Postcode district
WC1B
Median asking price
£1.3M
Across 12 for-sale listings
Growth, 3 years
-12.6%
A year, annualised
Gross yield
4.8%
Indicative, from listing medians
Days on market
129
Average time on market
Investment overview
Median asking price
£1.3M
Average £1.2M, range £550K to £1.8M
Gross yield
4.8%
ModerateIndicative gross yield from listing medians
Price growth
% a year, annualised over each horizon
Market heat
Cool
129 days average time on market
Median asking rent
£5,000/mo
Of 9 to-let listings
Most common type
Flat
2 bedrooms on average
Market data
Listings
Summary
Homes listed
21
For sale and to let
Median asking price
£1.3M
Asking price range
£550K to £1.8M
Homes analysed
1,080
Behind the growth and area averages
For-sale listings equal 1.1% of the homes analysed.
Strategy fit
Buy to let
ModerateGross yield
4.8%
- Moderate indicative gross yield of 4.8%
- Median asking rent £5K a month
HMO
WeakMedian asking price
£1.3M
- High entry price (£1.3M) squeezes HMO returns
- 35% of households rent privately
- Most listings are flat
Flip
WeakGrowth, 3 years
-12.6% a year
- Prices moving -12.6% a year over 3 years raises resale risk
- Slow exits: 129 days average time on market
Recent listings
The 6 most recently updated for-sale listings, a sample of 12 in WC1B.
Southampton Row, London WC1B
£1,250,000
Flat · Seen 6 Nov 2026
Bedford Avenue, Bloomsbury London WC1B
£1,495,000
Flat · Seen 6 Nov 2026
Russell Square, Bloomsbury WC1B
£1,350,000
Flat · Seen 6 Nov 2026
Bloomsbury Mansions, Russell Square, London WC1B
£1,500,000
Flat · Seen 5 Nov 2026
Russell Square, Bloomsbury WC1B
£1,300,000
Flat · Seen 5 Nov 2026
Russell Square Mansions, Bloomsbury, London WC1B
£600,000
Flat · Seen 5 Nov 2026