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3 sales on record
About Speed House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Speed House is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in City Of London, London, London (EC2Y 8AT). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 598 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2011) shows an F (score 31), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from August 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 56 m² this is the 4th smallest of 29 units on EPC record in Speed House, where floor areas span 54–113 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 29 units on file.
Sale prices here have outpaced London HPI: 9.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £683,000 is 19.6% below the 2017 sale of £849,950, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,421/sq ft) was about 119.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 56 m² it's 21.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (71 m² median across 28 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 9 years since the last transfer (September 2017). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2017.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Speed House sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Aug 2021
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Speed House, Flat 14, Barbican, City Of London, London, EC2Y 8AT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Sept 2017RenovationHeritageGranted
Retention of works to kitchen including partial removal of partition wall.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Price for Speed House has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£683,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.7% per year over 20 years.
Last sold (2017)
£849,950
Growth on file: 9.7% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Barbican homes
Four headline reads against 28 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², Speed House stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£15,301
Street avg £9,827
Floor Area
56 m²
Street avg 71 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the London district page.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
8/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Silk Street — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around EC2Y 8AT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
59.8dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 136 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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