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4 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 one-bedroom detached house in City Of London, London, London (EC2Y 8DL). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. At 65 m² this is the 18th 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. The latest certificate (April 2012) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from April 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since May 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Sale prices here have outpaced London HPI: 14.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £558,000 sits 123.2% above the 2003 sale of £249,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£357/sq ft) was about 25.5% below the postcode norm.
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
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's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Apr 2022
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 1995.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£558,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.6% per year over 8 years.
Last sold (2003)
£249,950
Growth on file: 14.6% per year over 8 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 habitable rooms, Ben Jonson House stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,845
Street avg £9,077
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 54 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 2 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
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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
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around EC2Y 8DL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
59.5dB
Everything within walking distance
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