Property market
The five-year median is £960,000 from 51 recorded sales in WC1R. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.
The latest UK House Price Index average for Camden is £833,067 in June 2026, down 7.1% year on year.
WC1R
UK postcode district
Part of London
Updated September 2026
District overview
- Postcode units
- 330
- Current units
- 79
- Coordinate coverage
- 100%
- Electoral wards
- 4
Coverage context
- Countries represented
- England
- English regions represented
- London
- Local authority codes
- 4
- Terminated postcode units
- 251
Postcode sectors in WC1R
Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.
Property
413 recorded
sales at this postcode
| Address | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 52, Flat 3, Red Lion Street, London, WC1R 4PF | 10 July 2026 | £505,000 |
| Three Cups Yard, Flat 7, Sandland Street, London, WC1R 4PZ | 28 May 2026 | £1,090,000 |
| 34, Red Lion Square, London, WC1R 4SG | 8 May 2026 | £4,925,000 |
Schools
Across this district
- Open schools
- 1
- Primary
- 0
- Secondary
- 0
Recorded crime
Across this district
- Published events
- 1,584
- Months covered
- 12
- Latest month
- June 2026
Most recorded categories in this period
- Other theft 364
- Theft from the person 361
- Violence and sexual offences 200
- Shoplifting 171
- Anti social behaviour 140
Census 2021
Population and age profile
- WC1R usual residents
- 476
- Age-profile population
- 530
Age bands in WC1R
Postcode district- Age 0 to 14
- 8.9%
- 47 residents
- Age 15 to 24
- 25.7%
- 136 residents
- Age 25 to 44
- 30.2%
- 160 residents
- Age 45 to 64
- 20.4%
- 108 residents
- Age 65 and over
- 14.9%
- 79 residents
Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.
Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.
Fixed broadband coverage
The median Ofcom availability percentage across 76 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.
- Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
- 100%
- Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
- 100%
- Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
- 100%
- Gigabit-capable
- 100%
- Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
- 0%
- Next Generation Access
- 100%
- Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
- 0%
In this district, 65 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 65 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 0 postcode units had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.
Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.
Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Planning applications
Applications mapped to this postcode district by the nearest current postcode point.
- Available records
- 425
- Records since 17 September 2020
- 93
- Latest available record date
- 8 September 2025
- London Borough of Camden
Partial beta coverage
This beta dataset covers only Adur, Camden, Doncaster and Worthing and is not a complete national planning register. Doncaster records have no published coordinates, so they cannot be matched to local reports.
Latest available applications
- 2025/2244/P Date not supplied
Change of use from C3 Dwellinghouse, to E(g)(i) Office.
4 Flat 3rd Floor South Verulam Buildings London WC1R 5LW
London Borough of Camden Registered - 2025/2436/L Date not supplied
Change of use of second floor from E(g)(i) Office to C3 Dwellinghouse. Internal alterations including installation of a kitchen and bathroom.
Offices And Premises At 2nd Floor North 1 Gray's Inn Square London WC1R 5AA
London Borough of Camden Registered - 2025/2245/P Date not supplied
Change of use of second floor from E(g)(i) Office to C3 Dwellinghouse.
1 Offices And Premises At 2nd Floor North Gray's Inn Square London WC1R 5AA
London Borough of Camden Registered - 2025/1560/P Date not supplied
Change of use from C3 Dwellinghouse, to E(g)(i) Office.
Flat 3rd Floor South 3 Verulam Buildings London WC1R 5LQ
London Borough of Camden Registered - 2025/1561/P Date not supplied
Change of use of lower ground floor from E(g)(i) Office to C3 Dwellinghouse.
10A South Square London WC1R 5EU
London Borough of Camden Registered - 2024/4863/P Date not supplied
Refurbishment and change of use from class E office use to class C3 residential, as one self-contained family dwelling, incl. bricking up of windows in rear column/ formation of rear lift shaft.
14 Red Lion Square London WC1R 4QH
London Borough of Camden Registered - 2024/4916/L Date not supplied
Refurbishment and change of use from class E office use to class C3 residential, as one self-contained family dwelling, incl. bricking up of windows in rear column/ formation of rear lift shaft and internal restorative works/upgrades
14 Red Lion Square London WC1R 4QH
London Borough of Camden Registered - 2024/4683/P Date not supplied
Change of use from C3 Dwellinghouse, to E(g)(i) Office.
Flat 3rd Floor North 3 Verulam Buildings London WC1R 5LQ
London Borough of Camden Registered - 2024/1332/P Date not supplied
Change of use from office (Class E) to residential (Class C3) to form a self-contained dwelling and external alterations including new roof lantern, replacement fourth floor extension and roof terrace with glass balustrade.
32 Bedford Row London WC1R 4HE
London Borough of Camden Registered - 2024/4684/P Date not supplied
Change of use of second floor from E(g)(i) Office to C3 Dwellinghouse.
Second Floor 1 South Square London WC1R 5HP
London Borough of Camden Registered - 2021/3190/P Date not supplied
Conversion of attic space into a separate residential flat consisting of 1 x 2 bed self-contained flat including new dormer extensions to west elevation.
Flat 3rd Floor South 3 Gray's Inn Square London WC1R 5AH
London Borough of Camden Appeal Decided - 2025/1689/L Decision dated 8 September 2025
Change of use from C3 Dwellinghouse, to E(g)(i) Office.
Flat 3rd Floor South 3 Verulam Buildings London WC1R 5LQ
London Borough of Camden Granted
Source: MHCLG Planning Data, snapshot 2025-09-17, version 2025-09-17-beta. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Record dates use the submitted date where published, otherwise the decision date.
Evidence in context
Schools
1 open school is in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools.
Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.
Recorded crime
1,584 published events cover 12 months, averaging 132 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 364 events.
The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.