Barbican is in London and in City Of London district. EC2Y 8NA 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 1992-08-01.
StreetScan combines information about Barbican, London, EC2Y 8NA and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: EC2Y 8NA, EC2Y 8DP, EC2Y 8BX, EC1A 4HY, EC1A 4LA, EC2Y 8DJ, EC2Y 8NE, EC2Y 8DN, EC2Y 8ND.

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 8NA

Average Price
£1,871,826
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£1,871,826
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 322 Lauderdale Tower Barbican, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£1,567,5002021-06-28 £1,624,405
Flat 301 Lauderdale Tower Barbican, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£1,600,0002021-06-25 £1,658,085
Flat 391 Lauderdale Tower Barbican, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£1,720,0002020-02-28 £1,724,670
Flat 372 Lauderdale Tower Barbican, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£1,745,0002019-08-30 £1,721,209
Flat 392 Lauderdale Tower Barbican, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£3,350,0002017-11-30 £3,396,818

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Thomas Coram Centre
49 Mecklenburgh Square, WC1N 2NY 		1,802 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Columbia Market Nursery School
Columbia Road, Bethnal Green E2 7PG 		2,067 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 		2,341 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 		2,564 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Kintore Way Nursery School and Children's Centre
Grange Road, SE1 3BW 		3,582 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedCity of London Primary Academy, Islington
15 Baltic Street West, EC1Y 0AE 		381 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre
101 Whitecross Street, EC1Y 8JA 		409 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School
Compton Street, Goswell Road EC1V 0EU 		571 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Luke's CofE Primary School
Radnor Street, EC1V 3SJ 		895 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Alban's Church of England Primary School
Baldwins Gardens, Holborn EC1N 7SD 		956 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 		1,116 yd Voluntary aided school No Boys More About School
2out of 4London Nautical School
61 Stamford Street, Waterloo SE1 9NA 		1,853 yd Foundation school No Boys More About School
4out of 4Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School
Donegal Street, Islington N1 9QG 		1,867 yd Community school No Girls More About School
4out of 4City of London Academy Islington
Prebend Street, Islington N1 8PQ 		1,923 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedHaberdashers' Aske's Borough Academy
94B Southwark Bridge Road, SE1 0EX 		2,238 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 		1,394 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCapital City College Group
211 Gray's Inn Road, WC1X 8RA 		1,733 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre)
42 - 43 Queen Square, Camden WC1N 3AQ 		1,772 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCity Lit
Keeley Street, Covent Garden WC2B 4BA 		1,774 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedMorley College
61 Westminster Bridge Road, Waterloo SE1 7HT 		2,872 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 		3,065 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Mary Magdalene Academy
Liverpool Road, Islington N7 8PG 		3,386 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ark King Solomon Academy
Penfold Street, NW1 6RU 		5,359 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 		38 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedItalia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts
23 Goswell Road, EC1M 7AJ 		228 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedCity of London School for Girls
St Giles' Terrace, Barbican EC2Y 8BB 		326 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
- not ratedGuildhall School of Music and Drama
Silk Street, Barbican EC2Y 8DT 		462 yd Higher education institutions No Mixed More About School
- not ratedRoyal Mencap Society
123 Golden Lane, Islington EC1Y 0RT 		470 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
Piazza136 Aldersgate Street, London84 yd
Pret A MangerRetail Unit, Commercial Union House, 1-5 Long Lane125 yd
Vecchio Parioli RestaurantVecchio Parioli Restaurant, Basement And Ground Floor131 yd
Mayura55 Aldersgate Street, London139 yd
Erebuni RestaurantErebuni Restaurant, Ground Floor, Pilgrims Court140 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Hand & Shears Public HouseHand And Shears Public House, 1 Middle Street148 yd
Piano Smithfield14 Long Lane, London169 yd
Barbican BarsBarbican Arts And Conference Centre, Silk Street215 yd
The Rising Sun Public House38 Cloth Fair, London245 yd
The Long Lane (Bar)Retail Unit, 50-52 Long Lane251 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
GeraniumRetail Unit 2, Lauderdale Tower5 yd
Kurumaya74-75 Long Lane, London137 yd
Momo Canteen9 Carthusian Street, London146 yd
Subway13 Long Lane, London169 yd
Dose Espresso70 Long Lane, London251 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Tesco Express131 Aldersgate Street, London148 yd
WaitroseWaitrose, 6 Cherry Tree Walk422 yd
Sainsbury'sSainsbury's, Ground Floor471 yd
Tesco Express10 Smithfield Street, London505 yd
TescoTesco, Ground Floor, Friendly House554 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Virgin Active Club (Barbican)
ALDERSGATE STREET 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool58 yd
Ymca (London City) (Closed)
Barbican 		health and fitness suite172 yd
City Of London School For Girls
ST. GILES TERRACE ST. GILES TERRACE BARBICAN 		grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool196 yd
Virgin Active Classic (200 Aldersgate)
ALDERSGATE STREET 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool265 yd
Golden Lane Sports & Fitness
CULLUM WELCH HOUSE CULLUM WELCH HOUSE GOLDEN LANE ESTATE 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool, tennis courts330 yd
Pure Gym (London St Pauls)
LITTLE BRITAIN 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool363 yd
Wood Street Police Station
WOOD STREET 		448 yd
Lambs Health & Fitness (Closed)
Lamb's Passage 		health and fitness suite, squash courts462 yd
Nuffield Health (Moorgate)
ROPEMAKER STREET 		health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool549 yd
Drakes Gym
PARDON STREET 		health and fitness suite574 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 speed65.6 Mbit/s
Average download speed59.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed12.6 Mbit/s
Average upload speed13.9 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, 1908 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 8NA.

