Buying a home in EC3N, London. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 1-bedroom flat£489kmost £432k–£510k
Sold last year521 in five years
Prices in City of London-17.4%on a year ago

A typical 1-bedroom flat in EC3N sold for £489,449 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £432,447 and £509,787, for about 53 m² of space.

5 homes sold here in the last year: a small market where few homes come up, so it pays to set alerts and be patient. Flats start at around £489k 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 £98,000 for that mortgage: what £100,000 buys.

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Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Flats£489k£624k———

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

Price per m² across EC3N

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
EC3N 1—£12,564
EC3N 2—£8,966

Schools near EC3N

Best state primary within 2 kmThe Cathedral School of St Saviour and St Mary Overie93% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%37 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmMossbourne Community Academy81.2% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%78 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about EC3N

Is EC3N 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 (93% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (81.2% against 43.8%); 5 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 EC3N?

A typical 1-bedroom flat in EC3N sold for £489,449 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £432,447 and £509,787.

How many homes sell in EC3N each year?

5 homes sold in the last year and 21 in five years: a small market where few homes come up, so it pays to set alerts and be patient.

What are the schools like near EC3N?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is The Cathedral School of St Saviour and St Mary Overie, where 93% 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.