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

Nearby postcodes are: EC1A 4LA, EC2Y 8DP, EC2Y 8BY, EC2Y 8NA, EC2Y 8BT, EC2Y 8BU, EC1A 4HY, EC1A 4HT, 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 8BX

Average Price
£922,548
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£922,548
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 102 Seddon House Barbican, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£970,0002023-10-27 £880,488
Flat 105 Seddon House Barbican, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£1,000,0002023-06-22 £805,512
Flat 109 Seddon House Barbican, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£1,000,0002023-03-10 £866,215
Flat 206 Seddon House Barbican, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£770,0002022-10-11 £634,227
Flat 401 Seddon House Barbican, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£825,0002022-08-31 £701,559

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Thomas Coram Centre
49 Mecklenburgh Square, WC1N 2NY 		1,836 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Columbia Market Nursery School
Columbia Road, Bethnal Green E2 7PG 		2,083 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 		2,382 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 		2,618 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Kintore Way Nursery School and Children's Centre
Grange Road, SE1 3BW 		3,523 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 		423 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedCity of London Primary Academy, Islington
15 Baltic Street West, EC1Y 0AE 		429 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School
Compton Street, Goswell Road EC1V 0EU 		632 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Luke's CofE Primary School
Radnor Street, EC1V 3SJ 		938 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Alban's Church of England Primary School
Baldwins Gardens, Holborn EC1N 7SD 		970 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 		1,137 yd Voluntary aided school No Boys More About School
2out of 4London Nautical School
61 Stamford Street, Waterloo SE1 9NA 		1,804 yd Foundation school No Boys More About School
4out of 4Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School
Donegal Street, Islington N1 9QG 		1,924 yd Community school No Girls More About School
4out of 4City of London Academy Islington
Prebend Street, Islington N1 8PQ 		1,982 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedHaberdashers' Aske's Borough Academy
94B Southwark Bridge Road, SE1 0EX 		2,179 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 		1,402 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCity Lit
Keeley Street, Covent Garden WC2B 4BA 		1,765 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCapital City College Group
211 Gray's Inn Road, WC1X 8RA 		1,773 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre)
42 - 43 Queen Square, Camden WC1N 3AQ 		1,788 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedMorley College
61 Westminster Bridge Road, Waterloo SE1 7HT 		2,820 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 		3,004 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Mary Magdalene Academy
Liverpool Road, Islington N7 8PG 		3,447 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ark King Solomon Academy
Penfold Street, NW1 6RU 		5,374 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 		77 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedItalia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts
23 Goswell Road, EC1M 7AJ 		285 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedCity of London School for Girls
St Giles' Terrace, Barbican EC2Y 8BB 		290 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
- not ratedGuildhall School of Music and Drama
Silk Street, Barbican EC2Y 8DT 		439 yd Higher education institutions No Mixed More About School
- not ratedRoyal Mencap Society
123 Golden Lane, Islington EC1Y 0RT 		519 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, London83 yd
Piazza136 Aldersgate Street, London133 yd
Pret A MangerRetail Unit, Commercial Union House, 1-5 Long Lane156 yd
Vecchio Parioli RestaurantVecchio Parioli Restaurant, Basement And Ground Floor189 yd
Erebuni RestaurantErebuni Restaurant, Ground Floor, Pilgrims Court196 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Hand & Shears Public HouseHand And Shears Public House, 1 Middle Street150 yd
Piano Smithfield14 Long Lane, London189 yd
Barbican BarsBarbican Arts And Conference Centre, Silk Street207 yd
The Rising Sun Public House38 Cloth Fair, London244 yd
The Long Lane (Bar)Retail Unit, 50-52 Long Lane252 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
GeraniumRetail Unit 2, Lauderdale Tower65 yd
Kurumaya74-75 Long Lane, London152 yd
Subway13 Long Lane, London189 yd
Momo Canteen9 Carthusian Street, London200 yd
Dose Espresso70 Long Lane, London252 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Tesco Express131 Aldersgate Street, London206 yd
WaitroseWaitrose, 6 Cherry Tree Walk451 yd
Tesco Express10 Smithfield Street, London494 yd
Sainsbury'sSainsbury's, Ground Floor516 yd
TescoTesco, Ground Floor, Friendly House557 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Virgin Active Club (Barbican)
ALDERSGATE STREET 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool118 yd
City Of London School For Girls
ST. GILES TERRACE ST. GILES TERRACE BARBICAN 		grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool161 yd
Virgin Active Classic (200 Aldersgate)
ALDERSGATE STREET 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool214 yd
Ymca (London City) (Closed)
Barbican 		health and fitness suite233 yd
Pure Gym (London St Pauls)
LITTLE BRITAIN 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool314 yd
Golden Lane Sports & Fitness
CULLUM WELCH HOUSE CULLUM WELCH HOUSE GOLDEN LANE ESTATE 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool, tennis courts389 yd
Wood Street Police Station
WOOD STREET 		390 yd
Lambs Health & Fitness (Closed)
Lamb's Passage 		health and fitness suite, squash courts477 yd
Nuffield Health (Moorgate)
ROPEMAKER STREET 		health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool530 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London St Paul'S)
WHITE HART STREET 		health and fitness suite610 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 speed72.3 Mbit/s
Average download speed60.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed79.67 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed79.67 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed15 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, 1808 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 8BX.

