Key indicators for buyers
The EC4Y market is moderately favourable for buyers. Prices have softened (-25.8%), 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
2026averages · 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 £870,000 with a 25% deposit (£218k), a 2-year fixed mortgage at 3.97% costs around £3,433 per month.
Latest transactions · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
| Address | Type | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
APARTMENT 6, VICTORIA HOUSE, 25, TUDOR STREET EC4Y 0DD | Flat/Maisonette | £870,000 | 16 Jan 2026 |
62, FLEET STREET EC4Y 1JU | Other | £645,000 | 2 Dec 2025 |
FOURTH FLOOR FLAT 4, 18 - 19, FLEET STREET EC4Y 1AA | Flat/Maisonette | £1,700,000 | 16 Jan 2025 |
24, TUDOR STREET EC4Y 0AY | Other | £5,000 | 28 Jun 2024 |
APARTMENT 9, VICTORIA HOUSE, 25, TUDOR STREET EC4Y 0DD | Flat/Maisonette | £975,000 | 24 May 2024 |
APARTMENT 12, VICTORIA HOUSE, 25, TUDOR STREET EC4Y 0DD | Flat/Maisonette | £845,000 | 3 May 2024 |
ROOF AND AIR SPACE, 4 - 7, LOMBARD LANE |
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 EC4Y sold for £870,000 in 2026, with a median of £870,000 across 1 transactions. Prices fell 25.8% compared to the previous year.
| Other |
| £84,600 |
| 3 Apr 2024 |
HANGING SWORD HOUSE, 21, WHITEFRIARS STREET EC4Y 8JJ | Other | £5,100,000 | 28 Mar 2024 |
SECOND FLOOR FLAT 2B, 18 - 19, FLEET STREET EC4Y 1AA | Flat/Maisonette | £685,000 | 18 Mar 2024 |
APARTMENT 25, TEMPLE HOUSE, 6, TEMPLE AVENUE EC4Y 0DF | Flat/Maisonette | £1,250,000 | 18 Oct 2023 |
ROOF AND AIR SPACE, 4 - 7, LOMBARD LANE EC4Y 8AD | Other | £350,000 | 14 Oct 2023 |
APARTMENT 27, VICTORIA HOUSE, 25, TUDOR STREET EC4Y 0DD | Flat/Maisonette | £925,000 | 27 Sept 2023 |
APARTMENT 15, VICTORIA HOUSE, 25, TUDOR STREET EC4Y 0DD | Flat/Maisonette | £1,125,000 | 22 Sept 2023 |
APARTMENT 25, VICTORIA HOUSE, 25, TUDOR STREET EC4Y 0DD | Flat/Maisonette | £940,000 | 25 Jul 2023 |
29, FLEET STREET EC4Y 1AA | Other | £4,510,000 | 31 Mar 2023 |
17, FLEET STREET EC4Y 1AA | Other | £2,600,000 | 24 Mar 2023 |
6, BOUVERIE STREET EC4Y 8AX | Other | £32,350,000 | 24 Mar 2023 |
APARTMENT 26, VICTORIA HOUSE, 25, TUDOR STREET EC4Y 0DD | Flat/Maisonette | £885,000 | 16 Sept 2022 |
FLAT 3, 24, TUDOR STREET EC4Y 0AY | Flat/Maisonette | £642,000 | 13 May 2022 |
APARTMENT 6, TEMPLE HOUSE, 6, TEMPLE AVENUE EC4Y 0DF | Flat/Maisonette | £950,000 | 17 Dec 2021 |
The most recent recorded sale in EC4Y was a flat/maisonette property on Tudor Street for £870,000 in January 2026. Across the last 20 sales, the median price was £940,000.