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3 sales on record
About Ben Jonson House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Ben Jonson House is a mid-terrace house in City Of London, London, London (EC2Y 8DL). It has a recorded floor area of 34 m² (around 370 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2010) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it D (January 2009); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Very Poor. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from May 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 34 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 36 units on EPC record in Ben Jonson House, where floor areas span 34–91 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 36 units on file.
Held since July 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced London HPI: 9.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £403,000 is 24% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£877/sq ft) was about 88.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 34 m² it sits well below the postcode median (65 m² across 35 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Ben Jonson 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 May 2020
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has at least doubled since 1998.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£403,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.4% per year over 12 years.
Last sold (2010)
£325,000
Growth on file: 9.4% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Barbican homes
Four headline reads against 35 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, Ben Jonson House runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£9,445
Street avg £8,897
Floor Area
34 m²
Street avg 55 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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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
0.0 km
Beech Street — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
59.5dB
Everything within walking distance
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