3.19 WC — Central London
Central London (WC) recorded a volume-weighted average price of £779,570 across the 12 months to August 2026, down 32.5% compared with the equivalent period a year earlier. Transaction volumes were extremely low — the 79 total sales spread across 13 districts — making year-on-year comparisons highly sensitive to individual transactions. WC1H was the highest-volume district at 30 sales with an average of £424,882. The large headline fall largely reflects the absence of the very high-value transactions recorded in WC1A and WC2B in the prior period.
| Area | Location | All | Detached | Semi-Det. | Terraced | Flat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12m to Aug-26 / vs 12m to Aug-25 | 12m to Aug-26 / vs 12m to Aug-25 | 12m to Aug-26 / vs 12m to Aug-25 | 12m to Aug-26 / vs 12m to Aug-25 | 12m to Aug-26 / vs 12m to Aug-25 | ||
| WC1A | Bloomsbury | £2,906,250 ▼ 28.2% | — — | — — | — — | £2,906,250 ▼ 28.2% |
| WC1B | Bloomsbury | £766,466 ▼ 35.5% | — — | — — | — — | £766,466 ▼ 20.8% |
| WC1H | Bloomsbury | £424,882 ▼ 16.6% | — — | — — | — — | £424,882 ▼ 11.4% |
| WC1X | Clerkenwell | £860,775 ▼ 8% | — — | — — | £3,000,000 ▲ 27.9% | £623,083 ▼ 18% |
| WC1R | Gray's Inn | £677,500 ▼ 47.7% | — — | — — | — — | £677,500 ▼ 47.7% |
| WC1N | Bloomsbury | £808,889 ▼ 32.1% | — — | — — | — — | £808,889 ▼ 11.7% |
| WC1E | Bloomsbury | £537,500 ▼ 48.9% | — — | — — | — — | £537,500 ▼ 46.4% |
| WC1V | Holborn | £763,000 ▼ 21.5% | — — | — — | — — | £763,000 ▼ 21.5% |
| WC2B | Covent Garden | £700,000 ▼ 52.2% | — — | — — | — — | £700,000 ▼ 52.2% |
| WC2E | Strand | £990,188 ▼ 47.8% | — — | — — | — — | £990,188 ▼ 47.8% |
| WC2H | Covent Garden | £818,750 ▼ 7.9% | — — | — — | — — | £818,750 ▼ 7.9% |
| WC2R | Strand / Temple | £877,500 ▼ 34.4% | — — | — — | — — | £877,500 ▼ 34.4% |
| WC2A | — | £650,000 ▼ 62.9% | — — | — — | — — | £650,000 ▼ 62.9% |
| Central London | £779,570 ▼ 32.5% | — — | — — | £3,000,000 ▲ 28.3% | £751,103 ▼ 31.1% | |