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Property report — EC2Y 8DL

Open-data due diligence for EC2Y 8DL and the area around it.

EC2Y 8DL in brief: 128 recorded sales (£44,517–£1,195,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.

What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for EC2Y 8DL itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the EC2Y 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.

Avg sold price

£963,066

sector EC2Y 8 · 76 sales

Population

7,055

sector EC2Y 8

Crimes recorded

11

sector EC2Y 8 · Apr 26

Schools

2

sector EC2Y 8

Flood risk

None modelled

this postcode

Gigabit broadband

95%

sector EC2Y 8 of premises

Sold-price trend (1995–2026)

1995: mean £114,067, median £105,000 (126 sales)1996: mean £117,193, median £105,000 (153 sales)1997: mean £149,493, median £138,038 (226 sales)1998: mean £170,091, median £160,000 (175 sales)1999: mean £184,122, median £172,000 (219 sales)2000: mean £251,109, median £229,500 (137 sales)2001: mean £257,914, median £235,000 (152 sales)2002: mean £294,312, median £275,000 (154 sales)2003: mean £322,798, median £277,500 (150 sales)2004: mean £350,340, median £325,000 (129 sales)2005: mean £349,223, median £330,000 (135 sales)2006: mean £420,116, median £392,000 (115 sales)2007: mean £523,731, median £482,500 (107 sales)2008: mean £484,430, median £465,000 (32 sales)2009: mean £506,573, median £477,500 (82 sales)2010: mean £564,308, median £499,995 (129 sales)2011: mean £535,090, median £497,475 (106 sales)2012: mean £568,780, median £530,000 (70 sales)2013: mean £769,675, median £715,002 (73 sales)2014: mean £832,032, median £775,000 (84 sales)2015: mean £889,682, median £846,000 (84 sales)2016: mean £1,020,623, median £880,000 (68 sales)2017: mean £1,206,143, median £860,000 (139 sales)2018: mean £881,010, median £765,000 (85 sales)2019: mean £884,168, median £825,000 (58 sales)2020: mean £873,992, median £808,500 (58 sales)2021: mean £969,843, median £815,000 (83 sales)2022: mean £902,731, median £817,500 (78 sales)2023: mean £1,473,403, median £890,000 (72 sales)2024: mean £963,066, median £877,500 (76 sales)2025: mean £1,048,851, median £925,000 (82 sales)2026: mean £792,813, median £693,000 (8 sales)1995: mean £114,067, median £105,000 (126 sales)1996: mean £117,193, median £105,000 (153 sales)1997: mean £149,493, median £138,038 (226 sales)1998: mean £170,091, median £160,000 (175 sales)1999: mean £184,122, median £172,000 (219 sales)2000: mean £251,109, median £229,500 (137 sales)2001: mean £257,914, median £235,000 (152 sales)2002: mean £294,312, median £275,000 (154 sales)2003: mean £322,798, median £277,500 (150 sales)2004: mean £350,340, median £325,000 (129 sales)2005: mean £349,223, median £330,000 (135 sales)2006: mean £420,116, median £392,000 (115 sales)2007: mean £523,731, median £482,500 (107 sales)2008: mean £484,430, median £465,000 (32 sales)2009: mean £506,573, median £477,500 (82 sales)2010: mean £564,308, median £499,995 (129 sales)2011: mean £535,090, median £497,475 (106 sales)2012: mean £568,780, median £530,000 (70 sales)2013: mean £769,675, median £715,002 (73 sales)2014: mean £832,032, median £775,000 (84 sales)2015: mean £889,682, median £846,000 (84 sales)2016: mean £1,020,623, median £880,000 (68 sales)2017: mean £1,206,143, median £860,000 (139 sales)2018: mean £881,010, median £765,000 (85 sales)2019: mean £884,168, median £825,000 (58 sales)2020: mean £873,992, median £808,500 (58 sales)2021: mean £969,843, median £815,000 (83 sales)2022: mean £902,731, median £817,500 (78 sales)2023: mean £1,473,403, median £890,000 (72 sales)2024: mean £963,066, median £877,500 (76 sales)2025: mean £1,048,851, median £925,000 (82 sales)2026: mean £792,813, median £693,000 (8 sales) MeanMedian £1,473,403 £105,000 1995 2026*

Annual sold price in EC2Y 8, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (8 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.

