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Property report — WC2B 5EG

Open-data due diligence for WC2B 5EG and the area around it.

WC2B 5EG in brief: 34 recorded sales (£73,310–£815,000) · no modelled flood risk · 3 schools nearby.

What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for WC2B 5EG itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the WC2B 5 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.

Avg sold price

£1,298,348

sector WC2B 5 · 24 sales

Population

5,840

sector WC2B 5

Crimes recorded

39

sector WC2B 5 · Apr 26

Schools

2

sector WC2B 5

Flood risk

None modelled

this postcode

Gigabit broadband

93%

sector WC2B 5 of premises

Sold-price trend (1995–2025)

1995: mean £118,873, median £125,000 (13 sales)1996: mean £144,382, median £115,000 (17 sales)1997: mean £152,530, median £133,500 (14 sales)1998: mean £287,462, median £150,500 (26 sales)1999: mean £260,837, median £275,000 (59 sales)2000: mean £390,855, median £380,250 (43 sales)2001: mean £446,607, median £292,500 (28 sales)2002: mean £403,000, median £283,000 (21 sales)2003: mean £343,318, median £337,500 (22 sales)2004: mean £311,652, median £261,000 (23 sales)2005: mean £473,492, median £469,840 (22 sales)2006: mean £486,693, median £294,500 (20 sales)2007: mean £593,142, median £460,000 (19 sales)2008: mean £762,692, median £590,000 (13 sales)2009: mean £333,764, median £300,000 (11 sales)2010: mean £845,000, median £690,000 (15 sales)2011: mean £731,985, median £750,000 (13 sales)2012: mean £922,875, median £775,000 (16 sales)2013: mean £1,101,615, median £960,000 (13 sales)2014: mean £901,749, median £561,385 (16 sales)2015: mean £998,944, median £815,000 (25 sales)2016: mean £4,040,951, median £660,000 (29 sales)2017: mean £5,077,731, median £1,225,000 (17 sales)2018: mean £9,336,736, median £880,000 (19 sales)2019: mean £2,271,569, median £1,105,000 (26 sales)2020: mean £1,567,781, median £1,250,000 (43 sales)2021: mean £1,907,998, median £1,466,850 (36 sales)2022: mean £1,397,400, median £1,180,250 (30 sales)2023: mean £1,490,997, median £1,284,750 (16 sales)2024: mean £1,298,348, median £810,000 (24 sales)2025: mean £1,692,918, median £790,000 (18 sales)1995: mean £118,873, median £125,000 (13 sales)1996: mean £144,382, median £115,000 (17 sales)1997: mean £152,530, median £133,500 (14 sales)1998: mean £287,462, median £150,500 (26 sales)1999: mean £260,837, median £275,000 (59 sales)2000: mean £390,855, median £380,250 (43 sales)2001: mean £446,607, median £292,500 (28 sales)2002: mean £403,000, median £283,000 (21 sales)2003: mean £343,318, median £337,500 (22 sales)2004: mean £311,652, median £261,000 (23 sales)2005: mean £473,492, median £469,840 (22 sales)2006: mean £486,693, median £294,500 (20 sales)2007: mean £593,142, median £460,000 (19 sales)2008: mean £762,692, median £590,000 (13 sales)2009: mean £333,764, median £300,000 (11 sales)2010: mean £845,000, median £690,000 (15 sales)2011: mean £731,985, median £750,000 (13 sales)2012: mean £922,875, median £775,000 (16 sales)2013: mean £1,101,615, median £960,000 (13 sales)2014: mean £901,749, median £561,385 (16 sales)2015: mean £998,944, median £815,000 (25 sales)2016: mean £4,040,951, median £660,000 (29 sales)2017: mean £5,077,731, median £1,225,000 (17 sales)2018: mean £9,336,736, median £880,000 (19 sales)2019: mean £2,271,569, median £1,105,000 (26 sales)2020: mean £1,567,781, median £1,250,000 (43 sales)2021: mean £1,907,998, median £1,466,850 (36 sales)2022: mean £1,397,400, median £1,180,250 (30 sales)2023: mean £1,490,997, median £1,284,750 (16 sales)2024: mean £1,298,348, median £810,000 (24 sales)2025: mean £1,692,918, median £790,000 (18 sales) MeanMedian £9,336,736 £115,000 1995 2025

Annual sold price in WC2B 5, 1995–2025 — 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. Latest median £790,000. Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.

