Barbican is in London and in City Of London district. EC2Y 8AU is located in the Cripplegate electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Cities of London and Westminster. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Barbican, London, EC2Y 8AU and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: EC2Y 8AU, EC2Y 8BE, EC2Y 8BL, EC2Y 8BN, EC2Y 9BN, EC2Y 9AP, EC2Y 9AZ, EC2Y 9BA, EC2Y 9BB.

Barbican Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Barbican are based on 2809 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for City Of London.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for EC2Y 8AU

Average Price
£857,094
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£857,094
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Barbican

Average Price
£920,019
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on BarbicanStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Flat 65 Speed House Barbican, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£890,0002023-07-28 £733,068
Flat 99 Speed House Barbican, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£895,0002023-07-04 £737,186
Flat 109 Speed House Barbican, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£995,0002022-10-19 £819,553
Flat 74 Speed House Barbican, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£820,0002021-12-15 £820,706
Flat 83 Speed House Barbican, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£790,0002021-08-06 £691,766

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Columbia Market Nursery School
Columbia Road, Bethnal Green E2 7PG 		1,736 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Comet Nursery School and Children's Centre
20 Halcomb Street, Hoxton N1 5RF 		2,167 yd Local authority nursery school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Thomas Coram Centre
49 Mecklenburgh Square, WC1N 2NY 		2,209 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Kate Greenaway Nursery School and Children's Centre
Yorkway Court, Copenhagen Street N1 0UH 		2,883 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Kintore Way Nursery School and Children's Centre
Grange Road, SE1 3BW 		3,366 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
2out of 4Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre
101 Whitecross Street, EC1Y 8JA 		201 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedCity of London Primary Academy, Islington
15 Baltic Street West, EC1Y 0AE 		446 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Luke's CofE Primary School
Radnor Street, EC1V 3SJ 		796 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School
Compton Street, Goswell Road EC1V 0EU 		838 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Moreland Primary School
Moreland Street, EC1V 8BB 		1,126 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Central Foundation Boys' School
Cowper Street, City Road EC2A 4SH 		827 yd Voluntary aided school No Boys More About School
4out of 4Mulberry Academy Shoreditch
Gosset Street, Bethnal Green E2 6NW 		1,972 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4City of London Academy Islington
Prebend Street, Islington N1 8PQ 		1,997 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
2out of 4London Nautical School
61 Stamford Street, Waterloo SE1 9NA 		2,021 yd Foundation school No Boys More About School
4out of 4Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School
Donegal Street, Islington N1 9QG 		2,164 yd Community school No Girls More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedWorkers' Educational Association
4 Luke Street, EC2A 4XW 		1,032 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCapital City College Group
211 Gray's Inn Road, WC1X 8RA 		2,127 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCity Lit
Keeley Street, Covent Garden WC2B 4BA 		2,151 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre)
42 - 43 Queen Square, Camden WC1N 3AQ 		2,188 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedMorley College
61 Westminster Bridge Road, Waterloo SE1 7HT 		2,986 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Ark Globe Academy
Harper Road, SE1 6AG 		2,973 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Mary Magdalene Academy
Liverpool Road, Islington N7 8PG 		3,555 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Paul's Way Trust School
125 St Paul's Way, E3 4FT 		5,156 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedGuildhall School of Music and Drama
Silk Street, Barbican EC2Y 8DT 		75 yd Higher education institutions No Mixed More About School
- not ratedCity of London School for Girls
St Giles' Terrace, Barbican EC2Y 8BB 		167 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
- not ratedCharterhouse Square School
40 Charterhouse Square, EC1M 6EA 		455 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedItalia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts
23 Goswell Road, EC1M 7AJ 		460 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedRoyal Mencap Society
123 Golden Lane, Islington EC1Y 0RT 		511 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Atalian Servest Food Company @ The London School of MusicGuildhall School of Music And Drama, 1 Milton Street47 yd
Elior, Linklaters1 Silk Street, London116 yd
Elior, Linklaters1 Silk Street, London116 yd
Elior, Linklaters1 Silk Street, London116 yd
Partners Dining, Linklatters LLP1 Silk Street, London116 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Jugged Hare49 Chiswell Street, London154 yd
The Rack & TenterRack And Tenter Public House, Tenter House, 45 Moorfields203 yd
Barbican BarsBarbican Arts And Conference Centre, Silk Street203 yd
Wood Street Bar And Restaurant53 Fore Street, London225 yd
All Bar OneAll Bar One, 127 Finsbury Pavement275 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
BenugoGuildhall School Of Music And Drama, 1 Milton Street71 yd
Benugo, The Foyer CafeGuildhall School Of Music And Drama, Silk Street88 yd
Pret A Manger, Unit 3City Point, 1 Ropemaker Street127 yd
Costa CoffeeCity Point, 1 Ropemaker Street127 yd
Pret A MangerPret A Manger, 70 Chiswell Street180 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
TescoTesco, Ground Floor, Friendly House207 yd
Marks & SpencerMarks & Spencer, 70 Finsbury Pavement303 yd
WaitroseWaitrose, 6 Cherry Tree Walk317 yd
Co-OpRetail Unit, 17 Moorgate462 yd
TescoTesco, 21 City Road514 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Nuffield Health (Moorgate)
ROPEMAKER STREET 		health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool132 yd
Lambs Health & Fitness (Closed)
Lamb's Passage 		health and fitness suite, squash courts227 yd
City Of London School For Girls
ST. GILES TERRACE ST. GILES TERRACE BARBICAN 		grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool250 yd
Wood Street Police Station
WOOD STREET 		393 yd
Pure Gym (London Wall)
London Wall 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool399 yd
Virgin Active (Moorgate)
BUNHILL ROW 		health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool437 yd
Virgin Active Club (Barbican)
ALDERSGATE STREET 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool454 yd
Slim Jim'S Health Club (Closed)
Finsbury Avenue 		health and fitness suite, squash courts458 yd
Ymca (London City) (Closed)
Barbican 		health and fitness suite479 yd
Barrys Bootcamp (London East)
ALPHABETA BUILDING ALPHABETA BUILDING WORSHIP STREET 		health and fitness suite488 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed58.5 Mbit/s
Average download speed53.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed79.91 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed79.91 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed15.3 Mbit/s
Average upload speed13.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed20 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Safety

