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Property report — EC2Y 8NJ

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

EC2Y 8NJ in brief: 31 recorded sales (£202,500–£2,075,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.

What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for EC2Y 8NJ 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
2023-02-17£1,625,000FLAT 362, SHAKESPEARE TOWER BARBICANFlat
2021-06-18£1,480,000FLAT 302, SHAKESPEARE TOWER BARBICANFlat
2021-03-12£1,670,000FLAT 343, SHAKESPEARE TOWER BARBICANFlat
2021-03-03£1,911,000FLAT 391, SHAKESPEARE TOWER BARBICANFlat
2020-08-10£1,740,000FLAT 372, SHAKESPEARE TOWER BARBICANFlat
2017-01-25£2,075,000FLAT 331, SHAKESPEARE TOWER BARBICANFlat
2013-09-12£1,495,000FLAT 352, SHAKESPEARE TOWER BARBICANFlat
2013-02-07£1,100,000FLAT 322, SHAKESPEARE TOWER BARBICANFlat
2011-06-23£999,000FLAT 401, SHAKESPEARE TOWER BARBICANFlat
2011-04-04£950,000FLAT 303, SHAKESPEARE TOWER BARBICANFlat
2006-08-09£705,000FLAT 301, SHAKESPEARE TOWER BARBICANFlat
2006-04-21£650,000FLAT 303, SHAKESPEARE TOWER BARBICANFlat
2005-03-30£615,000FLAT 322, SHAKESPEARE TOWER BARBICANFlat
2005-03-22£580,000FLAT 352, SHAKESPEARE TOWER BARBICANFlat
2004-07-16£650,000FLAT 351, SHAKESPEARE TOWER BARBICANFlat
2003-02-14£580,000FLAT 311, SHAKESPEARE TOWER BARBICANFlat
2003-02-14£1,150,000FLAT 411, SHAKESPEARE TOWER BARBICANFlat
2002-07-10£550,000FLAT 323, SHAKESPEARE TOWER BARBICANFlat
2000-11-10£467,500FLAT 332, SHAKESPEARE TOWER BARBICANFlat
2000-03-31£439,000FLAT 301, SHAKESPEARE TOWER BARBICANFlat
1999-12-17£417,000FLAT 313, SHAKESPEARE TOWER BARBICANFlat
1999-12-15£210,000FLAT 401, SHAKESPEARE TOWER BARBICANFlat
1999-11-03£375,000FLAT 372, SHAKESPEARE TOWER BARBICANFlat
1999-07-29£302,000FLAT 353, SHAKESPEARE TOWER BARBICANFlat
1998-09-17£325,000FLAT 301, SHAKESPEARE TOWER BARBICANFlat
1998-08-12£265,000FLAT 352, SHAKESPEARE TOWER BARBICANFlat
1998-06-12£270,000FLAT 312, SHAKESPEARE TOWER BARBICANFlat
1998-01-12£262,500FLAT 322, SHAKESPEARE TOWER BARBICANFlat
1997-07-23£235,000FLAT 342, SHAKESPEARE TOWER BARBICANFlat
1995-11-08£202,500FLAT 301, SHAKESPEARE TOWER BARBICANFlat
1995-08-31£210,000FLAT 382, SHAKESPEARE TOWER BARBICANFlat

31 recorded sales on EC2Y 8NJ. 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 School0.5 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 (0.1 mi) · CITY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE (0.6 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) (0.1 mi) · Barbican (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · Cuthbert Harrowing House (Grade II) (0.1 mi)

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

Nearest stations: Barbican (0.1 mi) · Moorgate (0.3 mi) · St. Paul's (0.4 mi)

Nearest supermarkets: Geranium (0.1 mi) · Waitrose (0.2 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 8NJ 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 8NJ
Average sold price£1,293,813£963,066£790,500
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.