Residential dwellings
1,374
Addressable residential units in the area (OS AddressBase).
WC2B house prices
Index +1.5% y/y · Asking £21,344/m² · Asking rent £4,132/month · Gross yield 3.8% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
What is WC2B?
WC2B: residential dwellings 1,374.
HMO-shaped dwellings
0.3%
WC2B has the lowest HMO-shaped dwellings of the 16 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
- 236
- Mixed-use buildings
- 31%
- HMO-shaped units
- 20%
- EPC A or B
- 14%
- EPC D or worse
- 32%
What does WC2B cost?
WC2B: asking price £1,223,171 (12 months to Aug 2026, 130 listings).
Asking price
£1,223,171 12 months to Aug 2026
130 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 Aug 2026, 130 listings. Observations cover 11 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
£21,344/m² 12 months to Aug 2026
33 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 Aug 2026, 33 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 WC2B earn?
WC2B: asking rent £4,132/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 34 lets).
Asking rent
£4,132/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 11 of 12 months in this window.
Gross yield, asking basis
3.8% 12 months to Aug 2026
278 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 Aug 2026, 278 lets. Observations cover 11 of 12 months in this window.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
How liquid is WC2B?
WC2B: live listings 89 (on 4 Nov 2026).
Live listings
89 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 10 observed months: the 12-month figure needs 12; the monthly line is drawn.
Who is active in WC2B?
6 agents listed homes for sale in WC2B; the three largest took 70% of the listings.
- Agents active
- 6
- Top three agents’ share
- 70%
- New homes among listings
- 60%
Days to completion is on the listings matched to a registered sale, not a sell-through rate.
Who owns WC2B?
Corporate landlords hold 82% of the 56 units in WC2B whose freeholder is classified; 98% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords82% of classified · 46 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)14% of classified · 8 units
- RMC1.8% of classified · 1 units
- Housing associations1.8% 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 WC2B rank?
WC2B ranks 9th of 12 postcode districts in Camden for gross yield, asking basis, at 3.9%.
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
WC2B ranks 9th of 12 postcode districts in Camden for gross yield, asking basis, at 3.9%.
| # | 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 |
| 9 | WC2B | 3.9% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures · 10 of 12 months observed | 250 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts in Camden
Turnover · postcode districts in Camden
Where next from WC2B?
- 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
- WC1BNeighbouring postcode district · Asking £11,607/m² · Jul 2026
- WC2ANext door, in another authority · Asking £9,668/m² · Sep 2026
- WC2ENext door, in another authority · Asking £18,795/m² · Sep 2026
- WC2RNext door, in another authority · Asking £17,507/m² · Aug 2026
- EC4YNext door, in another authority · Asking £10,988/m² · Aug 2025
- EC4ANext door, in another authority · Asking £13,158/m² · Sep 2026
- WC2NNext door, in another authority · Asking £35,584/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about WC2B
- What is the average rent in WC2B?
- Homes to let in WC2B asked a median £4,132/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 34 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in WC2B?
- 3.8% 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 Aug 2026, 278 lets.
- What kind of homes are in WC2B?
- WC2B has 1,374 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 WC2B
- Property values in WC2BEvery addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Land and development sites in WC2BRegistered land with its area, tenure and what stands on it.
- Houses and flats for sale in WC2BWhat is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Flats and houses to rent in WC2BWhat is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Sold house prices in WC2BRegistered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in WC2BWhat was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents in WC2BWho 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 Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 130 listings |
| Asking price per m² | Portal listings | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 33 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 Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 278 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 10 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 11 observed months: the 12-month figure needs 12; the monthly line is drawn.
- Price reductions
- Only 11 observed months: the 12-month figure needs 12; the monthly line is drawn.