Key indicators for buyers
The EC2M market is moderately favourable for buyers. Prices have softened (-77.0%), which could present a buying opportunity. Affordability has improved from a peak of 15.3x in 2015 to 11.1x today.
Yearly averages · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
2025averages · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
House price ÷ median earnings · ONS data
Affordability data shown for wider City of London area
A home in City of London costs 11.1x the local median salary — very stretched, improving from a peak of 15.3x in 2015.
2yr fixed · 75% LTV · 25yr term · BoE avg. rate
Based on the average City of London price of £2,084,000 with a 25% deposit (£521k), a 2-year fixed mortgage at 3.97% costs around £8,224 per month.
Latest transactions · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
| Address | Type | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
APARTMENT 1, TAPESTRY BUILDING, 16, NEW STREET EC2M 4TR | Flat/Maisonette | £2,084,000 | 11 Mar 2025 |
158 - 162, BISHOPSGATE EC2M 4LX | Other | £26,050,623 | 23 Dec 2024 |
78, OLD BROAD STREET EC2M 1QP | Other | £6,380,000 | 20 Nov 2024 |
192, BISHOPSGATE EC2M 4NR | Other | £11,800,000 | 8 Oct 2024 |
117 - 121, BISHOPSGATE EC2M 3TL | Other | £28,839,349 | 1 Oct 2024 |
METROPOLITAN ARCADE, LIVERPOOL STREET EC2M 7PN | Other | £22,569,890 | 26 Sept 2024 |
UNIT 1, 8, FINSBURY CIRCUS EC2M 7EA |
Data sources (all free & public): HM Land Registry Price Paid Data & UK House Price Index · ONS Housing Affordability Ratios · ONS Private Rental Index · Bank of England Quoted Household Interest Rates · HMRC Monthly Property Transactions
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
The average property in EC2M sold for £2,084,000 in 2025, with a median of £2,084,000 across 1 transactions. Prices fell 77.0% compared to the previous year.
| Other |
| £2,000,000 |
| 1 Aug 2024 |
232 - 238, BISHOPSGATE EC2M 4QD | Other | £4,555,001 | 12 Jul 2024 |
APARTMENT 7, TAPESTRY BUILDING, 16, NEW STREET EC2M 4TR | Flat/Maisonette | £2,200,000 | 29 Apr 2024 |
LEVEL 5, 201, BISHOPSGATE EC2M 3AB | Other | £1,445,512 | 1 Mar 2024 |
60, LONDON WALL EC2M 5TQ | Other | £1,500,000 | 28 Feb 2024 |
APARTMENT 4, TAPESTRY BUILDING, 16, NEW STREET EC2M 4TR | Other | £1,400,000 | 21 Feb 2024 |
UNIT B, 155, BISHOPSGATE EC2M 3TQ | Other | £90,000 | 13 Feb 2024 |
FLAT 1, CITY WALL HOUSE, 10, WORMWOOD STREET EC2M 1RQ | Flat/Maisonette | £720,000 | 16 Aug 2023 |
250, BISHOPSGATE EC2M 4AA | Other | £251,000,000 | 4 Aug 2023 |
APARTMENT 11, SHIELD HOUSE, 16, NEW STREET EC2M 4TR | Other | £1,370,000 | 2 Aug 2023 |
R1A WEST MALL, LIVERPOOL STREET STATION, LIVERPOOL STREET EC2M 7PY | Other | £300,000 | 19 May 2023 |
2, FINSBURY AVENUE EC2M 2PF | Other | £149,717,670 | 26 Jan 2023 |
2, FINSBURY AVENUE EC2M 2PF | Other | £50,000 | 26 Jan 2023 |
3 - 4, NEW STREET EC2M 4TP | Other | £3,850,000 | 21 Nov 2022 |
The most recent recorded sale in EC2M was a flat/maisonette property on New Street for £2,084,000 in March 2025. Across the last 20 sales, the median price was £2,200,000.