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Property report — WC1A 2LP

Open-data due diligence for WC1A 2LP and the area around it.

WC1A 2LP in brief: 50 recorded sales (£142,500–£8,500,000) · no modelled flood risk · 3 schools nearby.

What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for WC1A 2LP itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the WC1A 2 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.

Avg sold price

£848,571

sector WC1A 2 · 7 sales

Population

5,636

sector WC1A 2

Crimes recorded

41

sector WC1A 2 · Apr 26

Schools

1

sector WC1A 2

Flood risk

None modelled

this postcode

Gigabit broadband

97%

sector WC1A 2 of premises

Sold-price trend (1995–2026)

1995: mean £341,571, median £140,000 (7 sales)1996: mean £146,625, median £176,750 (4 sales)1997: mean £240,818, median £240,000 (11 sales)1998: mean £223,050, median £238,000 (9 sales)1999: mean £269,300, median £289,000 (5 sales)2000: mean £236,250, median £206,000 (4 sales)2001: mean £244,200, median £270,000 (5 sales)2002: mean £374,410, median £360,000 (5 sales)2003: mean £367,667, median £375,500 (6 sales)2004: mean £304,000, median £320,000 (5 sales)2005: mean £403,317, median £389,950 (3 sales)2006: mean £447,657, median £435,000 (8 sales)2007: mean £500,117, median £495,000 (21 sales)2008: mean £612,200, median £575,500 (10 sales)2009: mean £534,438, median £512,500 (8 sales)2010: mean £795,000, median £475,000 (5 sales)2011: mean £675,833, median £740,000 (6 sales)2012: mean £812,350, median £842,500 (10 sales)2013: mean £855,833, median £927,500 (6 sales)2014: mean £641,000, median £685,000 (5 sales)2015: mean £5,257,944, median £1,202,500 (4 sales)2016: mean £5,181,250, median £735,000 (3 sales)2017: mean £9,570,830, median £1,175,000 (8 sales)2018: mean £938,500, median £769,500 (4 sales)2019: mean £763,333, median £775,000 (3 sales)2020: mean £2,621,950, median £733,900 (4 sales)2021: mean £1,266,667, median £1,350,000 (3 sales)2022: mean £1,740,413, median £887,500 (8 sales)2023: mean £1,408,805, median £870,000 (11 sales)2024: mean £848,571, median £866,000 (7 sales)2025: mean £9,143,857, median £1,265,000 (7 sales)2026: mean £1,467,500, median £1,467,500 (2 sales)1995: mean £341,571, median £140,000 (7 sales)1996: mean £146,625, median £176,750 (4 sales)1997: mean £240,818, median £240,000 (11 sales)1998: mean £223,050, median £238,000 (9 sales)1999: mean £269,300, median £289,000 (5 sales)2000: mean £236,250, median £206,000 (4 sales)2001: mean £244,200, median £270,000 (5 sales)2002: mean £374,410, median £360,000 (5 sales)2003: mean £367,667, median £375,500 (6 sales)2004: mean £304,000, median £320,000 (5 sales)2005: mean £403,317, median £389,950 (3 sales)2006: mean £447,657, median £435,000 (8 sales)2007: mean £500,117, median £495,000 (21 sales)2008: mean £612,200, median £575,500 (10 sales)2009: mean £534,438, median £512,500 (8 sales)2010: mean £795,000, median £475,000 (5 sales)2011: mean £675,833, median £740,000 (6 sales)2012: mean £812,350, median £842,500 (10 sales)2013: mean £855,833, median £927,500 (6 sales)2014: mean £641,000, median £685,000 (5 sales)2015: mean £5,257,944, median £1,202,500 (4 sales)2016: mean £5,181,250, median £735,000 (3 sales)2017: mean £9,570,830, median £1,175,000 (8 sales)2018: mean £938,500, median £769,500 (4 sales)2019: mean £763,333, median £775,000 (3 sales)2020: mean £2,621,950, median £733,900 (4 sales)2021: mean £1,266,667, median £1,350,000 (3 sales)2022: mean £1,740,413, median £887,500 (8 sales)2023: mean £1,408,805, median £870,000 (11 sales)2024: mean £848,571, median £866,000 (7 sales)2025: mean £9,143,857, median £1,265,000 (7 sales)2026: mean £1,467,500, median £1,467,500 (2 sales) MeanMedian £9,570,830 £140,000 1995 2026*

Annual sold price in WC1A 2, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (2 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.

