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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 mid-terrace house in City Of London, London, London (EC2Y 8AU). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. At 71 m² this is the 8th smallest of 25 units on EPC record in Speed House, where floor areas span 55–81 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to B across 25 units on file.
Sale prices here have outpaced London HPI: 7.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,073/sq ft) was about 51.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2021 at £820,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jul 2020
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C74
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
—
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
1.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Speed House has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£845,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 24 years.
Last sold (2021)
£820,000
Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Barbican homes
Four headline reads against 24 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Speed House outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£11,549
Street avg £8,790
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 71 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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 8AU 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.
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