Barbican is in London and in City Of London district. EC2Y 8BP is located in the Aldersgate 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 8BP and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: EC2Y 8BT, EC2Y 8BU, EC2Y 8BH, EC2Y 5BN, EC2Y 8BX, EC1A 4LA, EC1A 4HU, EC2Y 8HA, EC1A 4HT.

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 8BP

Average Price
£999,164
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£999,164
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 410 Mountjoy House Barbican, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£770,0002023-01-26 £641,980
Flat 404 Mountjoy House Barbican, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£850,0002022-08-12 £722,818
Flat 508 Mountjoy House Barbican, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£750,0002022-07-15 £697,500
Flat 403 Mountjoy House Barbican, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£900,0002022-03-03 £876,331
Flat 108 Mountjoy House Barbican, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£790,0002021-11-26 £802,114

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Thomas Coram Centre
49 Mecklenburgh Square, WC1N 2NY 		1,955 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Columbia Market Nursery School
Columbia Road, Bethnal Green E2 7PG 		2,060 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 		2,418 yd Local authority nursery school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Kate Greenaway Nursery School and Children's Centre
Yorkway Court, Copenhagen Street N1 0UH 		2,750 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Kintore Way Nursery School and Children's Centre
Grange Road, SE1 3BW 		3,395 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 		418 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedCity of London Primary Academy, Islington
15 Baltic Street West, EC1Y 0AE 		500 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School
Compton Street, Goswell Road EC1V 0EU 		755 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Luke's CofE Primary School
Radnor Street, EC1V 3SJ 		987 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Alban's Church of England Primary School
Baldwins Gardens, Holborn EC1N 7SD 		1,066 yd Voluntary aided 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 		1,129 yd Voluntary aided school No Boys More About School
2out of 4London Nautical School
61 Stamford Street, Waterloo SE1 9NA 		1,757 yd Foundation school No Boys More About School
4out of 4Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School
Donegal Street, Islington N1 9QG 		2,055 yd Community school No Girls More About School
4out of 4City of London Academy Islington
Prebend Street, Islington N1 8PQ 		2,080 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedHaberdashers' Aske's Borough Academy
94B Southwark Bridge Road, SE1 0EX 		2,082 yd Free schools No Mixed 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 		1,363 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCity Lit
Keeley Street, Covent Garden WC2B 4BA 		1,818 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre)
42 - 43 Queen Square, Camden WC1N 3AQ 		1,885 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCapital City College Group
211 Gray's Inn Road, WC1X 8RA 		1,898 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedMorley College
61 Westminster Bridge Road, Waterloo SE1 7HT 		2,756 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 		2,892 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Mary Magdalene Academy
Liverpool Road, Islington N7 8PG 		3,565 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ark King Solomon Academy
Penfold Street, NW1 6RU 		5,466 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Paul's Way Trust School
125 St Paul's Way, E3 4FT 		5,466 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedCity of London School for Girls
St Giles' Terrace, Barbican EC2Y 8BB 		187 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
- not ratedCharterhouse Square School
40 Charterhouse Square, EC1M 6EA 		209 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedGuildhall School of Music and Drama
Silk Street, Barbican EC2Y 8DT 		351 yd Higher education institutions No Mixed More About School
- not ratedItalia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts
23 Goswell Road, EC1M 7AJ 		387 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedRoyal Mencap Society
123 Golden Lane, Islington EC1Y 0RT 		590 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
Mayura55 Aldersgate Street, London114 yd
Gather And Gather, Lloyds Banking125 London Wall, London151 yd
Baxterstorey125 London Wall, London151 yd
Bartlett Mitchell1 London Wall, London157 yd
Baxterstorey - Osborne Clarke LLP1 London Wall, London157 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Barbican BarsBarbican Arts And Conference Centre, Silk Street188 yd
Hand & Shears Public HouseHand And Shears Public House, 1 Middle Street259 yd
The Lord Raglan61 St Martin's-Le-Grand, London260 yd
The Lamb And Trotter6 Little Britain, London267 yd
Piano Smithfield14 Long Lane, London308 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
GeraniumRetail Unit 2, Lauderdale Tower192 yd
88 Wood Street Coffee Shop88 Wood Street, London193 yd
Pret A Manger5 Aldermanbury Square, London227 yd
Benugo, The Foyer CafeGuildhall School Of Music And Drama, Silk Street252 yd
Kurumaya74-75 Long Lane, London270 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Tesco Express131 Aldersgate Street, London335 yd
WaitroseWaitrose, 6 Cherry Tree Walk478 yd
Tesco14 St Martin's-Le-Grand, London486 yd
Co-Operative Food5A Cheapside, London503 yd
Sainsbury's LocalLondon Stock Exchange, 10 Paternoster Square508 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
City Of London School For Girls
ST. GILES TERRACE ST. GILES TERRACE BARBICAN 		grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool93 yd
Virgin Active Classic (200 Aldersgate)
ALDERSGATE STREET 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool203 yd
Virgin Active Club (Barbican)
ALDERSGATE STREET 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool246 yd
Wood Street Police Station
WOOD STREET 		261 yd
Pure Gym (London St Pauls)
LITTLE BRITAIN 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool294 yd
Ymca (London City) (Closed)
Barbican 		health and fitness suite349 yd
Nuffield Health (Moorgate)
ROPEMAKER STREET 		health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool451 yd
Lambs Health & Fitness (Closed)
Lamb's Passage 		health and fitness suite, squash courts470 yd
Golden Lane Sports & Fitness
CULLUM WELCH HOUSE CULLUM WELCH HOUSE GOLDEN LANE ESTATE 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool, tennis courts495 yd
City Athletic
Trump Street 		health and fitness suite538 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 speed79.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed68.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed16.7 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, 1731 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 8BP.

