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Russell Square, WC1B

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

Median sold price
£585,000
all recorded sales
Recorded sales
67
Distinct homes
53
Price range
£245,500 – £1,800,000
Sales recorded
2000 → 2025
first to latest sale
The street in brief

Russell Square is almost entirely flats. The median sale price is £585,000, about 45% below the typical WC1B sale. Recent sales are too thin to call a trend for the street itself; WC1B prices as a whole have been easing. With 67 sales across 53 homes since 2000, homes here come to market only rarely.

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Russell Square prices over time

Median sold price on the street by year, from 67 HM Land Registry records. Years with no recorded sales are left blank rather than joined up.

This street — yearly medianWC1B district trend
£0£500k£1M£1.5M£2M2000200520102015202020252000: £270,000 median · 1 sale2001: £400,000 median · 5 sales2002: £445,000 median · 4 sales2003: £555,000 median · 5 sales2004: £435,000 median · 10 sales2005: £630,000 median · 3 sales2006: £407,500 median · 4 sales2007: £835,000 median · 3 sales2008: £842,000 median · 3 sales2009: £740,000 median · 3 sales2010: £1,058,000 median · 2 sales2011: £1,030,000 median · 1 sale2012: £597,500 median · 4 sales2013: £585,000 median · 1 sale2014: £1,499,999 median · 1 sale2015: £811,000 median · 1 sale2016: £1,265,000 median · 1 sale2017: £1,275,000 median · 1 sale2019: £1,225,000 median · 3 sales2020: £1,162,500 median · 4 sales2021: £1,115,000 median · 2 sales2022: £1,800,000 median · 1 sale2023: £940,000 median · 2 sales2024: £460,000 median · 1 sale2025: £679,000 median · 1 sale

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 Russell Square compares

Russell Square 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
Southampton Row£820k · 25

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

This street
£585,000
median · all recorded sales
WC1B district
£1,061,250
median · last 8 years · street -45%
England
£291,445
average price (UK House Price Index), Apr 2026 · +3.9% in 12 months

Russell Square's £585,000 median sits about 45% below WC1B's £1,061,250.

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.

