WC1E, London house prices & rental yield

Postcode district in London, part of the WC postcode area

Likely student area · 0.1km from London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

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Average asking price
£700k
UK avg £340k
Average rent (pcm)
£3,889
UK avg £1,275
Gross rental yield
6.7%
48% above UK avg
Net yield (estimated)
5.0%
assumes ~25% costs, excl. mortgage
Crimes reported (2026-08)
4649
4414% above UK avg
Short-term let activity (Camden)
#6 of 318

Summary

WC1E has a gross rental yield of 6.7%, 48% above the UK average, ranking #3 of 13 WC postcode districts by yield.

Gross yield trend

-0.6pp since Jul
Jul: 6.1% 6.1% Jul Aug: 6.5% 6.5% Aug Sep: 6.2% 6.2% Sep Oct: 5.5% 5.5% Oct

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WC1E by bedroom count

BedroomsAvg buyAvg rentYieldSampled
1 £495k £2,968 — 5 / 3
2 £662k £4,100 — 4 / 8
4 £1.85m £6,500 — 3 / 1
5+ £1.75m — — 1 / 0

Nearby WC postcode districts, by yield

DistrictAvg buyAvg rentYield
WC2A £1.40m £10k 8.8% Compare
WC2N £1.12m £6,717 7.2% Compare
WC1H £475k £2,470 6.2% Compare
WC1X £850k £3,400 4.8% Compare
WC2B £1.25m £5,000 4.8% Compare
WC1N £800k £3,120 4.7% Compare
WC2R £1.92m £7,129 4.4% Compare
WC2E £1.35m £4,340 3.9% Compare
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