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WC1B 5

292 people · median £725,000 · Camden

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Camden Council · Labour-controlled   30/55 seats · 55% · OCD 2026
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What does it cost? This postcode sector

A typical home here sells for £725,000, down 30.1% over five years. That's about 14.4× local earnings — around the 17.2× five-year average.

Sold price history

2020 · 5 sales
£197k£440k£683k£926k£1.2m1998200320202007 +82%−33%£1,075,000
Median sold price£725,000
5-year change-30.1%
Price per square metre£8,310 · median across AcreRight-covered districts £3,782
HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Too few sales by type to chart.
Typical home price compared with annual local pay14.4× · five-year average 17.2×
HM Land Registry, 12 months

Home ownership29%

Owned outright
20%
With a mortgage
10%
Private rented
45%
Social rented
25%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021

Council tax£2,207

London Borough of Camden£1,697
Greater London Authority£511
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,471
Band B£1,717
Band C£1,962
Band D (baseline)£2,207
Band E£2,698
Band F£3,188
Band G£3,679
Band H£4,414
Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.
Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April

£8,310 per square metre

What this means ▾

The sold price divided by the home's recorded floor area, which makes differently-sized homes easier to compare. The median across districts AcreRight covers is £3,782.

HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas

Prices by street in WC1B 5 2 streets — this postcode sector, broken down

StreetMedian priceSales5-year change
Russell Square£386,500126
Southampton Row£362,50030
Median & 5-year change use residential sales only (category-A, type D/S/T/F); the 5-year change compares the last 24 months vs the 24 months five years earlier. Each street’s sales recorded inside this area since 1995 — click a street → its full sold-price page · HM Land Registry Price Paid

Neighbourhood prices in Camden how WC1B 5 compares · from Camden

Fastest 5-yr growth: Barnsbury +58.8%
NeighbourhoodMedian price5-year changeSales, 12m
Barnsbury£510,000+58.8%32
Gospel Oak£850,000+50.4%96
Mapesbury£577,500+46.8%68
Swiss Cottage£1,100,000+31%212
Kentish Town£658,000+9.7%372
Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months

Homes in WC1B 5 — sold prices

Filters
AddressTypeBedsEPCPriceDate
2 sales in 12 months — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →
Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC
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