# Housing in City of London Central London. 15,631 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 2.9 square kilometres. 7 layers about housing for City of London, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source. In: [London](https://openindex.co.uk/london) ## Average house price City of London: **£726,633** (August 2026, council level). Source: HM Land Registry and partners. Published 21 October 2026. City of London’s average house price was £726,633 in August 2026. That is 31% higher than London and 2.7 times the UK average. Prices fell 14.6% in the year to August 2026. - Against London: 31% higher (£554,430) - Against the UK: 2.7 times (£273,037) ### House prices since 2000 Average house price each month for City of London, London, England, January 2000 to August 2026. Source: UK House Price Index. | Month | City of London | London | England | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Jan 2000 | £171,646 | £139,611 | £71,017 | | Jan 2001 | £280,838 | £160,094 | £79,663 | | Jan 2002 | £340,092 | £181,823 | £90,840 | | Jan 2003 | £258,493 | £221,778 | £114,816 | | Jan 2004 | £322,975 | £234,296 | £131,914 | | Jan 2005 | £326,384 | £248,820 | £149,713 | | Jan 2006 | £312,313 | £256,767 | £157,240 | | Jan 2007 | £356,576 | £286,542 | £171,666 | | Jan 2008 | £466,177 | £319,663 | £181,037 | | Jan 2009 | £395,495 | £270,949 | £153,585 | | Jan 2010 | £458,841 | £299,459 | £164,711 | | Jan 2011 | £437,084 | £308,301 | £164,697 | | Jan 2012 | £519,390 | £315,128 | £164,449 | | Jan 2013 | £459,844 | £333,332 | £166,938 | | Jan 2014 | £617,472 | £380,935 | £177,748 | | Jan 2015 | £774,227 | £431,270 | £191,523 | | Jan 2016 | £727,913 | £489,741 | £208,050 | | Jan 2017 | £810,424 | £509,175 | £218,655 | | Jan 2018 | £792,466 | £513,622 | £227,594 | | Jan 2019 | £855,209 | £503,232 | £230,974 | | Jan 2020 | £764,614 | £509,527 | £234,049 | | Jan 2021 | £745,143 | £529,101 | £249,890 | | Jan 2022 | £1,021,539 | £550,635 | £270,231 | | Jan 2023 | £873,408 | £570,869 | £285,817 | | Jan 2024 | £826,426 | £551,097 | £278,060 | | Jan 2025 | £815,824 | £563,861 | £287,264 | | Jan 2026 | £714,100 | £553,643 | £290,474 | | Aug 2026 | £726,633 | £554,430 | £293,525 | [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices#place=E09000001) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/house-prices/london) · https://openindex.co.uk/city-of-london/housing#l-house-price-average ## Sold prices Postcode level, England and Wales only. Source: HM Land Registry. Published as points, so there is no single figure for City of London. The map shows each one. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices#place=E09000001) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/sold-prices) · https://openindex.co.uk/city-of-london/housing#l-house-sales ## House sales per year City of London: **159** (2025, council level, England and Wales only). Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. 159 homes were sold in City of London in 2025. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=E09000001) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-sales-per-year) · https://openindex.co.uk/city-of-london/housing#l-house-sales-count ## Median sale price City of London: **£820,000** (2025, council level, England and Wales only). Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. The median price paid for a home in City of London was £820,000 in 2025. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/median-sale-price#place=E09000001) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/median-sale-price) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/median-sale-price/london) · https://openindex.co.uk/city-of-london/housing#l-house-sales-median-price ## Annual price change City of London: **−14.6%** (August 2026, council level). Source: HM Land Registry and partners. Published 21 October 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-price-change#place=E09000001) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-price-change) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/house-price-change/london) · https://openindex.co.uk/city-of-london/housing#l-house-price-change-1y ## Flat price City of London: **£726,060** (August 2026, council level). Source: HM Land Registry and partners. Published 21 October 2026. The average price of a flat in City of London was £726,060 in August 2026. That is 1.7 times London and 3.7 times the UK average for flats. - Against London: 1.7 times (£427,310) - Against the UK: 3.7 times (£194,148) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/flat-prices#place=E09000001) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flat-prices) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/flat-prices/london) · https://openindex.co.uk/city-of-london/housing#l-house-price-flat ## House sales per month City of London: **11** (June 2026, council level). Source: HM Land Registry and partners. Published 21 October 2026. 11 home sales were recorded in City of London in June 2026. Figures for the latest months are revised as more sales are registered. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales#place=E09000001) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-sales) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/house-sales/london) · https://openindex.co.uk/city-of-london/housing#l-house-sales-volume ## More on this place - [Overview](https://openindex.co.uk/city-of-london) - [Crime](https://openindex.co.uk/city-of-london/crime) (13) - [People](https://openindex.co.uk/city-of-london/people) (24) - [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/city-of-london/deprivation) (8) - [Health](https://openindex.co.uk/city-of-london/health) (2) - [Education](https://openindex.co.uk/city-of-london/education) (2) - [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/city-of-london/environment) (9) - [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/city-of-london/transport) (4) - [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/city-of-london/connectivity) (5) - [Planning](https://openindex.co.uk/city-of-london/planning) (3) - [Economy](https://openindex.co.uk/city-of-london/economy) (2) - [Council tax](https://openindex.co.uk/city-of-london/council-tax) (9) - [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/city-of-london/elections) (7) - [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/city-of-london/services) (3) - [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/city-of-london/sources) (28) The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E09000001/data?family=housing ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. 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