Postcode district · 166th best value of 190 postcode districts
WC1: rent by the square foot
£5.42 per sq ft a month, median
36% above the London median (£3.98).
- Middle half
- £4.88–£6.68 per sq ft
- Median rent
- £3,120 pcm
- Median size
- 582 sq ft
- Live listings
- 248, 120 measured
By number of bedrooms
| Bedrooms | Measured | Median rent | Middle half | London median | Median size | Median £/sq ft | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | 22 | £2,050 | £1,900–£2,470 | £1,800 | 227 sq ft | £7.74 | See them |
| 1 bedroom | 38 | £2,708 | £2,400–£3,033 | £2,200 | 486 sq ft | £5.67 | See them |
| 2 bedrooms | 43 | £3,500 | £3,100–£4,117 | £2,800 | 716 sq ft | £5.02 | See them |
| 3 bedrooms | 11 | £5,633 | £4,500–£6,500 | £4,000 | 1,000 sq ft | £4.54 | See them |
| 4+ bedrooms | 6 | Not enough data | See them | ||||
How we measure
Figures come from the 248 homes to rent in WC1 that were live on 27 September 2026. We use only the listings with a size, read from the floorplan or stated by the agent. Short lets and rooms in shared homes are left out. The middle half is the range between the 25th and the 75th percentile. A figure needs at least 20 measured listings (10 for one bedroom row); below that we say so.
Most sizes are read from floorplans by an AI model. They are estimates and can be wrong, and so can every figure worked out from them.