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Shaftesbury Avenue, WC2H

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

Median sold price
£605,000
all recorded sales
Recorded sales
75
Distinct homes
47
Price range
£325,000 – £3,075,000
Sales recorded
2000 → 2025
first to latest sale
The street in brief

Shaftesbury Avenue is almost entirely flats. The median sale price is £605,000, about 34% below the typical WC2H sale. The street has been outpacing the WC2H trend. HM Land Registry records 75 sales across 47 homes since 2000 — homes here come up rarely.

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Shaftesbury Avenue prices over time

Median sold price on the street by year, from 75 HM Land Registry records. Years with no recorded sales are left blank rather than joined up.

This street — yearly medianWC2H district trend
£0£1M£2M£3M£4M2000200520102015202020252000: £1,000,000 median · 1 sale2003: £375,000 median · 1 sale2004: £325,000 median · 1 sale2005: £480,000 median · 11 sales2006: £487,475 median · 16 sales2007: £500,000 median · 9 sales2008: £800,000 median · 5 sales2009: £600,000 median · 7 sales2011: £629,000 median · 5 sales2012: £675,000 median · 1 sale2013: £1,236,050 median · 2 sales2014: £1,399,500 median · 1 sale2016: £3,075,000 median · 1 sale2017: £1,021,000 median · 2 sales2018: £1,227,500 median · 2 sales2020: £880,000 median · 2 sales2021: £1,010,000 median · 1 sale2022: £935,000 median · 2 sales2023: £1,390,000 median · 1 sale2024: £1,045,000 median · 3 sales2025: £967,000 median · 1 sale

Median sold price by year vs the WC2H district trend. Street medians on thin years reflect few sales — hover a dot for the exact figure.

How Shaftesbury Avenue compares

Shaftesbury Avenue against the WC2H district's busiest streets, the district itself, and the official UK House Price Index for the wider area.

Endell Street£1.33M · 11
Shaftesbury Avenue£1.04M · 11
Earlham Street£883k · 6
Neal Street£823k · 6
Shelton Street£775k · 7
Newport Court£610k · 7

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

This street
£605,000
median · all recorded sales
WC2H district
£913,750
median · last 8 years · street -34%
England
£291,445
average price (UK House Price Index), Apr 2026 · +3.9% in 12 months

Shaftesbury Avenue's £605,000 median sits about 34% below WC2H's £913,750.

Street and WC2H 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 Shaftesbury Avenue.

