Buying a home in EC2Y, London. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 1-bedroom flat£570kmost £425k–£687k
Sold last year31215 in five years
Prices in City of London-17.4%on a year ago

A typical 1-bedroom flat in EC2Y sold for £570,044 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £425,226 and £686,781, for about 56 m² of space.

31 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month. Flats start at around £570k for one bedroom.

Across City of London, prices are down 17.4% on a year ago and down 18.9% over five years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £114,000 for that mortgage: what £120,000 buys.

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Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Flats£570k£744k£1.33m£1.43m—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across EC2Y

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
EC2Y 5—£12,703
EC2Y 8—£11,161
EC2Y 9—£12,725

Schools near EC2Y

Best state primary within 2 kmSt Clement Danes CofE Primary School100% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%33 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmMossbourne Community Academy81.2% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%76 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about EC2Y

Is EC2Y a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in City of London are down 17.4% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (100% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (81.2% against 43.8%); 31 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 1-bedroom flat in EC2Y?

A typical 1-bedroom flat in EC2Y sold for £570,044 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £425,226 and £686,781.

How many homes sell in EC2Y each year?

31 homes sold in the last year and 215 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.

What are the schools like near EC2Y?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is St Clement Danes CofE Primary School, where 100% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents; DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.