EC1Y 8QL is a residential postcode situated on Whitecross Street, London, EC1 with 65 addresses.
It ranks as the 1157th largest and 48th most expensive of the 1,224 postcodes in the EC1Y area. The dominant property type is a mid-century flat built between 1936 and 1979.
The postcode contains a total of 65 properties: 65 flats.
EC1Y 8QL is a residential postcode situated on Whitecross Street, London, EC1 with 65 addresses.
It ranks as the 1157th largest and 48th most expensive of the 1,224 postcodes in the EC1Y area. The dominant property type is a mid-century flat built between 1936 and 1979.
The postcode contains a total of 65 properties: 65 flats.
Sale prices range from £277,797 for 1 bedroom leasehold flats with a balcony (441 ft2) to £399,806 for 2 bedroom leasehold flats with a balcony (796 ft2) .
Monthly rental prices range from £1,550 pcm for 1 bed flats to £2,179 pcm for 2 bed flats.
The gross rental yield is between 6.5% and 6.8%.
The average value per square foot is £552.
The last sale in EC1Y 8QL sold for £322,000 on 5th September 2022. Since then prices are down an average of 8.4%.
The current average value in the postcode is £350,538.
The EC1Y 8QL Sales Market has decreased by 13.8% over the last 10 years.
| Period | Year on Year | Average Price |
|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | -2.6% | £350,538 |
| April 2025 | -3% | £359,952 |
| April 2024 | -1.7% | £371,111 |
| April 2023 | -0.2% | £377,581 |
| April 2022 | -0.8% | £378,387 |
| April 2021 | -3.3% | £381,452 |
| April 2020 | 4.8% | £394,478 |
| April 2019 | -4.8% | £376,402 |
| April 2018 | -2.1% | £395,328 |
| April 2017 | -0.7% | £403,679 |
| April 2016 | 2.2% | £406,566 |
| April 2015 | 3.3% | £397,917 |
| April 2014 | 19.7% | £385,263 |
| April 2013 | 10.2% | £321,881 |
| April 2012 | 8.3% | £292,155 |
| April 2011 | 7.4% | £269,756 |
| April 2010 | 7.8% | £251,109 |
| April 2009 | -11.4% | £233,041 |
| April 2008 | 8.4% | £262,959 |
| April 2007 | 0% | £242,531 |
The current average rental value in the postcode is £1,953.
The EC1Y 8QL Rental Market has increased by 33.0% over the last 10 years.
| Period | Year on Year | Average Price |
|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | 6.1% | £1,953pcm |
| April 2025 | 3.9% | £1,840pcm |
| April 2024 | 5.1% | £1,771pcm |
| April 2023 | 13.8% | £1,685pcm |
| April 2022 | 20.5% | £1,481pcm |
| April 2021 | -16.4% | £1,229pcm |
| April 2020 | -0.8% | £1,471pcm |
| April 2019 | 2.7% | £1,483pcm |
| April 2018 | 1% | £1,444pcm |
| April 2017 | -2.6% | £1,430pcm |
| April 2016 | -0.2% | £1,468pcm |
| April 2015 | 4.8% | £1,472pcm |
| April 2014 | 4.4% | £1,404pcm |
| April 2013 | -3.7% | £1,344pcm |
| April 2012 | 5.7% | £1,396pcm |
| April 2011 | 9% | £1,321pcm |
| April 2010 | 3.3% | £1,212pcm |
| April 2009 | -12.5% | £1,174pcm |
| April 2008 | 14.3% | £1,341pcm |
| April 2007 | 0% | £1,173pcm |
The last sale was on 5th September 2022 for £322,000 and since then the market in the area has decreased by 8.4%. The postcode has had a total of 16 sales since 1995.
EC1Y 8QL has seen no sales in the last three years and no sales in the last twelve months.
EC1Y 8QL is the 1157th largest and the 48th most expensive postcode out of the 1,224 postcodes in the EC1Y area.
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