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2,975 recorded sales · median £344,375 · City of London
City of London Corporation · Non-partisan (independent members) 118/125 seats · 94% · OCD 2026
65/100
Mixed
AcreRight area score · our comparison, not an official rating
£344k
median price
98.5
crimes per 1,000 residents each month
£344k
median sold price
11.1 yrs
of local pay to buy
8 min
London — fastest
15
rail stations
0
grammar schools
8
schools total
98.5
crimes per 1,000 residents each month
178
Theft — most
32.2
NO₂ · WHO 10
5.3%
in a flood zone
171
green spaces
9.9
PM2.5 · WHO 5
999
eat & drink
46
shops
28%
gigabit
40
gyms & leisure
Tiles show street’s own prices; crime, schools, transport, health & amenities are shown for the wider area — each tab labels its source.
Score by what matters: AffordabilityCommuteSchoolsSafetyEnvironmentAmenities
Sold price trend
£815,000 in 2014 → £925,000 in 2025
⌄ On this street: every recorded sale is listed under Cost — this is the finest level we hold. Everything else is shown for the wider City of London, clearly labelled.
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All figures, sources and dates
Prices2026-07-21
Affordability2025
Council tax & governance2026/27 (tax); 2025 (control)
Crime2026-06
Deprivation2025
Census2021
Schools2026
Health2026/2025
Transport2026
Broadband2024-07
Environment2023–24
Ground checks2022–25
Heritage & planning2026
Amenities2026
Companies2026-07-01
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What does it cost? This street
A typical home here sells for £344,375. That's about 11.1× local earnings — around the 13× five-year average.
Sold price history
2025 · 50 sales
Median sold price · median of all 2,975 sales£344,375
Full history since 1995
HM Land Registry Price Paid
By property type
Too few sales by type to chart.
Typical home price compared with annual local pay11.1× · five-year average 13×
HM Land Registry, 12 months
Home ownership37%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021
Council tax£1,330
City of London Corporation£1,153
Greater London Authority£176
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£886
Band B£1,034
Band C£1,182
Band D (baseline)£1,330
Band E£1,625
Band F£1,920
Band G£2,216
Band H£2,659
Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.
Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April
Neighbourhood prices in City of London how Barbican compares · from City of London
⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Leadenhall Market +3.5%
| Neighbourhood | Median price | 5-year change | Sales, 12m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leadenhall Market | £735,000 | +3.5% | 99 |
| West Smithfield | £775,000 | -8.8% | 103 |
Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months
Homes in Barbican — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat 341 Lauderdale Tower Barbican | Flat | — | — | £1,625,000 | Feb 2026 |
| Flat 91 Speed House Barbican | Flat | — | — | £820,000 | Dec 2025 |
| SEDDON HOUSE BARBICAN | Flat | — | — | £975,000 | Dec 2025 |
| GILBERT HOUSE BARBICAN | Flat | — | — | £865,000 | Nov 2025 |
| Flat 301 Willoughby House Barbican | Flat | — | — | £1,040,000 | Nov 2025 |
| Flat 172 Cromwell Tower Barbican | Flat | — | — | £1,600,000 | Nov 2025 |
| THOMAS MORE HOUSE BARBICAN | Flat | — | — | £1,040,000 | Nov 2025 |
| Flat 363 Ben Jonson House Barbican | Flat | — | — | £520,000 | Oct 2025 |
| Flat 98 Andrewes House Barbican | Flat | — | — | £725,000 | Oct 2025 |
| Flat 302 Willoughby House Barbican | Flat | — | — | £740,000 | Oct 2025 |
24 recent sales — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →
Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC
How safe is it? from City of London
Crime runs at 98.5 per 1,000 residents a month. Like most places with a retail centre, offences cluster where the shops are, not where people live.
Crime rate
Per 1,000 / month98.5
Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months
By category, 12 months from City of London
Recorded crimes by category across the whole City of London district, last 12 months · police.uk / Home Office
Where crime clusters
police.uk publishes anonymised "on or near" points, not named hotspots. The map above shows where they cluster, with the crime layer on.
Clusters of anonymised on-or-near markers, not addresses · police.uk
Who lives here? from City of London
Population8,583
ONS Census 2021 (Nomis) · this neighbourhood
Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 8/10 · improved since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 75% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.
Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains
DEPRIVATION
IMD decile 8/10
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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 8/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — less deprived than most (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 75% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).
SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 6 in 2019 — has improved since.
The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.
Income
9.6/10
Employment
9.1/10
Education & skills
9.1/10
Health & disability
6.3/10
Crime
9.9/10
Housing & services
7.1/10
Living environment
1.2/10
Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025
Figures for the wider City of London — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.