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

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 1808
Other Theft 458
Theft From The Person 308
Violence And Sexual Offences 292
Anti Social Behaviour 138
Burglary 88
Shoplifting 81
Bicycle Theft 81
Public Order 80
Criminal Damage And Arson 78
Robbery 71
Vehicle Crime 60
Drugs 60
Other Crime 7
Possession Of Weapons 6

List of latest crimes

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

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Other theftUnder investigationOn or near St Martin'S Le Grand471 yd
2023-12Theft from the personInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Supermarket436 yd
2023-12Theft from the personUnder investigationOn or near Carthusian Street188 yd
2023-12DrugsUnder investigationOn or near Conference/Exhibition Centre396 yd
2023-12Theft from the personUnder investigationOn or near Silk Street319 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Aldersgate Street203 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Glasshouse Yard288 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Glasshouse Yard288 yd
2023-12Public orderUnder investigationOn or near Supermarket436 yd
2023-12RobberyUnder investigationOn or near Fortune Street429 yd

Employment

EC2Y 8BX area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 3% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 19% 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 Employee38
Retired23
Self-Employed20
Part-Time Employee7
Other6
Looking after home or family3
Unemployed3
Student (economically inactive)3
Full-Time Student (with or without job)1
Long-Term Sick or disabled1

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities64
Financial and insurance activities47
Information and communication26
Education23
Other16
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles12
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security10
Human health and social work activities10
Accommodation and food service activities9
Administrative and support service activities6
Manufacturing6
Construction5
Real estate activities5
Transport and storage2

People

Gender

Female52
Male60

Partnership Status

Single43
Married: Opposite sex40
Civil partnership: Same sex2
Separated4
Divorced10
Widowed7

Health

Very good health62
Good health39
Fair health8
Bad health3

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications3
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 2
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 3
Apprenticeship3
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 7
Degree or Similar 88

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese4
Indian4
Other Asian5
Mixed White and Asian2
Mixed White and African2
Mixed Other2
White85
Arab1
Other7

Country of Birth

United Kingdom73
European Union13
Rest of Europe2
Africa2
Middle East and Asia11
The Americas and the Caribbean8
Oceania2

Length of Residence

Born in the UK73
10+ Years27
5-10 Years5
2-5 Years5
Less than 2 years2

Passport Held

United Kingdom89
France2
Italy1
Portugal4
Lithuania1
Other EU countries3
Turkey1
Middle East1
South-East Asia1
North America and the Caribbean6
No passport held3

Religion

No religion50
Christian40
Hindu2
Jewish3
Muslim1
Other religion2
Not answered14
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