Sold prices on this postcode

DatePriceAddressType
2025-09-22£830,000FLAT 7, 7 - 8 BLOOMSBURY SQUAREFlat
2024-09-18£630,000FLAT 9, 7 - 8 BLOOMSBURY SQUAREFlat
2024-03-21£725,000FLAT 6, 7 - 8 BLOOMSBURY SQUAREFlat
2023-11-24£870,000FLAT 2, 7 - 8 BLOOMSBURY SQUAREFlat
2023-04-26£1,115,000FLAT 11, 7 - 8 BLOOMSBURY SQUAREFlat
2023-03-17£1,410,0007A BLOOMSBURY SQUAREFlat
2023-01-16£1,225,000FLAT 11, WHITEHALL, 9 - 11 BLOOMSBURY SQUAREFlat
2022-08-08£765,000FLAT 10, 7 - 8 BLOOMSBURY SQUAREFlat
2022-04-19£8,500,000DISRAELI HOUSE, 6 BLOOMSBURY SQUAREOther
2021-09-17£1,600,000FLAT 2, WHITEHALL, 9 - 11 BLOOMSBURY SQUAREFlat
2020-06-03£8,400,000DISRAELI HOUSE, 6 BLOOMSBURY SQUAREOther
2018-11-09£1,515,000FLAT 1, WHITEHALL, 9 - 11 BLOOMSBURY SQUAREFlat
2018-05-18£739,000FLAT 6, 7 - 8 BLOOMSBURY SQUAREFlat
2017-08-23£1,100,000FLAT 19, WHITEHALL, 9 - 11 BLOOMSBURY SQUAREFlat
2017-04-13£785,000FLAT 12, WHITEHALL, 9 - 11 BLOOMSBURY SQUAREFlat
2015-01-30£1,500,000FLAT 2, WHITEHALL, 9 - 11 BLOOMSBURY SQUAREFlat
2013-11-22£945,000FLAT 16, WHITEHALL, 9 - 11 BLOOMSBURY SQUAREFlat
2013-01-30£1,350,000FLAT 4, WHITEHALL, 9 - 11 BLOOMSBURY SQUAREFlat
2012-08-28£699,995FLAT 7, 7 - 8 BLOOMSBURY SQUAREFlat
2012-07-11£1,300,000FLAT 7, WHITEHALL, 9 - 11 BLOOMSBURY SQUAREFlat
2010-07-30£475,000FLAT 3, 7 - 8 BLOOMSBURY SQUAREFlat
2008-04-30£785,000FLAT 14, WHITEHALL, 9 - 11 BLOOMSBURY SQUAREFlat
2007-06-28£495,000FLAT 10, 7 - 8 BLOOMSBURY SQUAREFlat
2007-04-20£725,000FLAT 7, WHITEHALL, 9 - 11 BLOOMSBURY SQUAREFlat
2007-04-17£250,000FLAT 10, 7 - 8 BLOOMSBURY SQUAREFlat
2007-04-10£390,000FLAT 13, 7 - 8 BLOOMSBURY SQUAREFlat
2007-04-10£430,000FLAT 9, 7 - 8 BLOOMSBURY SQUAREFlat
2007-04-10£625,000FLAT 11, 7 - 8 BLOOMSBURY SQUAREFlat
2007-04-05£375,000FLAT 14, 7 - 8 BLOOMSBURY SQUAREFlat
2007-04-05£495,000FLAT 7, 7 - 8 BLOOMSBURY SQUAREFlat
2007-04-05£420,000FLAT 12, 7 - 8 BLOOMSBURY SQUAREFlat
2007-04-04£500,000FLAT 4, 7 - 8 BLOOMSBURY SQUAREFlat
2007-03-30£520,000FLAT 2, 7 - 8 BLOOMSBURY SQUAREFlat
2007-03-30£430,000FLAT 6, 7 - 8 BLOOMSBURY SQUAREFlat
2007-03-03£425,000FLAT 3, 7 - 8 BLOOMSBURY SQUAREFlat
2004-06-11£415,000FLAT 14, WHITEHALL, 9 - 11 BLOOMSBURY SQUAREFlat
2002-08-12£299,500FLAT 15, WHITEHALL, 9 - 11 BLOOMSBURY SQUAREFlat
2002-04-03£487,550FLAT 13, WHITEHALL, 9 - 11 BLOOMSBURY SQUAREFlat
2001-03-30£250,000FLAT 9, WHITEHALL, 9 - 11 BLOOMSBURY SQUAREFlat
2000-02-18£360,000FLAT 5, WHITEHALL, 9 - 11 BLOOMSBURY SQUAREFlat
1999-11-19£324,500FLAT 10, WHITEHALL, 9 - 11 BLOOMSBURY SQUAREFlat
1999-01-11£295,000FLAT 19, WHITEHALL, 9 - 11 BLOOMSBURY SQUAREFlat
1998-05-22£174,000FLAT 12, WHITEHALL, 9 - 11 BLOOMSBURY SQUAREFlat
1998-01-15£293,000FLAT 8, WHITEHALL, 9 - 11 BLOOMSBURY SQUAREFlat
1997-10-16£238,000FLAT 16, WHITEHALL, 9 - 11 BLOOMSBURY SQUAREFlat
1997-06-30£275,000FLAT 11, WHITEHALL, 9 - 11 BLOOMSBURY SQUAREFlat
1997-04-10£240,000FLAT 13, WHITEHALL, 9 - 11 BLOOMSBURY SQUAREFlat
1997-04-03£275,000FLAT 4, WHITEHALL, 9 - 11 BLOOMSBURY SQUAREFlat
1996-08-14£142,500FLAT 18, WHITEHALL, 9 - 11 BLOOMSBURY SQUAREFlat
1995-11-16£1,600,0006 BLOOMSBURY SQUARETerraced