Employment rate · residents aged 16+67%
Unemployment · economically active residents5.8%
Degree-level (Level 4+)74%
Good or very good health89%
Own their home37%
Median age37.4
Born outside the UK50%
See the full City of London report →
ONS Census 2021 · wider district
Schools This street
100% of the 3 nearest inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding. Catchments shown are the council-published ones where held, estimates otherwise — always labelled.
Ofsted
3 of 3 inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding
of the 3 nearest inspected schools
of the 3 nearest inspected schools
GIAS + Ofsted · post-Sept-2024 inspections show "Inspected — see report"
Catchments
Likely-nearest catchment line per school where councils publish polygons; estimated by distance otherwise — always labelled which.
Council catchment polygons + GIAS
Nearest schools 25 nearest schools
AllPrimarySecondaryGrammarNursery
| School | Phase | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of London School for Girls | All-through | — | 0.1 km |
| Newpark Childcare Centre | Nursery | Outstanding ('20) | 0.2 km |
| City Child Nursery | Nursery | Good ('24) | 0.2 km |
| Barbican Playgroup | Nursery | Outstanding ('20) | 0.2 km |
| Hatching Dragons City | Nursery | Good ('24) | 0.2 km |
| Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre | Primary | Good ('22) | 0.2 km |
| FunTech at Barbican | Nursery | — | 0.2 km |
| Golden Lane Childrens Centre | Nursery | Good ('25) | 0.2 km |
| Charterhouse Square School | Primary | — | 0.3 km |
| City of London Primary Academy, Islington | Primary | Outstanding ('19) | 0.4 km |
Nearest first · type to search all schools, or filter by phase · click a school → its full report page · GIAS + Ofsted
Health This street
25
nearest GP surgeries · nearest 0.3 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
25
nearest dentists · nearest 0.1 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
25
nearest pharmacies · nearest 0.3 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
17 of 18 CQC-rated providers nearby are Good or Outstanding.
Nearest GPs, dentists & pharmacies
AllGPsDentistsPharmacies
| Name | Type | CQC rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corporate Oral Health | Dentist | — | 0.1 km |
| Barbican Dental Practice | Dentist | — | 0.2 km |
| The Neaman Practice | GP | Good ('17) | 0.3 km |
| Malmin Barbican | Dentist | — | 0.3 km |
| Smileright Dental Clinic At Barbican | Dentist | — | 0.3 km |
| Portmans Pharmacy | Pharmacy | — | 0.3 km |
| City Dental Clinic | Dentist | — | 0.3 km |
| Barbican Orthodontic Clinic | Dentist | — | 0.3 km |
Nearest first · type to search, or filter by type · click a provider → its full page · NHS ODS + CQC · — = not CQC-rated (e.g. pharmacies)
Getting around from City of London
5 nearest stations; the fastest to London is 10 min from Farringdon (London) Rail Station.
Rail — 5 nearest stations
| Station | Distance | To London | Fastest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moorgate Rail Station | 0.3 mi | — | no direct train |
| Farringdon | 0.5 mi | — | no direct train |
| Farringdon (London) Rail Station | 0.5 mi | London Bridge | 10 min |
| Old Street Rail Station | 0.5 mi | — | no direct train |
| Liverpool Street | 0.6 mi | — | no direct train |
Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · fastest London time in bold — from Farringdon (London) Rail Station (10 min) · click a station → its page · National Rail
Travel to work
Census travel-to-work — how residents commute
EV charging1 points
Per 10,000 residents1.2
National Chargepoint Registry · pins on the map · speed split (rapid/fast/slow) pending NCR field ingestion
Environment from City of London
Air quality
µg/m³ annual mean · DEFRA
Ground checks
Surface water 1-in-1003.3%
Flood zone5.3% of postcodes
Radonup to <1% of homes
Historic landfill7 sites within ~1 km
EA · UKHSA/BGS · Mining Remediation Authority — indicative, not a property search
Transport noise (Defra)
Road & rail noise bands (≥55 / ≥65 dB Lden) are being added — not yet available for this area. They cover major sources only; "not mapped" ≠ "quiet".
Defra strategic noise mapping
Heritage & green space
Listed buildings629
Conservation areas28
Green belt0%
Green spaces171
Historic England · OS Open Greenspace
Amenities from City of London
What's here
| Category | Count | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Eat & drink | 999 | 95% hygiene 4★+ (FSA) |
| Shops | 46 | supermarkets & convenience stores |
| Gyms, leisure & playgrounds | 40 | — |
| Green spaces & parks | 171 | filled areas on the map |
OSM + FSA
Broadband
% of premises · Ofcom Connected Nations
Local economy from City of London
Figures for the wider City of London — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.
Unemployment rate5.8%
In work (employment rate)66.9%
Companies registered here60,082
New incorporations (12m)4,607
Property companies (SPVs)4,917
See the full City of London report →
Companies House + ONS Census 2021 · wider district