— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · POSTCODE SECTOR
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2 people · median £925,000 · City of London
City of London Corporation · Non-partisan (independent members) 118/125 seats · 94% · OCD 2026
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What does it cost? This postcode sector
A typical home here sells for £925,000, up 14.4% over five years. That's about 11.1× local earnings — around the 13× five-year average.
Sold price history
2026 YTD · 17 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£925,000
5-year change+14.4%
Full history since 1995
HM Land Registry Price Paid
By property type
Typical home price compared with annual local pay11.1× · five-year average 13×
HM Land Registry, 12 months
Resold at a loss from City of London15.9%
Of the homes across City of London that sold again within five years, 15.9% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Better than London (18%).
By property type
Flats15.9%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new31.6%
Bought second-hand11.8%
Overall
Typical resale gain+51.7% · ~13.5-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (548 resale pairs) across City of London — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted
Home ownership0%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021
Council tax£1,289
City of London Corporation£1,112
Greater London Authority£176
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£859
Band B£1,002
Band C£1,146
Band D (baseline)£1,289
Band E£1,575
Band F£1,862
Band G£2,148
Band H£2,578
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
£9,715 per square metre
What this means ▾
The sold price divided by the home's recorded floor area, which makes differently-sized homes easier to compare. The median across districts Acreright covers is £3,803.
HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas
Prices by street in EC2Y 8 8 streets — this postcode sector, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barbican | £345,000 | 2,949 | +8.8% |
| Bridgewater Square | £225,000 | 184 | +4.1% |
| Frobisher Crescent | £540,000 | 101 | — |
| Fann Street | £750,000 | 99 | — |
| Brandon Mews | £208,750 | 26 | — |
| Wallside | £605,000 | 17 | — |
| The Postern | £795,000 | 14 | — |
| Lambert Jones Mews | £720,000 | 9 | — |
Median & 5-year change use residential sales only (category-A, type D/S/T/F); the 5-year change compares the last 24 months vs the 24 months five years earlier. Each street’s sales recorded inside this area since 1995 — click a street → its full sold-price page · HM Land Registry Price Paid
Neighbourhood prices in City of London how EC2Y 8 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 EC2Y 8 — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat 323 Shakespeare Tower Barbican | Flat | 4+ | C | £1,775,000 | Jul 2026 |
| Flat 519 Bunyan Court Barbican | Flat | — | — | £1,500,000 | Jun 2026 |
| Flat 391 Lauderdale Tower Barbican | Flat | — | — | £2,400,000 | Jun 2026 |
| Flat 157 Andrewes House Barbican | Flat | — | — | £793,292 | Jun 2026 |
| Flat 29 John Trundle Court Barbican | Flat | 3 | D | £835,000 | Jun 2026 |
| Flat 78 John Trundle Court Barbican | Flat | — | — | £495,000 | Jun 2026 |
| FLAT 2 6-9 BRIDGEWATER SQUARE LONDON | Flat | 1 | C | £465,000 | Jun 2026 |
| Flat 92 Lauderdale Tower Barbican | Flat | — | — | £1,375,000 | May 2026 |
| 4 Brandon Mews Barbican | Terraced | — | — | £980,000 | May 2026 |
| Flat 702 Willoughby House Barbican | Flat | 2 | D | £775,000 | Apr 2026 |
48 sales in 12 months — 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
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