Sold prices on this postcode

DatePriceAddressType
2025-12-08£985,000FLAT 201, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2025-04-11£625,000FLAT 241, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2025-03-28£665,000FLAT 238, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2025-02-20£535,000FLAT 245, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2024-12-09£685,000FLAT 255, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2024-11-11£700,000FLAT 250, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANOther
2023-12-07£725,675FLAT 222, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2023-08-31£515,000FLAT 205, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2023-08-31£750,000FLAT 220, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2022-09-09£1,195,000FLAT 268, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2022-06-28£702,000FLAT 208, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2022-05-27£677,500FLAT 230, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2022-03-18£670,000FLAT 246, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2021-09-27£518,000FLAT 233, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2021-06-04£480,000FLAT 209, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2019-11-21£745,000FLAT 214, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2019-10-25£725,000FLAT 255, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2019-02-07£782,500FLAT 243, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2018-01-12£750,000FLAT 254, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2017-09-25£740,000FLAT 238, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2017-05-08£570,000FLAT 265, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2017-01-27£765,000FLAT 222, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2016-11-22£710,000FLAT 246, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2016-10-24£734,000FLAT 261, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2016-03-24£775,000FLAT 212, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2016-02-29£750,000FLAT 243, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2015-04-27£680,000FLAT 228, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2014-12-08£520,000FLAT 225, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2014-05-13£725,000FLAT 204, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2014-04-24£700,000FLAT 252, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2013-11-11£480,000FLAT 217, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2013-07-30£450,000FLAT 263, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2013-07-18£819,000FLAT 268, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2013-04-08£520,000FLAT 261, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2012-02-08£465,000FLAT 204, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2011-09-01£721,099FLAT 268, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2011-08-04£440,000FLAT 229, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2011-04-07£445,000FLAT 212, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2010-12-01£320,000FLAT 265, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2010-08-02£330,000FLAT 203, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2010-07-29£325,000FLAT 211, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2010-01-28£430,000FLAT 219, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2010-01-22£275,000FLAT 265, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2009-08-14£312,500FLAT 233, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2009-04-22£470,000FLAT 268, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2009-03-05£350,000FLAT 238, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2009-02-20£370,000FLAT 220, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2007-04-05£405,001FLAT 266, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2007-03-02£305,000FLAT 215, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2007-01-24£356,000FLAT 248, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2006-07-07£315,000FLAT 249, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2006-07-05£302,500FLAT 246, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2005-10-28£305,000FLAT 267, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2005-10-06£310,000FLAT 254, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2005-09-09£249,000FLAT 205, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2005-08-31£235,000FLAT 257, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2005-07-29£280,000FLAT 260, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2005-05-12£282,087FLAT 238, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2005-03-23£290,000FLAT 261, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2005-01-27£230,000FLAT 247, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2004-10-01£297,500FLAT 220, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2004-09-17£292,500FLAT 222, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2004-08-06£299,950FLAT 207, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2003-12-19£249,500FLAT 266, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2003-12-18£249,000FLAT 250, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2003-12-09£244,500FLAT 252, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2003-08-08£250,000FLAT 267, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2003-08-01£195,000FLAT 203, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2003-05-30£249,950FLAT 224, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2003-04-01£250,000FLAT 202, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2002-11-08£261,000FLAT 235, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2002-04-19£220,000FLAT 234, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2002-03-14£185,000FLAT 233, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2002-03-06£185,000FLAT 227, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2002-01-22£230,000FLAT 255, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2001-10-31£249,995FLAT 246, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2001-10-23£230,000FLAT 202, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2001-10-04£181,750FLAT 231, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2001-08-24£185,000FLAT 239, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2001-08-17£180,000FLAT 209, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2001-04-06£154,500FLAT 242, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2001-03-16£160,000FLAT 203, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2000-12-12£208,000FLAT 250, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2000-10-31£212,000FLAT 267, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2000-06-19£215,000FLAT 224, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2000-06-19£130,000FLAT 239, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2000-05-19£249,000FLAT 268, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2000-03-11£120,000FLAT 222, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2000-03-10£145,000FLAT 265, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2000-02-22£135,000FLAT 211, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
2000-01-24£178,000FLAT 266, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
1999-12-10£177,500FLAT 212, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
1999-11-26£185,000FLAT 229, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
1999-10-08£125,000FLAT 257, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
1999-09-30£160,000FLAT 260, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
1999-07-23£148,000FLAT 248, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
1999-07-13£149,000FLAT 220, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
1999-05-20£107,800FLAT 203, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
1999-04-30£142,000FLAT 267, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
1999-01-28£125,000FLAT 206, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
1998-12-23£103,000FLAT 253, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
1998-09-04£125,000FLAT 224, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
1998-06-08£109,000FLAT 211, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
1998-04-30£117,000FLAT 266, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
1998-04-07£128,000FLAT 207, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
1998-03-30£116,500FLAT 261, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
1998-03-02£72,500FLAT 214, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
1998-02-10£122,750FLAT 267, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
1998-02-06£122,500FLAT 213, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
1997-11-03£96,500FLAT 245, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
1997-07-11£146,000FLAT 201, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANTerraced
1997-06-30£127,500FLAT 254, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
1997-04-04£97,500FLAT 229, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
1997-01-03£91,500FLAT 228, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
1996-11-22£90,000FLAT 220, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
1996-10-17£94,000FLAT 258, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
1996-10-11£70,000FLAT 215, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
1996-10-09£93,850FLAT 238, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
1996-09-25£59,750FLAT 263, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
1996-08-01£99,000FLAT 243, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
1996-04-04£84,500FLAT 202, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
1996-01-10£60,000FLAT 231, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
1995-10-13£70,000FLAT 233, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
1995-09-22£87,750FLAT 224, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
1995-08-11£44,517FLAT 257, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
1995-08-04£85,000FLAT 243, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
1995-01-30£95,000FLAT 222, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat
1995-01-11£87,500FLAT 260, BEN JONSON HOUSE BARBICANFlat

