London property guide

This guide brings together the latest property, schools and crime data for London, Greater London. Figures cover the 12 months to the end of February 2026 and are sourced from HM Land Registry, Police.uk and the DfE schools register.

Median sale price (12m)

£542,000

Sales registered (12m)

29,554

Open schools

1,794

House prices in London

The median sale price in London over the last 12 months was £542,000, across 29,554 recorded transactions. That is 4.1% lower than the previous 12 months.

Flat homes were the most-traded type in London, accounting for 18,634 of the period's sales at a median of £465,000.

Median price by property type, last 12 months

Type	Median price	Sales
Detached	£1,260,000	478
Semi-detached	£810,000	2,064
Terraced	£720,000	7,627
Flat	£465,000	18,634
Other	£625,000	751

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Schools in London

London has 1,794 open schools recorded in the DfE register, including 941 primary, 246 secondary and 387 with a sixth form or 16-plus provision.

Nearest secondary schools to London centre

School	Postcode	Distance
Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ	NW1 1LY	1.5 km
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School	N1 9QG	1.5 km
London Nautical, City of London Academy	SE1 9NA	1.7 km
Regent High School	NW1 1RX	1.9 km
The St Marylebone CofE School	W1U 5BA	2.3 km

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Crime in London

In London, the largest reported categories over the last 12 months were violence and sexual offences (20.9%), anti-social behaviour (16.8%) and other theft (10.2%).

Largest reported categories, last 12 months

Category	Share
Violence and sexual offences	20.9%
Anti-social behaviour	16.8%
Other theft	10.2%
Vehicle crime	9.5%
Theft from the person	7.7%

See London crime breakdown

Postcode districts in London

Reported incident counts vary across postcode districts within the London boundary, partly reflecting where Police.uk anonymises locations and partly reflecting genuine differences in foot traffic and population density.

Postcode district	Reports (12m)
	531,643
E1	531,643
E10	531,643
E11	531,643
E12	531,643

Living near London

Nearby towns include Romford, Croydon, Enfield, Bromley and Ilford.

Romford
Croydon
Enfield
Bromley
Ilford

Frequently asked questions about London

The median sale price in London over the last 12 months was £542,000, based on HM Land Registry data.

There are 1,794 open schools listed in the DfE register within the London area, covering primary, secondary and sixth-form provision.

According to Police.uk, the most-reported category in London over the last 12 months was violence and sexual offences, out of around 531,643 recorded incidents.

Sale prices come from HM Land Registry, crime statistics from the Police.uk open-data feed, schools data from the Department for Education, flood data from the Environment Agency, and energy ratings from the EPC public register.

The figures refresh monthly as new data is published by each source.

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London sold prices

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Crime in London

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Schools in London

Primary, secondary and sixth-form

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