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About Speed House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Speed House is a one-bedroom property in City Of London, London, London (EC2Y 8AU). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2011) shows a G (score 11), 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 2nd 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, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (11 versus a best of 84). Other recorded features include a balcony. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced London HPI: 3.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,307/sq ft) was about 90.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 56 m² it's 22.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (73 m² median across 24 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last sale on file: £788,000 in August 2024.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- BalconyYes
Building
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Aug 2021
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Speed House valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£730,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.1% per year over 13 years.
Last sold (2024)
£788,000
Growth on file: 3.1% per year over 13 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.
On epc rating, Speed House runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£14,071
Street avg £8,641
Floor Area
56 m²
Street avg 72 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
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
59.8dB
Everything within walking distance
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