EC1Y, London house prices & rental yield

Postcode district in London, part of the EC postcode area

Likely student area · 0.4km from Guildhall School of Music and Drama

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Average asking price
£675k
UK avg £340k
Average rent (pcm)
£2,800
UK avg £1,275
Gross rental yield
5.0%
11% above UK avg
Net yield (estimated)
3.7%
assumes ~25% costs, excl. mortgage
Crimes reported (2026-08)
2693
2515% above UK avg
Short-term let activity (Islington)
#19 of 318
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Summary

EC1Y has a gross rental yield of 5.0%, 11% above the UK average, ranking #8 of 12 EC postcode districts by yield.

Gross yield trend

-1.0pp since Jul
Jul: 6.4% 6.4% Jul Aug: 6.2% 6.2% Aug Sep: 6.0% 6.0% Sep Oct: 5.4% 5.4% Oct

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EC1Y by bedroom count

BedroomsAvg buyAvg rentYieldSampled
Studio £379k £2,058 — 2 / 1
1 £550k £2,448 5.3% 11 / 8
2 £775k £3,200 5.0% 17 / 5
3 £1.05m £7,975 — 5 / 2

Nearby EC postcode districts, by yield

DistrictAvg buyAvg rentYield
EC4M £500k £5,633 13.5% Compare
EC3R £900k £6,500 8.7% Compare
EC3A £1.15m £6,948 7.3% Compare
EC1M £712k £3,800 6.4% Compare
EC1N £725k £3,512 5.8% Compare
EC1V £730k £3,250 5.3% Compare
EC2Y £650k £2,747 5.1% Compare
EC2A £938k £3,642 4.7% Compare
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