Every recorded sale on Russell Square

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

DateAddressTypeNew buildPrice
17 Dec 2025Flat 12, Bloomsbury Mansions, 13 - 16 · WC1B 5ERFlat—£679,000
19 Nov 2024The Principal London Hotel, 1 - 8 · WC1B 5BEnon-standardOther—£80,100,000
22 Mar 2024Flat 1, Bloomsbury Mansions, 13 - 16 · WC1B 5ERFlat—£460,000
10 Nov 2023Flat 48, Bloomsbury Mansions, 13 - 16 · WC1B 5ERFlat—£775,000
10 Feb 2023Flat 28, Bloomsbury Mansions, 13 - 16 · WC1B 5ERFlat—£1,105,000
25 May 20229 · WC1B 5EGnon-standardOther—£74,000,000
14 Jan 2022Flat 58, Bloomsbury Mansions, 13 - 16 · WC1B 5ERFlat—£1,800,000
30 Sept 2021Flat 18, Bloomsbury Mansions, 13 - 16 · WC1B 5ERFlat—£910,000
23 Jul 202155 - 56 · WC1B 4HPnon-standardOther—£6,900,000
26 May 2021Flat 36, Bloomsbury Mansions, 13 - 16 · WC1B 5ERFlat—£1,320,000
24 Nov 2020Flat 53, Bloomsbury Mansions, 13 - 16 · WC1B 5ERFlat—£1,000,000
11 Jun 2020Flat 29, Bloomsbury Mansions, 13 - 16 · WC1B 5ERFlat—£1,075,000
23 Mar 2020Flat 42, Bloomsbury Mansions, 13 - 16 · WC1B 5ERFlat—£1,250,000
14 Feb 2020Flat 49, Bloomsbury Mansions, 13 - 16 · WC1B 5ERFlat—£1,380,000
24 Oct 2019Flat 54, Bloomsbury Mansions, 13 - 16 · WC1B 5ERFlat—£1,225,000
31 May 2019Flat 47, Bloomsbury Mansions, 13 - 16 · WC1B 5ERFlat—£1,650,000
4 Jan 2019Flat 5, Bloomsbury Mansions, 13 - 16 · WC1B 5ERFlat—£645,000
13 Nov 2017Flat 21, Bloomsbury Mansions, 13 - 16 · WC1B 5ERFlat—£1,275,000
18 Jul 201650 - 51 · WC1B 4JPnon-standardOther—£10,500,000
24 Mar 2016Flat 36, Bloomsbury Mansions, 13 - 16 · WC1B 5ERFlat—£1,265,000
20 Nov 2015Flat 34, Bloomsbury Mansions, 13 - 16 · WC1B 5ERFlat—£811,000
11 Dec 2014Flat 1, 54 · WC1B 4HRFlat—£1,499,999
6 Dec 2013Flat 10, Bloomsbury Mansions, 13 - 16 · WC1B 5ERFlat—£585,000
13 Dec 2012Flat 19, Bloomsbury Mansions, 13 - 16 · WC1B 5ERFlat—£1,200,000
15 Oct 2012Flat 11, Bloomsbury Mansions, 13 - 16 · WC1B 5ERFlat—£565,000
21 Sept 2012Flat 6, Bloomsbury Mansions, 13 - 16 · WC1B 5ERFlat—£630,000
20 Aug 2012Flat 5, Bloomsbury Mansions, 13 - 16 · WC1B 5ERFlat—£425,000
29 Aug 2011Flat 6a, 13 - 16 · WC1B 5EHFlat—£1,030,000
23 Jul 2010Flat 1, 54 · WC1B 4HRFlat—£840,000
16 Jul 2010Flat 2, 54 · WC1B 4HRFlat—£1,276,000
12 Nov 2009Flat 3, Bloomsbury Mansions, 13 - 16 · WC1B 5ERFlat—£740,000
3 Jun 2009Flat 9, Bloomsbury Mansions, 13 - 16 · WC1B 5ERFlat—£875,000
2 Jun 2009Flat 52, Bloomsbury Mansions, 13 - 16 · WC1B 5ERFlat—£585,000
1 Feb 2008Flat 29, Bloomsbury Mansions 13-16 · WC1B 5ERFlat—£855,000
1 Feb 2008Flat 13, Bloomsbury Mansions 13-16 · WC1B 5ERFlat—£530,000
11 Jan 2008Flat 40, Bloomsbury Mansions 13-16 · WC1B 5ERFlat—£842,000
10 Jul 2007Flat 43, Bloomsbury Mansions 13-16 · WC1B 5ERFlat—£850,000
24 May 2007Flat 10, Bloomsbury Mansions 13-16 · WC1B 5ERFlat—£401,000
4 May 2007Flat 54, Bloomsbury Mansions 13-16 · WC1B 5ERFlat—£835,000
6 Apr 2006Flat 39, Bloomsbury Mansions 13-16 · WC1B 5ERFlat—£450,000
10 Mar 2006Flat 7, Bloomsbury Mansions 13-16 · WC1B 5ERFlat—£365,000
24 Jan 2006Flat 3, Bloomsbury Mansions 13-16 · WC1B 5ERFlat—£460,000
10 Jan 2006Flat 13, Bloomsbury Mansions 13-16 · WC1B 5ERFlat—£350,000
2 Dec 2005Flat 47, Bloomsbury Mansions 13-16 · WC1B 5ERFlat—£587,500
17 Nov 2005Flat 56, Bloomsbury Mansions 13-16 · WC1B 5ERFlat—£1,040,000
27 May 2005Flat 6a, 13 - 16 · WC1B 5EHFlat—£630,000
17 Dec 2004Flat 1, 54 · WC1B 4HPFlat—£425,000
14 Oct 2004Flat 17, Bloomsbury Mansions 13-16 · WC1B 5ERFlat—£388,000
6 Oct 2004Flat 20, Bloomsbury Mansions 13-16 · WC1B 5ERFlat—£310,000
5 Sept 2004Flat 56, Bloomsbury Mansions 13-16 · WC1B 5ERFlat—£1,052,000

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.

Southampton RowBedford AvenueGreat Russell StreetBloomsbury StreetAdeline PlaceBedford SquareMorwell StreetBedford Place
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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.