WC1X, London house prices & rental yield

Postcode district in London, part of the WC postcode area

Likely student area · 0.8km from University of the Arts, London

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Average asking price
£850k
UK avg £340k
Average rent (pcm)
£3,400
UK avg £1,275
Gross rental yield
4.8%
7% above UK avg
Net yield (estimated)
3.6%
assumes ~25% costs, excl. mortgage
Crimes reported (2026-08)
3254
3059% above UK avg
Short-term let activity (Camden)
#6 of 318
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Summary

WC1X has a gross rental yield of 4.8%, 7% above the UK average, ranking #5 of 13 WC postcode districts by yield.

Gross yield trend

-0.2pp since Jul
Jul: 5.0% 5.0% Jul Aug: 4.8% 4.8% Aug Sep: 5.0% 5.0% Sep Oct: 4.8% 4.8% Oct

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WC1X by bedroom count

BedroomsAvg buyAvg rentYieldSampled
Studio £325k £1,600 — 9 / 3
1 £500k £2,504 6.0% 33 / 14
2 £1.10m £3,500 3.8% 45 / 16
3 £1.30m £7,250 — 7 / 4
4 £2.42m £5,304 — 6 / 3
5+ £2.55m — — 6 / 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
WC1E £700k £3,889 6.7% Compare
WC1H £475k £2,470 6.2% 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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