A?
9 agents listed homes for sale in WC2A; the three largest took 50% of the listings.
- Agents active
- 9
- Top three agents’ share
- 50%
- New homes among listings
- 8.3%
Days to completion is on the listings matched to a registered sale, not a sell-through rate.
Who owns WC2A?
Corporate landlords hold 72% of the 29 units in WC2A whose freeholder is classified; 97% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords72% of classified · 21 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)28% of classified · 8 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 WC2A rank?
WC2A ranks 10th of 21 postcode districts in City of Westminster for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.2%.
Sold price per m² · postcode districts in City of Westminster
| # | Area | Sold price per m² | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W2 | £11,716/m² | 12 months to May 2026 · from monthly figures · 10 of 12 months observed | 168 | measured |
| 2 | SW1V | £10,744/m² | 12 months to May 2026 · from monthly figures · 9 of 12 months observed | 96 | measured |
| 3 | NW8 | £10,254/m² | 12 months to May 2026 · from monthly figures · 11 of 12 months observed | 123 | measured |
| 4 | SW1P | £10,057/m² | 12 months to May 2026 · from monthly figures · 9 of 12 months observed | 71 | indicative |
| 5 | W9 | £9,875/m² | 12 months to May 2026 · from monthly figures · 10 of 12 months observed | 182 | measured |
Full table: sold price per m² across postcode districts in City of Westminster
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in City of Westminster
WC2A ranks 10th of 21 postcode districts in City of Westminster for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.2%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W1B | 5.2% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures · 6 of 12 months observed | 70 | indicative |
| 2 | W2 | 5.0% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 8,261 | measured |
| 3 | SW1P | 4.7% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,735 | measured |
| 4 | W9 | 4.7% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,963 | measured |
| 5 | NW8 | 4.6% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 5,066 | measured |
| 10 | WC2A | 4.2% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures · 7 of 12 months observed | 187 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts in City of Westminster
Turnover · postcode districts in City of Westminster
Where next from WC2A?
- City of WestminsterThe wider market this area sits in.
- NW8Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £18,795/m² · Sep 2026
- SW1ANeighbouring postcode district · Asking £427,929/m² · Sep 2026
- SW1ENeighbouring postcode district · Asking £12,724/m² · Sep 2026
- SW1HNeighbouring postcode district · Asking £6,489/m² · Sep 2026
- SW1PNeighbouring postcode district · Asking £14,476/m² · Sep 2026
- SW1VNeighbouring postcode district · Asking £14,803/m² · Sep 2026
- SW1WNeighbouring postcode district · Asking £18,932/m² · Sep 2026
- SW1YNeighbouring postcode district · Asking £8,478/m² · Aug 2026
- EC4ANext door, in another authority · Asking £13,158/m² · Sep 2026
- WC1VNext door, in another authority
- WC2BNext door, in another authority · Asking £17,027/m² · Aug 2026
- EC4YNext door, in another authority · Asking £10,988/m² · Aug 2025
- WC1XNext door, in another authority · Asking £14,799/m² · Sep 2026
- EC1NNext door, in another authority · Asking £3,767/m² · Jul 2026
Questions about WC2A
- What is the average rent in WC2A?
- Homes to let in WC2A asked a median £5,153/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 146 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in WC2A?
- 4.2% 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, 187 lets.
- What kind of homes are in WC2A?
- WC2A has 443 homes, 3.4% 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 WC2A
- Property values in WC2AEvery addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Land and development sites in WC2ARegistered land with its area, tenure and what stands on it.
- Houses and flats for sale in WC2AWhat is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Flats and houses to rent in WC2AWhat is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Sold house prices in WC2ARegistered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in WC2AWhat was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents in WC2AWho 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 | 73 listings |
| Asking price per m² | Portal listings | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 42 listings |
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 146 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 187 lets |
| Live listings | MarketCode market evidence | on 4 Nov 2026 | 4 Nov 2026 | — |
- Sold price
- Only 5 observed months: the 12-month figure needs 6; the monthly line is drawn.
- Turnover
- Only 2 observed months: the 12-month figure needs 12; the monthly line is drawn.
- Completed sales
- Only 3 observed months: the 12-month figure needs 12; the monthly line is drawn.
- Listings for sale
- Only 10 observed months: the 12-month figure needs 12; the monthly line is drawn.
- New listings
- Only 8 observed months: the 12-month figure needs 12; the monthly line is drawn.
- Price reductions
- Only 8 observed months: the 12-month figure needs 12; the monthly line is drawn.