Sold prices on this postcode

DatePriceAddressType
2025-03-04£350,000FLAT 42, 8 NEWTON STREETFlat
2025-01-31£600,000FLAT 27, 8 NEWTON STREETFlat
2022-07-26£432,000FLAT 41, 8 NEWTON STREETFlat
2015-08-27£552,000FLAT 25, 8 NEWTON STREETFlat
2015-02-16£815,000FLAT 4, 8 NEWTON STREETFlat
2014-08-29£765,000FLAT 1, 8 NEWTON STREETFlat
2014-04-17£562,770FLAT 44, 8 NEWTON STREETFlat
2011-11-10£73,310FLAT 24, 8 NEWTON STREETFlat
2011-08-05£300,000FLAT 28, 8 NEWTON STREETFlat
2010-11-26£245,000FLAT 9, 8 NEWTON STREETFlat
2010-06-17£385,000FLAT 27, 8 NEWTON STREETFlat
2009-09-09£300,000FLAT 30, 8 NEWTON STREETFlat
2009-08-16£310,000FLAT 31, 8 NEWTON STREETFlat
2008-01-16£350,000FLAT 27, 8 NEWTON STREETFlat
2006-10-19£278,000FLAT 43, 8 NEWTON STREETFlat
2006-10-16£270,000FLAT 19, 8 NEWTON STREETFlat
2006-07-18£269,950FLAT 24, 8 NEWTON STREETFlat
2005-11-25£250,000FLAT 28, 8 NEWTON STREETFlat
2005-04-22£250,000FLAT 16, 8 NEWTON STREETFlat
2004-08-10£250,000FLAT 50, 8 NEWTON STREETFlat
2004-07-07£275,000FLAT 7, 8 NEWTON STREETFlat
2004-01-13£200,000FLAT 49, 8 NEWTON STREETFlat
2003-05-08£232,500FLAT 19, 8 NEWTON STREETFlat
2003-05-06£235,000FLAT 11, 8 NEWTON STREETFlat
2003-02-11£215,000FLAT 38, 8 NEWTON STREETFlat
2002-05-21£230,000FLAT 44, 8 NEWTON STREETFlat
2001-11-23£232,500FLAT 47, 8 NEWTON STREETFlat
2001-06-01£212,000FLAT 29, 8 NEWTON STREETFlat
2001-04-05£226,000FLAT 39, 8 NEWTON STREETFlat
2001-01-17£152,000FLAT 24, 8 NEWTON STREETFlat
2000-05-26£140,000FLAT 20, 8 NEWTON STREETFlat
1998-06-02£160,000FLAT 4, 8 NEWTON STREETFlat
1997-12-23£112,500FLAT 7, 8 NEWTON STREETFlat
1995-07-14£91,000FLAT 41, 8 NEWTON STREETFlat

34 recorded sales on WC2B 5EG. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.

Nearest schools

SchoolDistancePhaseOfsted
St Josephs Catholic Primary School0.0 miPrimaryReport card →
St Clement Danes CofE Primary School0.2 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: COVENT GARDEN MEDICAL CENTRE (0.2 mi) · MUSEUM PRACTICE (0.2 mi) · ST PHILIPS MEDICAL CENTRE (0.3 mi)

Nearest hospitals: THE ITALIAN HOSPITAL (0.3 mi) · ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL FOR INTEGRATED MEDICINE (0.3 mi) · THE ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL FOR INTEGRATED MEDICINE (0.3 mi)

Nearest listed buildings: 24 AND 25, MACKLIN STREET (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · 199, 200 AND 201, HIGH HOLBORN (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · 207, HIGH HOLBORN (Grade II) (0.0 mi)

Nearest pharmacies: BOOTS (0.1 mi) · SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (0.1 mi) · ESSENTIALS PHARMACY (0.1 mi)

Nearest stations: Holborn (0.1 mi) · Covent Garden (0.3 mi) · Tottenham Court Road (0.4 mi)

Nearest supermarkets: M&S Food (0.4 mi) · Co-op Food (0.5 mi) · M&S Food (0.5 mi)

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

Who lives here

Median age
33
One-person households
51%
Households with children
15%
Households
2,751

Owned 20% · Social rent 43% · Private rent 36%

Census 2021 (ONS), for WC2B 5.

Recorded crime trend

Jul 24: 2 crimesAug 24: 39 crimesSep 24: 53 crimesOct 24: 66 crimesNov 24: 54 crimesDec 24: 69 crimesJan 25: 66 crimesFeb 25: 51 crimesMar 25: 55 crimesApr 25: 66 crimesMay 25: 59 crimesJun 25: 49 crimesJul 25: 46 crimesAug 25: 53 crimesSep 25: 39 crimesOct 25: 47 crimesNov 25: 66 crimesDec 25: 60 crimesJan 26: 37 crimesFeb 26: 42 crimesMar 26: 49 crimesApr 26: 39 crimes Apr 26: 39 crimes 69 2 Jul 24 Apr 26

Recorded crimes per month in WC2B 5 (Jul 24–Apr 26, average 50/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.

Flood risk

No modelled flood risk is recorded for WC2B 5EG 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 DistrictWC2B SectorWC2B 5 PostcodeWC2B 5EG
Average sold price£1,291,420£1,298,348£303,574
Population9,4035,840—
Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived)4/104/10—
Crimes recorded15839—
Schools32—
Flood riskLowLowLow
Gigabit broadband94%93%100%
Superfast broadband95%95%100%

— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (WC2B 5); 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.