Postcode Sector Insight Detail

Property Market Insights – W1U

Property price trends, transaction volumes and rolling 12-month market signals for postcode sector W1U using Land Registry data.

Property market insights

Current Insights

Signals currently stored for W1U

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33 transactions

31 Jan 2025 to 30 Jan 2026

Property transactions in W1U fell 58.2% in 31 Jan 2025 to 30 Jan 2026 based on 33 recorded sales.

Insight Trigger

Rolling 12-Month Price Change That Triggered Insight

Previous window median price

31 Jan 2024 to 30 Jan 2025

£1,360,000

Current window median price

31 Jan 2025 to 30 Jan 2026

£1,075,000

Percentage change

31 Jan 2024 to 30 Jan 2025 vs 31 Jan 2025 to 30 Jan 2026

-21.0%

Data based on Land Registry Category A transactions (standard sales), excluding new build properties. Postcode sectors must have at least 20 transactions to generate an insight.

Rolling 12-Month Chart

Rolling 12-Month Sales

Each data point represents the previous 12 months of Land Registry transactions ending in that year. For example, the 2026 point represents Feb 2025 – Jan 2026.

Rolling 12-Month Chart

Rolling 12-Month Median Price

Each data point represents the previous 12 months of Land Registry transactions ending in that year. For example, the 2026 point represents Feb 2025 – Jan 2026.

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Sales per year

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Median price per year

Historical Data - Complete years only

Land Registry yearly summary

Year Sales Median price
1995 90 £138,125
1996 108 £138,500
1997 129 £190,000
1998 168 £231,250
1999 180 £250,000
2000 127 £290,000
2001 146 £326,500
2002 152 £420,000
2003 118 £401,997
2004 101 £411,000
2005 118 £417,500
2006 141 £490,000
2007 155 £700,000
2008 124 £760,000
2009 76 £702,500
2010 96 £740,000
2011 79 £799,999
2012 85 £935,000
2013 93 £985,000
2014 78 £1,162,500
2015 65 £1,165,000
2016 54 £1,587,500
2017 44 £1,140,000
2018 58 £1,787,500
2019 50 £1,091,000
2020 35 £1,325,000
2021 59 £1,255,000
2022 41 £1,250,000
2023 67 £1,250,000
2024 75 £1,350,000
2025 39 £1,250,000