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

Nearby postcodes are: EC2Y 8BU, EC2Y 8BX, EC1A 4LA, EC2Y 8BP, EC2Y 8DP, EC1A 4HT, EC2Y 8BY, EC2Y 8NA, EC2Y 8DN.

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 8BU

Average Price
£786,234
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£786,234
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 77 Thomas More House Barbican, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£475,0002023-08-11 £418,901
Flat 90 Thomas More House Barbican, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£875,0002023-06-30 £704,823
Flat 140 Thomas More House Barbican, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£675,0002022-12-09 £555,084
Flat 152 Thomas More House Barbican, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£880,0002022-09-14 £736,694
Flat 136 Thomas More House Barbican, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£475,0002022-07-06 £441,750

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Thomas Coram Centre
49 Mecklenburgh Square, WC1N 2NY 		1,892 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Columbia Market Nursery School
Columbia Road, Bethnal Green E2 7PG 		2,069 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 		2,396 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 		2,680 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Kintore Way Nursery School and Children's Centre
Grange Road, SE1 3BW 		3,463 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 		413 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedCity of London Primary Academy, Islington
15 Baltic Street West, EC1Y 0AE 		458 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School
Compton Street, Goswell Road EC1V 0EU 		688 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Luke's CofE Primary School
Radnor Street, EC1V 3SJ 		957 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Alban's Church of England Primary School
Baldwins Gardens, Holborn EC1N 7SD 		1,015 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 		1,130 yd Voluntary aided school No Boys More About School
2out of 4London Nautical School
61 Stamford Street, Waterloo SE1 9NA 		1,783 yd Foundation school No Boys More About School
4out of 4Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School
Donegal Street, Islington N1 9QG 		1,985 yd Community school No Girls More About School
4out of 4City of London Academy Islington
Prebend Street, Islington N1 8PQ 		2,026 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedHaberdashers' Aske's Borough Academy
94B Southwark Bridge Road, SE1 0EX 		2,134 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 		1,380 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCity Lit
Keeley Street, Covent Garden WC2B 4BA 		1,790 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCapital City College Group
211 Gray's Inn Road, WC1X 8RA 		1,832 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre)
42 - 43 Queen Square, Camden WC1N 3AQ 		1,834 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedMorley College
61 Westminster Bridge Road, Waterloo SE1 7HT 		2,791 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 		2,953 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Mary Magdalene Academy
Liverpool Road, Islington N7 8PG 		3,501 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ark King Solomon Academy
Penfold Street, NW1 6RU 		5,418 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedCharterhouse Square School
40 Charterhouse Square, EC1M 6EA 		139 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedCity of London School for Girls
St Giles' Terrace, Barbican EC2Y 8BB 		237 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
- not ratedItalia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts
23 Goswell Road, EC1M 7AJ 		329 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedGuildhall School of Music and Drama
Silk Street, Barbican EC2Y 8DT 		393 yd Higher education institutions No Mixed More About School
- not ratedRoyal Mencap Society
123 Golden Lane, Islington EC1Y 0RT 		548 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, London75 yd
Bonfire @Searcys, Level 1Barbican Arts And Conference Centre, Silk Street185 yd
Barbican Bar And GrillBarbican Arts And Conference Centre, Silk Street185 yd
Milton Court Bars, Level 1 & 2Level 1 Restaurant, Barbican Arts And Conference Centre185 yd
The Barbican KitchenBarbican Arts And Conference Centre, Silk Street185 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Barbican BarsBarbican Arts And Conference Centre, Silk Street185 yd
Hand & Shears Public HouseHand And Shears Public House, 1 Middle Street198 yd
Piano Smithfield14 Long Lane, London244 yd
The Lamb And Trotter6 Little Britain, London279 yd
The Rising Sun Public House38 Cloth Fair, London284 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
GeraniumRetail Unit 2, Lauderdale Tower123 yd
Kurumaya74-75 Long Lane, London206 yd
Subway13 Long Lane, London244 yd
88 Wood Street Coffee Shop88 Wood Street, London261 yd
Momo Canteen9 Carthusian Street, London261 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Tesco Express131 Aldersgate Street, London266 yd
WaitroseWaitrose, 6 Cherry Tree Walk458 yd
Tesco Express10 Smithfield Street, London521 yd
TescoTesco, Ground Floor, Friendly House534 yd
Sainsbury's LocalLondon Stock Exchange, 10 Paternoster Square535 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 pool115 yd
Virgin Active Club (Barbican)
ALDERSGATE STREET 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool177 yd
Virgin Active Classic (200 Aldersgate)
ALDERSGATE STREET 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool200 yd
Ymca (London City) (Closed)
Barbican 		health and fitness suite285 yd
Pure Gym (London St Pauls)
LITTLE BRITAIN 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool300 yd
Wood Street Police Station
WOOD STREET 		330 yd
Golden Lane Sports & Fitness
CULLUM WELCH HOUSE CULLUM WELCH HOUSE GOLDEN LANE ESTATE 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool, tennis courts435 yd
Lambs Health & Fitness (Closed)
Lamb's Passage 		health and fitness suite, squash courts467 yd
Nuffield Health (Moorgate)
ROPEMAKER STREET 		health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool489 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London St Paul'S)
WHITE HART STREET 		health and fitness suite592 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 speed65.4 Mbit/s
Average download speed55.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed19.7 Mbit/s
Average upload speed13.5 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, 1980 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 8BU.

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

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 1980
Other Theft 423
Theft From The Person 373
Violence And Sexual Offences 328
Shoplifting 145
Anti Social Behaviour 134
Public Order 106
Bicycle Theft 90
Criminal Damage And Arson 86
Burglary 76
Robbery 69
Drugs 61
Vehicle Crime 56
Possession Of Weapons 19
Other Crime 14

List of latest crimes

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

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Supermarket545 yd
2023-12DrugsUnder investigationOn or near Conference/Exhibition Centre376 yd
2023-12Other theftOn or near St Paul'S (Lu Station)530 yd
2023-12Other theftUnder investigationOn or near Montague Street221 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Cloth Street162 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Cloth Street162 yd
2023-12Other theftOn or near Barbican (Lu Station)193 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Barbican (Lu Station)193 yd
2023-12Theft from the personUnder investigationOn or near Carthusian Street249 yd
2023-12Theft from the personUnder investigationOn or near Silk Street307 yd

Employment

EC2Y 8BU 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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