Buying a home in WC1N, London. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£1.94mmost £1.81m–£2.84m
Houses per m²£13,845flats £11,750
Sold last year19103 in five years
Prices in Camden-10.1%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in WC1N sold for £1,942,515 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £1,807,305 and £2,836,029, for about 132 m² of space. That is 131% more than the same home across London (£840,000).

19 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 £512k for one bedroom.

Across Camden, prices are down 10.1% on a year ago and down 5.2% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £3,055 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £8,858 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £389,000 for that mortgage.

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House prices in WC1N by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
3£1,942,515£1.81m–£2.84m132 m²6

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses——£1.94m——
Flats£512k£742k£839k——

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

Price per m² across WC1N

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
WC1N 1—£11,400
WC1N 2£13,229£12,577
WC1N 3—£11,418

Schools near WC1N

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 kmThe Grey Coat Hospital79% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%69 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about WC1N

Is WC1N a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 131% more than across London; prices in Camden are down 10.1% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (100% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (79% against 43.8%); 19 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 3-bedroom house in WC1N?

A typical 3-bedroom house in WC1N sold for £1,942,515 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £1,807,305 and £2,836,029.

Is WC1N expensive for London?

A 3-bedroom house in WC1N costs 131% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across London (£840,000).

How many homes sell in WC1N each year?

19 homes sold in the last year and 103 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 WC1N?

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%).

Where is cheaper near WC1N?

For a 3-bedroom house, WC1X (£1.64m, 1 km), EC1R (£1.6m, 1 km).

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 (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.