SE1 2YL house prices
SE1 2YL has an average sold price of £709,990 across 223 HM Land Registry transactions.
SE1 2YL decision snapshot
SE1 2YL has 223 HM Land Registry sales, a median sold price of £530,000 and an average sold price of £709,990. Use the recent transactions and nearby postcode comparisons before treating the average as a guide.
- Average sold price
- £709,990
- Mean of registered sold prices in this postcode.
- Median sold price
- £530,000
- Often a better guide when outliers affect the average.
- Transactions
- 223
- HM Land Registry records used for this postcode.
- 5-year movement
- -18.3%
- Historical sold-price movement, not a valuation.
SE1 2YL House Prices Overview
SE1 2YL is a premium property market, with average prices 78% above the England and Wales national average with essentially flat five-year movement of -18.3%. The median sits below the average, suggesting that a subset of higher-value sales pulls the mean upward — a pattern common in areas with mixed housing stock ranging from starter homes to luxury properties. Based on 223 registered HM Land Registry transactions across 28 years of data, these figures reflect actual completed sales rather than asking prices. Five-year growth compares average prices over 12-month windows; the most recent months may be slightly incomplete due to registration lag (sales can take 2–6 months to appear in the Land Registry).
Frequently Asked Questions
Why is my postcode missing?
A postcode may be missing when it has no recorded sales or too few registered HM Land Registry transactions to publish a useful page. Very recent completions can also be absent until registration and the next monthly data refresh.
How is the average price for this postcode calculated?
The average is the mean of registered residential sale prices available for this postcode in the Land Registry data. It is based on sold prices, not current valuations.
Are these asking prices?
No. These are completed sold prices recorded by HM Land Registry. They are not estate-agent asking prices, live listings or automated valuations.
Can I use this as a valuation?
No. The page is a research summary of historical sold prices. Use it to understand local evidence, then compare property condition, size, tenure, transaction type and professional valuation advice before making a decision.
Why can small postcode samples look unusual?
Some postcodes have only a small number of recorded sales. A few high or low value transactions can move the average, so the transaction count should be read alongside the price.
Property valuation guide
Estimate a property value in SE1 2YL
Professional valuers use recent sold prices as comparable evidence. In SE1 2YL, the median sold price is £530,000 and the average is £709,990, based on 223 HM Land Registry transactions. Over five years, prices have moved -18.3%, which affects how comparables from earlier years should be weighted.
These are historical completed-sale prices — not a formal valuation, asking price or investment advice. Use them to sense-check an asking price or set expectations before instructing a surveyor.
SE1 2YL prices fell -18.3% over 5 yearsⓘ, below the national average of +18.5%.
SE1 area price trends
Yearly trend data is shown at postcode district level to keep the sample size reliable.
Recent Transactions
| Date ↓ | Price ↕ | Type | Address |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-07 | £545,000 | Flat | FLAT 301, SPICE QUAY HEIGHTS, 32, SHAD THAMES |
| 2025-05-22 | £650,000 | Flat | FLAT 612, SPICE QUAY HEIGHTS, 32, SHAD THAMES |
| 2025-01-22 | £1,750,000 | Flat | FLAT 515, SPICE QUAY HEIGHTS, 32, SHAD THAMES |
| 2024-12-11 | £1,755,000 | Flat | FLAT 403, SPICE QUAY HEIGHTS, 32, SHAD THAMES |
| 2024-11-20 | £710,000 | Flat | FLAT 312, SPICE QUAY HEIGHTS, 32, SHAD THAMES |
| 2024-06-27 | £1,525,000 | Flat | FLAT 109, SPICE QUAY HEIGHTS, 32, SHAD THAMES |
| 2023-07-21 | £1,330,000 | Flat | FLAT 511, SPICE QUAY HEIGHTS, 32, SHAD THAMES |
| 2023-04-17 | £1,750,000 | Flat | FLAT 608, SPICE QUAY HEIGHTS, 32, SHAD THAMES |
| 2023-01-17 | £700,000 | Flat | FLAT 712, SPICE QUAY HEIGHTS, 32, SHAD THAMES |
| 2022-10-14 | £1,500,000 | Flat | FLAT 509, SPICE QUAY HEIGHTS, 32, SHAD THAMES |
| 2022-09-27 | £565,000 | Flat | FLAT 201, SPICE QUAY HEIGHTS, 32, SHAD THAMES |
| 2022-09-16 | £1,750,000 | Flat | FLAT 709, SPICE QUAY HEIGHTS, 32, SHAD THAMES |
| 2022-08-19 | £540,000 | Flat | FLAT 416, SPICE QUAY HEIGHTS, 32, SHAD THAMES |
| 2022-07-01 | £1,325,000 | Flat | FLAT 110, SPICE QUAY HEIGHTS, 32, SHAD THAMES |
| 2022-02-18 | £1,475,000 | Flat | FLAT 206, SPICE QUAY HEIGHTS, 32, SHAD THAMES |
| 2022-01-06 | £1,400,000 | Flat | FLAT 106, SPICE QUAY HEIGHTS, 32, SHAD THAMES |
| 2021-05-20 | £1,450,000 | Flat | FLAT 507, SPICE QUAY HEIGHTS, 32, SHAD THAMES |
| 2021-04-01 | £550,000 | Flat | FLAT 116, SPICE QUAY HEIGHTS, 32, SHAD THAMES |
| 2021-04-01 | £775,000 | Flat | FLAT 512, SPICE QUAY HEIGHTS, 32, SHAD THAMES |
| 2020-09-30 | £1,475,000 | Flat | FLAT 703, SPICE QUAY HEIGHTS, 32, SHAD THAMES |
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Market insights
Median vs average
£179,990 below avg
Median price is lower than the average, so a few higher-value sales may lift the mean.
Sales pace
8 / year
Based on 223 sales over 28 active years.
Recent sale range
£540,000 to £1,755,000
Latest listed sale: 2025-10-07.
Trimmed mean
£1,183,125
10% tail-trimmed mean based on the recent transaction sample, useful when unusually low or high sales distort the average.
Sample quality
High variance area · Mean affected by outliers
Recent sales span £540,000 to £1,755,000, so compare the median and transaction table before treating the average as a valuation.
Nearby postcodes
SE1 2YE
Closest comparison shown at £1,021,367.
Location
Data and methodology
Sold price statistics are calculated from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data and grouped by postcode, town, street or district. The records shown for SE1 2YL are based on available HM Land Registry sale records. Figures are historical sold prices, not a property valuation, and may exclude transactions that have not yet been registered or records with incomplete location data.
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