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

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 1908
Other Theft 460
Theft From The Person 319
Violence And Sexual Offences 312
Anti Social Behaviour 151
Burglary 103
Public Order 89
Bicycle Theft 84
Criminal Damage And Arson 84
Shoplifting 82
Robbery 79
Drugs 67
Vehicle Crime 64
Possession Of Weapons 7
Other Crime 7

List of latest crimes

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

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Other theftUnder investigationOn or near St Martin'S Le Grand530 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Goswell Road354 yd
2023-12Theft from the personUnder investigationOn or near Silk Street310 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Aldersgate Street142 yd
2023-12Theft from the personInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Glasshouse Yard228 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Glasshouse Yard228 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Glasshouse Yard228 yd
2023-12Public orderUnder investigationOn or near Supermarket409 yd
2023-12Theft from the personInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Supermarket409 yd
2023-12RobberyUnder investigationOn or near Fortune Street386 yd

Employment

EC2Y 8NA area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 2% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 20% 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 Employee73
Retired57
Self-Employed44
Student (economically inactive)19
Part-Time Employee17
Looking after home or family6
Unemployed5
Other1
Full-Time Student (with or without job)1
Long-Term Sick or disabled

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities53
Financial and insurance activities25
Education15
Information and communication14
Other10
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles6
Human health and social work activities6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security5
Accommodation and food service activities3
Administrative and support service activities3
Manufacturing2
Transport and storage2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1
Real estate activities1
Construction1

People

Gender

Female123
Male135

Partnership Status

Single67
Married: Opposite sex120
Married: Same sex6
Civil partnership: Same sex4
Separated1
Divorced9
Widowed10

Health

Very good health146
Good health92
Fair health15
Bad health1
Very bad health2

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications5
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 3
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 8
Apprenticeship1
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 20
Degree or Similar 184

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese6
Indian11
Other Asian7
Black African5
Mixed White and Asian6
Mixed Other7
White209
Arab1
Other3

Country of Birth

United Kingdom184
European Union17
Rest of Europe6
Africa7
Middle East and Asia18
The Americas and the Caribbean12
Oceania13

Length of Residence

Born in the UK184
10+ Years43
5-10 Years16
2-5 Years4
Less than 2 years9

Passport Held

United Kingdom226
Ireland1
France1
Italy2
Portugal1
Spain3
Poland3
Other EU countries2
Eastern Asia1
Southern Asia1
North America and the Caribbean3
Oceania4
No passport held4

Religion

No religion122
Christian79
Buddhist1
Hindu10
Jewish3
Muslim6
Other religion3
Not answered32
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