What type of properties are sold in Greater London? Flats

Flats are the most common type of property sold in Greater London, at 51.6% of sales over the past two years. Terraced houses are next, at 28.6%.

Share of sales
51.6%
Average price
£502,525
Data up to
August 2026

Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this

All house prices in Greater London

Which type of property sells most in Greater London?

Houses make up 48.4% of sales in Greater London, and flats 51.6%. Shares cover the past two years.

Share of sales by property type in Greater London
Property typeShare of sales
FlatsMost common51.6%
Terraced houses28.6%
Semi-detached houses15.3%
Detached houses4.6%

How much does each type of property cost in Greater London?

Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.

Detached house illustration

Detached

£1,260,040

93% above the Greater London average

4.6% of sales

Semi-detached house illustration

Semi-detached

£774,782

19% above the Greater London average

15.3% of sales

Terraced house illustration

Terraced

£759,893

17% above the Greater London average

28.6% of sales

Flats house illustration

Flats

£502,525

23% below the Greater London average

51.6% of sales

What else do people ask about Greater London?

More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Greater London.

Where does this data come from?

Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Last updated 7 October 2026 at 00:42 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Greater London dataset covers 327,954 postcodes.

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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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