50 recorded sales on WC1A 2LP. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.

Nearest schools

SchoolDistancePhaseOfsted
St Josephs Catholic Primary School0.2 miPrimaryReport card →
St Clement Danes CofE Primary School0.4 miPrimaryReport card →
St George the Martyr Church of England Primary School0.4 miPrimaryOutstanding (2024)

Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.

What's nearby

Nearest GP surgeries: MUSEUM PRACTICE (0.1 mi) · COVENT GARDEN MEDICAL CENTRE (0.3 mi) · GOWER STREET PRACTICE (0.3 mi)

Nearest hospitals: THE ITALIAN HOSPITAL (0.2 mi) · ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL FOR INTEGRATED MEDICINE (0.2 mi) · THE ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL FOR INTEGRATED MEDICINE (0.2 mi)

Nearest listed buildings: WHITE HALL HOTEL (NUMBERS 9-11) AND ATTACHED RAILINGS (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · NUMBER 14 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · NUMBERS 5, 5A AND 6 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS AND LAMP HOLDER (Grade II*) (0.0 mi)

Nearest pharmacies: KERRS CHEMIST (0.1 mi) · HOLBORN PHARMACY (0.1 mi) · BOOTS (0.2 mi)

Nearest stations: Holborn (0.1 mi) · Russell Square (0.3 mi) · Tottenham Court Road (0.3 mi)

Nearest supermarkets: Tian Tian Market (0.4 mi) · Waitrose (0.4 mi) · Co-op Food (0.5 mi)

Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).

Who lives here

Median age
33
One-person households
54%
Households with children
10%
Households
2,388

Owned 25% · Social rent 32% · Private rent 42%

Census 2021 (ONS), for WC1A 2.

Recorded crime trend

Aug 24: 27 crimesSep 24: 61 crimesOct 24: 101 crimesNov 24: 72 crimesDec 24: 49 crimesJan 25: 48 crimesFeb 25: 43 crimesMar 25: 51 crimesApr 25: 54 crimesMay 25: 46 crimesJun 25: 27 crimesJul 25: 30 crimesAug 25: 30 crimesSep 25: 38 crimesOct 25: 43 crimesNov 25: 45 crimesDec 25: 43 crimesJan 26: 30 crimesFeb 26: 38 crimesMar 26: 36 crimesApr 26: 41 crimes Apr 26: 41 crimes 101 27 Aug 24 Apr 26

Recorded crimes per month in WC1A 2 (Aug 24–Apr 26, average 45/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.

Flood risk

No modelled flood risk is recorded for WC1A 2LP in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →

Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.

How granular is this?

Measure DistrictWC1A SectorWC1A 2 PostcodeWC1A 2LP
Average sold price£2,477,989£848,571£980,261
Population8,9365,636—
Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived)4/104/10—
Crimes recorded11941—
Schools11—
Flood riskLowLowLow
Gigabit broadband92%97%100%
Superfast broadband95%97%100%

— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (WC1A 2); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.

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Report generated 1 July 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.

Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026

Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026

Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026

Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.