128 recorded sales on EC2Y 8DL. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.

Nearest schools

SchoolDistancePhaseOfsted
Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre0.1 miPrimaryGood (2022)
City of London Primary Academy, Islington0.2 miPrimaryOutstanding (2019)
St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School0.4 miPrimaryGood (2023)
St Luke's CofE Primary School0.4 miPrimaryReport card →
Central Foundation Boys' School0.5 miSecondaryReport card →
Moreland Primary School0.6 miPrimaryReport card →

Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.

What's nearby

Nearest GP surgeries: THE NEAMAN PRACTICE (0.2 mi) · CITY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE (0.5 mi) · CLERKENWELL MEDICAL PRACTICE (0.7 mi)

Nearest hospitals: ST BARTHOLOMEWS HOSPITAL (0.3 mi) · ST BARTHOLOMEW'S HOSPITAL (0.3 mi) · ST. BARTHOLOMEWS HOSPITAL (0.3 mi)

Nearest listed buildings: CRIPPLEGATE INSTITUTE (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · WHITBREAD'S BREWERY BUILDING, NEXT TO THE KING'S HEAD PUBLIC HOUSE (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · THE JUGGED HARE PUBLIC HOUSE (Grade II) (0.1 mi)

Nearest pharmacies: PORTMANS PHARMACY (0.1 mi) · BARBICAN PHARMACY & CLINIC (0.2 mi) · PHARMICA (0.3 mi)

Nearest stations: Barbican (0.2 mi) · Moorgate (0.3 mi) · Old Street (0.4 mi)

Nearest supermarkets: Waitrose (0.1 mi) · Geranium (0.1 mi) · Co-op Food (0.4 mi)

Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).

Who lives here

Median age
41
One-person households
48%
Households with children
12%
Households
3,460

Owned 42% · Social rent 21% · Private rent 36%

Census 2021 (ONS), for EC2Y 8.

Recorded crime trend

May 24: 7 crimesJun 24: 9 crimesJul 24: 4 crimesAug 24: 6 crimesSep 24: 4 crimesOct 24: 11 crimesNov 24: 8 crimesDec 24: 5 crimesJan 25: 6 crimesFeb 25: 8 crimesMar 25: 8 crimesApr 25: 5 crimesMay 25: 26 crimesJun 25: 3 crimesJul 25: 1 crimesSep 25: 2 crimesOct 25: 7 crimesNov 25: 16 crimesDec 25: 9 crimesJan 26: 11 crimesFeb 26: 9 crimesMar 26: 19 crimesApr 26: 11 crimes Apr 26: 11 crimes 26 1 May 24 Apr 26

Recorded crimes per month in EC2Y 8 (May 24–Apr 26, average 8/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.

Flood risk

No modelled flood risk is recorded for EC2Y 8DL in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →

Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.

How granular is this?

Measure DistrictEC2Y SectorEC2Y 8 PostcodeEC2Y 8DL
Average sold price£1,293,813£963,066£336,675
Population12,0477,055
Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived)9/109/10
Crimes recorded3411
Schools22
Flood riskLowLowLow
Gigabit broadband92%95%100%
Superfast broadband94%97%100%

— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (EC2Y 8); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.

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Report generated 2 July 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.

Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026

Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026

Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026

Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.