Flat
£602,500
74 sales
Terraced
£1,000,000
1 sale

Every recorded sale on Shaftesbury Avenue

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

DateAddressTypeNew buildPrice
11 Aug 2025Ground And First Floor Premises, 177 · WC2H 8ANnon-standardOther—£5,000,000
10 Jul 2025Flat 5, Exide House, 231 · WC2H 8ELFlat—£967,000
6 Sept 2024194 · WC2H 8JPnon-standardOther—£2,700,000
10 Jul 2024230 · WC2H 8EGnon-standardOther—£100,000
29 Feb 2024Flat 2, Exide House, 231 · WC2H 8ELFlat—£1,045,000
21 Feb 2024Flat 5, Gloucester Mansions, 140a · WC2H 8HDFlat—£800,000
5 Jan 2024Flat 13, Glass House, 175 · WC2H 8ANFlat—£1,450,000
1 Aug 2023Flat 10, Glass House, 175 · WC2H 8ANFlat—£1,390,000
14 Feb 2023The Bloomsbury Tavern, 236 · WC2H 8EGnon-standardOther—£1,655,000
15 Aug 2022Flat 3, Glass House, 175 · WC2H 8ANFlat—£770,000
5 Aug 2022Flat 3, 166 - 170 · WC2H 8JBFlat—£1,100,000
18 May 2022190 · WC2H 8JLnon-standardOther—£125,000
22 Nov 2021Flat 8, Glass House, 175 · WC2H 8ANnon-standardFlat—£1,525,000
29 Oct 2021Flat 4, Glass House, 175 · WC2H 8ANnon-standardFlat—£740,000
28 Oct 2021135 - 149 · WC2H 8AHnon-standardOther—£29,500,000
1 Jul 2021194 · WC2H 8JPnon-standardOther—£1,625,000
25 Jun 2021Flat 5, Exide House, 231 · WC2H 8ELFlat—£1,010,000
22 Dec 2020Endeavour House, 179 · WC2H 8JRnon-standardOther—£111,579,102
23 Oct 2020Flat 1a, Leader House, 166 - 170 · WC2H 8JBFlat—£1,100,000
10 Jun 2020Flat 4, Gloucester Mansions, 140a · WC2H 8HDFlat—£660,000
16 Aug 2018Flat 5, Glass House, 175 · WC2H 8ANFlat—£1,480,000
26 Jul 2018233 · WC2H 8EEnon-standardOther—£22,000,000
5 Apr 2018190 · WC2H 8JLnon-standardOther—£200,000
14 Feb 2018Flat 11, Glass House, 175 · WC2H 8ANFlat—£975,000
16 Jan 2018Flat 3, Gloucester Mansions, 140a · WC2H 8HDnon-standardFlat—£1,150,000
24 Nov 2017Flat 1b, Leader House, 166 - 170 · WC2H 8JBFlat—£1,142,000
14 Feb 2017Flat 3, Exide House, 231 · WC2H 8ELFlat—£900,000
31 Mar 2016Flat 6, 166 - 170 · WC2H 8JBFlat—£3,075,000
3 Jun 2015Ground Floor And Basement, 117 · WC2H 8ADnon-standardOther—£200,000
9 Jan 2014Flat 6, Exide House, 231 · WC2H 8ELFlat—£1,399,500
15 Nov 2013Flat 8, Glass House, 175 · WC2H 8ANFlat—£1,522,100
17 May 2013Flat 9, Gloucester Mansions, 140a · WC2H 8HDFlat—£950,000
26 Mar 2012Flat 1, Exide House, 231 · WC2H 8ELFlat—£675,000
5 Dec 2011Flat 4, Glass House, 175 · WC2H 8ANFlat—£635,000
27 Oct 2011Flat 1, Glass House, 175 · WC2H 8ANFlat—£629,000
21 Apr 2011Flat 3, Glass House, 175 · WC2H 8ANFlat—£605,000
9 Mar 2011Flat 6, 166 - 170 · WC2H 8JBFlat—£2,997,000
4 Feb 2011Flat 10, Gloucester Mansions, 140a · WC2H 8HDFlat—£455,000
18 Nov 2009Flat 6, Glass House, 175 · WC2H 8ANFlat—£615,000
29 Oct 2009Flat 14, Glass House, 175 · WC2H 8ANFlat—£1,700,000
27 May 2009Flat 4, 166 - 170 · WC2H 8JBFlat—£600,000
1 May 2009Flat 2, 166 - 170 · WC2H 8JBFlat—£600,000
16 Apr 2009Flat 2, Carlton Mansions, 182 · WC2H 8JJFlat—£460,000
16 Apr 2009182 Carlton Mansions, Flat 2 · WC2H 8JJFlat—£460,000
12 Mar 2009Flat 12a, Gloucester Mansions, 140a · WC2H 8HDFlat—£610,050
16 Dec 2008Flat 1, Gloucester Mansions, 140a · WC2H 8HDFlat—£650,000
4 Dec 2008Flat 1, 166 - 170 · WC2H 8JBFlat—£1,415,000
28 Oct 2008Flat 5, 166 - 170 · WC2H 8JBFlatYes£925,000
14 Jul 2008Flat 12, Gloucester Mansions, 140a · WC2H 8HDFlat—£700,000
24 Jun 2008Flat 2, Gloucester Mansions, 140a · WC2H 8HDFlat—£800,000

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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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.