What homes really sold for in WC1B, the postcode district covering Bloomsbury, British Museum, Southampton Row: every figure below comes from HM Land Registry's record of completed sales, not asking prices or estimates. HomesIndex maps 683 recorded WC1B sales going back to 1995.
| Year | Median | Average | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | £725,000 | £1,198,800 | 32 |
| 2024 | £1,625,000 | £8,048,400 | 15 |
| 2023 | £1,017,500 | £1,135,000 | 14 |
| 2022 | £2,300,000 | £36,269,300 | 15 |
| 2021 | £1,100,000 | £2,518,200 | 17 |
| 2020 | £1,075,000 | £2,086,600 | 15 |
| 2019 | £1,065,000 | £19,755,800 | 20 |
| 2018 | £1,187,500 | £17,354,400 | 28 |
| 2017 | £1,400,000 | £1,218,600 | 9 |
| 2016 | £878,800 | £1,468,000 | 14 |
| 2015 | £1,052,500 | £1,007,000 | 16 |
| 2014 | £875,000 | £1,513,100 | 21 |
| 2013 | £1,113,800 | £5,180,700 | 18 |
| 2012 | £635,000 | £771,100 | 17 |
| 2011 | £936,200 | £940,800 | 8 |
| 2010 | £750,000 | £1,014,000 | 19 |
| 2009 | £665,000 | £829,700 | 17 |
| 2008 | £706,200 | £764,200 | 20 |
| 2007 | £570,000 | £587,900 | 15 |
| 2006 | £463,500 | £697,200 | 23 |
| 2005 | £495,000 | £507,100 | 27 |
| 2004 | £383,800 | £417,200 | 36 |
| 2003 | £399,000 | £412,400 | 23 |
| 2002 | £390,000 | £377,500 | 29 |
| 2001 | £410,000 | £466,800 | 20 |
| 2000 | £285,000 | £291,500 | 23 |
| 1999 | £295,000 | £305,000 | 62 |
| 1998 | £262,800 | £265,800 | 54 |
| 1997 | £171,200 | £209,300 | 20 |
| 1996 | £156,500 | £163,000 | 20 |
| 1995 | £150,000 | £162,500 | 15 |
Medians are the middle sold price of the year's recorded sales; averages can be pulled up by a few expensive sales. Looking for one exact postcode or address? Search it above to see every sale at address level.
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