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

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 1731
Other Theft 363
Theft From The Person 320
Violence And Sexual Offences 253
Shoplifting 168
Anti Social Behaviour 107
Public Order 102
Bicycle Theft 90
Burglary 73
Criminal Damage And Arson 72
Drugs 57
Vehicle Crime 51
Robbery 43
Possession Of Weapons 18
Other Crime 14

List of latest crimes

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

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Supermarket504 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Greenhill Rents546 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Greenhill Rents546 yd
2023-12Other theftUnder investigationOn or near Greenhill Rents546 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Greenhill Rents546 yd
2023-12Other theftUnder investigationOn or near Greenhill Rents546 yd
2023-12RobberyUnder investigationOn or near Greenhill Rents546 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Greenhill Rents546 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Greenhill Rents546 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Hayne Street321 yd

Employment

EC2Y 8BP area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 12% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 14% 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee113
Retired68
Self-Employed37
Part-Time Employee16
Student (economically inactive)8
Looking after home or family8
Unemployed5
Other2
Long-Term Sick or disabled1
Full-Time Student (with or without job)

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities60
Financial and insurance activities35
Information and communication27
Education23
Other16
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security10
Human health and social work activities9
Administrative and support service activities4
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles3
Real estate activities3
Construction3
Manufacturing2
Transport and storage2
Mining and quarrying2
Accommodation and food service activities1

People

Gender

Female137
Male143

Partnership Status

Single105
Married: Opposite sex93
Married: Same sex5
Civil partnership: Same sex6
Separated5
Divorced21
Widowed22

Health

Very good health154
Good health96
Fair health23
Bad health4
Very bad health2

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications4
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 5
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 9
Apprenticeship3
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 16
Degree or Similar 220

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese7
Indian11
Other Asian4
Black African1
Mixed White and Asian2
Mixed Other1
White243
Roma4
Arab1
Other7

Country of Birth

United Kingdom183
European Union41
Rest of Europe9
Africa6
Middle East and Asia15
The Americas and the Caribbean20
Oceania6

Length of Residence

Born in the UK183
10+ Years59
5-10 Years20
2-5 Years10
Less than 2 years8

Passport Held

United Kingdom214
Ireland5
France4
Germany3
Italy9
Spain1
Lithuania1
Poland1
Other EU countries16
Turkey2
Other Europe3
Eastern Asia5
Southern Asia2
South-East Asia2
North America and the Caribbean6
Central and South America1
Oceania3
No passport held4

Religion

No religion135
Christian103
Buddhist1
Hindu9
Jewish3
Not answered28
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