Is Barbican Street dangerous?

In 2023, 1823 crimes were reported near Barbican . Only 3% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered very dangerous. The most common type of crime was other theft. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of EC2Y 8AU.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 1823
Other Theft 363
Theft From The Person 321
Violence And Sexual Offences 283
Anti Social Behaviour 146
Shoplifting 134
Vehicle Crime 122
Bicycle Theft 100
Public Order 93
Drugs 70
Criminal Damage And Arson 67
Burglary 65
Robbery 40
Other Crime 14
Possession Of Weapons 5

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of EC2Y 8AU.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Coleman Street434 yd
2023-12RobberyUnder investigationOn or near Milton Court94 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Golden Lane497 yd
2023-12Theft from the personUnder investigationOn or near Roscoe Street514 yd
2023-12DrugsUnder investigationOn or near Baird Street530 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Baird Street530 yd
2023-12RobberyInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Milton Court94 yd
2023-12RobberyUnder investigationOn or near Milton Court94 yd
2023-12Theft from the personInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Milton Court94 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Golden Lane497 yd

Employment

EC2Y 8AU area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 11% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 15% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

The percentage of student residents living in EC2Y 8AU area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee182
Self-Employed51
Retired38
Student (economically inactive)38
Part-Time Employee18
Other11
Unemployed5
Looking after home or family5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)3
Long-Term Sick or disabled

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities31
Financial and insurance activities22
Information and communication10
Education7
Other6
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles4
Human health and social work activities4
Manufacturing4
Administrative and support service activities3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security3
Accommodation and food service activities2

People

Gender

Female143
Male228

Partnership Status

Single223
Married: Opposite sex79
Married: Same sex6
Civil partnership: Opposite sex3
Civil partnership: Same sex9
Separated6
Divorced15
Widowed9

Health

Very good health233
Good health111
Fair health17
Bad health4
Very bad health4

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications6
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 4
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 10
Apprenticeship1
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 27
Degree or Similar 295
Other7

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese54
Indian12
Pakistani1
Other Asian16
Mixed White and Asian9
Mixed White and African2
Mixed Other11
White244
Roma3
Arab9
Other10

Country of Birth

United Kingdom140
European Union76
Rest of Europe19
Africa8
Middle East and Asia87
The Americas and the Caribbean32
Oceania11

Length of Residence

Born in the UK140
10+ Years68
5-10 Years44
2-5 Years66
Less than 2 years53

Passport Held

United Kingdom190
Ireland8
France11
Germany6
Italy10
Portugal3
Spain7
Lithuania2
Poland2
Romania3
Other EU countries22
Turkey2
Other Europe5
North Africa2
Middle East6
Eastern Asia42
Southern Asia6
South-East Asia6
North America and the Caribbean15
Central and South America6
Oceania4
No passport held13

Religion

No religion188
Christian127
Buddhist7
Hindu7
Jewish5
Muslim5
Other religion2
Not answered30
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