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
£650k
UK avg £340k
Average rent (pcm)
£3,150
UK avg £1,300
Gross rental yield
5.8%
27% above UK avg
Net yield (estimated)
4.4%
assumes ~25% costs, excl. mortgage
Crimes reported (2026-06)
2551
2377% above UK avg

Summary

EC1Y has a gross rental yield of 5.8%, 27% above the UK average, ranking #4 of 14 EC postcode districts by yield.

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EC1Y by bedroom count

BedroomsAvg buyAvg rentYieldSampled
Studio £378k £2,058 4 / 4
1 £562k £2,700 5.8% 12 / 10
2 £750k £3,250 5.2% 20 / 11
3 £1.05m £4,625 3 / 4

Nearby EC postcode districts, by yield

DistrictAvg buyAvg rentYield
EC4M £538k £6,067 13.5% Compare
EC4Y £612k £3,250 6.4% Compare
EC1V £725k £3,600 6.0% Compare
EC3R £850k £3,900 5.5% Compare
EC4V £625k £2,750 5.3% Compare
EC3N £800k £3,358 5.0% Compare
EC1N £840k £3,500 5.0% Compare
EC2Y £720k £3,000 5.0% Compare
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