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Great Russell Street, WC1B

Sold prices, £/m² and street profile from HM Land Registry records.

Median sold price
£681,250
all recorded sales
£ per m²
£13,908
from EPC floor areas
Recorded sales
40
Distinct homes
30
Price range
£175,000 – £3,350,000
Sales recorded
2001 → 2025
first to latest sale
The street in brief

Great Russell Street is a street almost entirely of flats. The median sale price is £681,250, about 36% below the typical WC1B sale. On floor area that works out near £13,908 per square metre, above the district's £12,537. The street has been outpacing the WC1B trend. HM Land Registry records 40 sales across 30 homes since 2001 — homes here come up rarely.

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Great Russell Street prices over time

Median sold price on the street by year, from 40 HM Land Registry records. Years with no recorded sales are left blank rather than joined up.

This street — yearly medianWC1B district trend
£0£1M£2M£3M£4M200520102015202020252001: £810,000 median · 1 sale2002: £240,000 median · 3 sales2003: £396,000 median · 4 sales2004: £640,000 median · 1 sale2005: £575,000 median · 3 sales2006: £862,500 median · 2 sales2007: £500,000 median · 2 sales2008: £437,250 median · 2 sales2009: £534,000 median · 4 sales2012: £885,000 median · 3 sales2013: £3,350,000 median · 1 sale2014: £980,000 median · 2 sales2016: £919,950 median · 3 sales2017: £1,535,000 median · 1 sale2018: £987,500 median · 3 sales2019: £675,000 median · 1 sale2022: £765,000 median · 1 sale2024: £1,625,000 median · 1 sale2025: £815,000 median · 2 sales

Median sold price by year vs the WC1B district trend. Street medians on thin years reflect few sales — hover a dot for the exact figure.

How Great Russell Street compares

Great Russell Street against the WC1B district's busiest streets, the district itself, and the official UK House Price Index for the wider area.

Adeline Place£1.5M · 5
Bedford Avenue£1.35M · 27
Russell Square£1.09M · 14
Great Russell Street£890k · 8
Southampton Row£820k · 25

Median sold price and sale count over the last 8years for the district's busiest streets.

This street
£681,250
median · all recorded sales
WC1B district
£1,061,250
median · last 8 years · street -36%
England
£291,445
average price (UK House Price Index), Apr 2026 · +3.9% in 12 months

Great Russell Street's £681,250 median sits about 36% below WC1B's £1,061,250; on floor space it runs £13,908/m² against the district's £12,537/m² (+11%).

Street and WC1B figures are medians of HM Land Registry sales; the England figures are the UK House Price Index mix-adjusted average — a different basis, so compare direction rather than levels between the two.

Prices by property type

Median sold price by property type on Great Russell Street.

Flat
£638,500
36 sales
Terraced
£1,755,000
4 sales

Every recorded sale on Great Russell Street

Individual transactions as recorded by HM Land Registry, newest first.

DateAddressTypeNew buildPrice
9 Jan 2026Premises At, 112 · WC1B 3NQnon-standardOther—£217,000,000
14 Nov 2025Flat 5, 70 · WC1B 3BNFlat—£750,000
15 Aug 202536 · WC1B 3PPnon-standardOther—£10,210,000
27 Jun 2025Flat 5, 50 · WC1B 3BAFlat—£880,000
28 Mar 202541 · WC1B 3PEnon-standardOther—£2,540,000
12 Aug 2024Flat 14, Great Russell Mansions 59-61 · WC1B 3BEFlat—£1,625,000
5 Jul 2024Premises At, 112 · WC1B 3NQnon-standardOther—£11,000,000
5 Jul 2024112 · WC1B 3NPnon-standardOther—£11,000,000
22 Mar 2024Premises At, 112 · WC1B 3NQnon-standardOther—£3,300,000
5 Oct 202366 · WC1B 3BNnon-standardOther—£2,149,879
13 Apr 2023109 · WC1B 3LDnon-standardOther—£2,750,000
23 Dec 202250 · WC1B 3BAnon-standardOther—£4,500,000
2 Dec 202271 · WC1B 3BPnon-standardTerraced—£4,000,000
8 Apr 2022Flat 4, 67 · WC1B 3BNFlat—£765,000
30 Sept 2021Flat 4, 66 · WC1B 3BNnon-standardFlat—£560,000
8 Oct 2020Flat C, 105a · WC1B 3LAnon-standardOther—£940,000
31 Jan 202049 · WC1B 3BAnon-standardOther—£9,050,000
4 Jul 201943 · WC1B 3PDnon-standardOther—£1,500,000
27 Jun 2019Flat 5, 70 · WC1B 3BNFlat—£675,000
26 Jun 2019Helen Graham House, 57 · WC1B 3BDnon-standardOther—£53,700,000
26 Jun 2019Helen Graham House, 57 · WC1B 3BDnon-standardOther—£53,700,000
3 Dec 2018Flat 2, 39 · WC1B 3PHFlat—£987,500
9 Nov 2018Flat 15, Museum Mansions, 63a · WC1B 3BJFlat—£1,500,000
19 Oct 2018Flat 1, 69 · WC1B 3BNFlat—£900,000
17 Oct 2018Suite 5, Russell House, 37 · WC1B 3PPnon-standardOther—£5,148,352
16 May 2017Flat 12, Great Russell Mansions 59-61 · WC1B 3BEFlat—£1,535,000
31 Mar 2016Flat 1, 39 · WC1B 3PHFlat—£450,000
11 Mar 2016Flat 3, 67 · WC1B 3BNFlat—£919,950
4 Mar 2016Flat 2, 39 · WC1B 3PHFlat—£950,000
16 Sept 2015Ground Floor, 40 · WC1B 3PHnon-standardOther—£20,000
2 Feb 201539 · WC1B 3NZnon-standardOther—£725,000
29 Jul 2014Flat 1, 68 · WC1B 3BNFlat—£540,000
7 Jan 2014Flat 11, Great Russell Mansions 59-61 · WC1B 3BEFlat—£1,420,000
10 Dec 201312a · WC1B 3NHnon-standardOther—£16,000,000
10 Dec 201310 - 11 · WC1B 3NHnon-standardOther—£16,000,000
10 Dec 20139 · WC1B 3NHnon-standardOther—£16,000,000
10 Dec 20138 · WC1B 3NHnon-standardOther—£16,000,000
10 Dec 2013Flat 2, 14 · WC1B 3NHnon-standardOther—£16,000,000
27 Sept 201371 · WC1B 3BPTerraced—£3,350,000
8 Jun 2012Flat 6, Great Russell Mansions 59-61 · WC1B 3BEFlat—£999,999
26 Apr 2012Flat 11, Great Russell Mansions 59-61 · WC1B 3BEFlat—£885,000
14 Mar 2012Basement And Ground Floor Shop, 67 · WC1B 3BNFlat—£230,000
5 Jun 2009Flat 5, 66 · WC1B 3BNFlat—£450,000
2 Jun 2009Flat 4, 66 · WC1B 3BNFlat—£390,000
6 Mar 2009Flat 12, Great Russell Mansions 59-61 · WC1B 3BEFlat—£618,000
30 Jan 200971 · WC1B 3BPTerraced—£2,660,000
23 Apr 20082a, 50 · WC1B 3BAFlat—£187,000
14 Jan 2008Flat 1, 105 · WC1B 3LAFlat—£687,500
7 Aug 2007Flat C, 105a · WC1B 3LAFlat—£575,000
3 Apr 2007Flat 1, 69 · WC1B 3BNFlat—£425,000

Sales marked non-standardare Land Registry “additional price paid” entries — bulk purchases, repossessions, right-to-buy and similar transfers. They're listed for completeness but excluded from every median and comparison figure on this page.

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More streets in WC1B

Sold-price profiles for nearby streets, and the wider WC1B area guide.

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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, including the UK House Price Index. EPC data © Crown copyright. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures summarise recorded sales on the street and are not a valuation of any individual home.